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May 2012 Moms
If you had the option to induce at 39+ weeks would you
or on the exact quoted "due date" would you
or would you rather wait until baby is ready to come out of the oven on its own time/terms?
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Re: If you had the option to induce at 39+ weeks would you
Married - June 2011
DS born - May 2012
Jan 2013 - off BC and started ttc
Mar-May 2013 - no cycle but lots of BFNs
May 2013 - dx hypothyroid
Sept 2013 - began charting
May 2014 - dx anovulatory
Jun 19 - clomid 100 - no result
Jun 27 - clomid 150 - no result
Jul 5 - clomid 200 - no result
Soon to begin gonal-f injections
I will wait unless there are issues.
Everybody I know who has had an induction ended up with a c-section.
All natural....babies come in all awesome sizes and the body most of the time does fine...
I have been reading more about the side effects and risks of being induced...and I am not OK with taking those risks unless I medically have to (meaning more then them just saying its a big baby)
Eleanor Cadence June 13th
9 angels in heaven-3 in my arms and 1 in the NICU
Mono/di twin girls: Josephine born to heaven and Evangeline born Earthside at 25w
NO I will not be induced unless it is medically necessary! So many end up in c-sections. My first came all on his own with no pit and and was a great labor my second my water broke at 40 weeks 4 days and my contractions did not start coming strong enough on their own so I ended up on pit those contractions were so much worse. Not to mention ds heart rate kept dropping and I ended up delivering him at 7cm to avoid a c section by a few minutes. Nurses were getting ready to prep me for a section as I pushed him out.
So I will do what ever I can to avoid pit this time.
My feelings! Assuming everything is ok, I'd prefer to keep it natural.
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It would depend on how favorable circumstances were, but yes, at this point, I'd induce. I'm terrified of late-term stillbirth, because of other baby loss moms I know. Entirely irrational, but I no longer care. I wouldn't do it if conditions were not favorable, because I don't want a c-section, but I really don't think my anxiety could handle going past the edd (not that I expect it to anyway).
Bottom line for me is this: I respect every woman's right to make an educated, informed decision in conjunction with her doctor about what is best for her and for her baby. End of story. I'm no longer going to judge another woman's choice the way I would have two years ago, no matter what statistics or anyone else says, if they are making informed decisions.
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This. Induction is very serious thing and can lead to many complications. I would never want to be induced unless it was a medical emergency. I had a big baby, 9lbs 9oz and everything was fine. :-)
We all do have that option. If you want to be induced all you need to do is tell your doctor or midwife.
I do not want to be induced unless it's medically necessary. Pitocin (the drug they use to induce you) causes labor to be much more painful and intense, and there is some debate as to whether it may put you at more risk of a c-section.
Not a first baby. You don't know how your body will do. Some women have an easier time with induction than others and if you aren't ready, there is a very high chance you could end with a c-section.
That being said, I had an induction at 39w2d with my first for pre-e and it was long (28 hours) but she was born vaginally and my body handled it very well. I had a scheduled induction for DD2 (also after 39 weeks) that was amazing, 5 hours and she was out with very little intervention and I'm planning on another scheduled induction for #3 as well. BUT I know my body, I know that if I'm not progressing enough we'll hold off and it's a decision my OB and I made (and will make again) carefully.
I'd like to go into labor naturally this time around, but who knows what baby will decided to do. With DS, I was 41 weeks and he had low amniotic fluid, so I was induced. It took 8 hours and 22 mins of pushing--so not an induction horror story.
I wouldn't schedule an induction if I were you, but would wait to see what is up with baby when the time comes. You never know--you might go into labor on your own at 39 weeks! Everybody and every baby is different.
This is very helpful and informative. It's nice seeing everyone's personal opinions and experiences, which are just that: Personal. I agree that not all OB's are willing to do an elective/planned induction, and when that option is present b/c your OB is willing to do so, it is interesting to see how most would respond to such an election.
Personally, I would probably want the option to have an elective induction. I know that the pain level/contractions are much more severe, however that is why I am also choosing to have an epidural. I know several women who had an induction and out of that group only one had a c-section, and that was because her baby was sunnyside up.
With that said, if given that option, I would go for it, depending on how I'm feeling come week 39. Of course, this is my personal take and like a previous poster wrote, no matter what, it's your personal decision and no room for judgment because everyone has different beliefs and experiences and tolerance for that matter.
I have been told by my docs that will be induced at 39w because am diabetic and the risks involved with going too far past due date. I asked them if we can discuss this as the pregnancy progresses because I don't want to be induced if everything is ok. Will be more willing closer to my actual due date. Will have to see how things go. If baby or me are in danger, induce, but not just because I'm 39w. That's just me!
Now, this is an excellent example of a good medical reason to induce!
Oh yes you can and it doesn't make a doctor bad at all to work with a patient in determining if she is fit for an induction AFTER 39 weeks (per the ACOG). Not all doctors will induce electively of course but the ones that will, many follow the guidelines, and determine on a case by case basis if it is favorable or not.
Absolutely, positively, 1,000% no! I would not induce at 39 weeks! The way most people's "due dates" are calculated leaves lots of room for error, and baby may be a lot less far along than we think. Plus, 40 weeks is an average anyway, some docs may still not be "ready" for another week or two! The practice of routinely inducing this early has led to a big spike in iatrogenic (doctor-caused) prematurity issues. I'd have less of a problem with it as time goes on (40 weeks, 41 weeks)...but in general if baby is doing fine, why evict them? There are easy ways to check on baby, I'd rather do that.
Plus, from a purely selfish standpoint, induced labors are harder on average on ME for many reasons. Relaxin has not totally relaxed your ligaments, joints, etc. yet and so your body is less able to adapt to facilitate birth, leading to longer labors and harder delivery. Induction drugs stink and make contractions harder and longer than they might be otherwise. Plus, while being hugely pregnant might be hard, it's not like having an outside baby is really easier! :P
If I get to 42 weeks I will pretty much have to be induced due to state law. But I'm just assuming I will go to 41-42 weeks (since the average FTM goes to 41) and not getting worried if I'm "late" after my due date.
ETA: Obviously a legitimate medical reason to induce is separate. I'm assuming we're talking elective induction, here, or induction for "big baby" or other such things.
I don't want to be induced because it increases the chances of c-section and other complications, but if the baby and/or my health depended on it, I would agree to being induced. As of my last u/s(a/s), I was measuring 2 weeks ahead. My doc said that if my baby continued to grow at the rate its growing, that I would probably need to be induced early to keep from trying to deliver a 10+ pound baby. He said that giving birth to a big baby at my size can cause A LOT of complications for both baby and myself!
I induced at 40 weeks and one day. I went through 15 hours of labor, got to 8.5cm and found out she was not in position (sunnyside up). I had a c-section. I think if I had waited, she would have moved into postion. Thus, I would have avoided a horrid c-section. Don't get me wrong, I had a great doctor and a flawless c-section. However, the recovery is HELL. I suggest waiting unless it is medically necessary. What's another week?
Please do not induce for non medical reasons. Pitocin can be a life saving drug for both mother and baby but it does have side effects. On the first page of the drug fact sheet is the following statement in a box
"Oxytocin injection USP (sythetic) is indicated for the medical rather than the elective induction of labor. Available data and information are inadequeate to define the benefits and risks considerations in the use of the drug product for elective induction. Elective induction of labor is defined as the initiation of labor for the convenience of an individual with a term pregnancy who is free of medical indications."
https://editor.apppharma.com/PIs/Oxytocin_Inj_45789F_Dec_07.pdf
Please do your research and read the whole drug fact sheet prior to agreeing or asking for an elective induction