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iggles09
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Women Inducing on 12-12-12
iggles09
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I heard 3 different stories of women choosing to be induced and/or have c-sections today in order to guarantee their babies are born on 12-12-12. After doing so much research on induction issues as well as just knowing that a c-section is MAJOR surgery - this actually really bothers me. The fact that doctors are ok with women asking to be induced on this day - even when some aren't due for another week or so (I heard this on the news this AM) - simple because women think it is a "lucky" day is kinda disturbing. Had to vent about it!
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Re: Women Inducing on 12-12-12
Certainly not something I would do! I hope everything goes well for these women.
It's funny I actually had the opposite reaction as most women to the 12-12-12 birthday. I thought I hope I don't go into labor on this day because the hospitals are already going to be hopping busy! When I had DD it was super busy in L & D and I had to wait for awhile to get a room. All I wanted was the jacuzzi tub! Plus then when it was time for discharge we had to wait and wait because most people were leaving at the same time.
This was my thought! DH said this morning, "It would be ok if baby came today. Then it will be a cool birthdate." My response was the same - I don't want to be at the hospital today with all the people begging to be induced and having scheduled c-sections.
I think it's really sad that people do this (and doctors allow it).
It's not something I would do. I think it's cool if someone has a kid on that day without meaning to- it seems more special because it's spontaneous/meant to be/etc. But choosing the birthdate doesn't make it as WOW to me, kwim?
I think it's funny (not funny ha ha exactly) that people choose to induce on a certain date, because sometimes inductions take days. Women might choose to go in for induction that morning expecting to have the baby that night and then be surprised when it's another 24+ hours.
I guess I just don't think dates are that exciting ::shrug:: I could not care less what day of the month/month of the year I was born.
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I'd guess that a lot of providers that agree to do voluntary induction would also be likely to label a failure to progress and order a csection even before the 24 hr mark, as sad as that is.
I agree.
Eh, as long as the baby is fully baked, whatev--it's their body and their kid.
not to mention irresponsible and selfish.
I agree, it bothers me too. I read a quote today regarding this that I loved:
"There are no birth dates more special than those our babies choose for themselves."
I agree. Most of the scheduled c-sections I have heard of happening today are for a reason (repeat section, breech, etc) that would be a section birth anyways.
Honestly, them being judged for an full term induction (even one that may not be medically necessary) is no different than someone being judged for having a homebirth. They both come with their own set of risks/benefits that you as a parent weigh and make the decision THEY are comfortable with.
Exactly. The risk to their baby is not really any greater than the risk I put my baby at when I had a HBAC.
A birth is special no matter what. My daughter's birthday is no less special than my son's, even though he "chose" his birthday and she didn't.
This is one reason c-section rates are increasing in Asia, because you can use "the charts" to select a lucky date to schedule your baby's birth. Japan still has a lower c-section rate than the US because of the fact that when birth went into the hospital the midwives went too. This is a new phenomenon growing over the past 10 years though.