How long past your DD

MrsSteSte · April 2013

will your practitioner allow you to go?

For some reason I thought it was 2 weeks at my hospital, but it came up at my appt yesterday and my OB said its only 1 week. I'm not totally sure how I feel about that quite yet. I'm not changing docs, and home birth isn't an option, so eventually I'll have to come to terms with it. Hopefully it won't be an issue though!

VTFutureMrs · April 2013

My OB only goes one week past the due date also.

WashingtonQueen · April 2013

Seeing as how they can't make you do anything, you can go as long as you like.

I plan on keeping this baby in as long has it wants to stay, as long as all tests show it's fine.

BlueJewelM · April 2013

My OB was comfortable letting me get to 41 weeks and 3 days.

Thankfully I went into labor at exactly 41 weeks. I was scheduled to be induced 2 nights later.

lisamoe · April 2013

My OB prefers not going over 41 weeks. He said if I really did not want to be induced, he would consider 42 weeks, but I would have to go in for daily fetal monitoring and non stress tests.

Not to mention, I had a 8lb 2oz baby last time at

MrsSteSte · April 2013

WashingtonQueen:
Seeing as how they can't make you do anything, you can go as long as you like.I plan on keeping this baby in as lo

WashingtonQueen · April 2013

MrsSteSte:
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magdalina.h · April 2013

I think she goes 1 week. I don't know since I'm delivered at 38w

coraggiosa · April 2013

My OB will let me go 2 weeks past my EDD. It is part of the reason I chose him.

BlueJewelM · April 2013

Plus, not to start the OB vs Midwife debate, but MW are usually more comfortable letting you go a bit longer. I think OBs get nervous because of malpractice or medical negligence stuff. Not saying that's always the case or even factual, but I could see t

tarapike86 · April 2013

He prefers not to go over at all. 40 weeks is the limit

plainoljane · April 2013

My MW will go fourteen days with close monitoring, but not past. She has done a lot of research and believes this to be when placental degradation usually accelerates to dangerous levels. Of course, everyone is different and she will induce if monitoring

V&G101808 · April 2013

My office prefers to not let you go past 41 weeks.

DosChicas1417 · April 2013

1 week past my due date.

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MrsAJohnsonToBe · April 2013

WashingtonQueen:
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ack2002 · April 2013

No more than 2 weeks max. I was induced with DD at 41 weeks 2 days.

piperjayne · April 2013

I'm surprised by how many people are saying 1 wk overdue. I'm pretty sure the norm on my last bmb was 2. I was induced at 40w 5d for high blood pressure so I'm not really sure how long I could have gone. I hated the induction process with a passion though

Monilee1017 · April 2013

plainoljane:
My MW will go fourteen days with close monitoring, but not past. She has done a lot of research and believes this

cinderin · April 2013

My BFF has a MW (and two kids) hers didn't let her go past 41 weeks. Luckily she didn't have to be induced.

I wouldn't worry about it too much right now.

Nobody wants to be induced, but we all want healthy babies.

If you get to 41 w

CaliforniaDream87 · April 2013

BreanneL24:
2 weeks is what I feel comfortable with. I'm home birthing.

This except the home birthing part

Soleil3 · April 2013

2 weeks is what I'm comfortable with, I don't really care what my OB/midwife wants

NiksMama · April 2013

My OB induces after 1 week past due date. She said that the placenta starts to deteriorate and no longer provides the quality of nutrients it did before. After one week the deterioration becomes exponential as time progresses.

rissa06 · April 2013

VTFutureMrs:
My OB only goes one week past the due date also.

this.

kcox123 · April 2013

My practice doesn't have a universal rule. Each doc has their own though. My doc for my first (he retired) would have let me go to 2 weeks past. I finally caved to my own misery and scheduled an induction for 10 days past and then my water broke the

kateisgreat · April 2013

NiksMama:
My OB induces after 1 week past due date. She said that the placenta starts to deteriorate and no longer provides th

MammaBear81 · April 2013

I have no no idea because I have no interest in going past my due date... I probably should have saved that for UO Thursday.

CelticWife · April 2013

At 41 weeks, my office will schedule your induction. The latest they will go is 41w5d. If you insist on going over that point, you have to sign wavers and agree to a monitoring ultrasound every other day.

I do not want to go over my due date,

carrotcake06 · April 2013

W DS, my OB would have let me go 10 days past due. Didnt matter since I had him at 37w1d.

This time w twins, I won't go past 38w.

Missuskeekers · April 2013

I will listen to whatever my doctor recommends to get my baby out safely.

Happywife86 · April 2013

When I was using an OB he would let me go 2 weeks overdue with monitoring. I'm sure this is the same for the MW I'm using now. If you came to your OB with some statistics and an informed decision on your end and said you wanted the option to g

ktbear9512 · April 2013

When I asked my OB how long they will let patients go, he said "usually about a week or two" so I have no idea what that means. I will probably try to go later anyway because I ovulate late (almost a week past 14 days) and don't actually think I'm "

MrsBlindLove · April 2013

When we interviewed my midwife she said 2 weeks which we were very pleased with. Recently we talked about it with her and she changed her answer to 10 days. I don't know how much 4 days will matter in the grand scheme of things but I not happy about the o

cnthrdlywt2bwZ · April 2013

Mine was 710 days last time. It turned out to be only 6 before she was going to induce me. We had our daughter 4 days after she was due.

matthewsdm · April 2013

Mine does one week over, but obviously they do ultrasounds and checks frequently after the due date to be sure everything is still well with baby. I was 5 days over with my first and plenty ready to go when they said they would induce!

pumabrew · April 2013

WashingtonQueen:

Seeing as how they can't make you do anything, you can go as long as you like.

I plan on keeping t

pumabrew · April 2013

WashingtonQueen:
Seeing as how they can't make you do anything, you can go as long as you like.
I plan on keeping this b

pumabrew · April 2013

You can always try discussing the issue with the OB as well. This was a really good article and you can find several research articles including the ones cited in it..

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kje120 · April 2013

With DS she said they didn't want me to go past 41 weeks as a FTM. I'm not sure if that will change as a STM.

DS was 15 days early so it ended up not being an issue.

WheeLinTheSky3 · April 2013

Last time I was considered high risk because of thyroid problems so they didnt want me to go more than a few days past my DD. When I was checked the day after my DD I was already dilated 3 cm and having contractions so they augmented my labor with a sm

missy168 · April 2013

my dr says 42 weeks which is exactly how long i went with my DD. once i hit the 40 wk mark, i had regular appointments every 3 days to check the babies size, heartbeat, and amniotic fluid levels. my dr. probably would have induced early had i

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