I really didn't want to be induced. (Even though I'm SOOOOO ready to meet my little guy and to not be pregnant any more.)
Background:This is my first...and I've had an absolutely FANTASTIC pregnancy!
At 36 weeks, I was 1 cm, 30% effaced. At 38 weeks, I was between 2 and 3 cm and 50% effaced. At 39 weeks and again at 40 weeks, I was still between 2 and 3 cm and 75% effaced. I lost my MP, had a tiny bit of spotting, and have been having contractions...but not anything consistent. Sunday I had them all day, for example, and they got to 10 minutes apart...but then quit. I'm fairly petite. The baby measured 7 lbs., 2 oz. at 36 week ultrasound. (Doc told me that it could be off some, but just from looking at his bone measurements, he's a "big boy!" DH and I were both fairly big as well.) This means he is around 9 lbs., 2 oz. by now...9 lbs., 10 oz. by next week.
Today was my due date, and I had a doctor's appointment this morning. If I don't go in before, I will be induced Monday morning. I will be 41 weeks.
I was about to ask her exactly what she'd do with the induction when she told me I'd come in, the nurses would get my IV in, and then she'd come and check me and we'd go from there depending on how much (if any) progress I'd made).
I know there's still time to go into labor on my own...but I want to be as prepared as possible for the induction. TIA!
Re: If you were induced...come in!
the good news is your progressing on your own... which will be very helpful if you are induced with pitocin. Did they mention anything about amniotic fluid levels? Mine were high with ds and even though I was 2-3 cm & 75 effaced on admission, I didn't progress a ton until they broke my water (when I was 4cm and 90 %... then I went to 9 within an hour... he is my second baby).
good luck.... get to walking walking walking (use gravity to your advantage). ; )
awww! That was my first... started on Friday morning... saturday night was only 1cm but my pressure was 150/120s... I was so out of it.. they broke my water, started the epi and the mag ... 3 hrs later I was 9cm and feeling pressure to push. It's all such a blur... the next 2 days were a blur... and when I finally got off the mag, I had my "birth moment" with dd. pree is tough. I was induced with ds at 38 1/2 wks b/c of labile pressures, headaches, swelling, aggitation/anxiety, spots and vision issues (but no protein in the urine).... it was such a better experience... but we're cutting our pregnancies short now.. my shop is closed.
Good luck if you have more babies.... my second was so different... so much more energy.. I enjoyed it and the newborn period so much more!
I was induced and everything went perfect. I would do it again in a heartbeat.
But you still have time to go on your own. Get a pedicure...I hear its supposed to help start labor
Me too.. induced due to GD, and I loved it... active labor didn't start for about 10 hours, but once it did I progressed from 5 cm to 10 in 1 hour and 15 minutes. I will probably be induced again for number 2 as well.