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Wow its great to hear all your different experiences and outcomes. Thank you so much for sharing them.
Yes I feel fine about it based on the advice I'm being given by my primary carer. I will have daily monitoring from Thursday (42+1) on if Phoenix doesn't come before
We will take it day-by-day.
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I have been thinking about this today and with the talk about placenta's I think the state of it isn't directly related to the length of gestation, because I have read birth stories of women who birth before 40 weeks and have placentas that look ratty, or at the end of their use by date just as I have read stories of women past 42wks with ratty placentas. so it's reasonable to assume that regardless of gestation length, by the time the baby is born the placenta will look well used simply because the baby was finished with it ITMS. I know Christy had monitoring of her placenta with Miss J and it did have a few calcifications on it and she was past 42wks, and when I had DS2, I was 40+4 and his placenta was very used looking even though I knew the cord function was still really good.
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I think you're right Trill, which is why i mentioned mine being fine at 42 weeks - it believe it would have been fine for a while yet until my "natural gestation" time was up.
That's great Dusty! You do what feels right for you and baby
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Trill there really does seem to be so much variation between experiences doesn't there. From my perspective, as long as we are confident Phoenix is getting what s/he needs and is progressing well then that is what our experience is. At any time if there is concern as to P's health and support system we will listen to medical advice and act. The lack of information sought or given to pg women can be extraordinary IMO. Like Marcellus's experience with her Ob playing the stillborn card with nothing to base that opinion on in M's case.
DH and I have had to demonstrate that we are not being stubborn or hippy about it all, rather we are both scientifically trained and we like information, evidence and calculation of all risks, including the risks associated with synthetic induction balanced against the risks of waiting a few more days.
ETA: Thanks Marcellus!
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I think that at the end of the day it comes down to what you and your DH are comfortable with. Some will baulk at the idea of going to 44 weeks and some can hardly stand going to 41. You are doing everything *right* you are having monitoring and you know yourself that so long as everything is fine with placenta and cord function and fluid levels then there is no reason to not keep going. I think care providers are too quick to forget that term pg is anything from 37 to 42 weeks, which means that anything past that is still within the realm of acceptable. You just might be one of the lucky ones that can keep going well past 42 weeks, but I really hope it doesn't get to 44.
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I just want to add that I'm so happy you're so well supported. I think if I'd had a midwife tell me at 42 weeks that I could be induced or wait with increased monitoring, i would have gone with the latter option. But I was just told what had to happen. I don't blame the OB, it was my choice, but a different carer could have made all the difference, kwim? Anyway, that's why I'm not with the OB this time
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