How early did you get induced or deliver with Gestational Diabetes?

[~Gee_Whizzy~]

Hi Krikkit

i had insulin dependent GD (from 32 weeks, prior to that it was diet controlled) with my DD and was induced at 39 weeks with gels

[sloane]

i was induced right on 40 weeks. the ob offered to induce me at about 38 weeks but i declined. i was having twice weekly monitoring in the last week or two & was measuring just fine. i didn't want to be induced - esp with the ctg results being good - but managed to hold out for my EDD.

are you hoping to hold out for a bit longer? there's some good information around, incl on here, to help if you want to put your case to them.

[Michelle71]

I was not induced nor was it suggested for either DS or DD2 despite DD1 being stillborn (and thus, combined, making me a *higher risk*) My GD was insulin 4 times a day with DS and only at night with DD2. With this pregnancy it is only at night too. Because I am well controlled otherwise there is no mention or suggestion of induction. DD2 was a VBAC too.

DS was spontaneous labour at 38w6d, DD2 was spontaneous labour at 39w2d.

[RhiChiChi]

I had GD but it was controlled via diet & exercise. No induction offered & none thought necessary by my OBS. (Ended up being 9 days over due.)

[Just Me]

Hi Krikkit

I GD with DS (diet controlled) and DD2 (insulin dependent).

Both pregnancies with GD my babies measured 'large' and stressed out the Ob and endocrin enough to want to induce me. I was induced at 38 weeks with DS (with cervidil - it wasn't a really positive experience and took 3 days before he was born). DS was born weighing 3.8kg which I did not think was overly large since my DD1 (who I did not have GD with) was also 3.8kg when she was born after a spontaneous labour at 39 weeks. They referred to him as a large baby though, even after he was born.

With DD2, I was booked in for a c-section at 38 weeks 4 days as she was footling breech and also 'extremely large'. I beat them to it by 3 hours by going into natural labour and dilating to 9cm in 45 mins. They gave me an injection in my tummy to stop my labour and gave me a c-section as it was too risky to let my waters break with her being footling breech. She was 4.1kg when she was born, but I still don't think that is HUGE, apparently it is.

[*LittleMissSummer*]

A friend of mine was induced 2 days after her due date. Was supposed to be on her actual due date but they postponed it.

[Mak]

I was diagnosed with GD with DD2 - diet controlled only. I managed to avoid induction and went into spontaneous labour @ 39w 4d. I was a public patient and 2 of the 4 obs I encountered wanted me induced by 37 weeks regardless....luckily I was able to avoid seeing them after our initial encounters!
DD2 was 3.96kg and it was a great birth - she was in proportion and no issues at all! Good luck!