Ok ladies I am very curious to find out just how long you can go overdue before induction is REALLY necessary, the ob at the clinic the other day says once I am 10 days over they like to induce, and I asked him if I REALLY have to be induced and he said well no it's up to you but they recommend you don't go any further than 10 days. So anyone out there gone longer than that with or without being induced????
I know there are plenty of BBer's out there that have gone over the 10 days mark. I was told that I would need to be induced if I got to 10 days too. I ended up going into labour the night before I would have been induced, I'm not sure if that was fate or my stuborn body wanting to do it it's way. I would have been happy to go longer if I hadn't been so sleep deprived from restless legs and pelvis pain.
I was ten days over and booked for induction - which I was notified of by voicemail at 5.30pm the day before. By the time I got the message the OB was unavailable and I couldn't discuss it with him, so in a panic I called the hospital and the midwives said "we can't do it if you're not here". So I didn't turn up, called the doctor and said I just wanted to wait a few more days. As it happened this was a Friday and the following Monday was fully booked so he just laughed and said "we'll play it by ear". I went into labour on 40+11 but ctx stopped when I got to the hospital so I still had ARM & drips, but had a normal delivery.
HTH
i asked this time if i could be left the full 2 weeks, and she said it is ultimiately up to you but we have to let you know the risks and there is evidence that a fair percentage of babies dont make it if left that long, even with monitoring. freaked me out!
theres no reason you cant go to 14 days over!! if everything is ok they can monitor you, you'll probably go before the 14 days anyway!!
i went 3 days over with DD2, i used accupunture to get things moving
My son was induced at 10 days over, and i still feel I was forced in to it.
This time around Im going to a different hospital and have a different care provider. when Itold her i was induced at 10 days post dates she asked me 'why so early? Was there a placenta or fluid problem' When I told her the OB had flatly refused to check either she was shocked.
My midwife said they will go til 14 days overdue, and then look at induction options. They can do placental and fluid leve monitoring in the meantime as well.
She told me there is no difference in the risk of birthing at 38 weeks compared to 42 weeks.
I went in for induction at 9days over and felt a bit forced although I had started to have pre-eclampsia. It took 2lots of gels and having my waters broken to get anything moving but even then my DD wasnt born till officially 11days over (28hrs later) and only then by emergency CC. I was still only at 4cm. I was really devestated by my birth experience.
My induction was needed. I would have loved to go naturally but at the birth they discovered her cord had been breaking down since just after the scan I had at 37weeks and she hadnt really grown since then (only 2.8kg). She was also very very tired so I dont think she had the strength to come down naturally.
If I ever get the chance to give birth again I dont know what I will do. I would love a VBAC but the drama involved with DD birth makes me afraid to go very far over date.
I went to 43 weeks with DS and ended up having contrctions the night before i was booked in and it ended with my waters being broken and 4 hour labour.
DD i went to the 10 days and was induced. @ hour labour only gas in the last few minutes
It's not so much about an arbitrary period of time, as much as it's about how you and your baby are doing. You and your baby might be fine until 44 weeks, for example. Normal pregnancy lasts until 42 weeks, so there's no need to intervene before then if all's normal.
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How long overdue did you go?
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