What is best for the baby?

[NaeNae]

^^ YEP THAT ^^

Limeslice Id' rep you for that but I need to wait ... very well said hun

[KitFaerie]

The best thing is whatever you feel the most comfortable with, there are arguments for both xo

[doulacara]

I would also encourage you to look into coached vs instinctive pushing. In a hospital setting, many care providers will ask you to start pushing as soon as you have reached 10cm, regardless of whether you feel the urge to push. In this scenario, both mothers and babies can quickly become tired and stressed and a ventouse is called for. If you opt to wait until you feel the urge to push, your body is doing the work for you. There is often a significant delay between reaching full dilation and feeling the urge to push, which is nature's way of giving us a break.

[Heaven]

Having had both a c/s and a VB I can say I would never ever ever choose to have a c/s unless it was a life threatening situation. The recovery for me was awful and now I can see how much it affected everything in those first few weeks with my DD1.

I hope the acupuncture works for you and you avoid induction this time. I think it definitely helped me! My first was 12 days overdue and my second was only 2 days (and I had acupuncture 2 days before).