Thank you
I know this is an Australian site, but, I live in California. Orange County to be exact (right below Hollywood and LA) and when I told one of the OBs at my hospital that I didn't want to be induced she said, "Well how un-orange county of you!"
Apparently, no one researches natural birth anymore!
Next time you say 'no', tell them its so they can learn something 'new'. A pregnant mum going into labor the way nature meant it to happen.
Wonder if they have dealt with a natural birth yet?
Sounds like you are doing everything you should be doing and at least you are getting support from other medical staff to hold off.
how frustrating for you!
Unless things a very different over there, then you still have the right to autonomy over your own body. And it sounds like you're being extremely responsible - asking questions, checking things are ok, and getting second opinions. All good.
As to the why... for some doctors and some hospitals - and I think this is even more so the case in the US - it's just the way they do things and they probably don't know anything else.
I was induced first time round at 42 weeks because I'd been pregnant too long. Second time anoher OB wanted me to be induced as I was 42 weeks again, but I said no - we got monitored, all was fine. He couldn't quite get his head around it - the best reason he could give me was that it was hospital policy!
Thank you everyone for your support!
I have an appointment in the morning to 'be induced', but I'm just going to have them run all the tests again, and if everything is fine then I'll just fight them off again! I guess we'll see how it goes
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