so i found out yesterdy at 32 weeks (1st baby) that my doc is going away when im due in Jan, found this out through another doctors receptionist mind you - so needless to say im not impressed. I also happened to meet my Ob's 'back up doctor' fo a whole three mins and lets just say we did not 'gel'
long story short my OB has offered induction at 39 weeks so he can deliver the bub, he said there is a 70 & chance i would of gone into labour by then anyway OR i can visit a few other docs who deliver at my hospital and see who i want (not that i can be bothered)
So, big question! induce at 39 weeks with a doc i feel confident and comfortable with or wait and doc shop?
Is this your first baby? Average gestation for #1 is 41+3 weeks, it's really quite unlikely you'll go into labour by 39 weeks.
If i were you i would read everything i could about induction bfore you make a decision. Personally i wouldn't get it, because i'd rather a doctor i don't like catch the baby out of my vagina than the doctor i love put it into distress and then c-section it out of me....
I agree with paradise lost, i would research EVERYTHING about being induced before you make a decision.
I personally was offered to be induced as the Dr's are worried #2 will arrive too quickly and they want me safely in hospital but i have advised them NO i don't want it.
My reason and this is only my POV is that your not giving your body a chance to go into labour on it's own, this can cause MORE pain on your behalf as you go from NOTHING to full blown labour without allowing your body to warm up (so to speak).
As i said this is my personal opinion and my reason for saying no.
As it's your first bub you are more likely to go full term but it's not always the case, my DD was born at 38.5wks and was a very fast labour for a 1st baby, my hint to you is follow your body and if you think your ready then go with it.
GL i hope you make a choice your happy and comfortable with, after all it's your labour and your body!
I say no!!!
Wait it out... 9/10 you don't get your doc. Midwifes are there, maybe the doc will make an appearence, maybe? unless you get into trouble and even then unless you are private you will get who is on call. At that stage if you need a doc or help you won't care who it is, lol it could be the local footy team as long as they get the baby out.
Don't risk an induction and complications that can come with it, until you get well past your due date.
Oh hun thats a shame your ob didnt inform yopu themselves
My Ob has missed both my births...first birth she was on a day off and second birth she was on holidays. She offered to change obs for the 2nd but i really like her care and who was to say baby would come when she was off for the week ...well he did lol!
Your ob could miss the birth for many reasons...holidays, day off or just doesnt make it due a to a quick labour!
As the girls said research everything you can about induction and sometimes baby comes later then 40 weeks as they are not cooked yet lol! The midwives will be there and the you may be surprised at the ob who is on standby?
Good luck hun...it is scray when you ahve bonded and now you wont thave the ob you wanted...but your a strong wonam who can birth your baby without them xx
Having been induced due to PE and then going into labour naturally, i would HIGHLY recommend not being induced unless medically necessary.
It really can lead to all sorts of interventions because your body and baby are not ready.
I really love my OB and i really didn't gel with the fill in, so i understand your predicament. If i was you i would be making sure there was a person there who i was confident would support me. For me it was my DH, he had done all the courses with me (we did a few extra), read all the books and was on the same page. He was wonderful. But if you feel you DH isn't the one then perhaps a private midwife, doula, family member or friend. Whoever it is make sure you are totally comfortable with them and on the same page in regards to your birth options.
you couldn't pay me enough to consider induction.... seriously.... are you serious??? go and research induction.... your ob will be there for five minutes to catch the baby, its the midwives that do the real work.... i wouldn't even consider it, labour is FULL ON ENOUGH without having it artificially induced.... i would never want to go through an induced labour, i barely handled a natural labour and induced labour is so much more intense.... not to mention why would you force your child to be born so early just to suit your obstetrcians holiday plans....
good luck with whatever you choose but wow, there's no way i would consider it...
Please don't induce a baby before it's ready to be born just so you can have your ob there. It really isn't a good idea and it is medically unnecessary to have this induction, thus putting yourself and your baby at greater risk of further intervention for no reason at all, not to mention your baby possibly having breathing issues from being born early. When it comes to the birth, your ob actually does VERY VERY LITTLE. They turn up maybe once or twice during your labour if you're lucky to see how things are progressing and then not again till you are ready to push this baby out. I'm with Paradise Lost on this one, I would rather have an Ob I didn't know and know that my baby was coming when it was ready to. I know it's upsetting when the Dr you've paid an extraordinary amount of money for decides to go on holiday at the crucial time but that's just the way it is unfortunately. I had the same thing happen twice myself and know how disrupting it can be to your mental preparation when you know you have to meet a new Dr and get used to them, but no way known should you fit yourself in around him and no self-respecting Obs will oblige your wishes for an early induction for a reason such as that.
OB Going on holidays - should I Induce?!
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