So yesterday I had my 40 week appt at the hospital. I have been doing GP/shared care and TBH I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
I see a different OB at each hospital appt, and I have to see an OB rather than a MW, even though my pregnancy is low risk and the chance of an OB being present at the birth is minimal.
Yesterday's OB surprised me by being incredibly HONEST.
She said I was to book an appt for next Wed when I'll be 41 weeks. She said they'll want to do an internal and book me in for an induction.
I responded by saying, 'but we'll wait a little longer than 7 days before inducing, won't we?'
And her answer was, "We'll call the birth suite and see how busy they are".
There were no platitudes like, "We'll see how the placenta is functioning" or "We'll see how the baby is doing"... I was shocked by how open she was about it. It all comes down to their schedule, LOL! I am almost too amused to be angry.
Oh hon....i notice we are 1 day apart on EDD.....and i had that 'induction/induce' talk when i was 39w+4 days...i am doing midwife care.
I know EXACTLY how you feel....and right now im sitting here, with my due date passing me by and im still pregnant with no baby in site.....
I have an appt on Tues at 10am and i said something similar to you....'i wont need to make an appt, coz i wont be there', but she just smiled and continued on. Anyway, as ive said, i have vented in another post and the whole induction thing the minute you hit 40wks.....but just wanna say i send you as much labour vibes as i can spare (gotta be a bit greedy.....), and stick to your guns.....as i keep telling myself, its still early days.....
Unfortunately I think its just the way it is with having a Bub in the public health system. I was induced at 40wks+12 days(after they did the internal at 41 weeks they then booked the induction appt for the following week) and then when Bub was born the midwife said "oh maybe your dates were wrong she is still covered in vernix" (apparently when they are late they are more"dried out")
I hope your little one decides to come out soon(without being poked or prodded or induced!) you cant blame them though all nice and warm in Mum's belly.
Best of luck!
Last edited by Peach*; May 28th, 2009 at 09:18 PM.
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Mbear: Thanks for the labour vibes - you are right to keep some for yourself I can't believe they started talking to you about it even before your EDD!! That's ridiculous!
Mags: You are so right! As if they will know when they are going to be busy, LOL.
Tam: Yeah, at least next week it'll be a different OB so it could be that I don't have to argue at all - they might be reasonable...
Peach: Thanks, matey. What a frustrating thing that must have been for you to hear when your bubs was born. You're right - it is the way of the system these days. I just was shocked to hear the dr being so open about it.
Townsvillegirl: Thanks, mate
Had accupuncture session today and have another one booked for tomorrow. Hopefully the talk will all be irrelevant anyway.
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), and stick to your guns.....as i keep telling myself, its still early days.....
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