IVF and natural birth?

[numa]

I was chatting to a friend today (who is also pregnant) and she said one of her friends who had been through IVF told her that an IVF pregnancy will be induced at around 39 weeks as a routine. This was news to me, and I replied that I thought it depended on the situation. Now it has me thinking - and I will ask my OB next time I see her... But I thought I'd ask what people's experiences are?

Did you have or know of an IVF pregnancy and was the birth induced as a matter of course?

[briggsy's girl]

i've not heard of anything like that before!

i would think that after conception, the IVF factor is completely unrelated to the progression of the pregnancy! perhaps your friend knows of people who've been through IVF that have had other related high risk factors, but i have never heard of an IVF pg being told they have to deliver at 39weeks SOLELY due to the method of conception!

[sushee]

That's not true AFAIK. Conception by IVF does not necessarily equate to a high risk pregnancy, and no, you aren't routinely induced just for the hell of it (which in essence, is what inducing just because it's an IVF pregnancy sounds like). I know I would have kicked up a huge stink if my ob had told me that.

My ob was in fact happy for me to go 41+3 weeks before we 'talked about it some more'.

[onthefly]

Nope!
I was induced, but at 42 weeks and just cause he didn't seem to want to come of his own violition.

[jmmum]

My DD has IVF and my Ob treated my same as any other mum to be. I did end up having a C section but this had nothing to do with IVF.

[numa]

Thanks for your replies everyone. You confirmed what I thought, you never know what to believe sometimes so its good to hear real stories!

I'm looking forward to joining this section in 5 months or so

xo

[Shezabelle]

numa the only thing i can think of is a multiple pg from ivf they will often not want a multiple to go over.