Hi girls. sorry for the selfish post but I am in a little bit of a pickle.
I am now over 39 weeks and still no sign of bub wanting out. Went and saw my OB today who said that because my baby was conceived through IVF he is keen for me to go into induction next Monday (birth on Tuesday which is my EDD). As it is IVF the EDD is a given and he doesn't want to risk the baby having trouble in my belly. However, he is happy to wait a week if that is what I want. I am so confused I don't know what to think. Any advice from you lovely ladies would be appreciated.
aww grub your a sweet heart im going to ty them morn sickness tablets this is crazy pmsl and i love it lol..
kalan..oh hunny imo i would go for induction but thats just me no real reason lol just maybe a bit sooner to meeting bubs...plus ive been induced twice before with jaymee and courtney and i didnt find much difference except the contractions come on a bit faster like they didnt build up gradually they were sort of strong and full on from the very start...( i was induced by drip as my waters had already broken with no contactions) i just want to say woot woot your bubs nearly here either way how exciting and best of luk hunny
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Kahlan - from personal experience I would avoid induction. I was one of these lucky people who went into labour natuurally with DS, however he was in distress so they wanted to spead things up so they broke my waters and gave me the drugs it went from nice easy contractions that I could move and talk through to contractions that come on top of each other and was the worst pain I have ever experienced. When you dont get that nice slow build up to the final event your body does not produce the adrenaline to help you through the pain. For us it was neccessary but the pain instantly increased. But this is only my experience.
I have officially become a lurker with not having posted in forever ! I love reading where everyone is at but with so much to read I never find the time to post but wanted to respond to Kahlan as I am in a similar situation.
Kahlan - I'm 39.5 weeks and bub is 'high and mobile' and not at all close to being engaged so I am in a similar situation to you. My due date is Sunday July 5th and my OB is willing to let me go to 7-10 days over before either inducing or electing for a CS. I asked about the risks etc and he explained that full term is technically 42 weeks but with IVF the EDD is so much more exact. He is checking the amniotic fluid each week and feels that as long as there is no distress and enough fluid it is okay to take the extra time to see if the bub engages and labour starts naturally.
There are some good articles on Belly Belly about % of babies not engaged at start of labour and % outcome of natural v induction v csection and full term etc. I can't remember how I found them, I think I googled baby engaging and one of the links took me to BB.
I think that like so many things with IVF and the choices that we have had to make (how many stim cylces to do, how many embies to transfer etc) it really is a personal choice and one that your body and heart will tell you is the right decision.
If I were you, I'd ask your OB lots of questions to make sure you have the facts from his perspective as to why you should not wait for labour to start on it's own.
Just a v quick one from me. I just wanted to say how lovely it is to come in here and read and post. It's such an amazing support, especially for a first-timer like me. So before this starts getting gross and soppy, I really just wanted to say a big thanks to you all.
xx
aww grub your a sweet heart im going to ty them morn sickness tablets 
this is crazy pmsl and i love it lol..
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