Hi Mum2willie - no end date for me, my OB wouldn't do anything until 42 weeks and is fine for me to go over 42 weeks if I want to. At present I'm still wanting to avoid induction. So! My 15 Feb 'summer' baby might come in autumn!
When was your due date? I see that you're hoping to be induced next week?
Shell I googled the dandelion tea and to be honest I couldn't find any references to it being used to induce other than the recent post you're referring to on BB. Also the RLT doesn't induce as such. So I'm not interested in that. Have a look at the 'naturally inducing labour' article on BB for lots of ideas. I'm limiting myself to acupuncture and accupressure, swimming and walking.
But Shell you shouldn't consider yourself 'overdue' once you get to D-Day! (ie EDD!) I do hope you go ASAP as I know how uncomfortable and anxious and excited you've been... but I think that too much emphasis is placed on THE DATE. I've read that a large study indicated that first time babies in healthy mums allowed to go to full term and commence labour naturally come at average 41+1. That's the average! So even after 41+1 you're merely a bit longer than average. Hearing stats like that makes me angry that some OBs insist on an induction at 41 weeks.
Yeah no i couldnt find anything on the tea either- and with the RTL iv been taking it but not for the inducing ,as i believe thats not what its for .
I'm def not going by my due date as i believe it the weeks after , and i want my bub to come when she is ready and i dont think i will want to be induced if its juts a few days etc or a week for example after my due date, not sure how the hossy im going to are about that so i will have to check on that.
I know i know hehe iv been a bit anxious and excited about it all, its the whole waiting and not knowing when .. i feel it will be any day now but to be honest i have been feeling that way for weeks now lol lol
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