i.e. i elect that at 37 weeks i'm ready for the baby to come. because i am seriously so over this it's not funny. everyone is saying 'oh it's not long now, but i'm really strugging to cope'. obviously I don't want to put the baby in danger but i'd like to bring it forward so i'm slightly less insane
im currently nearly 36 weeks and thinking of the same thing. I askd my obs and he said not if there was a really good reason, otherwise it would be up to when the baby would want to come out.
I'm sure some people do elect to do it - but personally, having researched the odds of an induction ending up in an emergency c-section - I wouldn't do it.
ETA - and this is coming from someone who had terrible SPD and went to 42 weeks (with a toddler running around) So I know what its like to be in pain, and extremely over it.
Most pregnancies go to 40 weeks, and some to 41 or even 42 weeks. 37 weeks isn't full term, and an induction at that point could see your baby coming a full 5 weeks before it would do on it's own. From both your perspective (very high risk of a c/section because you're not ready to labour), and your babies perspective (who is at high risk of breathing and/or feeding issues and nursery admission due to prematurity) it's not a crash hot idea.
If you think you're suffering now think about how hard it might be to be caring for a newborn, getting up and down all night, and trying to recover from surgery. I know it sounds like scaremongering but this is the reality for many people who are induced early with first babies.
It's really important for you to try to find some support for the last few weeks - you still have a little while to go so think about who you can call on, and what you can organise now to make things a little bit easier. Keep talking about you're feeling, you're certainly not the only person to feel this way god knows most of us have been there!
Oh hun, believe me I know exactly how you feel. But as someone who was induced at 38 weeks due a medical reason, trust me when I say you do not want to go down that road unless it is medically necessary. It is so so much better to let your body go into labour when it and the baby is ready. Being induced before the time is right can lead to too many complications and interventions - it really isn't worth it.
Thanks everyone for your thoughts - and info. hopefully just one of 'those days'. i went out shopping and dropped a lot of cash on baby things + having pizza for lunch so mebe that will cheer me up?
just soo OVER being sore, sleepless, tired, emotional, cranky, fat, hot, uncomfortable etc etc etc.... I know women go through this every day but how much more are we supposed to take?
thanks again ladies for support. i don't want a c/s nor baby to have probs so he will come when he's ready....
I think most professionals would be against induction without medical reason before 40 weeks (although I wouldn't put it past some!).
Bub might not be quite ready yet, your body might not be quite ready yet, and from experience I can tell you that if they use syntocin, a syntocin labour is 100x worse than a natural labour! You have to be monitored constantly which increases the pain which increases the possible need for pain relief, both of those decrease the ability to be active in labour, which can lead to the bub not descending, getting into bad position, and ultimately can lead a to c/s. I thought I was in pain while I was pregnant, nothing compared to after a c/s!!! Plus being born before they are ready can increase the risk of infection, needing to have oxygen or other treatment at birth etc.
Sorry, just a bit of a rant there. Anywho, I would really consider if induction is worth it unless theres a problem with you or bub that makes it medically necessary for him/her to be born before they are ready.
There are lots of things you can do while pregnant to help ease the discomfort. Pregnancy massage and acupuncture are a few.
Last edited by Indadhanu; February 21st, 2009 at 08:17 AM.
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