I've had a perfect pregnancy with no complications but my Obs announced today that he wants to induce me only 5 days after my due date (Tuesday next week). Am I crazy or does this seem a little too early?
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I've had a perfect pregnancy with no complications but my Obs announced today that he wants to induce me only 5 days after my due date (Tuesday next week). Am I crazy or does this seem a little too early?
its crazy!!
tell him to bugga off! and let your baby come when its ready!
BUT beware suddenly something might pop up that you'll urgently need inducement!
I would say that its a lot too early. A normal pregnancy lasts between 38 and 42 weeks. Providing that everything is going well there is no need to consider induction until 42 weeks at the earliest.
With my first i was induced 10 days overdue and i thought that was too early!
Has he said why he wants to induce you?
I got induced at 8 days past my EDD, I didnt know I had a choice but this time im telling them I dont even want to hear the word induction till im 14 days over!
Most Ob's prefer to induce you if you go much more than a week past your due dates. But how do they know when your baby is due? The accuracy of the US (which is what they usually go by) can be out by as much as 1 week if you have an early scan. If your scan is later then it can be out by as much as 2 weeks! Usually your body and baby knows when its time to be born
To answer your question Naomi, he insists on going by the date of the first day of my last period. He won't believe me when I tell him that I actually conceived three weeks after that date, not two weeks. I know the date I conceived because I had to have a little help from my gynecologist. Scans at 11 and 19 weeks confirm my date but I think he's still 'playing it safe' and going with the earlier date.
Could you get your gyne to contact your OB with the dates?
ethac
He can not induce without your permission. I agree with ellibugs. Tell him to bugga off
My sister was induced 10days past due date !!
I offered to organise that, Saram, but he said "it wouldn't change anything" for him.
Tell him that unless there is any compelling proof that the baby is stressed then it's not an emergency to get the baby out. If you need negotiating power, tell him you are happy to have regular monitoring.
I'd be changing Obs personally! Sounds like he's not listening to you now, do you think he'll be like that in labour too? Or will he just assert his power for that too?
Won't change anything?? Mmmmmm I wouldn't show up for the induction. Tell them you forgot and keep forgetting until you are at last 10-14 days overdue. Do turn up for some monitoring though and remember that NOBODY can make you do anything you do not want to do... It is your body and your baby and by the sound of it he just wants to induce because it is convenient. Having had a too early induction at 10 days when my body wasn't ready - leading to 36 hours of labour and then an emergency c/s I would say cling onto those last few days as hard as you can and you will be meeting your gorgeous bubby so soon!!Good luck with it all!
It would be interesting to know what station you are in your pelvis, do you know if bubs is engaged? If not, the higher chance of a c/s on induction. I had a client who was induced at -5 station (0 being engaged) and at that number, you have 75-80% chance of a c/s. Luckily, and I mean VERY luckily, she was in the 20-25%.
So if he wants to induce and you are not engaged, he is increasing your risk of c/s... babies engage when they are ready for labour / at labour.
Thanks for all your responses!
Kelly, Bub's head is engaged and quite low, but the cervix is closed.
Great well baby is doing the right things! Something will happen soon - you Ob just has the classic case of failure to wait.
If your ob has not bothered explaining WHY you need an induction and just seems obsessed with dates, then I would also hold out and insist on a proper explanation.
My ob is very low intervention and told me he would avoid an induction with me at all costs because, "I hate doing them." He only said I MAY have to have one when my waters broke - but even so, said to go home and wait and see.
Having said that, he also told me that there does come a point of diminishing returns when the placenta is no longer working properly so best to get the baby out but it doesn't sound like you're anywhere near that point yet and it doesn't sound like that's what's concerning your ob ... or at least if it is, he hasn't bothered explaining it.
And yes, the "it won't make any difference to me" regarding speaking to the gyno just sounds lazy and slack. I would keep asking "why?"
Sorry for second post but have got increasingly madder since I pressed Send!
I think if I was in your position, I would clarify whether it's just because you've gone 5 days over your EDD and if so, say on that basis you cannot agree to one because your EDD is wrong.
I bloody hate lazy/arrogant medicos. What's his phone number? No, only joking.
OMG... I am sooo with the others.. tell him to bugga off! Babies have a really weird knack of coming when they are ready... funny that huh. You don't have to do anything if you don't want to do it!
I have just booked in for an induction for 5 days after my due date with the reason being that I live in the country and am finding it increasingly difficult to get to my ob appointments which I travel 2 hours to and then having to wait at least 2 hours in waiting room, grrr! Probably sounds wrong to some of you but I'm sure this baby is coming soon anyway and hope that induction wont be necessary. I'm 2 cms dilated and beginning to have a show but just wanted to book in as my ob is going away on holidays and I wanted to get things organised with him. I am 3/5 engaged and ob feels that I only need my waters to be broken to get things going.
In saying this though, my ob was very understanding to what I wanted and put no pressure on me with dates, whatsoever!! If I change my mind he said thats fine and we can just reschedule for whenever I'm ready. Good luck!
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Me 32 :heartbeat: DH 29
DD 3 years :heartbeat:
:bellygrowing: EDD 22/3/08 :heartbeat:
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A study has shown that the average gestation for a first pregnancy is 40w8d, with a second pregnancy a little less than that.
Yet because of the hideous induction rate in our country, the average gestation is hovering around the 39w mark? Thats two full weeks earlier...