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Opinions on induction??
I highly doubt I'd agree to an induction without a very darn good reason,
but I have been wondering "what if", if the doctors offer me an induction because they think the baby is big. First of all, I would never consider an induction based on size if I wasn't near my due date anyway. I feel that the baby needs to stay put as long as possible, so I would not agree to a big-baby induction at less than maybe 38-39 weeks. Also I KNOW guesstimates as to size and u/s are inaccurate late in the game. So I wouldn't necessarily be in a hurry to induce anyway just because they SAY the baby is big. But I can't figure this out, in my husband's family babies are routinely induced for being large. I have joked before about how large babies (10 pounds and larger!) run in his family, even when induced and taken early there are quite a few 9-11 lbers. I don't know why doctors pushed for it or why the women agreed or why it is so common in his family. A trend is defintely there. No one ever had any problems from being induced etc. I have a friend who was induced on her due date just because she wanted to be. She happened to get the one doctor on call that week who WOULD do that, she said the other OBs don't like to do that. (These are not my OBs BTW, or the group I am changing to etc). I've also heard first time moms are more likely to end up needing a c-section if they are induced earlier than the baby is ready to come. I do believe the baby will come when ready etc. But, I'm just asking anyway....is it totally horrible if a dr offers to induce on your due date? I have no plans for a natural (drug-free) childbirth anyway and as bad as it sounds, I am not saying I would do it, but it IS tempting -- not really for convenience's sake, but because it would take a lot of the unknown out, allow my husband to have a better chance of being able to get off work without penalty, alleviate my fears of the unknown etc, and there are a few more reasons I'd rather not get into, but it's not "for convenience". I'm just asking... To me it is exciting to wait for labor to start, and try to guess what day she'll come etc. But to an extent I am curious about inductions especially right at the due date (not before). |
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