Using how dilated and effaced you are to determine when you will go into labor is like standing on your front porch right this moment, looking at that sky and using solely that information to determine what the temperature, to the exact degree will be the same hour and day next week. It is impossible. There is too much information missing. Labor is triggered when those little lungs secrete a chemical, telling your body to get the party started. Some women walk around at a three for two months. Some women are locked up tighter than Fort Knox and have their baby in less than 24 hours. This is one of MANY, MANY reasons to decline vaginal exams! *hug* If you leave your body alone, you can and will go into labor. It is safe to go to 43 weeks, per ACOG guidelines, while being monitored regularly with non-stress tests! HERE is additional information on post-dates for your consideration. Remember, 40 weeks is just an estimate- not an expiration date!
I'll be 42 weeks on Thursday. Baby is still hanging in there. LOL
Some just take longer than others.
YOur body wasn't "cooperating" with your DOCTOR's schedule because it's not your doctor's body.
You WILL dilate and efface when it's actually time.
Why did you get induced early before? And why schedule an induction for the future?
Are you dealing with health issues?
LOL, an expiration date. Anything prior to 42 weeks is "on time" as far as my own babies go. That's not to say I don't get totally sick of being pregnant.
Quoting doulala:Why did you get induced early before? And why schedule an induction for the future?
Are you dealing with health issues?
What kinds of illness are you dealing with, are you able to improve your health?
It sounds like that history may have affected your confidence. Having an elective induction and the risks-complications that can come with that can give moms a negative feeling. It is important to appreciate that what you went through wasn't normal or necessary; you will likely do so much better with a normal experience. When you choose what *you* want --and based off of needs, you can have a safer & more positive experience.
Having the weight of an induction date is an intervention in itself, safest to avoid unnecessary interventions. If you ever need to intervene at any time then you have the option to consent. Prior to that there are risks worth considering/avoiding.
Quoting mizzy13:
I did it before because my doctor advised it, and I trusted her judgment. This time around, I've had a very, very strenuous pregnancy and I've been sick almost the whole time. As much as I'd like to have that 'i can do this' attitude, I just can't hang in there for too much longer. Still have my fingers crossed that it will happen before my induction date, but if not- I'll be induced. It's just my personal choice. BUT as I said before, I do hope it happens on it's own before then.
Quoting doulala:Why did you get induced early before? And why schedule an induction for the future?
Are you dealing with health issues?
Just as a woman’s heart knows,
How and when to pump,
Her lungs to inhale,
And her hand to pull back from fire,
So she knows when and how to give birth.
- Virginia Di
Was your gender feeling right?
- mizzy13
on Jan. 1, 2013 at 8:06 PM