Re: Did/would you get induced at 39 weeks?

No way, I would never get induced, unless it was a medical emergency and absolutely necessary.

Re: Did/would you get induced at 39 weeks?

I wouldn't.
I've heard too many stories about how inducing just makes for a really long and hard labor.
Besides, and this is just my own crazy brain at work here... I"m not a fan of jumpstarting mother nature.

Good luck with your decision.

Re: Did/would you get induced at 39 weeks?

I would not, but I was induced at 41 weeks, and it was a very long, hard labor. For me, it was not a good experience.

My labor lasted about 22 hours. I don't remember how long I pushed, at that point I was utterly exhausted. You can't really move around either since you are hooked up to monitors the whole time, so you pretty much need an epidural (don't know if that's a concern or not). My son went into distress twice, which was very scary. Nurses in the delivery room told me this is very common with inductions. A c-section was avoided, but frankly if I had to do it over, I may have done the c-section instead. Or insisted on it after the first episode of distress.

My recovery after labor was long--I really didn't feel well physically or mentally for quite a few weeks. I really think pitocin may have made my hormones even wackier than they would have been otherwise, although I have to say, this is based upon my own beliefs, I have never seen medical documentation proving this. But it makes sense when you think about it--getting pumped full of this must do something to you.

So no, I am not for scheduled inductions. As others have said also, you are rushing mother nature.

Re: Did/would you get induced at 39 weeks?

I wouldn't. My OB won't induce until 41 weeks unless there's reason. I had pre-eclampsia at 40 weeks and i was induced.

Re: Did/would you get induced at 39 weeks?

See I know of one OB on LI that does this and all the girls that I have known to get induced wound up with NO c/s and an uneventful delivery.

Now personally mine would not do this unless a medical reason. He would not even consider induction until 41 weeks UNLESS medical reason.

I had Pre-eclampsia on the way to full blown eclampsia and was induced at 37 weeks 3 days and wound up with a C/S at 37 weeks 5 days.

So go figure.....I think a lot depends on how you are progressing. Are you effaced? dilated, position of the baby etc.

My OB point blank told me I was going to be a hard induction bc I was not progrossed at all. Plus my DD was very high.

But I had no choice bc I as hypertensive and symptomatic.

ETA: I had a picture perfect C section tho. I recovered sooo fast.

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Re: Did/would you get induced at 39 weeks?

No. I pray that I never have to get induced unless its for a medical emergency. My ob mentioned he does them at 39. I said no way.

Re: Did/would you get induced at 39 weeks?

No.
Unless there was a medical reason to induce I would want to avoid that at all costs.

Re: Did/would you get induced at 39 weeks?

i was induced for mediical reasons at 37weeks 6 days. my high risk allwed me to go an extra day earlier bc he was scheduled to be in the hospital that specific day i was induced.
i winded up delivering 32 hrs later so he wasnt even around even if i needed him.. of course there was another high risk dr on call just in case but not someone i knew well.

for some people who choose induction to have a specific dr deliver -- it doesnt always happen.. ur labor can be quick or it can last hrs and hrs like mine did..

if it wasnt medically necessary - nope i wouldnt induce

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Re: Did/would you get induced at 39 weeks?

Absolutely not unless there was some medical necessity.

Re: Did/would you get induced at 39 weeks?

If your OB is fine with it and you are fine with it, then yes....It is totally up to you and you only... Plenty of inductions don't end up with a c-section... Good luck with YOUR choice!

Re: Did/would you get induced at 39 weeks?

I was induced at 39 weeks (medical reason) but if I have another, Id ask my Dr if I can be induced again, medical or not. The induction was very successful and I only pushed for 10 mins. The whole labor start to finish was about 12 hours.

Re: Did/would you get induced at 39 weeks?

it seems in your case for scheduling that this would be ideal to have your husband available and i would probably schedule it to be safe. even though little one may arrive on his own schedule.

I was induced at 40 weeks b/c my original dr. left the practice at 36 weeks. I was stuck with the head dr. who had a wedding that weekend and would not be on call. and DH was opposed to me laboring at home and just wanted to schedule it and be in a hospital.

at my visit the nite before the due date they scheduled my induction for the next morning (my due date); i went into labor very early that morning anyway, but I was still at the hospital for my scheduled time and put on pitocin.

all was fine, I labored for 14 hours, pushed for 2 and had a normal delivery.

Eta: I was already 100%effaced and 3cm dilated so the baby was a coming at some point.

Maybe schedule it now and see how you progress when it gets closer to the date?

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Re: Did/would you get induced at 39 weeks?

I had a c-section at 39 weeks because my son was in an awkward position, I was not even a smidgen dilated or effaced and we had some decreased moverment. I said - let's get him out.

eta - my OB said we could induce but the way DS was positioned he was pretty sure it would wind up being a c-section anyway. So that's what we did.

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Re: Did/would you get induced at 39 weeks?

I was induced at 39 weeks because my fluid was low. My obgyn actually wanted me to elect to have a c-section rather than be induced, but that's a whole different story. Anyways, when I said no to that, she gave me the strict guidelines about how I would need to progress to avoid a c-section. I delivered less than 24 hours later, under 2 hours pushing.

That's my story, and it all worked out really well in the end, but I'm not sure whether or not I would elect to be induced without a medical reason. In theory, since next time around it's my second, and if I knew my mom could be there with me instead, I probably wouldn't. But I couldn't have done it without DH the first time.

Re: Did/would you get induced at 39 weeks?

only it it were medically necessary. Otherwise I'd elect to let nature take its course until such time they deem it becomes necessary.

Re: Did/would you get induced at 39 weeks?

personally, i am against it unles it is absolutely necessary.

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Re: Did/would you get induced at 39 weeks?

I would... and I did with my DS.

Induced at 39 weeks. Had him within a few hours of induction.

My older DD was born naturally at 39 weeks and my labor was SUPER fast so there was almost no fear at all that I would end up with a c-section.

We did it for scheduling reasons and to ensure that I could get an epi this time around.

There's always going to be someone who doesn't agree with your decision. If you and your doctor are comfortable with it, do it. If not, don't. It's a personal decision.

Re: Did/would you get induced at 39 weeks?

No no no

My dr tried to have me do this for scheduling reasons and I absolutely refused

my baby was 6 lbs 13 oz when he was 9 days late after my due date....i shudder to think of what would happen if I listened to my ob

Re: Did/would you get induced at 39 weeks?

Not a fan of inductions. Even in the case of a medical reason, C-Section rates are VERY high for inductions.

I was induced for a medical reason with my 1st and ended up having a c-section. Devastating to go through all that labor to end up in the operating room.

JMHO

Re: Did/would you get induced at 39 weeks?

I had an induction for medical reasons at 39 weeks. I didn't need a c/s. And to be honest, if I had another I'd really think about an induction because we have no family in the area and some degree of planning would have been needed so that someone was nearby to take care of my DD.

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Re: Did/would you get induced at 39 weeks?

If I am lucky enough to avoid it I will NEVER get induced again. My daughter was in serious distress, because the contractions were too strong for her to handle, (I believe* it was because of the pitocin). I didn't realize how much trouble she was in till way after her birth. I only pushed for 15 minutes, thank god I was able to get her out before they had to do an emergency C section.

I was induced @ 41w 6 days.
When contractions kicked it, dd moved up!
Pitocin was started @ 8am, had her at 5pm.