Hi all,
I was hoping for some advice. I was hoping for a birth in a birth centre but a routine scan showed slightly less growth for my baby than expected at 38 weeks, not much less and it was still growing but a little less than they like. The hospital did all the necessary tests on the placenta, heartbeat, amniotic fluid and everything looks fine. They have scanned again since (I am now in my 40th week) and again, everything still looks fine. However, because there was slightly less growth, they have now told me they want to hook me up to a machine all the way through my labour to monitor the baby's heartbeat so I can't walk around, have a water birth and I can't give birth in the birth centre. They want to induce and have warned of a c section if any problems with labour slowing down just to be on the safe side etc etc. The baby's movement is totally consistent and has been throughout - he/she is a very active baby and now I have had the two recent scans confirming there are no problems that associated with a growth slow down, I really feel confident in letting nature take its course and want to avoid these interventions spiralling.
What I would like advice on is how long to labour at home to make these interventions less likely. I live an hour away from the hospital so it is going to be tricky to time things well but I really want to be pretty far on by the time I get there so that labour doesn't slow down. Would really appreciate any guidance on this as I don't really want to give birth in the car (!) but I also don't want to be incessantly monitored and unable to do this as I hoped. Thanks so much in advance for any help x
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Avoiding interventions by labouring at home for as long as possible?
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musicmummytobe · 21/08/2016 15:27
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