With my various concerns over the baby's health I am booked to have another scan next Monday to decide on the type of birth I should have.
Now my mother and my SIL are going on at me that I should push to be induced at 38 weeks, and not wait for it to happen spontaneously if I don't need a c/section, because then I could be sure that a paediatrician would be present and the children looked after and dh there etc.
But I would rather wait for as long as I can because I don't want to miss dd1's birthday which is in two weeks' time, and also I always thought that the longer the baby can "cook", the better really? (providing the placenta is working etc.) Or is that wrong? Mum and SIL keep saying it doesn't make any difference whether he stays in there for 38 or 40 weeks.
Who's right?
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The longer the baby stays inside the better?
emkana · 18/05/2006 19:08
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