Hi folks! Same boat here and I'm just googling to try and find out more about what's going on. I started my pregnancy in Manchester where I was treated as a low-risk, midwife-led, and they couldn't have been less interested in the fact that it was IVF. Moved to Leeds at 26 weeks, and after it taking a few weeks to get re-refereed to the community midwives and then for the consultants to notice that I'm IVF, I had an extra scan yesterday at 32 weeks and have now been told that it's Trust policy to offer an induction at 40 weeks.
I'm kind of ... Not Happy! I was enjoying being low-risk and was hoping to be low-no intervention. And I'm a bit annoyed at the registrar yesterday who said, "so we'll induce you at 40 weeks ... I mean, offer you an induction." Like he kept telling me what "they" were "going" to do and then remembering that oh yeah, he's supposed to be offering me choices and information.
And having looked, there kind of seems to be toss-all information available. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaeocologists doesn't recommend early inductions for IVF pregnancies, and I've searched around and there seems to be a fair amount of evidence that there are slightly higher risks with IVF pregnancies, but no specific evidence that any of those risks are mitigated by early induction.
So. Obviously I know I can refuse, but I just feel a bit narked because up until now, I'd really felt that everything was midwives going, "that's what you want? Brilliant, we totally support that! Or not, if you change your mind! Either is fine with us! S'up to you! Just let us know!" And now I feel like I've got to actually fight my healthcare providers. It doesn't help that the communication between my GP, the Leeds community midwives, the Leeds hospital midwives and now the consultant-led team has been shocking. I want to go back to Manchester!
(Also, the "extra precautions because IVF babies are PRECIOUS babies" thing seems to come up a lot, and that makes me want to puke and throw things. I don't know why, but telling me that this baby is more "precious" than a baby who was conceived naturally really creeps me out. Ughh.)