worrying about friend - reassurance sought

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My best friend went in for an induction on Wednesday afternoon at 40 + 14. She is 36 (nearly 37), and the baby is her first child. Have heard nothing since Thurs and am starting to feel really anxious about her/the baby. I don't expect we'd be the very first people to hear news, but I would expect to be in the first wave of notifications, as/when they are in position to think about such things. Don't want to hassle her DH or family but can anyone (or even better lots of people!) reassure me that this timescale is ok and not necessarily indicative of any problems? Am hormonal and scaring myself. Thanks.

If she went in Wednesday and they were busy, maybe not induced until Thursday, bit slow getting going... today sounds within the window of normal to me. I had a friend who was induced and had a section, she forgot her phone with most of her friends numbers in and no one heard until four days later when she came home...

Try not to worry. If she is your best friend, do you have her DH's number that you could just drop him a text saying 'thinking of you, hope all going well' or something?

Wouldn't be worried but maybe a text saying "just checking how it's all going and seeing if there is anything you need/ I can help with".

Thanks STL! We texted her DH along those lines on Thurs and he did come back and say thanks and it was a waiting game and they'd let us know (Her DH is also close to my DP). I don't want to hassle them - its for my benefit not theirs - they will be in touch as/when. It's just the last time it felt like an unusual length of time without news (a colleague and his partner) it was bad news when it came, so I think I am just scaring myself. Thanks again for the words of reason.

x-post lisa: thank you, too!

Sorry about your colleague.

If Thursday was still a waiting game, 48 hours from that wouldn't be that odd with an induction for a first. My first labour was something ridiculous like 55 hours from first contractions to baby. I wasn't induced, but if you were in hospital, add on another 12-24 hours before anything even started, and the time really starts to add up!

My induction with DD1 (first baby) started at 7am Friday morning and she was delivered 12am Tuesday morning and a friend had a 5 day induction with her first so it's possible they are still tinkering about....

And that is from first tinkering to birth not the eternal waiting for a bed/MW/planets to align....

Sorry not to report back sooner. Turned out to be an EMCS yesterday pm but mother and baby (boy) doing just fine.

Great news that they are all doing well. Congratulations to them!