Forced to Induce at 40 weeks due to IVF Pregnancy?

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I was told at my booking appointment that I wouldn't be 'allowed' to continue the pregnancy past 40 weeks, because I conceived through IVF. Looking at other MN posts, I can see that others have had this experience, but that this seems to vary quite a lot, depending on where you live. I'm hoping to get a sense of how common this policy is now (especially since most of the related MN posts are a few years old now).

So, if you had IVF, were you advised to induce before 40 weeks? Were you classed as 'high-risk' during your pregnancy (just due to IVF)? Did you see a consultant and/or was your care consultant-led? And were you able/allowed to give birth in an MLU?

Just trying to get a sense of how these policies vary in different areas.

My midwife has informed me that they won’t let me go beyond 37 weeks due to ivf, this surely cant be right?

This is all so area related isn’t it? I’m in West Sussex, was 38 when had my LO. No mention of not going past 40 weeks, in fact he was born at 40+13 after three unsuccessful sweeps and an induction when I actually could go home until my contractions were close enough together.
(He was 10lb 12 which no one had picked up on as my bump wasn’t huge and I ended up with an emcs as I think my body was not prepared to let him out other than through the sunroof!)
No consultant either or anything different to other people I know who were not ivf pregnancies.

After posting earlier on this thread that I wouldn't be allowed to go to my due date, I am now being induced on my due date!!

I had the balloon on Tuesday and when they removed it 28 hours later it had worked a bit but not enough to break my waters. They offered another one there and then but I was really sore so asked what the clinical risk was for going to 40 weeks and there wasn't one!! And the Trust guidelines just said I shouldn't go past 41 weeks. So I refused the second balloon although I may have it when I go in on Sunday, my foof isn't as sore and they've said I can have gas and air next time

Don't think we have NICE guidelines in Scotland. I had IVF (male factor), was 38 when I gave birth and was induced at 41 +5, ended up giving birth at 42 +2.
Low risk all the way through. Induction not even mentioned until I got to 8 days over. (Though if there's a next time chances are I'll be offered sweeps from 38 weeks.)

Induced at 39 weeks due to a fertility treatment baby! Read some studies on it, also some other studies regarding induction at 39 weeks vs expectant management and decided to go for it! Ended up with forceps as he was back to back but I think I would have ended up induced for reduced movements anyway because near the end I was paranoid about still birth due to the association with fertility treatment.

Just had my ivf baby. The only time risk was mention was at booking appointment when midwife said she had to tick medium risk due to ivf but changed it to low risk from 12 week scan onwards. Never any mention of consultant led just because of ivf.

35 years old, first baby, homebirth, no mention ever of being induced before 41 weeks, ivf never mentioned again after booking appointment. Had no idea this was a thing until reading this thread!

My first was IVF, I wasn’t forced to induce. At 40+10 I begged to be and they did. He was a biiiiiiggggg baby x

My ivf clinic said once you're pregnant you're the same as any other pregnancy. I was therefore a bit worried when I had a consultant appointment and everyone mentioning the "ivf" pregnancy as if it was high-risk. Ime the regular midwife/ antenatal system isn't too au fait with ivf at all, e.g.constantly asking the date of my last period. A lot of misinformation.
Wiltshire That doesn't sound correct at all. Does she suspect any specific risk factor or is she (as I suspect) misinformed?

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100223191922.htm

Community midwives have a ‘computer says no’ type of system that determines whether a pregnancy is high risk enough to be referred to a consultant. Once you are past that gate it is entirely the consultant’s decision as to what to do. I am not doubting you, but I haven’t met a single consultant who would consider just IVF by itself as a reason for an induction at 40-41 weeks. My guess would be you have other risk factors - what is your age? What is your BMI? What are the reasons for your needing IVF?

@Teddybear45 my nhs trust doesn't allow IVF mums to go over 41 weeks as a single reason. Nothing else going on.