How long would you be willing to go overdue? **Content warning - title edited by MNHQ**

[rachiro]

41+5 and since baby is doing well I'll be waiting for another few days at least. My baby just doesn't seem ready yet. I wonder why some babies just don't come on their own/why some of our bodies do this 🙄

Honestly if I got to 40 weeks and baby wasn't showing any signs of making an appearance I'd be chomping at the bit to evict them.

Being heavily pregnant was fucking miserable and I'd certainly not be in any hurry to prolong it any longer than necessary.

40 weeks, I had a sweep the day before my due date and was due an induction at 41 weeks. Luckily DS made a an appearance before then.

I went 12 days over my due date but was happy to go to 14.

Not past 42 weeks certainly. Remember without medical intervention some mother and/or babies would die.

No more than 40 weeks.

I went to 14 and was induced then. wouldn’t have been happy to go longer than that given medical advice

I hated it after 41 weeks

In my head 42 but I'm 38+2 so what do I know lol. I have just started my maternity today so I am quite happy to have some time to myself currently

14 days overdue being 42

Personally not at all, I think the risks just increase too quickly and changes in how baby’s doing can be so sudden x

Depends on mothers age and family history. My sister for example was about 9 days ‘late’ with all her babies.

At age 20-30 I’d be a lot more relaxed about it than at age 40 when there’s a much higher risk of placenta failing.

Also depends how much is known about the dates: the doctors insist on using the date of last period to ‘start the clock’ but in my case I knew I conceived 3 wks after that date

@Fallagain

Not past 42 weeks certainly. Remember without medical intervention some mother and/or babies would die.

I don't think the placenta just suddenly deteriorates as soon as you're 42 weeks, right?

I wasn't even happy to go to my due date with DC2. We nearly lost DC1 as my placenta was failing but wasn't picked up on scans (less than 24 hrs before birth) and thankfully they were evicted as I had PE. DC2 I had an induction booked for 37 weeks but they came naturally the day before.

I wouldn't. I've suffered too many losses to risk a Pregnancy that got to term by going over

I went 13 days over both times - induced at 12 days over though so at the point you're at now. I wouldn't wait any longer tbh not because I think the placenta will explode at the stroke of midnight at 42 weeks but because I just don't see why I would. As a risk / benefit thing I only see risks really or at least risks which far out weight the benefits.

I went 15 days overdue. I was supposed to be induced at ten days over but I really wanted to go naturally as my last birth was a very stressful and painful induction.

So I was induced at 15 days over and it was a very quick birth. But the midwife informed me that the placenta was literally in bits and I had to go to theatre to have it sorted. Docs said he's amazed things didn't go very very wrong and I was lucky to have my child

I listened and was induced at term with next pregnancy

I've weirdly had five children and never gone into labour naturally

I'd wait until 42 weeks. I wouldn't be induced though, if the baby was being stubborn at 42 weeks I'd want an elective c-section.

I’m 4 days past my due date and furious about it. I’m so uncomfortable!

I had ds at 41 weeks. Went into labour naturally. Wouldn't wait any longer than that but each to their own.

I REALLY wanted to wait to 42 but doctors kept bullying me to not go over 41

From what I read it seems 42 is a good cut off good luck

Personal experience: do not do pessaries was much better when they broke the waters (had a drip as well but is much less intense than the pessarie). There is a balloon thing as well but they didn't let me do that one, so can't say what it feels like.

@daisyjgrey

I'd wait until 42 weeks. I wouldn't be induced though, if the baby was being stubborn at 42 weeks I'd want an elective c-section.

Actually this was the advice of one of my obgyns!

When they break the waters you're on a countdown to Csection. But it went quite quick for me, 3hr? :)

DH was born at about 43 weeks, he wasn’t very well for a few days, the doctor had got the dates wrong even though MIL had tried telling them she was pretty certain when she conceived & knew she was overdue, they thought she was about 38weeks so weren’t concerned until an obviously vv overdue baby came out! He’s fine but could easily not have been.

I was 13 days over due with my first. I'm not going to let that happen this time.

I would have gone to 14 days, but I was induced at 12 due to low amniotic fluid. I had a scan on the 12th day and they measured the fluid and kept me in for induction. It was a very quick birth !

I got to 41+1 and went naturally, had an induction booked in for 41+5 if DD hadn't already made an appearance. Honestly I was ready to evict DD at 38 weeks onwards and I wish I'd pushed more to be induced on my due date, DD was a big baby and I ended up with a 3rd degree tear.