Would hey induce at 39 weeks for reduced movements?

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So I've got a lot of past with this pregnancy with reduced movements but because baby has always shown healthy on ctg and scans they haven't induced even up untill week 37 of reduced movements which I was okay with asking as she was okay and I've had a good couple weeks with movements but today I've found her to be quiet again and not much movement so I was just wondering obviously I'll be going up to the hospital once partner is home but will they induce even if ctg is healthy given the gestation? And the amount of reduced movements ( more than 10) just want to be prepared for what they will say

Phone the maternity unit and ask them what to do.

I would say they might I would go to the hospital and talk to them about your worries. I had a placenta abruption with DD1 then with DD2 I had strong braxton hicks I went to the hospital and said my concern of it happening again they broke my waters the morning after and had my baby 3 hrs later. I was 37 + 3. (DD1 37 weeks normal onset labour )

During my pregnancy I was a real worrier and I think I went in 3 or 4 times for reduced movements - every time the CTG was perfectly normal though. At the same time as being a worrier, I also wanted everything to be as natural as possible. They were very pushy with induction with me, but I stood my ground (knowing that I arrived 2 weeks late, as did my brother and sister) and he came naturally at 41wks weighing 7lbs14. He was perfectly healthy and we were discharged from hospital the same day. I think I was just super paranoid, but having said that my instinct was that he was always fine, I just needed the reassurance of the ctg. Follow your instinct.

I was induced at 37 weeks for 4 or 5 episodes of reduced movements. I luckily had my hospital bag in my car because they scanned me, saw the baby was fine then I went straight up to the antenatal ward and had the baby the next day.

I read all these stories about people having 4-5 cases of reduced and they get induced ! @PinkAvocado ( not a dig at you ) just confuses me as to why I've been left this long 😔 Just makes you worry so much especially when the midwife at 37 weeks told me before my appointment the following day with the consultant that she is positive they will induce me as it's happened so many times regardless of the healthy ctg and said if they don't I would ask for second opinion then the consultant the next day decided to not induce and said my baby isn't moving because she has an attitude and she's fine .. makes me worry why the two completely contradicted eachother 🤷🏻‍♀️ I am more than happy to go full term even though that's only 6 more days but I can't keep going through this anymore I emotionally drained with the constant worry and feel surely at 39+1 they can get her out without needing to say no to me

I was really happy to be induced as my baby was measuring full term in size. The ctgs were always fine but I guess they thought better out than in.

During my labour, his stats did drop and he had a probe (?) attached to his head whilst still inside me to monitor him more closely and I wonder if that was linked to the reduced movements.

I think given you’re emotionally tired of this, you can push for induction if that is what you want. They checked my cervix to see if it was ‘favourable’ before inducing. Not sure what they’d have done if it wasn’t!

I've just been in today at 38 weeks with reduced movements. They basically said it's down to whatever the trust policy is, if I had been in in the last fortnight or have to go in again then I would be given the choice of an induction or a sweep or could opt for neither if I would rather leave it.

I had reduced movements from 29 weeks so was being monitored 3 times a week with a plan to induce on my due date. Baby arrived at 37 weeks without induction.
Whatever decision they make, I'm sure it will be guided by what's in baby's best interests. You must be so fed up now, but you're doing great

I was induced at 39 weeks after going in with reduced movements just once. Not sure why they offered it so freely (especially as all tests came back fine and I think the reduced movements were in my head) but I went for it as I had sudden but of anxiety!

At 39 weeks, there are very few benefits to prolonging the pregnancy if there is any reason at all to be concerned, and an episode of reduced movement is just such a reason. Of course, they can't induce without your full informed consent, and on the flip side, you cannot demand induction but in this case, I'd be very surprised if a conversation with your doctor, where you outline your concerns and ask to be induced, wasn't successful. If your doctor declines, I'd ask her to document your request in your notes and ask for a second opinion.

Of course there are some risks to induction and you should have these clearly explained to you. But these risks are very often outweighed by the real risk of a poor outcome if no intervention occurs. At 39 weeks, your baby is fully formed and developed. An extra week or more gestating does not give any vital benefits and it means each day the placenta and cord are getting older and more at risk of failure.

In any case, definitely get seen tonight and have that conversation with your doctor. And if you remain pregnant, don't even consider easing up on kick counting!