Can I be induced early? Were you?

[Mol5]

35 weeks and bed-bound entirely with very severe SPD.
Had a growth scan last week (re large baby) which showed estimated on track to be 11kg at full term.
Baby is currently estimated to be 7.5lb at 35+4.
I have begged the consultants and midwives to help me with pain management to make it through the next few weeks but there's nothing they can do. They'll simply review me at 40 weeks to prevent going overdue.
I'm dreading birthing a huge baby with SPD.
I was told by a friend today I should request early induction (at say 38 weeks) but how do I actually do this? So far I seem to be just ignored.

*11lb! Not KG!

I am being induced because I am 40, having a larger baby and have a previous shoulder dystocia. I was originally booked by the registrar for bang on 40 weeks but I wasn't happy with this so spoke to my consultant.

She offered me induction at 38+1 but the weekend suits me better so I will be 38+5 at induction. It wasn't an issue, once past 38 weeks they were happy to do it.

I've also been having stretch and sweeps since 37 weeks.

I can't believe they're not inducing you expecting an 11lb baby!!! Ask to speak to someone else...

You can be induced early, I was for medical reasons, but I think if the baby isn't ready the induction may be long or not really effective and you might be at more risk of other interventions. Mine was 3.5 days from the induction process starting to going into active labour.
I think you need to be insistent about what you want. Good luck.

Ask someone else! Speak to your midwife tell her you aren't happy to deliver naturally unless induced early and if not you want a c-section (if thats what you want)

I was induced as scans showed a large baby, he was 9LB 9 born at 39 weeks, I don't think I would of got him out if he had got any bigger!

I was induced at 37 due to “maternal distress”. My previous DC had been stillborn and I couldn’t face the uncertainty.

My consultant was reluctant but understanding. When I saw a different consultant at 35 weeks he was extremely dismissive and said absolutely not but I pushed to see my existing consultants and she conceded.

I think it helped that I was very clear and factually articulate about what I wanted to happen. Good luck.

I think you can for medical reasons. Defo ask your midwife.

I read 11kg baby and my eyes watered for you!

Oh and they kept warning me that I would likely be slow to progress and it may be very difficult labour spanning several days etc.

I arrived at the hospital at 10am and went home with my baby away about 5:30

Giving birth to a large baby*
Labour may take longer and be more likely to involve complications. There's an increased risk of having a forceps or vacuum-assisted delivery or a caesarean, and of birth injury to the mother or baby. There is a link between fetal macrosomia and shoulder dystocia.*

This was of google... not to mention the risk of haemorrhage! Do some research and take it with you to your next appointment... with baby's estimated size I thought they would of offered you induction already

I do not want to go overdue due to the fact that the risk of stillbirth increases from 40 weeks. I explained this to my consultant and quoted the studies I had read and they agreed to start sweeps from 38 weeks and induce before 40 if necessary. I was also given the nod by a helpful midwife that if the consultant was problematic I should remember that after three incidences of reported reduced movement it is my hospital's policy to evict baby provided you are over 37 weeks

@squee123 yes but just remember if your body is not ready you will end up having a c-section because no amount of drugs can force your body into labour x

I'm okay with that personally. I am terrified of stillbirth and so one way or the other this baby is coming out before 40 weeks

I was induced at 39+1 because baby was estimated to be almost 10lb (had previously had a 10lb first baby so not a huge surprise!) The size alone wasn't enough - NICE don't recommend induction based purely on estimated size unless there are other complications like GD, or polyhydramnios, which I had. Are they planning another growth scan at any point? That might help.

Thanks for all your comments.
Update here is that the midwife will try to refer me for another growth scan/induction consultation at 39 weeks if baby hasn't arrived.
However the consultants insist that size alone, even with severe SPD, is not enough of a reason to induce. They'll only consider it if "other circumstances may have changed at that point" and cannot forsee anything to pre-plan for..
I've tried to be firm and insistent, even unintentionally cried to their face in the appointment about my pain, but alas - I have been dismissed.