Anyone declined induction at 42 weeks?

[Sleeplessem]

Hi,

Anyone declined induction at 42 weeks for being post dates?

How did it go? Did you have a conversation with a consultant?

When did you go into spontaneous labour?

Xx

As someone who has just suffered a stillbirth, i think its ridiculous to decline if thats the safest option for your baby.

@emma1103

As someone who has just suffered a stillbirth, i think its ridiculous to decline if thats the safest option for your baby.

Sorry for your loss ❤️❤️

I am so confused. You are having a second baby with a man who won't support you after a c-section, yet you are most worried about the partner policy of the hospital ?

I think your fixation about induction and visiting policy is displacement. You need to have a serious conversation with your DH about life with 2.

@Neurodiversitydoctor

I am so confused. You are having a second baby with a man who won't support you after a c-section, yet you are most worried about the partner policy of the hospital ?

I think your fixation about induction and visiting policy is displacement. You need to have a serious conversation with your DH about life with 2.

No it’s not displacement. That’s a a genuine concern having had an induction before at the same trust.My husband isn’t my birth partner anyway.

My post wasn’t about the crappy state of my marriage, no amount of ‘serious conversations’ will change that. I’m in the position of just getting through the next 9 months until I can go back to work and we’ll inevitably be going our separate ways. I have no support system before nor the financial means whilst on mat leave. This is a whole other issue, but it does inform my hesitancy over planned section. I’ve been shouted at over an appendicitis at 30 weeks and Him needing a nap… I’ve not reason to think a section would be given anymore ‘sympathy’.

I just wanted to hear form mums who’ve gone over that 42 weeks and what their experience was, section? Expectant management or induction and how they felt it went. I’m grateful to be able to afford a doula but I do feel like the mentality is biased towards the natural at the expense of the safe. Section always painted as the worst thing in the world. Wanted some more impartial opinions.

I’ve not been in your position as my baby is going to be born premature. However because she has IUGR I’ve had 72 hour monitoring since 26 weeks - that’s CTG and doppler (scan). Honestly it’s not that reassuring. Mine is done to monitor but I have a big risk of premature labour and still birth. 30 minutes to an hour on CTG and one scan only shows that snapshot in time. You’ve got the other 23.5 hours of the day for things to go wrong.

As you’ve said your induction went really well last time I think you should just go for it. Also you can ask for different staff if you have someone you didn’t get on with last time (if they have enough staff on). Chances are they wouldn’t remember you anyway so be more assertive and be direct in asking for what you want.

Or just book an ELCS now and then you don’t have the worry. Maybe it’s because I have no choice in mine, but every single midwife, doctor and consultant has reassured me it won’t be as hard as having emergency surgery under general anaesthetic (of which I’ve had a couple).

I read that you’ve had your baby now @Sleeplessem, what did you decide to do in the end? I hope it went well for you x

So no induction needed. Thankfully!

I had a conversation with an OB around decision making and the statistics that the trust use show still birth risk at 41 weeks is 4 per 3000 and 5 per 3000 at 42 weeks yet 1/2 per 3000 at 39 yet they don’t recommend induction at 39 based on this fact alone. Consultant was relatively reassuring about expectant management. So I think not feeling pressured into anything calmed me down and helped me go into spontaneous labour.

Not sure what I would have done if I’d gone to 42 weeks, the consultant did say if being alone would cause distress during induction you can request a birth partner the whole way through

I’m so pleased you got a better birthing experience this time x