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Please help me!

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finallypregnant · 01/07/2008 13:19

Been to try and have a sweep today at exactly 41 weeks. Uncomfy but ok. Small amount of bleeding which is coming from my perimeium (sp).

I have been booked in for a priming on Saturday at 9 am where they will uss prostaglandin and keep me in until he arrives. They will break my waters 24 hours later because THEY don't want mums to go more than 12 days over.

I feel a bit dictated to. At the sweep everything was Zero.

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scorpio1 · 01/07/2008 13:20

have sex, that always gets mine out! i had a sweep, baby came 52 hrs later.

lulumama · 01/07/2008 13:23

are you sure your perieneum is bleeding.?that is the area of skin between your vagina and bottom. if you are bleeding a bit, it should be from the vagina.

you do not have to be induced just because you are 12 days over. you do not have to have your waters broken as a matter of policy. you can ask for expectant management if you prefer. regular scans and checks to make sure baby is happy in utero.

having said that, a lot can change between now and saturday and you might be more favourable, but you can hang on for baby to come when he/she is ready.

induction with a low bishops score/ unfavourable cervix is often a long process.

you do not need to agree to anything that you feel you are being told simply to fit in with protocol.

if you and baby are well, then you can go to 42 + weeks

lots of sex, as scoprio says. does help ripen the cervix. prostoglandin gel is a synthetic version of the hormones naturally found in semen.

FrannyandZooey · 01/07/2008 13:24

you don't have to have any kind of intervention at any stage unless you consent to it

induction before 42 weeks is jumping the gun a bit IMO - is there any special reason why they want to do this?

how sure of your dates are you?

why don't you have a read about going overdue on a site like radical midwives and find out what you want to happen next

you can ask for monitoring to reassure you that the baby is doing well, without being induced yet or at all, if you like

FrannyandZooey · 01/07/2008 13:25

cross posts with lulu who knows her stuff

lulu how much sex are we talking about here? not that I am getting impatient for this baby to come out or anything

fryalot · 01/07/2008 13:25

hiya FP

There are options for you, but I'm not an expert on what they are.

YOu can, as Scorpio says, have lots of sex or try other ways to bring labour on and hope that you go into labour spontaneously yourself.

I am not an expert, but I believe that you don't have to be induced if you don't want to. I think one of the doulas should be able to answer that for you.

Have been looking out on "birth announcements" but I see now that you're still here, so I'll curtail my noseying

You thought of a new name yet?

lulumama · 01/07/2008 13:26

every day i reckon.. once at least.

if nothing else it is pleasant and passes the time

fryalot · 01/07/2008 13:26

aaah, cross posted with said doula

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finallypregnant · 01/07/2008 15:56

Thank you.

Not thought of a new name quite yet!

The bleeding I think comes from a little graze type thing that I have. I always bleed a little from it when we've may be been a bit too eerrrmmm rough! or if we've not had sex for a while. We've not had sex now for about 6 weeks so probably the MW shoving her hand up my bits has caused the graze to bleed. I am not hopeful that I won't tear in birth. Never mind.

Going to have a read of that link after dinner and make a decision about what to do.

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finallypregnant · 01/07/2008 16:17

By the way, we are definiate on dates and it is my NHS trust's policy to deliver within 12 days of due date.

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lulumama · 01/07/2008 16:19

i see....

you do not have to agree to being induced because it is policy.

no-one will come to your house and drag you in to hospital at term+ 10.

42 weeks + is truly 'late' , then you can discuss things with them. if baby and you are happy and healthy, then expectant management should be provided as an alternative to induciton

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finallypregnant · 01/07/2008 16:21

because of the placenta stopping working.

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whinegums · 01/07/2008 16:21

FP, hi again. I've just been for a sweep too, which was unsuccessful as doc couldn't reach my cervix. Today I am 40+11 (from scan date), 40+6 (from conception date) or 40+4 (from LMP)! Doc at first was v keen to book a date for induction, but I explained that I wanted management instead, especially as my dates differ.

I had a CTG and everything is absolutely fine, so I have an appointment for Friday for a scan and another sweep attempt.

Are your dates spot on? As others have said, you can refuse any treatment, and request monitoring instead. THEY may not want you to go over 12 days, but what do YOU want? I am even more determined to stick to my guns and refuse induction after a friend was induced this week, had a horrendous long labour and ended up with c-section anyway.

Of course, if management/scans show up any risks whatsoever, I wouldn't hesitate to be induced. Similarly, if it looks like my body is ready to go anyway, which it isn't right now, I am much more amenable to kicking things off with a little help. It seems to me some babies just take a little longer to get themselves ready to come out, and we should give them a decent chance to do that!

Sorry for long post and good luck!

lulumama · 01/07/2008 16:24

some placentas are perfectly able to hold out for 42 + weeks.. some women need to carry their babies for 42 + weeks, your placenta does not get to 40 weeks on the nose and decide it has had enough! yes, function does decline, but expectant management and scanning can keep an eye on that. some placentas decline earlier than other, some later... it is not an exact science

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finallypregnant · 01/07/2008 16:31

I think I will make an appointment to see my midwife from my GP surgery tomorrow.

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mrsboogie · 01/07/2008 16:41

sorry to go slightly OT but can they tell if the placenta function is declining? I am 40yrs old and have been told I need to go in at 39 weeks to discuss being induced by 40+ 6 I think as consultant said there is a risk of still birth in mothers over 40 because our placentas can't hack it. Has worried me a bit...

whinegums · 01/07/2008 18:07

Hi mrsboogie, yes, they can tell if risks are increasing. There is an increased risk of failing placenta in older mothers (I am one too!) but it's not right for consultants to tell you this without saying how much of a risk it is - and everyone is different too. I am trying to get a balance between being sensible and not being pushed into something that doesn't work for me or my baby.

When you go for your discussion at 39 weeks, ask lots of questions, what exactly is the increase in risk for your case, what are your alternatives, etc. Don't forget, you may not even need to do this, and fingers crossed you won't need to consider induction at all!

mrsboogie · 01/07/2008 21:00

yes fingers and everything crossed, thanks!

Of course he should have told me increased risk was (and what the risk arises from - he didn't even do that)

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