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urgent advice:what would you do?

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mama2leah · 05/08/2009 13:27

i dont know what to do..
reduce growth to a/c for the past few weeks, and the doppler and diastolic flow is normal but RI above 95 centile for gestational age..said if i dont get induce today will have a still born.

im 39+2

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Mouette · 09/08/2009 17:44

Congratulations! Glad everything went well.

carrielou2007 · 09/08/2009 17:06

Fantastic, congratulations. I thought you were a troll (blame my pregnancy hormones) with two threads about the same thing and am glad to know you have a beautiful baby .

mogend77 · 09/08/2009 17:02

Congratulations!

ZippysMum · 09/08/2009 16:00

CONGRATS Mama2Leah!!

mama2leah · 09/08/2009 15:55

had baby gal on friday, labour 4 hours, refused further induction after gel...

thank u every1

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SpawnChorus · 05/08/2009 18:13

Agree with other posters. I'm generally of the lentil-weavery bent, but in this instance I would take the docs advice. Hope your at the hospital and it's all going well for you!

Longtalljosie · 05/08/2009 18:03

Hopefully she's gone...

FabBakerGirlIsBack · 05/08/2009 15:32

The labour is really inrelevant between a not perfect experience but a live baby or the alternative.

Just go to hospital.

You have 2 threads on this and most people are saying the same, you need to listen.

juuule · 05/08/2009 15:30

My second induction was no different to my spontaneous labours. As has been said induction can be fine.

Take your doctor's advice and get yourself up to the hospital for 6:30.

lal07 · 05/08/2009 15:21

I've been induced twice - first time was fine, and second time great - peaceful, straightforward and short . Induction doesn't necessarily mean horrible labour. Hope it all goes well.

cathcat · 05/08/2009 15:15

I think you have had good advice here. Please listen to the doctors, they would not say this to you unless it was for the best. Do not take any chances with your precious baby.

Please try to relax and not be stressed. Will be thinking of you and good luck x

LibrasBiscuitsOfFortune · 05/08/2009 15:09

Hiya mama, go to the hospital, despite what is oft written on here docs do know what they are talking about sometimes, especially when things start to go wrong.

An inducation doesn't have to be an awful experience, I recommend sitting down now and just doing some breathing, relax think about how very soon you are going to meet your next child, try and smile (that is suppose to lift your mood automatically). Being stressed will actually make things worse, don't worry you have done this before.
You will be fine and I know everyone on the July 2008 thread will be thinking of you.

Hawkmoth · 05/08/2009 15:01

mama- I was induced and it wasn't too bad. Was quick and pain very bearable. You have SPD too -I found the pain of contractions easier to deal with than turning over at night.

Good luck, and just try to relax through it.

Longtalljosie · 05/08/2009 14:59

39+2 means your baby's ready to be born.

This induction doesn't mean you're going to have a horrible labour. It just means you're going to be a mum in the next 24 hours. Relax - and do it. Because not doing it could lead to something really unpleasant.

It really is a no-brainer. Anything else would put your baby's life at risk.

weegiemum · 05/08/2009 14:42

Thinking about it - my dd1 was born at 39+3 - I went into labour naturally.

ds was born at 37+4 - I also went into labour naturally.

Everything from 37 weeks on is regarded as 'term'.

rubyslippers · 05/08/2009 14:40

it must feel so disapointing to not have the birth that you want etc

but it sounds like you need to take the doctors' advice in this case

at 39.2 weeks that is considered full term so i wouldn't hesitate especially with the growth concerns

Deemented · 05/08/2009 14:38

I'm a bit as to why you have to think about this, tbh - let alone why you're asking on an internet forum as to what you should do.

It's a simple choice. Be induced now and hopefully have a healthy live baby. Or don't be induced and risk your baby dying. WTF's there to think about??

Mouette · 05/08/2009 14:33

I was induced at 37 weeks because I had pre eclampsia that threatened the baby. My consultant said that 37 weeks was fine and there was no reason to wait longer. An induction is just like a natural labour, they just give you tablets to get it started. There is no reason why it should go wrong. Please follow the doctors' advice. x

Buda · 05/08/2009 14:19

The hurry is that your baby is currently not doing as well inside you as it can outside and the risks of leaving you to go into labour naturally are higher than if they induce you today and you have the baby and then they know that they can control the baby's health a bit more.

It's a no brainer really. Scary yes. But it is the best for your baby.

laughalot · 05/08/2009 14:09

Mama2 please try not to worry. 39.2 shouldnt make to much difference to being born at ft.

I had a horrible first time labour 23 hours but induced 2nd time round and it was 7 hours.

Good luck and try not to panic xx

weegiemum · 05/08/2009 14:04

Oh mama2, they are going to do what they think is best for baby and you.

I had 2 natural labours but had to be induced with No3 (at 36+6) as I was rapidly becoming very unwell and having kidney trouble - so it was better for dd2 (as it turned out) to be out.

Even at 37 weeks like that I had a good labour and delivery and she was fine, I got better fast as well after she was born.

My induction tip is to lie down for a good long time after the pessary - at least a few hours - then get up and mobile and keep walking. My induction only took 12 hours, it was more intense, but no harder than my previous labour (and actually easier then my first).

Hope it all goes well!

mama2leah · 05/08/2009 14:00

im at home, said to come in at 6:30..i duno what the hurry is, im just stressed and im worried and i feel like crying..infact i am. my first labour was natural and a good experience, im now dreading this one.

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KatyS36 · 05/08/2009 13:53

On the basis of what has been said here I would not hesitate to induce.

Why risk a healthy baby?

difficultdecision · 05/08/2009 13:50

Induce. You have a healthy baby that is at risk (and has shown to be due to reduced ac growth). At 39+2 he or she could have been out for two weeks and would not have been considered early. Most units have a limited amount of inductions of inductions they can manage in a day so it is planned carefully so if they are suggesting you have one today I would follow their advice as they won't be giving it lightly.

All the very best and look forward to hearing your happy news!

ZippysMum · 05/08/2009 13:43

A high RI would indicate that the blood is not flowing to the baby as it should (hence the slowed growth rate).
mama2leah are you still there? Hope you're on your way to hospital to take the Doc's advice!
Hope it all goes well for you.

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