To ask for induction?

[IGottaGetThroughThis]

Hi,
I'm wondering if anybody has been granted an earlier induction based on Mental Health grounds? I’m under the peri-natal team and one of the nurses told me this could and has been grounds for induction for other ladies.
I see my consultant in 2 weeks at 32 weeks after my growth scan and want to speak to him about it.

A little bit of background. This is my third baby. Both other children I went to 40+3. Had hyperemisis with both which was horrendous and was a massive factor in nearly not having a third, I went ahead and hoped that maybe I’d be lucky this time, but no.. the same happened again. Hospital admissions for drips, daily injections, different medication. I took Sertraline for previous anxiety issues but with being so sick every single day I stopped as I couldn’t keep it down. I tried to restart sertraline again down the line but had a really bad reaction to it.. so couldn’t take it. Fast forward (with months of really struggling physically and mentally) everything came to a head when I started to have really intrusive thoughts about not wanting to be here. This scared me enough to self refer to the peri natal mental health team. They saw me within a week and said I met the moderate to severe threshold. So I’m now waiting to be assigned a key worker. Problem I’m having is that I am not reacting well to medications whilst pregnant. I have been put on a low dose of Amitriptyline which is sadly doing nothing.
I am having multiple panic attacks/ anxiety attacks a day, some which have resulted in me physically passing out. I’m signed off work and struggling to leave the house. I am still limited to what I can eat due to hyperemisis and my body just feels so depleted in every way. My bump is also measuring small, but this happened with both my other children too.
This is just a snippet of what’s been going on. I’m so low mentally.
But really, what I wanted to ask is for my own mental health/hyperemisis reasons. Would induction be an option?
Just knowing that I had two weeks less would make such a difference to me getting my body back, being able to eat better.. and actually getting on some medication that hopefully my body will accept after pregnancy.

I thank anybody who takes the time to read this.

I think wirh everything you’ve got going on, asking for an earlier induction seems reasonable

I’ve had inductions with all 3 of mine. They allow for induction starting at 37 weeks where I am at (really for any reason) and even Csections at the request of the mother especially is she sees vaginal birth as traumatic. All 3 of my inductions were vaginal. The babies are perfectly healthy and fine at that time.

@SleafordSods thank you for taking the time to respond. Just need to hope my consultant agrees. Think I need to fight my corner though with it.

@MylittleLamb thank you for taking the time to reply. Can I ask where abouts you are based? And did you have medical grounds for your inductions or did you just request them?
I see the consultant a week today so I think I need to make sure I’m really strong in what I want.

@IGottaGetThroughThis I am based in Canada. I requested them even though I didn’t have strong medical reasons. They allow inductions @ 37 weeks here for whatever reason- mental health being one of them. The babies are at term @ 37 weeks why not allow for one? I would let your doctor/consultant know about data showing an early induction doesn’t harm, and they should already know this if they are any kind OBGYN. Mental health is a very strong reason for early induction, especially since you’ve been pregnant a long time, they shouldn’t unnecessarily put you at risk for no reason.

@IGottaGetThroughThis so I just read “Induction of labor at 37 weeks is
generally considered "early-term" and is typically only recommended when a medical condition poses a greater risk to the mother or fetus by waiting until the recommended 39 weeks.”

I was informed that 37 weeks was at term for my inductions, but I guess the web says different. I would still think mental health is an appropriate medical condition but the consultant/doctor has the say. Best of luck with their approval and on the delivery!