c-sections aren't all that bad. I had 2. actually, i was up and out of bed quicker than a few that went natural. I never had a problem. it hurt a little more, but, that was about it. it all depends.

Really? I'm just terrified of surgery, I really am fearful of staying overnight in a hospital and the idea of surgery just adds to it

Sometimes doctors are wrong. It's hard to determine the size of a baby before it is born. On the other hand, if they did have to induce you and didn't do a caesarean you could always have a natural labor next time. I was induced(ish) at 37 weeks and it wasn't too bad. Baby was fine but the pitocin-induced contractions sucked.

Try not to worry too much.. the doctor's estimate of her weight could be way off, especially if he's just judging it by feeling your tummy. Even with an ultrasound there's no guarantee of getting it right. Your bump could be bigger than average because of other reasons, like you could have more amniotic fluid than normal. My aunty was HUGE during both her pregnancies & she had average-sized babies, she just had a lot of fluid.

Just think of all the women who have successfully given birth to 10lb babies naturally.. it shouldn't mean you automatically get a caesarean. As for early induction, just remember that just because your little girl might be bigger than average doesn't mean she'll necessarily be ready to be born.

Good luck

Yeah, well I was over 10 pounds and I'm 6'2" so my dr said I could deliver a bigger baby, but I'm worried she'll be too big. i still have to try an push her out. But it would be awesome to see her sooner

when i had the twins, there were pretty much dead on. even with my son. i went to a special womans hosprital where they treat women for cancer, woman issues, and high risk pregnancies. haleigh was one pound 5 oz. and gabby was 2lbs 12. jonathan was 3lbs. they did special ultrasounds to measure the weight. yes, they do have the technology to do that. and they are 95% accurate when doing this. not many states are priveledged with this equipment from my understanding. talk with your doctor. tell him you concerns. being induced after 36 weeks, especially if they feel the baby may be too big, won't hurt the baby. is this your first?

don't be scared, well, that's easier said than done. do you have someone to stay with you in the hospital? i know its tough, but, you'll do it.

Yeah my mom and sister are going to be there for the birth, though I dont think they'll induce me, they really have no other reason to other then she's going to be a big baby. So I'm hoping to make December at least. But yeah the Drs I go to, I know a bunch of people who have had them, in fact my friend just had a boy a few months ago and they guessed 6 and a half pounds and he was 6lbs 9 oz. So I think their right about her size.

just wanted to point out that you are wrong being induced early could be bad for the baby the lungs may not be developed all the way and the baby may have breathing problems.

the baby's lungs are fully developed after 36 weeks. i do know because i had the twins at 29 weeks and was given the shot for their lungs. also, my son, who was born at 36 or 37 weeks was born with fully developed lungs. so at 38-39 weeks is not early. they are considered full term. if they are born then (at 36-40 weeks )and have lungs problems, it's because they developed it early on. i can say this because i have experience with many health problems, easly birth, ect. they even considered my son "full-term".

If your doctors are considering a c-section, there's really no need to take your baby a few weeks early. It won't matter how big the baby is if they take her by c-section.

A vaginal delivery is another thing. Make sure they at least give you an ultrasound before inducing you early. Their guesses may be educated, but they're still guesses. Even an ultrasound can be off by a pound or more in either direction. And Zanny is right - a 10 pound baby can absolutely come through the birth canal considering your frame isn't too narrow. I would personally try to avoid a c-section if I could - vaginal deliveries are much easier to recover from.

Weigh all your options and make sure your doctors do what's best for all concerned.

My baby was 9 lb 11 oz and I had no problems pushing her out. It hurt but I did it! They had me all worried about her weight too; I didn't really want to have a c-section, but in the end she didn't weight as much as they estimated and there were no complications. I delivered her without the c-section and recovered just fine.

Good luck.

My MIL pushed out a 12 lb 13oz boy with no pain meds. There are only a handful of true CPD woman where the baby will not fit. Cesareans are a lot harder to recover from, especially mentally if you don't believe you went through it without a true sincere reason you couldn't push him/her out.

Yeah they didnt say for sure they would because I really want a natural delivery, but they said that I will have a chance but if it sees like my labor is going no where after so long they said I'd be a candidate for c-section. Also they can't induce me without a reason, and big baby is not a good enough reason, I think their waiting for something to go wrong like my blood pressure to jump or something, but I have a feeling she'll be a couple weeks early anyways. I just hope I don't have to have a million stitches afterwards lol

Stay healthy, eat great, and exercise until that baby is out. Don't go to the hospital until you KNOW it's time (if at all possible, stay home until it feels time to push, or even birth at home!). Unless you and baby are healthy, there is no reason for induction. Move around, especially if you get 'stuck' at 6cm, from then on the baby's head needs to be pushing on the cervix, and if it's not there, doctor's will label you as 'failure to progress' and automatic c-section.

Good Luck!

~*Labor Dust*~

I have 5 children, my smallest was 8lbs and I had three all 9lbs and over the largest was 9lbs 10oz and I delivered them all naturally even with two of them being induced.

Good Luck!

I had a 9 lb baby girl vaginally. I healed wonderfully. I'm so glad that they didn't offer me a c-section. I did it all with no pain meds and no epi as well. It is possible to do. You just have to trust yourself.

If they are only going by the measurement of your fundal height, it's not always accurate. You could have a larger amount of fluid which can account for a larger measurement. I would suggest requesting an ultrasound so they can get a better idea of what they're looking at.

Their waiting till my next appt for that, he wants to see if I jump in size again, because at 32 weeks I was 33cm and now at 34 I'm 37 and a half cm. But they probably will do one, maybe next time, that would be cool, also because I would get to see her again.

i wasn't disagreeing that a natural child birth is imposible. my mom was a petite frame and had a 9lb baby and that was years ago. i was basically trying to ease your mind on c-sections. i delivered the twins and my son c-section and was up walking the next day. oh, i delivered them at night. the docs all thought i was weird because i could do it, but motherhood does strange things to you. i wanted my babies bad. so, i recovered quickly. i'm sorry i came across wrong. i just wanted to reassure you that IF they had to induce now, the baby would be ok and that IF you had to have a c-section, they aren't that bad. i even asked to watch them do it. they wouldn't of course. with my son, they were 3/4ths of the way done before i knew they even started. i didn't have pain. they wanted me to use the morphine drip. i refused. so they made me take vicodin at least. i toook it for 1/2 a day and told them to get lost. i delivered my son on a friday night around 10. he had surgery on saturday and by sunday, i got a pass to go to the children's hospital a block away. he was all ready sick at birth. it started when i was 31 weeks. but those extra weeks got him a little healthier to be born. he did die a year later, but that was from something that happened during the 31st week. so, don't be scared. things will go well. no, a regular ultrasound will not give an exact, but as i said before, there are "special" ultrasound machines that are very close. mostly only high risk pregnancies can get them done. but those are awesome. they should offer them to all pregnant women. they measure everything from the blood flow to movement to brainwaves, and even weight. the weight is measured in kilograms though. they were only a couple of ounces off with the twins. but, again, i only meant to ease your mind IF AND ONLY IF, you needed a c-section and/or had to be induced. being 38 weeks is ok to deliver. if you go father, great, even better. but your doctor will know whats best for you and the baby.