No baby yet :(

I'm a leftie too!!!

Lefties kick assssss!!!!

I HATE that fact Ingi. Induction = needles. Induction = intervention.
Induction = the devil. Sucks man.

BUT, I KNOW she's going to come either Thursday *OR* Friday.

And Ash is gonna have hers on Thrus!!!

Sarah

I know I HAVE to have the IV..

They put my IV in my right hand even though I'm right handed. They only did that though because I had the IV in my left arm the day before.

Needles= me freaking out lol

I hope to have this little guy on thursday and Sarah, I HOPE she comes without you having to be induced.. it'd be cool if both babies came on thursday lol

I think my WHOLE problem with being induced is this:

Ok, so let's say she doesn't come by the 6th(the day the Dr wants to induce, 8 days past my due date), and I chose to go ahead with the induction. Who's to say she wouldn't have come on the 7th? Or the 8th? And BECAUSE I intervened there will be problems during labor.

I believe WHOLE HEARTEDLY, that she will come one day this week on her own. But Baron is CONVICED of the opposite. And it sucks to have him agree with the Dr when I'm so set on naturality(is that a word?).

Maybe I'd be more willing to induce if I was extreemely uncomfy or in a lot of pain. But I'm so sick, that I BARELY notice HOW pregnant I really am.

Sarah

Then don't do it. Because just believing the way you believe will cause problems. Its all in your mind. Women are supplemented and induced with pitocin every day all day long all 'round the world. If you don't want to do it, then don't. There isn't a medical reason.

I actually agree with that Sarah.. But I think my doctor has a good reason for wanting to induce me...

I think deciding to let her come on her own is good but 8 days past is a good time to start thinking about induction, that little girl could start to get to big for you to have naturally...

I don't see why he agrees with the doctor. She'll come when she's well and ready.

But if you REALLY don't want to do it then don't.. stick to what you believe.

That's why she'll come before the 6th and we won't have to worry about induciton at ALL! LOL!

I haven't been monitored, or had an ultrasound from him (since 32 weeks), so I don't KNOW if there are any problems, ya know?

I thought that I'd have an appointment SOONER than a week away, just FOR that reason. But maybe he'll give me an u/s when I go in on Monday.

Sarah

Lol.. that would be great if she came before the 6th

That kinda sucks... It's pretty crappy when you don't know if there is anything wrong or not.. Maybe he will do that monday when you go in... if you make it that long :p

Macy was born on the 4th of Feb. and it was my grandmas sisters birthday who died when she was like 30 of cancer I think. So it made my granny really emotional but in a good way.

Im also left handed and always request the IV in my right hand with no problem.

Liams heart rate was dropping and they told me they were going to have to use the vacuum if I couldnt get him out in 10 mins. Luckily I did cuz his head was already squash like enough. But he had his cord around his neck and I didnt get to hold him for almost 12 hours. It was awful cuz since I had a cesection with Macy and didnt get to hold her for two hours and that was torture so I was looking forward to getting to hold him like the TV shows.

Macy and my cousin Kylie share a birthday lol. the only diff. is my cousin will be six this year and you've said Macy will be 3?

That must have been terrible. You'll get to hold this one though.

My aunt couldn't hold her youngest for a long time. His cord was around his neck like 3 times and he came out and was really pale and they didn't even hear him cry.. It hadn't looked good for him... but now he's a happy active 4 year old.

I hope that's not the case with this baby. That would scare me to death if his cord was around his neck

I've been induced with each of my babies, my body likes to start labor and fizzle out I guess. Only the first induction was bad, otherwise I've had very easy, fast labors. I would think your body is totally ready by now and maybe just a cervadil (sp) would do the trick. I've had 2 natural deliveries and 1 with an epidural. Oh and my oldest son and my husband have the same birthday ^^.

Relax. Cords are around baby's necks ALL the time. Doctors are actually trained in delivering babies and they know how to do it with a cord without a cord, etc.

True, true, 2 of my 3 so far had a cord around their necks, Dr.s know exactly how to handle this.

In my opinion there is always a risk of having to have a c-section during labor whether you are induced or not. Things happen that are beyond our control. Not always does labor occur as nature intended it to. People may ask " well when my grandma's mothers mother was 15 days overdue she didn't have to be induced" and their right back than there wasn't any such thing as inducing but they also had many more stillbirth rates, babies born with disabilities and even worse mother's used to die during the process. Medical technology has come such a long way in preventing many of these terrible things from happening.....thank goodness!!

On the other hand I don't agree with doctor's inducing because it is convenient for their schedule, that is just not right. But I think that sometimes it may be in the best interest for the baby and mom. (I am not referring to you Sarah ) My point of this post is that being induced is not a bad thing.......sometimes our bodies just need a little extra push. For the women who are induced and end up needing a c-section.....to me I think that there is always that possibility that they would have needed a c-section anyways even if they weren't induced.

Sarah obviously I hope that you don't have to end up doing something that your not comfortable with but please keep in mind that "if" lol you do it isn't as bad as you may think

I kind of figured that but just hearing that more babies than I thought have that makes me feel better and that they turn out fine...

Actually, this past friday I think cervadil (sp) is what they tried and it didn't work.

This time it's something else..

Thanks ladies. I know it's not 100% for sure that something bad will happen when/if I get induced...it's just the fear of the unknown I guess.

I asked my Dr about trying cervadil before anything else and he said "well you don't need that, your cervix is waaaay ready. It's just not dilating."

Mind you, I've progressed a lil more at each appt. 36-38 weeks I was a "loose fingertip"
Last week I was almost 2. about the size of a quarter, or half dollar.
And yesterday I was a full 2. So I don't understand WHY he thinks I won't go into labor on my own...He's stupid! LOL!

I couldn't hold Oni for 12 hours either. But that was because I had a serious infection with a fever of 103 & rising...it SUCKED!!

Sarah

I agree. Inducing because it's convenient for them isn't right...

In some cases it IS best for the baby. My aunt had my dr. for her last 6 kids and he always did right by her so, I think he's doing the right thing now by suggesting induction..

We think i'll end up with a c-section anyways because of his heart rate and because I haven't dropped A LOT i have but not like a TON..

Sarah, if I were you, I'd let them put in an IV PORT, not the IV itself. That way, they'd have access just in case it was needed, but you wouldn't be hooked up to anything. That way they could get meds into you if you got an infection or something like last time.
Just a thought...

I've thought about that!!!! I've seen that on naturalistic birthing shows!!

That way I can still get in the shower if I wanted too!!

Sarah