what if i have had a healthy pregnancy no complications and scheduled for a induction?
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 at
5:40 pm
Im 41 weeks and 2 days. I haven’t had no complications at all throughout my pregnancy. Baby’s healthy. I haven’t dilated at all. And im scheduled for an induction at 42 weeks if she don’t come on her own. What are my risks and the benefits of this.
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well there are more bennifits then risks at this point for you if she dosent come soon and if they dont induce you your baby uses the bathroom (which is called maconium not sure if its spelled right) but when this happens a small amount wont bother them but to much can posion them but its usually after 42 weeks it takes alot my daughter was born having done that early and shes a healthy happy 5 month old plus theres too much stress physically on your body. but dont worry they will do whats best for you and the baby
i was induced- it was terrible for me. My friend also was induced and had no problems with it. it just depends on you and your body. it was pretty painful as i recall (i tried to block out all my labor memories pre epidural)
basically they will outweight the positives and negatives for each person and if your benefits are better they will do it. if i dont have my baby by week 40 they will induce on my due date or soon after and i am having a healthy pregnancy. basically it varies for each person so the dr will do whats best
OK, there’s a risk of needing a c-section with an induction, but there’s new evidence that your risk of needing a c-section due to a failed induction is no higher than it would be if you went into labour by yourself, provided that you’ve passed your due date. There’s a slightly higher risk of uterine rupture because the pitocin they use to induce can cause very strong contractions.
If you don’t give birth soon, the placenta begins to degrade. It actually slowly begins to degrade from 34 weeks onwards. Parts of it begin to calcify and it doesn’t do quite as good a job as it was during the rest of the pregnancy. By your due date, your baby is only getting enough nutrients to sustain her. The placenta dies by 44 weeks. Anything beyond 42 weeks compromises the pregnancy and increases your risk of stillbirth significantly.
There are far more benefits to induction for an overdue baby than there is to wait for natural labour to occur. Induction is safe, the biggest con to it is that you spend more time at the hospital because you don’t get to labour at all at home like most women who spontaneously go into labour do. But some women find that their bodies were just ready to go and their labour was very quick regardless.
You’ll be fine, your baby will be fine. Doctors are only inducing to safeguard your and your baby’s wellbeing. Best of luck and congrats!