Arguement for induction

Right, i know i'm only 3 days overdue and everyone else manages to go 2 weeks without going crazy but you're obviously stronger then me because i'm about to go in there with a knife and get it out myself. (I'm not serious about that last bit)

I have an appointment with my midwife tomorrow morning and i want to make an arguement that i should be induced sooner then later. As in i would like to be told tomorrow i will be induced within a few days.

I have type 1 placenta previa (which basically doesnt impact on me and its the least dangerous) but i have had a bit of spotting this last week which makes me uncomfortable and nervous.

My last few pee sticks have been positive for protein and i'm super puffy - blood tests done for PET but no result - again, making me uncomfortable and nervous.

I have what i suspect is pubis symphysis which is bloody agonizing, i feel like i'm being ripped up the crotch when i sit/stand/roll over, i get around the house in some kind of hunched half crouch waddle and by the end of the night i'm almost in tears. I can't go out because even walking to the letterbox is agony, and getting in and out of a car is nearly impossible.

I feel like my mental health is taking a serious, serious plunge, i'm not sure i can take this much longer . I've been medicated for depression in the past, have informed my midwife from the start that i would be one to watch for PND, and i've done well to avoid it so far i think.

All up, does that sound like reasons that would convince her that i should be induced sooner? Or is it all part of the final weeks of pregnancy and she'll tell me to hang in there and wait it out? If its the later, what would i have to say (that is also true) to present a stronger case?

This isn't going to please you, but I'd say it's the normal frustrating, uncomfortable, scary last days of pregnancy! Fun huh?

Would it help if she agreed to a date for induction even if it's at 10 days over or so, then at least you'd have a definite end in sight?

Hugs. I can't help a lot in some ways - I was on the other end of the spectrum, asking to be allowed to wait. But I can sympathise with how you feel! (I got to one week six days over). It does get just a tad (!) uncomfortable, doesn't it?

I reckon just be honest and outline the points you put earlier. Wanting an induction that much means it's probably the best thing for you.

And don't be too scared about having a new baby. It's totally true, you will be all of the above (sleep deprived, sore and bleeding) but I found it totally amazing how I not only coped, but enjoyed it (and while I had nothing on some ladies, I did have some pretty nasty tearing since he came in a bit of a hurry at the end). I know not everyone feels this way, but I honestly found it the hugest rush, I was living on left-over adrenalin for a while there

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So....does everyone else go a bit mad too then? Because i do love to lie awake and night and go what if...

I know they're just estimates and waaay unreliable but i was told baby was 3.4kg at 37 weeks, if thats accurate hate to think how big he is by now, so what if he's never going to come out because he's huge and he's stuck...

You know, the thoughts that go around in your head

Right. So i might be a little end of prego-crazy and have just made an entire thread to show that off. Thats awkward

Hahaha... your post totally reminded me of labour. I was pushing, and perhaps not at my most lucid, and completely convinced myself that Jacob was stuck and wasn't going to come out. And I was going to have a baby halfway up my fufu forever. Yea... while not in labour, I can comprehend that you're not going to stay in that state one way or another for very long... at the time, not so much.

Jacob was 4.1kg when he was born - I know that's not huge huge, and I haven't had anything smaller to compare him to, but it was totally achievable (except for those odd thoughts while pushing ) And for a really big baby - my brother was 5.6kg (12lb 6oz) and Mum reckons he was her easiest labour.

I was induced at 38weeks because of H BP and pre-eclampsmia, I was going to chain myself to the ob chair at one stage when I was told I was going to be induced then told by another I wasnt, lucky I was so I know how you feel and I was only at 38 weeks!

But in saying that being induced if bubs isnt ready is not all its cracked up to be I was first induced Thursday night and didnt have bubs until Saturday night so over 48 hours from go to wo and in that time another girl was induced at the same time and walked out with her baby while I was still in that not much is happening land! very disheartening

hang in there and fliss is right maybe if you get a date or if it hasnt happened by this time then you can boook a date action plan from you mw may make you feel better?

I was induced at 40 weeks (high BP) and have to say it wasn't that nice an experience. Went into labour Friday night, had DD Saturday late night. I still think if I had gone naturally it would have been a completely different birth story. Like Kye, I had a lady in the room next to me who popped hers out in under 10mins! Almost ended in C-section due to DD getting stuck and not wanting to come out!

that's an interesting article, am a firm believer of what she's written after my experience. Unfortunately my BP was getting way too high to carry on.

I agree to make a date, it might make you feel like there's light at the end of the tunnel.

Massive hugs to you..I kind of know how you feel. I was 10days OD when DS came.
I also had SPD but no placenta probs. SPD sucks. I used to cry putting my knickers on. Our shower is over the bath and even stepping in was agony!
One night in bed I was laying on my side and just sqeeeeezed my knees together really tight then I felt and heard my pubic bone click! It was freaky but gave mild relief.
Even now, I still can click that area!

Maybe try some natural induction things if your MW isn't keen.
Accupressure - there are some you can do yourself. Bounce on a swiss ball. Cry! surely crying will release some kind of hormone! And try relax! My MW says most labours start when a woman is relaxed thats why so many start in the night.

Gah blah blah blah lol sorry.

I hope your babe comes soon hun

I think it is definitely worth discussing....even if its to say " I need to know what plan B is if this baby doesnt come by itself. When will I be referred and at what stage will I be induced" So that you arent left worrying that you'll get to 7-10 days over and then have to wait to see someone etc.

I was induced with my second (OB did a scan at what we thought was 7 days over and felt that I had hardly any liquor and the placenta was deteriorating....she then asked if I thought I was further along than the scan had said which I did so we decided i NEEDED an induction). In all honesty for me, the mere thought that something was going to happen probably started it happening anyway as my induction took way less time than was predicted.

I was contemplating asking for an induction because I was overdue and live 3 hours from the hospital and wanted some predictability in an incredibly stressful time for me (MW issues).

This time however I have a MW I trust and going with OB again so I dont feel things will be as unpredictable this time.

But it is normal to want to do ANYTHING to get the baby out.

Have you considered asking the MW about a stretch and sweep? Not an induction and I don't know if that would suit your circumstances but worth asking the question.

I had one done at +4 days and worked a treat. Baby was lying in my arms the following morning at 10am.

Word of warning, it doesn't work for everyone and can be a little bit uncomfortable. (Nothing compared to full on labour though.)

Best of luck, the last fews days of pregnancy suck!