Hi all!!! This isn't a question, but a wonderful announcement!!?

Question

I went to the doctor yesterday. I am 38 weeks, 3 days, and after much waiting and hoping, she is inducing my labor on Tuesday!!

I am so happy, I had to tell everyone!! I have everything ready to go, and the car seat is in the car already, and my bags are packed. Sitter's arranged for my 4 year old, baby clothes are clean and put away, and diapers are stacked to the ceiling. I am so ready for this!!

But thank you anyway for putting up with my announcement!!

Answer 1

CONGRATS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. ESPECIALLY YOUR 4 YEAR OLD. MANY GREAT WISHES AND HOPE EVERYTHING TURNS OUT WELL. GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS..HAVE FUN.....

Answer 2

Congratulations, best wishes and prayers to you. Now, have you thought about what you can do for the 4 year old to make the transition from baby in the house to being the "big" brother or sister? I've found that any chore or "help" with the new baby can work wonders for the older child. Good luck.

Answer 3

"The Food and Drug Administration and the Physician’s Desk Reference, the bible of information on drugs, recommend against elective inductions.31,35 The FDA “disallows” it; the PDR says, “Since the available data are inadequate to evaluate the benefits-to-risks considerations, Pitocin [the trade name for oxytocin] is not indicated for elective induction of labor.”

First, despite common belief that they can, obstetricians cannot switch labor on at will. Starting and intensifying labor involves a complex cascade of feedback mechanisms that mutually reinforce and limit each other. It is an elegant and delicate dance of hormones and other substances between the baby, who initiates and controls the process, and the mother. Dumping in oxytocin—with or without cervical ripening procedures—often won’t initiate progressive labor unless labor was on the verge of starting on its own. This is the main reason why studies consistently show that inducing labor, apart from the reason for induction, considerably increases the likelihood of cesarean section in first-time mothers..."

http://www.hencigoer.com/articles/elective_induction/

"When researchers in the late 1980s followed a group of healthy, white women with regular menstrual cycles, they discovered that pregnancy in first-time mothers averaged eight days longer than this, or forty-one weeks plus one day...

The first lesson to be learned is have patience, unless there is a good reason not to wait for nature to take its course. When the fruit is ripe, it will fall from the tree. Inducing labor may be presented as a far more straightforward decision than it actually is. Think carefully about the risks and benefits of an induction recommended solely because you have not begun labor before some arbitrary cut-off date. Because it introduces risks, intervening in the natural process should only be undertaken to fix something that has gone awry."

http://parenting.ivillage.com/pregnancy/0,,jb56,00.html

Answer 4

Congrats!

Answer 5

Congratulations!!!

Answer 6

Congrats!!!

Answer 7

That's great news but why are you getting induced when you are not even late yet? Induction should only be done if there is a real problem and even then, it is very tramatic for the infant.

Answer 8

good luck! I hope the inducing works fast for you! have a healthy baby, let us all know what you had!

Answer 9

Congrats! SO happy for you!. I have 4 weeks to go.. if i make it that far

Answer 10

Congratulations!
Hope everything goes well and you have your baby soon x
keep us all informed!
love Vanessa x