i have family coming to visit me in a few weeks and i really dont want to be in the hospital the whole time their down here. so i would like to get it out of the way. ive had a good and healthy pregnancy so far. i know its best to wait but im already exausted from being pregnant. i dont want to be miserable the whole time their down here either.. please HELP!!
2007-04-30 16:18:33 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Thank to all the people who awnsered but some of you were rude. of course my childs health is more important thats the whole point of asking. jeesh..
2007-04-30 16:42:03 · update #1
I asked my Dr. at 36 weeks if she would induce me at 38 weeks and she agreed because I lived 45min away from the hospital.Turns out I went In labor the day before I was to be induced.It really depends on your Dr. mine was pretty cool about it.It is defiantly safe to have a baby at 38 weeks, all three of mine were.It cant hurt to ask.Good luck I hope that things go your way!!
2007-04-30 16:34:26 · answer #1 · answered by goodgirl5567 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is virtually guaranteed that if you have something coming up, that's when the little buggers decide to come. The AVERAGE gestation period for a human baby is 38 weeks (forty counting the two weeks before conception in the menstrual cycle). This is just an average, some women tend on the earlier side, some on the later. You really can't and shouldn't rush it. The baby will come when he/she is ready and shouldn't be induced before then. This will not be that last time that what's best for baby is what happens. As a parent, you don't matter so much anymore. Maybe it will work out, maybe it won't. Learn to go with it, you will have to do that a lot with kids. It is most important that that baby have the time it needs, not what you want. This later stage of pregnancy is one of the hardest parts of parenthood, we all are anxious to meet our little one and tired of being pregnant. The waiting is excruciating. I'm at 31 weeks with my third and am now on bedrest. My house is a mess, my husband won't do the housework right (some of it he won't even do at all) and it will be a huge relief when this baby comes, but I can't rush it. I need to be patient and let him grow as much as he can. You need to too. Make a plan for how to deal with the visiting while recovering or while pregnant (it may be nice to have all that family to wait on you) and relax and let things unfold as they will.
Best of luck
2007-04-30 23:28:19 · answer #2 · answered by Momofthreeboys 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Induction is not something you should wish for. It increases your chances of complications during birth, postpartum, and beginning breastfeeding. You don't want an emergency c-section, do you? Some babies are born premie at 40 weeks, and some are fully developed at 36 weeks, you want your baby to be full term, right let her decide when that is. But I will tell you this, the fact htat you are getting tired is a good sign the end is near. So hold out just a little while longer, it will pay off.
2007-04-30 23:33:46 · answer #3 · answered by Sarah N 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you could ask and believe me i understand how badly you want the baby out of you but "getting it over with" really should not be an option. the baby will come when it is ready. inducing can put a strain on the baby and if your cervix is not favorable for induction you run a very high risk of a csection. please allow the baby some time and your body- it knows the best time not you or your plans with family.
it probably wasn't the best time to have planned for family now, honey.
also, any doc that will induce you without good medical reason is not a good candidate for bringing your baby into the world. unethical to say the least.
what if your dates are off by some, do u want to risk the baby's weight or lung development. sonograms are not 100 percent accurate in determining due dates nothing is it is only an ESTIMATE.
we cannot control mother nature she does what she does when she wants and for VERY good reasons that we are not suppossed to always understand. just trust your body and baby and the time will come when it should.
good luck and hang in there!
2007-04-30 23:25:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
You can ask your doctor, but he will prob say no. Heck most doctors wont do a c-section until you are 39 weeks. I was induced with my first child at 38 weeks, but only because her heart rate kept dropping, but guess what, the induction didn't do a thing. My daughter was not ready to come, so the induction didn't work. I didn't give birth to her until I was 39 weeks and 2 days. Just because you want to be induced, doesn't mean it will work, and trust me you will be more miserable after the fact when it doesn't work. I know I was.
2007-04-30 23:47:15 · answer #5 · answered by sunflowerlizard 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure you can ask...But it probably won't get done. Doctors like to let babies come on their own when they are ready...Usually the only reason to induce early is because of complications.
Full term IS considered 38 weeks, but induction will still probably not be an option.
2007-04-30 23:23:49 · answer #6 · answered by yzerswoman 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You don't want to hear this...but babies come when they are ready. Induction is great when there is a medical need for the baby to come early...but if you try to induce for convenience, you could be putting your baby at risk because he/she may not be fully mature yet.
Most doctors will not induce for non-medical reasons.
I know it's hard, but just know your baby will be here soon, and will come when he/she is most ready.
2007-04-30 23:32:15 · answer #7 · answered by Jen 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
doctors usually wont induce you unless the baby is too big or other medical reasons. my doc said he couldnt induce me until 10 days before my due date b/c of hospital rules. i had family in as well and wanted to have the baby while they were here. but ask ur doc and see what can be done. who knows, maybe you'll get lucky!
2007-04-30 23:25:13 · answer #8 · answered by sunshine_200523 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ummm...i think your baby's health and well being should come before entertaining your guests or you wanting to be with them! you stated you wanted "to get it out of the way"...geese is that how much your baby/pregnancy gets in your way!
sweety if you've had a good pregnancy so far why would you purposely alter it just because you prefer to be doing something during that time that has nothing to do with your baby or health (of both you and baby) and in fact might hurt your baby! if all's been great, dont do something that might harm your baby...let your body/baby decide when its time...who knows it might be during the time you prefer (for all the wrong reasons!)
MAY BE ITS YOUR HORMONAL INBALANCE...BUT DONT BE SELFISH!
GOOD LUCK WITH THIS LAST STAGE OF YOUR PREGNANCY AND LABOR! :)
2007-04-30 23:29:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
you have more important family inside of you, that will let you know it they are ready to breath outside the womb, i know it gets tired and you feel as though it will never end, but think of your baby's health, they know better then anyone when its ok to come out, i had two preemies, if the baby comes before it is ready you will spend that time in the hospital anyway, no doctor will do that for you, and for good reason
2007-04-30 23:23:47 · answer #10 · answered by melissa s 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋