What is the earliest they will induce?

Question

I am 36 weeks tomorrow and my baby weighed 6 lbs 10oz by fetal estimated weight on the sonogram this past Friday....what is the earliest they will induce? I don't want to give birth to a 9 or 10 lb baby or have to have a c-section. Thank you!~

I forgot to mention that I have diabetes so she really is that large....they said if she was a little big they would induce at 38 weeks....I just want to know if they will at 36 weeks. Thank you!

Answer 1

after 40 weeks ur not even full term yet im sorry.

no one can decide the weigh of their babies..

besides better healthy and big then skinny and fragile right?

just hang in there u have 4 wks and who knows maybe at wk 39 ur water will break.:)

Additional: no they wont at 36 with diabetes 38-39 is earliest ive heard of if ur diabetes is causing probs that is.. if not after 40 wks sorry but Good Luck:)

Answer 2

I had Gestational Diabetes during my last pregnancy. I began weekly appointments with an ultrasound at 32 weeks. At 37 weeks she was estimated to be about 7 pounds with a projected birth weight of 8 - 81/2 pounds. I went 41 weeks with her and when she was born, she only weighed 6 pounds 14 ounces. Remember that the fetal estimate is just that, only an estimate. If and how soon your doctor will induce will depend a lot on the health of your baby, how well you are monitoring your blood sugar, and what your blood pressure is. For the health of your child, it is best to let them grow in utero as long as possible. This is especially beneficial to lung development. Inductions actually have a higher rate of ending in a c-section than going into labor spontaneously. Without a medical reason, a good doctor will be reluctant to induce a labor until 1-2 weeks past due. Even though you don't personally want to give birth to a 9 or 10 pound baby or have a c-section, sometimes these things happen. Bottom line is you want your baby to be healthy and if having a c-section is what it takes or it requires you to vaginally deliver a 10 pound baby, everything will be fine once you meet your baby face-to-face.

Answer 3

Having to have a c-section because your baby is "too large" is not going to be a real issue unless your child is well over 12 pounds, no matter what doctors say. The pelvis and everything else you have expands in order to birth your child. The "too big" thing is a copout explanation for non-progressive labor that is usually caused by the fact that the mother is sitting on her butt in a bed with tubes running into her and machines attached to her, and gravity and nature are being fought against at every turn.

Also, at 36 weeks, a sonogram is not a reasonable estimate of your baby's size. In the third trimester, a sonogram can be off by as much as 3 pounds, and is almost always overestimated.

Lastly, induction should NOT be used unless there is a legitimate medical reason that your baby needs to be born quickly. It's not benign. It comes with significant risks, including the death of your child. And if you're being told otherwise, you are not being told the full picture.

Your body knows when your child is meant to be born, and how large your child is meant to grow before he is born, and there's a reason for both. There is no reason to interfere with either unless your health or his health would be significantly compromised otherwise.

Answer 4

That depends on your doctor. Most won't induce unless you are past 40 weeks. Unless there is a medical problem. Those sonogram's are never right either. They estimated my daughter at 8 lbs 4 oz a week before she was born - weighing 9 lbs 12 oz.

Answer 5

My first son used to be prompted approximately 10 days early considering of his dimension. The sonograms upped his due date. RIght now I'm 32 weeks pregnant and am getting a c-phase on 12/five (36 weeks) considering of placental previa. Preeclamsia, damaged membranes, and diabetes also are causes for early induction. Basically each time this can be a hazard for the youngster or mom to move the entire forty weeks the resolution is made to supply early. Doctors will attempt to hold the youngster in for so long as viable. 37 weeks is regarded complete time period and the nearer you're to this date the bigger. I used to be instructed that daily in takes to the air one million week within the NICU.

Answer 6

Sonograms are not very accurate at measuring full term babies, so don't assume you are going to have a 9 pounder if you go another 4 weeks. Not all babies gain exactly a half pound per week in the last weeks, either.

Most docs won't induce until 41 weeks unless they are VERY sure that baby would be too large to pass through your pelvis. This would require several scans to confirm closer to your due date.

Answer 7

My doc induced at 39 weeks because I had been having contractions for weeks but my cervix never did anything. They induced Wed night and had a c-section that Thursday. My baby was showing 6lbs 4oz at 34 weeks and weighed 8lbs 3 ozs at birth

Answer 8

No one will induce at 36 weeks unless the health of the mother or baby is in jeopardy.

Answer 9

Hi my son is 8 months now and I had EXTREMELY high blood pressure when I was pregnant with him and I was induced at 38 weeks.

If you are not at risk or the baby is not at risk then they will not induce labour. Sorry.

Answer 10

I tried to get my doctors to induce at 37 weeks. My daughter was measured weighing 7 lbs even and I was dilated to 3. I even explained that my husband was home from Iraq for 2 weeks and we really wanted to deliver in that time frame. They did an amniocentesis but said that her lungs were too immature. So, I did it myself and 2 days later I had a 100% healthy little girl.

So, I guess it depends on the doctor and the amnio results.