my OB!!!

[shakenbake]

ok my ob told me if next week my cirv looks good n ripe he wants to induce me NO NO NO! im dil to a 4 now what more ripe do i need? i need some nat induction meth i KNOW hes going to push to induce me sence my babys are big normally HELP i dont want any pit anywhere near me !!!!

[starc]

So sorry. Can't you refuse? I've heard acupressure works.

[shakenbake]

ya i can refuse but i just dont want to fight anymore i got nothing left lately after everything thats happend ugh i know i will fight it but i dont want to have to ya know?

[starc]

I'm sorry. I know how it sucks to have to fight it especially at this point but it will be worth it in the end. Sending positive labor vibes your way.

[SunShineSally]

Now you better have that girl before I have my boy! At my chiro today his wife said everytime she wanted to induce her labor she used balsamic vinagaret (okay I cannot spell!) she did it with 3 out of 5 pregnancies and that it worked within hours I don't know why or what not she said an older lady she knew told her to try it sounds odd to me but she absolutely says it worked for her!

[ExuberantDaffodil]

Why in the world would your ob want to induce that early?? Even my induction-happy cnw the first time around waited until I was 39 weeks (though I had been dilated 4cm for three weeks before that).

All the natural induction methods aren't going to work if your babe just simply isn't done cooking in there. I know. I keep trying.

Good luck. I wouldn't let pitocin near me with a ten foot pole. That stuff is pure nasties, IME.

SunShineSally -- what was done with the balsamic vinegarette?? Was it just consumed... or something else...? (sorry to ask. I just keep reading weird labor induction stuff, so I don't know what's "normal" anymore!)

[Mom2M]

Why would he induce you so early? That's crazy! She won't be ready!
I'm feeling luckier and luckier with my OB practice...

Deb

[bluebunny]

ACOG doesn't recommend induction before 39 weeks. I would tell your OB that you will not even consider induction before then. My first pregnancy the doctor wanted to induce on my due date but I refused (to his surprise!) and so he told me to make an appointment for the next week for induction. I told him I would have an office appointment then and we'd discuss it but I went into labor that weekend.

I don't really understand the "fight" issue, just refuse and make another appointment. No fight needed.

[beebalmmama]

Originally Posted by bluebunny

ACOG doesn't recommend induction before 39 weeks. I would tell your OB that you will not even consider induction before then. My first pregnancy the doctor wanted to induce on my due date but I refused (to his surprise!) and so he told me to make an appointment for the next week for induction. I told him I would have an office appointment then and we'd discuss it but I went into labor that weekend.

I don't really understand the "fight" issue, just refuse and make another appointment. No fight needed.

[mollusk]

Originally Posted by bluebunny

ACOG doesn't recommend induction before 39 weeks. I would tell your OB that you will not even consider induction before then. My first pregnancy the doctor wanted to induce on my due date but I refused (to his surprise!) and so he told me to make an appointment for the next week for induction. I told him I would have an office appointment then and we'd discuss it but I went into labor that weekend.

I don't really understand the "fight" issue, just refuse and make another appointment. No fight needed.

i 2nd the

[shakenbake]

well hes not the best ob in the world hes Very closed minded when i told him i Wanted to have a home water birth he aid wow so many women DIE doing that! um dood this is my 3rd baby all born vag and never any probs get off my back! i Was induced with my first and my 2nd the ob tryed a few times and i refused yes labor was longer with my 2nd But i labored at home for a long part of it and it was 10 times better

im gbs neg i have had NOTHING really Wrong this pregnacy why cant he just leave me alone? im afrade he will strip me at my next apmt so im going to tell him DO NOT EVEN THINK IT b4 he checks me this is the same ob that told me i can not check my self as its not safe at all!
um how is it Any safer for someone who Doesnt know my body like i do? i was TTC for a while and did checks all the time I know a diffrecne he doesnt! he saiod it will cause and infection
ok im not stupid it is only doen IN the bath tub ina clean bath but sex is ok right? UGH
im ready to fight today i dont evne want to go back for any appmts

[notjustmamie]

If it's not "safe" to check yourself, how is it "safe" for your OB to check you? Does he use sterile gloves ever time, or just pull another set out of the box on the counter?

I would stop undressing at appointments, personally. Given that you're 4 cm already and not in labor now, it should be more than clear that how dilated you are is no indication of when you're going to start labor. He doesn't need to do a check at all (unless you want one). If you stay dressed, you don't even have to warn him not to strip your membranes--he won't have access.

[SunShineSally]

your supposed to consume the balsamic she said she drenched a salad and some noodles or something and I have never heard of it before but she swears by it sounds silly to me but hey ya never know!

[vegasgrl]

I just ate an entire can of pineapple. I'll let you know how it goes.

[Noelle C.]

Originally Posted by notjustmamie

If it's not "safe" to check yourself, how is it "safe" for your OB to check you?

See, I don't understand this business about it being unsafe since bacteria and such can be introduced to the environment. I'd thing hands and gloves are cleaner than penises, yet, unless on bed rest or otherwise ordered not to, sex clear up until labor is just fine, and I've never heard it said that sex must be right after bathing and scrubbing with antibacterial soap. Even if that were the case, scrubbing like that, shouldn't it be okay for our hands?


OP, in your shoes, I just wouldn't show up. They can't get Pit into you if you're not there.

[shakenbake]

ellhad some pretty strong contractions tonight after standing and walking for a bit but now my legs r killing me UGH! i want to walk this baby out i Really do but it hurts so fing bad we DTD last night got some contractions from that but not enoff and it hurt pretty freaking bad to DTD that it im buying castorl oil tommrow!

[Marlet]

Saw this on new posts.

Pineapple only "works" (and I use that loosely because I tried it with DD2 ) when it's fresh. You have to do the cutting yourself essentially and it's the core that does it, not neccessarily the pineapple.

PMing you with some info you might like though.

[mamatolevi]

Just say no and that you won't discuss it further. You've had several vaginal births with larger babies so obviously your body works just fine.

THEY can schedule whatever the heck they want. YOU don't have to show up for it. You are in control.

It is specifically against ACOG policies to induce for suspected big baby. It's also against ACOG policies to induce before 39w w/o a clear medical reason.

BTW: what size babies have you had? I ask b/c it seems one person's large is practically another person's preemie.

[shakenbake]

my first was 7'7 and my 2nd was 8 "13 he did have some trouble comeing out as well

[notjustmamie]

Originally Posted by shakenbake

my first was 7'7 and my 2nd was 8 "13 he did have some trouble comeing out as well

Did you know the official ACOG recommendation for "big babies" say that unless you suspect that the babe is 11 lbs or more you're supposed to leave them alone? From the stories I've heard/read, you'd think that a "big baby" was anything over 8 lbs!

Also, do you know what the difficulty was with your second? From what I understand, most problems are caused by position rather than size.