So Not Happy

[timneh_mom]

I saw the doctor today, and even though she agreed I am due more like the 12th instead of the 9th, she is still starting to talk about induction! :

I am NOT HAPPY. I have an otherwise really good relationship with her, and I gave her all my reasons why I am not going to do this unless myself or the baby are not doing well. I am going to have an NST on Monday if I'm still around, I told her, why don't we see if there actually is trouble before making this decision? I will see her in the office on Tuesday next week. I am going to do everything I can to buy more time.

I don't want to try to change doctors at this stage of the game. She is excellent with my son, she is very patient, she USUALLY takes the simplest route first unless it's a huge problem... she does a wonderful delivery, uses midwifery techniques, she's an osteopath too... there are so many things I like about her that I do want to continue to see her. And I think I can buy more time, if I can organize my thoughts enough for my appointment in a week, I think I can get a little more time out of her.

I know that I don't have to show up at the hospital, but I hate to resort to that, she respects me now and I don't want to do something so rash... I'd rather go in for more monitoring and wait it out than just blatantly not show. She is the kind of person you can be reasonable with.

So this week, I'm going to have a lot of sex. I am going to rest and relax as much as possible. I have a pot of strong RRL tea sitting here next to me and I've already taken 2 EPO capsules by mouth and the other one vaginally. I don't know what the EPO dose is for this but I'm off to look it up. And I've got some fresh pineapple too. I've had some good BH this afternoon since my appointment (she didn't check me today because I didn't think it was necessary) and I hope they continue on.

I just hate feeling under pressure. I would go through another induction if something was going wrong, but if it's not, I just can't agree to it.

Thanks for listening.

[anabellee]

good luck with the pineapple. i seriously ate 2 whole ones the weekend before ds was born he came out the following monday. i don't know if it was the pineapple or not but it sure did taste good

[preggymeaggy]

I know what you mean. I love my OB and my midwife, but at my 39 wk appt (last week) my OB said this week she would discuss induction options for the following weeks. She didn't say anything specific and I just gave her a look that said "Yeah...we'll see about THAT!" But I'm really hoping little girl decides to come out on her own soon. I don't want to take on this battle about induction. I think they will with no problem let me go till 42 weeks, but after that it WILL be battle, I fear. Why do good doctors have this hangup with induction? I guess they're just used to dealing with a lot of ladies who really WANT to be induced!

I've been walking a lot around my neighborhood (even though it's like 6 degrees outside ). Sex just doesn't interest me a lot right now, so hopefully walking, rest, and lots of protein will be enough to get me ready. What does the pineapple do? Consequently, I've been eating a lot of that too. Here's to hoping they come out soon!!!

[LEAW]

Originally Posted by preggymeaggy

Why do good doctors have this hangup with induction?

I had this exact conversationw ith my midwife last night... it's because if they induce, and you fail to progress, they can c/s and "do everything to save the child" (and you consented to) rather than let you go...

There is an actual risk.. 1:1000 that a baby from 37-40 weeks will just die. that risk goes up to 2:1000 from 40-42 weeks, and again at 42 weeks to ?? 3:1000 or maybe 4.

SO rather than take the risk, they induce, and put all the responsibility on you for agreeing.

[reducereuserecycle]

I hope she will agree with you wanting to "wait it out" until baby decides it is ready.

So what now...pineapple may induce labor??? i didn't know that?

[timneh_mom]

I'm not sure what the pineapple does, I wonder if it's the bromelain (sp?) which is a natural enzyme in it. I'd read here somewhere on MDC that you need to get the fresh stuff, that's it's not in the canned stuff. I'm sure I'll polish off the whole pineapple I just bought yesterday...

I think the pineapple is supposed to ripen your cervix? I don't know if it works or not but it's good for you so at least you've got that!

[goodygumdrops]

OT kinda?!
This is a weird but relavent comment to all the pineapple speculation
A couple of weeks ago I was reading a historical novel based in the 1800's...Anyway, the main charactor was a pineappple farmer and there was discussion that pineapple was used as a purgative during those times. The main charactor discussed that raw pineapple was used to force miscarriages on women.....So, it is fictional novel...based on historical facts?! So, maybe this is where people believed that pineapple could bring on labor...

[littlest birds]

You can skip the sex and stimulate labor with orgasm via masturbation also.

I did with my fourth dd, and went into labor within hours(about 3hrs later)... (supposedly a week early BTW) and had a great straightforward birth and labor. I don't hear much about this method, though once I heard the orgasm was too "intense" compared with, i think, nipple stimulation

I would really question the doc about induction. I do not consider it safe or healthy to labor under induction. Your doc IMO should not think it safe or healthy either. Still and always puzzled by this...

Maybe legal issues or hospital policy force her to suggest it. I have seen docs trapped by policy before, and have to go against their better judgement.

[DreamsInDigital]

Yeah right. I had a lot of sex in the last 2 weeks of my pregnancy last time. I still went 15 days past my EDD.
I'm 1 day past my EDD now but thankfully I have a hands off midwife who would never even suggest I induce just because of being past my EDD.
And you're not even TO your EDD yet. How ridiculous!

[timneh_mom]

Originally Posted by lisa2976

SO rather than take the risk, they induce, and put all the responsibility on you for agreeing.

Originally Posted by deeporgarten

I would really question the doc about induction. I do not consider it safe or healthy to labor under induction. Your doc IMO should not think it safe or healthy either. Still and always puzzled by this...

Maybe legal issues or hospital policy force her to suggest it. I have seen docs trapped by policy before, and have to go against their better judgement.

Originally Posted by DreamsInDigital

thankfully I have a hands off midwife who would never even suggest I induce just because of being past my EDD.
And you're not even TO your EDD yet. How ridiculous!

You guys are totally preaching to the choir!! I am just pissed that she's putting the pressure on. I know that if I have to just plain flat out refuse it, I will, but I don't want to HAVE to do that, KWIM?

[MsElle07]

How frustrating. What if you just said to her, "I don't want to talk about induction until 42 weeks." Rather than trying to bargain with her, tell her upfront that you're not going to agree to it, so just stop bringing it up.

[DreamsInDigital]

But you know we'll be here to support you if it comes to that, mama.

[FireflyFan]

What date is your doc hinting at for the induction?


BTW I ate pineapple the night before I got bloody show, so I'm chiming in on the pineapple love.:

[MoonWillow]

I'm kind of in the same boat although they are using low fluid as the reason for wanting to induce. They've actually left me alone thus far but now that I am 39 weeks I can kiss that peace and quiet goodbye! My midwife knows how I feel and agrees actually that I am making the right choice but there are 7 others and Dr. Crisis as their backup. I blew off my ultrasound yesterday otherwise I probably would have had to fight already.
As long as the NST's keep looking great and my midwife can tell via palpation that the baby has fluid then I will not let anyone near me.
And yea she even admitted that it's legal stuff. She said that she can't write "adequate fluid detected via palpation" in my chart (even though she thinks there is more than the u/s is picking up) because it would never fly in court.
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[p1gg1e]

Sorry you are having to go through this.

BTDT with DD and I switched Dr.'s at 38 weeks.. Only thing I can say is if you don't want to be induced then be up front and say no.

I hope everything goes great and you beat them to the punch.

[heartandhandsdoula]

I hope this is not too innappropriate but drinking semen is the best way to get the protein... better than with sex, so I've heard. Also put more EPO on your cervix or get a high dosage of borage oil and load it on, it is all completely natural and won't hurt a thing it just softens your cervix.

[ibusymomto5]

That stinks that you have to worry about induction in a healthy pregnancy BEFORE it's even your due date. I totally don't get the mainstream medical on this. It seems it's way, way too common. I hope you can reason with your doc and persuade her to be patient.


What seemed to stir things up for me was walking at the mall...

[mom2mimi]

Liz, I know this is pretty much the worst thing that the dr. could be telling you right now. And I know you'll do what's right, it really sucks that you have to fight for it though.

What has always gotten things moving along for me was nipple stimulation. I went into labor after doing it for an hour or two with my first because I was hours away from induction.

[raeinparis]

oh liz! i was hoping that maybe you'd had your baby...

that's so weird that they bug you before 40 weeks. that's one good thing about here, we have a 42 week pregnancy in france of course if i did go one day over my inflated due date i'd be looking at an induction.

i hope that little girl gets things started soon! and enjoy the pineapple.

[mamabear&babybear]

I'm sending you all my birth vibes as dd has a cold right now so I'm not ready. Hopefully things will get started and you won't have to worry about it. I'm sorry, that your ob is stressing you out about induction, especially since you haven't even reached your edd. Hopefully you can come to an agreement that works for both of you.