I am so completely frustrated and heartbroken right now.
My due date is tomorrow. This is my second baby. I have been under the care of the CNMs who delivered DS1 for this entire pregnancy, which has gone much more smoothly than the last.
Last time around I had borderline high blood pressure and was put on bedrest at like 34 weeks. Because of the potential for preeclampsia, even though I had no protien in my urine or headaches/other symptoms and only borderline high blood pressure, I was induced at 40 +3. My birth was terrible - 2 days of labor, slow progression, very stressed out... and I attribute a lot of that to being evicted before he was ready.
This time my blood pressure has been awesome, I've gained a modest amount of weight, and everything is going well. However, I started measuring large around 30 weeks. I had an ultrasound for size at 32 weeks and the baby was estimated at 6 and a half lbs. They sent me again at 37 weeks and the boy was only estimated at 7 lbs give or take a lb. I was warned if the baby showed up large I might have to deliver at a different hospital with OBs instead of the MWs. However, the baby measuring at 7 lbs (which none of us believed) cleared me from this risk (or so I thought).
The midwives are all guessing 10+ lbs based on measurements and palpations. Now, personally I'm not so worried about a big baby, because DS1 was 9lbs 11 oz and basicaly snuck out in 3 pushes when the midwife went to get a sandwich. They also say they think I have the pelvis and have no doubts I can deliver a very large infant vaginally.
BUT...
Apparently the doctors they practice with are dead set against me going over my due date. They are located at a different hospital, and with the foreknowledge that this will be a huge baby, they want me to deliver there instead (if i go past my due date). The midwife on call called me today to deliver this news at 4:30 pm.
I'm at a loss. I'm considering taking castor oil tonight and letting the midwives strip my membranes in the morning, because if labor starts tomorrow I can still be at the hospital I want with the midwives. But the other half of my brain says "even though its not cervadil or pitocin, you're still forcing something that's not ready... you're going to start the cascade of interventions..."
I'm at a loss. Anyone have similar experiences/advice/commiseration??!?!?
Thanks!
~erica
My due date is tomorrow. This is my second baby. I have been under the care of the CNMs who delivered DS1 for this entire pregnancy, which has gone much more smoothly than the last.
Last time around I had borderline high blood pressure and was put on bedrest at like 34 weeks. Because of the potential for preeclampsia, even though I had no protien in my urine or headaches/other symptoms and only borderline high blood pressure, I was induced at 40 +3. My birth was terrible - 2 days of labor, slow progression, very stressed out... and I attribute a lot of that to being evicted before he was ready.
This time my blood pressure has been awesome, I've gained a modest amount of weight, and everything is going well. However, I started measuring large around 30 weeks. I had an ultrasound for size at 32 weeks and the baby was estimated at 6 and a half lbs. They sent me again at 37 weeks and the boy was only estimated at 7 lbs give or take a lb. I was warned if the baby showed up large I might have to deliver at a different hospital with OBs instead of the MWs. However, the baby measuring at 7 lbs (which none of us believed) cleared me from this risk (or so I thought).
The midwives are all guessing 10+ lbs based on measurements and palpations. Now, personally I'm not so worried about a big baby, because DS1 was 9lbs 11 oz and basicaly snuck out in 3 pushes when the midwife went to get a sandwich. They also say they think I have the pelvis and have no doubts I can deliver a very large infant vaginally.
BUT...
Apparently the doctors they practice with are dead set against me going over my due date. They are located at a different hospital, and with the foreknowledge that this will be a huge baby, they want me to deliver there instead (if i go past my due date). The midwife on call called me today to deliver this news at 4:30 pm.
I'm at a loss. I'm considering taking castor oil tonight and letting the midwives strip my membranes in the morning, because if labor starts tomorrow I can still be at the hospital I want with the midwives. But the other half of my brain says "even though its not cervadil or pitocin, you're still forcing something that's not ready... you're going to start the cascade of interventions..."
I'm at a loss. Anyone have similar experiences/advice/commiseration??!?!?
Thanks!
~erica