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Who here has lied about their due date or LMP to their midwife? I lied about my due date to my midwife , as well as everyone else except DH. I told my midwife that my LMP was 7 days later than it actually was, so that I wouldn't be forced into induction until 43 weeks.
Turns out I gave birth at 41 weeks, 1 day (40 weeks, 1 day according to her records), so lying wasn't necessary. But it sure made my pregnancy a lot less stressful! Otherwise, I would have been terrified of induction.
I plan to lie again with my next pregnancy, but probably by 4 days instead of 7, since 2nd babies tend to come a little earlier. There's a fine line, because under 37 weeks, they won't do a homebirth.
-- Paula
Turns out I gave birth at 41 weeks, 1 day (40 weeks, 1 day according to her records), so lying wasn't necessary. But it sure made my pregnancy a lot less stressful! Otherwise, I would have been terrified of induction.
I plan to lie again with my next pregnancy, but probably by 4 days instead of 7, since 2nd babies tend to come a little earlier. There's a fine line, because under 37 weeks, they won't do a homebirth.
-- Paula