I do not want to scare anyone, but I've heard something terrible & in the space of 10 minutes my opinion has totally changed on this induction thing...
I just got a phone call from my Mum. She said she didn't want to ring me but I'm due to call the MW this afternoon about a time to go for the sweep & scan on Thursday and confirming the dates etc. She wanted to ring before I speak to the MW so I can have chance to mull over what she was about to tell me before I agree to anything.
My Mum's boss's wife works on a labour ward in Harlow hospital and in the last couple of months has experienced a few sudden deaths of babies that went 14 days overdue, 17 days overdue and another at 16 days overdue. (I think there have also been a couple of others). When my Mum was telling her about me getting induced on Saturday, she said "PLEASE tell her not to do it, don't agree to anything past 12 days overdue, in my experience it is NOT worth the risk".
She said the placenta REALLY starts to decrease in health after 10 days overdue and so to leave it an extra 2 days is ok, but to leave it up to potentially 16 isn't worth it in her opinion.
OK, so I'll be 15 days overdue when I'm induced and potentially 16 days overdue when I have Miss Evie.
She said that in all cases, there was a heartbeat one second and not the next. The placenta which was keeping these babies alive just packed up suddenly because it was too overdue.
Since that phone call, I do NOT want to go overdue any more than 12 days. I know I'm going to get replies saying "this is rare" etc and I fully understand that, but this is one risk I am NOT willing to take. Evie's health comes above all else, and my fear of induction has literally, just disappeared in the space of 10 minutes.
How likely am I to be heard by my MW? I know she'll tell me it's silly to think this way etc but I am just not willing to risk it and I don't want to leave it 15 days. Do you think she'd get me in earlier or just ignore how I feel and tell me she won't book me in any sooner? xx
I just got a phone call from my Mum. She said she didn't want to ring me but I'm due to call the MW this afternoon about a time to go for the sweep & scan on Thursday and confirming the dates etc. She wanted to ring before I speak to the MW so I can have chance to mull over what she was about to tell me before I agree to anything.
My Mum's boss's wife works on a labour ward in Harlow hospital and in the last couple of months has experienced a few sudden deaths of babies that went 14 days overdue, 17 days overdue and another at 16 days overdue. (I think there have also been a couple of others). When my Mum was telling her about me getting induced on Saturday, she said "PLEASE tell her not to do it, don't agree to anything past 12 days overdue, in my experience it is NOT worth the risk".
She said the placenta REALLY starts to decrease in health after 10 days overdue and so to leave it an extra 2 days is ok, but to leave it up to potentially 16 isn't worth it in her opinion.
OK, so I'll be 15 days overdue when I'm induced and potentially 16 days overdue when I have Miss Evie.
She said that in all cases, there was a heartbeat one second and not the next. The placenta which was keeping these babies alive just packed up suddenly because it was too overdue.
Since that phone call, I do NOT want to go overdue any more than 12 days. I know I'm going to get replies saying "this is rare" etc and I fully understand that, but this is one risk I am NOT willing to take. Evie's health comes above all else, and my fear of induction has literally, just disappeared in the space of 10 minutes.
How likely am I to be heard by my MW? I know she'll tell me it's silly to think this way etc but I am just not willing to risk it and I don't want to leave it 15 days. Do you think she'd get me in earlier or just ignore how I feel and tell me she won't book me in any sooner? xx