Babies - if left would they come out!

Jake was induced at 14 days overdue, BUT when he came out, he was nothing like an overdue baby - no peely skin and was only 7lb something,. i think my dates were out. shoulda left him in....but hahah annie, i was sooooo over it!

decided with baby three I am going to ask the midwife to work out the due date and then add 12 days - so then i won't be disapointed!

Maya was 2 weeks early and had meconium in her waters.

I'm fully convinced that if I hadn't been induced I'd still be pregnant with the gremlins. They were far too happy in there and they are still grumpy with me for making them be born before they were ready

And I was induced with lil miss just coz I was over it lol But to be fair, I had been vomiting every day for 34 weeks by the time she was born so I feel a little justified about it!

I guess I'm sitting on the intervention side of the fence on this one. Yes 99% of babies will come on their own given the chance, but the risks DO increase with time and advances in obstetric practises are the reason why so many fewer babies are stillborn or die from complications of labour/delivery. I personally would elect not to go over 40 weeks.

JM2CW.

lilfatty wrote: I do believe in intervention though ... I also think that medical advances are the reason that its no longer a common occurance for women to die during child birth.

 

I agree with this completely.  I beleive in intervention when necessary and I am pleased that medical advances have meant that pregnancy and birth are safer.  I will always birth in a hospital because I am high risk of requiring a blood transfusion.

But as I said earlier I think that birth is a natural occurence that all species go through.  I think that medical proffessionals do like to intervene and control even in instances where it's not necessary and I think if left to come out in their own time most babies would

  There is actually a midwife in Wellington that has a standard birth procedure which includes induction and forceps plus a shot of syntocin afterwards to get that placenta out toot sweet.  Nearly all of her births are identical because she controls them and the birth plan is hers, not the parents.

  I can't comment whether I would get induced or not because I've not been in a situation where I had to think of it.  Having said that I did have Michaela's placenta induced because of my bleeding disorder - the specialist and midwife said it would be safest.

I can understand why women who go over want to do anything to get the baby out...by 40 weeks (ha or 30 even ) your over it , you feel fat, and tired , and if you are one of the freaks that doesnt , then most women are at least anxious to meet their baby .
I believe that mother and baby generally know what each other is doing , yet the powers that be , determine when the baby can come out .

As there is not many births of babies that have gone over two weeks and we dont know all the possible outcomes, as opposed to premature birth , its a risk i personally wouldn't like to take ....altho, at least when they are still in your womb you know where they are all the blimming time , and they cant answer back ...