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[quote=Anonymous]Hi OP, this is the PP whose platelets are at 78.

To be honest it sounds like you have good news: your platelets have stabilized, your cervix is softened. I would suggest that you start walking a lot and have sex - this should help you get dilated. Then at your next appoint ask them to strip your membranes. Those are all good things that can help you jump start labor on your own.

As or me, my baby is measuring larger than my previous full-term deliveries and I still have 6 weeks so this is going to be a big kid. They are counseling for a csection but not necessarily an induction. At this point there is a high likelihood that I will not get an epidural. I'll start steroids next week but the only other option if my platelets drop even further would be an IVIG infusion which is essentially a blood transfusion but with the nationwide plasma shortage that may not be feasible. I'm going to shoot for vaginal (epidural or not) and if that doesn't work - the full team is prepared that I am a patient who may need a csection so all of the doctors are aware.

However it happens, I wish us both boring uneventful deliveries and healthy babies. [/quote]

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