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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here again, I just spoke to my doc office and they are urging me to wait for my body to do this on its own, so I'll try to sit tight until my next appointment with them on Monday. Or go into labor on my own! At the end of the day I think I need to trust the person who's seen me through this pregnancy and my previous one. [/quote]

You’re well within your right as a patient to discuss your concerns with your OB, OP. Did you speak to your doctor, or just a nurse? Are you at a practice that is more conservative, or one known to try and minimize interventions? Personally I find it a bit odd that at AMA they are not encouraging you to at least schedule an induction at 40 weeks.

If you are comfortable with the risks of waiting to induce, fine. But you are well within your right to discuss the risks and benefits of inducing or waiting at this point. Plenty of conservative practices would have already induced you by this point. Sometimes our bodies don’t do the right thing and interventions can avoid a bad outcome. Mother Nature is not infallible, she’s the reason birth used to be the leading cause of death for women and babies.

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Thanks, I do appreciate this reminder/reinforcement.  My OB is in surgery today so I couldn't speak to her, unfortunately. When I met with her earlier yesterday she suggested I'd be induced by next Thursday (so, 41+4). She's at a big hospital (Cornell - I'm in NYC) and I would say they fall somewhere in the middle. They have a birthing center with midwives but I'm not a patient there, just been seen as part of their mainstream practice. With my dd I appreciated a slightly less interventional approach as they allowed me to deliver vaginally despite my water having broken about 30 hours prior to her birth (I.e. no "24 hour rule" if things seem to be progressing).  [/quote]
New York has abysmal maternal mortality and c-section rates (neighboring NJ has a special placenta accreta center because of all the c-sections area hospitals do) so they're probably backing away from intervening in low-risk, healthy pregnancies such as yours with both of your babies. Good luck to you, the end is stressful and unfortunately if you're on the internet, full of negativity and misinformation. Hopefully you can relax and enjoy these last days![/quote]

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