W39 and no labour symptoms

Hi mummies! I’m currently at W39D3 today. Went for my appt for a cervix check but gynae said that i’m not dilated (0cm) and baby is still high up. Therefore, given the option to induce/ elective csect or wait it out till my EDD next week and decide again. Felt a little disappointed tho because bb was head down since W24 & I’ve been having pelvic pains for the past few weeks… but end up still not engaged yet. 1. Any mummies able to share their experience of successful induction even when baby is not engaged? I was told of the risk too if induction fails might lead to emergency csect. 2. Also, gynae says placenta and amniotic fluid levels are okay. Bb is currently 3.3kg now, should I wait it out till past my EDD? Has anyone given birth at close to W41? #firsttimemom #Needadvice #firstbaby

thankful and blessed x

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Actually it all depends on your preference, some mummies prefer natural, some c-sect. i myself had induction on wk39d4 for 30hours, 1cm dilation, end up i requested for emergency c sect instead (imho, best decision ever) cause it was too tiring and painful and baby was getting stressed too.. C-sect was like 10mins and baby is out and i was like i should have done this earlier! just that decent recovering process takes longer like 6 weeks than natural..😉

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