Induce labour?

Hmm, have you thought of asking for a second opinion? Baby weight is usually inaccurate and the only real way of finding out is when the baby is born. I also know of many cases where a doctor pushes for induction but the baby weighs much lesser than their prediction. Sometimes the predicted weight is due to large amounts of amniotic fluid. My SIL was for example was also told that her baby would be 3.8kg but in the end, he was only 2.8kg. That’s a whole kilo lesser. Plus, Induction contractions are known to be more painful because it only produces the oxytocins to trigger labour but not the chemical that helps cope with the pain. If your health condition is good and the baby is not in jeopardy, I would strongly suggest getting a second opinion. Have someone measure your fundal length instead. Even with an epidural, inducing labour before full term is not encouraged. There’s a reason why a 37 weeks newborn is still considered preterm and needs to be observed closely.

had induced labour for my 2nd as during my 36 weeks, it said that baby is Ard 3.6kg. but when birthed, she weighs more, at 4.2kg. I was induced on 37+1. induce for me is a long process haha. from the time they inserted the medication until I gave birth, total was ABT 31 hours for me. but pushing only took 17 mins. time wise varies between individuals. for a cousin of mine, her induced labour only took 9 hours. I took epidural too as for induce, the contractions is more like 1 shot kinda thing. not like natural labour, which will gradually increase in pressure. the after effect of epidural for me is low energy. but they will put on fall risk 6 hours after giving birth.

they will just start the labour process. it’s not always due to your diet but baby’s genes. you must be a ftm. inducing birth can take quite long, i didn’t have much epidural effect, just drowsy but i think exhausted from pushing.

Don't worry yeah. All my 3 kiddos were induced and I used epidural. Side effects of epidural for me was shivering and a bit of nausea. But it'll pass very soon.

I was told the same...my baby was big 3.4kg and getting bigger...I just delivered my baby was only 2.5kg...mine was induced labour..It depends