Planning a Baby  Discussion Forum

Thanks Archie.

Thanks for your detailed explanation. I really owe a lot to you. Infact I get most of my queries answered through you more than my doctor.

Scanning went on fine and the fluid level is fine. The estimated baby weight is 3.3 kgs. Doctor told that she will do another internal check up on friday and will ask me to get admitted either on friday or monday to induce pain. One reason I can think of her trying to induce pain earlier might be b'se the baby has grown fully. Could that be a reason?

Let me keep my fingers crossed till then.

Thanks once again.

-Meenu
archie replied. Dear Meenu,
There is really no big reason to choose induction or wait till you finish term or even two more weeks. This is something each Dr. handles on his own. Don't we all have our own perceptions and ideas, same goes true with these Drs.
Any baby after completion of week 36 is full term and grown to survive and do excellent outside the uterus. Babies after 38 weeks are supposed to come anytime on their own. Many do induce in 40th week or even in 39th week there is nothing very special reason for this practice.

Your baby is about 7 pounds at the time of birth is not macrosomic baby (over size) and Dr. can choose to wait for longer if s/he feels comfortable.

In my frank opinion there is no reason to go against or think on why about what Dr. choose to do. All will end up nicely. You should be excited that you will soon hold your littleone.

Archie