I am 37 weeks preg. due gest diabetes i am being induced @39 weeks should i just wait and let him come natural
i am miserable my baby is getting bigger and bigger due to my diabetes but the doctor wont induce me until 39 weeks so i feel since that is so close to my due date which is th 18th should i just go ahead and wait
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Answer by Kindra Z
If your doctor thinks that you should be induced it is probably the safest thing for you and baby. You never know the baby might not wait that long to come just be patient. Good Luck
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NO!!!! The sooner you can deliver the better. The only difference between delivering at 39 weeks and 40 weeks is a bigger baby!!!! The bigger the baby, the more risk there could be. I’m actually surprised the doctor isn’t planning to induce at 38 weeks! Good Luck!
That’s weird that he’s waiting to induce until 39 weeks. Usually, doctors will induce before that with GD. Usually, the baby is big by then, and needs to be born before then. But as long as you are being watched closely, there shouldn’t be a problem. I would just let him induce you. A week can meant he difference of about a pound, so it’s worth it. Maybe there is something with the hospital about allowing induction before that.
I would talk to your doctor about inducing before that, and why he doesn’t want to. That way, at least you understand why he is doing it the way he is.
You can say no and end up needing a c-section because your baby is to large to pass threw the birth canal. And I also suggest you watch your sugar better these last couple of weeks, or your baby can be born with low blood sugar. And may possible need an IV.
I think since your doctor has a degree from medical school and I don’t that I would trust his judgment. He only wants what is best for both you and the baby. Look at it this way – you get to meet your little one a bit earlier!!!
congrats and good luck!
I totally know what you mean! I have GD and luckily my baby isn’t that big, he’s measuring 5lbs 14 oz and I’ll be 36 weeks on sunday, but I’m huge and bloated and I want some sugar!!! I would get induced.
Please do exactly as the doctor tells you. Also, watch your diet and remember you may be at risk for developing diabetes later in life. I was recently diagnosed as a pre-diabetic and I had the warning signals like you. However, I went on a salt free, sugar and white flour free diet. I feel great, lost 15 pounds and my numbers fell. Right now, you have another life depending on you. Please follow the doctor’s orders. After you have the baby you can be highly successful with a new lifestyle to alter what may be warning signs. Let me be the first person to welcome your new baby into life. May she/he live an enchanted life and fill you with everlasting joy. Best wishes.
I was induced with my first, and DO NOT recommend it. I labored for over 24 hours and eventually had to have a c-section because my body and the baby weren’t ready,. With pitocin I only dilated to 4 cm, that was following a 16 week bedrest for an incompetent cervix. My recommendation is to wait and allow nature to run its course
You should listen to your Dr. on this one. Your baby is so big BECAUSE you have gest. diabetes. The longer you wait the bigger it will get and this could cause complications for you and the baby.