I get it, we're all anxious to finally hold our babies, to no longer be pregnant and to have the aches and pains go away. That being said, I am shocked by the amount of women rushing into delivering their babies at early term using ridiculous methods. Your babies are not ready yet. You are not full term!! If you spent half as much time researching how important a full term baby is, as you do researching ways to induce labor you wouldn't even think about it. I'm expecting twins and one of my biggest fears is having babies who are born too early, it's terrifying. I can't understand why so many women can't be more patient. It isn't about you. It's about the health of your unborn child. Obviously I am aware that there are reasons beyond our control that early induction has to happen, I'm not talking about that. Stop putting your unborn child at risk because you're too selfish and/or impatient to wait.
I wouldn't be able to handle it, but you have to do what you have to do. I am just thankful my boys didn't. I was definitely blessed!! as you will be!!!
exactly!!! I met one mommy who never planned on it and it crushed her, so that was the only advice she gave me. her twins are in think 3 now and doing well also!
that's all you really can do! I was always told plan on the NICU that way if it does happen your prepared but if it doesn't your prepared either way! I know you'll make it hun!
@twinmamma2015, I love how dedicated you were to the pregnancy. I do my best with healthy eating, protein shakes and vitamins and I have all the faith in the world that I am capable of carrying these babies to 38 weeks.
well they were small babies for our family lol but they're more than making up for it! haha!! I took lots of vitamins and protein shakes! I was religious about them!
@wrd2016, I wouldn't know if it's easier or harder. With my induction labor was 27 hours. But I have friends induced at full term that had their babies in 4 hours. It's hard to know.
@ash1987, I bet you have had such a hard time relaxing through this pregnancy. You poor thing, I can't even imagine that. You're almost there now. That's amazing how far along you made it this time!!
@twinmamma2015, Your story makes me feel so much better. I always hear scary stories with twins. I love that they were so healthy and good to go home when you did. That's all I want for mine. Any other outcome would be heartbreaking. I love chunky babies, my firstborn was a little bird when he was born and still is. I never got the chunky with him. Maybe these boys will be as healthy as yours are!! Fingers crossed!
uhh I hope so too, I really don't want to be induced, but I don't want her daddy to miss it either, I've heard induction is so much worse than waiting to go on your own.. but thank you :)
I had my first two as preterm babies but I went into labor on my own and that's no methods at all and they where high risk. I was scheduled to be induced with my son but like I said I went into labor on my own and he was a 2VC. I'm 38 weeks and 4 days with baby #3 and I'm being induced on Sunday which makes me at 39 weeks and 1 day. but I'm pregnant with the Mirena still in which has been an extreme high risk. their shocked I made it this far...they thought I would have gone into labor early. I understand the whole being induced if need be but let the baby come on their own
I pray and pray ot make it full term with my twins but I've been in preterm labor since 28 weeks and my doctor is thinking 37 weeks if I make it thst gar to induce because I'm so sick.
exactly! I was thankful to make it to when I did! and they didn't go to NICU, I had them in a Friday night and was home Sunday around noon! They haven't had any problems so far! in fact they're super chunky! we go Friday for their next check up!! Can't wait to see how much they weight!! they're 4 months an are wearing 6 to 9 months clothing!!! lil chunky butts!!! haha!!!
oh I've heard bad things about castor oil and would never try that, && I don't plan on trying any labor inducing methods either, I want to go as long as possible, up to my induction date (39 weeks 5 days) so my girl has all the time she needs :) more so bc I'm so small and I feel like she's going to be a smaller baby. good luck with your twins :)
@twinmamma2015, I know with multiples it's different. My specialist is at The University of Utah, she and my doctor want to hold out until 38 weeks too. I just want to get there.
See my doctors will only deliver twins between 37 n 38 weeks and won't let you go past 38 weeks. I had the boys at University of Tennessee hospital and they considered them full term even my local WIC office consider them full term
@chasinghappiness, Some women may get offended but I'm seeing it a lot lately. I'm wondering of they just don't understand the risks involved. That's why I posted the picture showing how the end of pregnancy is termed.
I had that question too. I had my son at 37 weeks and 2 days and I was freaking out. I really don't get why women would Want to be induced early. But I don't say anything in case anyone gets offended.
@twinmamma2015, I know, it's so scary. I want them to stay in there as long as possible. Full term for twins is considered to be 38 weeks, I believe. My doctor said their placentas begin to fail not long after that. I just want to get as close to that as possible. I would be grateful for 37 weeks too.
Most twins don't go full term due to risk of hurting each other or clamping off cords, I had my boys at 37 weeks n 1 day and they're perfectly healthy so far thank God.
As long as you're full term it really doesn't matter. Sometimes even going past full term isn't a good idea as the placentas stop functioning as well. I'm all for induction when necessary or at full term for whatever reason. I cannot stand women who are not full term trying to go in to labor and using ridiculous methods like castor oil. It makes me crazy. @wrd2016
I plan to be induced but only bc my daughter's daddy will be working out of town and we need a set date, but I'm glad she will still be considered full term at almost 40 weeks, just a day or 2 before my due date