Thank you ladies ? I'm very glad I put my foot down and refused to be induced until we had confirmation that it would be needed.

I actually went into labour on my own after they sent us home from the hospital on Tuesday and had my beautiful baby boy at 11:24am on the 26/11/14. I had an amazing natural birth at the hospital using a birth pool with the support of my husband, my cousin, 2 fantastic midwives and my wonderful doula. It went perfectly and I'm so happy!!! ?

I'm so glad to see that you took a stance for you and your baby!

Good job demanding confirmation! I'm glad your baby is fine, get some rest and let him cook a little longer :-)

They were still pushing induction on me yesterday (which made me stressed and my contractions stopped dead).

Went in this morning, demanded a second scan to confirm that bub was small and needed to come before the induction went ahead today. Sure enough bub is fine and a good size so I'm back home, no more induction talk, contractions are back and I'm waiting for them to get closer and stronger ?

How are you feeling today, mama?

I hope you go naturally but if baby isn't growing then that means he's not getting proper nutrients from your placenta. The scans were 9 days apart so they would have seen some growth between the two, I would call and ask why they feel it's necessary to induce, if you haven't had him already :)

Thanks ladies. I've actually started getting contractions tonight so hopefully I don't have to worry about an induction at all ?

I would also get a second opinion. But you're right, safety comes first and if you get the same answer, you will feel better knowing you did all that you could.

I had iugr with my first pregnancy and my doctors always did scans two weeks apart. If they did them one week apart then they wouldn't be accurate. I would say it depends on the situation and what exactly they are concerned about. A second opinion wouldn't hurt.

Honestly I would get a second opinion. One scan isn't enough to diagnose anything, because ultrasounds are notoriously inaccurate. And I've always believed if it were a true emergency, the kind where it's life threatening, they'd be doing an immediate emergency section, not waiting a week. If there is time to wait a week to induce, there's time to get a second opinion before then.