update

well i had it done... it didnt *hurt* but it was very uncomfortable and made
me feel sick... she couldn't tell me how dilated i was as the cervix was
facing to the back, but she did say it was thin.

I go in to monitor the baby on saturday if nothing has started, then i go in
on tuesday if nothing has happened to begin induction...

*sighs*

he just doesn't want to come out!

Leanne.

Leanne wrote:
I go in to monitor the baby on saturday if nothing has started,
then i go in on tuesday if nothing has happened to begin
induction...

*sighs*

he just doesn't want to come out!

Frankly, I wouldn't agree to induction in your shoes unless there was some
indication that the baby was doing poorly (more than one non-reassuring NST,
for example) or that your health is declining (signs of pre-eclampsia,
etc.). You can always say "No" to the induction, you know. He *will* come
out eventually, after all. A *normal* pregnancy is 37-42 weeks long, so at
41w3d, it's not as if you've reached a point where it's remotely *dangerous*
to wait for spontaneous labor.

That said, if you *want* to be induced, make sure your Bishop's score is 7
or higher. If it's not, decline.
--
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Me (later)--"You should feel flattered."

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What is a bishop's score and how is it tabulated?




That said, if you *want* to be induced, make sure your Bishop's score is 7
or higher. If it's not, decline.

Angela Schepers wrote:
What is a bishop's score and how is it tabulated?

It is an aggregate number measuring the mother's dilation, effacement, and
the position and consistency of the cervix and of the baby's station. The
higher the number, the better the chance that an induction will succeed. The
lower the number, the better the chance that an induction will wind up in a
c-section. This site shows you how the numbers are calculated:
http://www.bestdoulas.com/bishop.htm. It also says the number should be 9 or
higher, not 7 or higher. I think I misremembered!
--
Be well, Barbara
Mom to Sin (Vernon, 2), Misery (Aurora, 4), and the Rising Son (Julian, 6)

Aurora (in the bathroom with her dad)--"It looks like an elephant, Daddy."
Me (later)--"You should feel flattered."

All opinions expressed in this post are well-reasoned and insightful.
Needless to say, they are not those of my Internet Service Provider, its
other subscribers or lackeys. Anyone who says otherwise is itchin' for a
fight. -- with apologies to Michael Feldman

Thanks, that helps a lot. Based on what my OB has told me my bishop
score is around a 11-12.
I guess that means my scheduled induction on May 7 will more than likely
go well. I hope so anyway. Thanks for the info.


It is an aggregate number measuring the mother's dilation, effacement, and
the position and consistency of the cervix and of the baby's station. The
higher the number, the better the chance that an induction will succeed. The
lower the number, the better the chance that an induction will wind up in a
c-section. This site shows you how the numbers are calculated:
http://www.bestdoulas.com/bishop.htm. It also says the number should be 9 or
higher, not 7 or higher. I think I misremembered!

Frankly, I wouldn't agree to induction in your shoes unless there was some
indication that the baby was doing poorly (more than one non-reassuring
NST,
for example) or that your health is declining (signs of pre-eclampsia,
etc.).

apart from what I've told you before about getting fluid, my blood pressure
is up... thats why they want to induce.
I don't *really* want it done, but i'm sort of looking forward to it as
well...

Oh, they also use the gels here... so you go in to hospital... and they put
as many lots of gels in as you need before they induce... i just thought
this was normal and they'd induce properly when your bishops score was high
enough... or do other hospitals do it differently?

Thanks,
Leanne.