Zanta: Dunno if my gynae is charging more or not...I also forgot to ask...but even if she is, I'll still stick to the weekend, so that my husband can be around to lend support .... if I shift the inducing to Monday or other weekday, then my hub will need to use up his precious leave. As it is, he is already planning to take at least 2-3 days of his own leave after I give birth to be around and learn the ropes. His lousy company gives zero days of paternity leave! Is that allowed? Is there no govt rule about paternity leave??
And Zanta ... seems like you're being persuaded to take the c-section route ... is it just your friends and family's opinions, or your gynae is saying so too? For me, I feel if you are keen on trying for natural and your gynae says it's okay, then do try and hold out for a natural birth. Although I'm also scared of pain, but I really feel that natural is the best way for mummy and baby [IMG=http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/clipart/happy.gif] Our bodies are made for this!! And like MamaYing says, be open to the options and if the pain is unbearable, we can always consider the epidural and other forms of pain relief. Of course, my gynae has also been very factual and telling me about all the possible scenarios that a c-section may be required halfway through the natural delivery process. I almost get the impression she's hoping for a c-section to get things over quickly! But at least she is supportive in me wanting to try for natural. I cannot say the same for many of my friends/relatives around me, especially those who have gone thru c-sects themselves. They seem very keen to point me down the c-sect route, and tempted as I am (yes! Who doesn't want to skip the pain and be done in an hour or two??), I'm still going to try delivering naturally until the gynae says it's not safe to. Call me crazy!
Even the very thought of inducing by this weekend is making me uncomfortable, but I respect my gynae's opinion that it's not so safe to keep baby in beyond 40 weeks. Actually, I was reading somewhere that only 25% of births are before EDD, another 5% fall on the EDD itself, and the remaining 75% actually occur after EDD. In Western countries, it's common for doctors to wait up to 2 weeks after the EDD before considering inducing. Anybody has advice on this? Should I wait a couple days after EDD before considering inducing? Or maybe inducing isn't so bad afterall? Decisions, decisions ...
Mrs Ong: I hope to hear good news from u soon too ... ur EDD is only about a week after mine ... [IMG=http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/clipart/happy.gif] Has your gynae given any advice on whether to wait, or induce, or go for c-sect?
Rainy Monday! Maybe that's why baby Seah is sooo comfy inside and doesn't wanna come out
Anybody has any advice on how to bring about labour naturally?? I spent the last few weeks telling baby to stay in while I clear up my work...and now ... I need to coax him out naturally ...!
