Was anyone induced 37 weeks?

[spunkarella]

I'm 33 weeks and getting nervous. I'm being induced at 37 weeks for hypertension and just getting nervous in general that induction will be rough, will have a higher risk of c-section, and that the baby might have minor complications from being early. 

How did things go for you? How long did it take, did you end up with a c-section, and how was your baby?

The good news (maybe?) is that baby is head down and way down in my pelvis already. 

[Deleted]

I was induced much later, but there are so many variables it's hard to predict. If you go in thinking "whatever happens, it happens, and then I'll have my baby" you'll be fine. I did eventually have a c-section but I don't regret that at all my recovery wasn't bad. My BP was fine throughout then spiked horribly during labor, hence the c-section.

Try to relax and enjoy your last few weeks!

[spunkarella]

Aug 31, 2016 15:34:43 GMT -5 @sessalee said:

I was induced much later, but there are so many variables it's hard to predict. If you go in thinking "whatever happens, it happens, and then I'll have my baby" you'll be fine. I did eventually have a c-section but I don't regret that at all my recovery wasn't bad. My BP was fine throughout then spiked horribly during labor, hence the c-section.

Try to relax and enjoy your last few weeks!

This is what my rational brain sounds like. Ha! I know all this is true. You are so right. 

[luv2rn4fun]

Not what you were asking for but...i was induced at 41w due to no signs of labor and I wanted him here before Christmas (he was born 12/21).

Induction turned emergency c/s when his heart rate started deceling very early on during contractions I could not feel.

I started with a Foley bulb, which was great in theory but did not work for me. Then we moved to cytotec and that's when he started having trouble.

He was 5lb 15oz at 41w1d and has zero issues. I am currently 36w2d and would be completely ok with an induction at 37w...your baby should be ok.

I hope it goes well! FWIW, my c/s was a breeze...i am hoping to attempt a VBAC this time around if given an opportunity but also gear laboring forever just to end up in a c/s when a RCS would be so much easier.

[mainelyfoolish]

I was induced with pitocin at 37+2 with my DD due to leaking fluid and no contractions. She was born 12 hours later, no complications.

I was scheduled to be induced at 37w with my DS due to cholestasis, but he showed up all on his own at 36+6 after < 4 hour labor. Some babies resist scheduling!

[TamiTaylor]

Me. It was relatively easy. Long labor but quick delivery.

[boxerdog]

I was induced at 36 weeks for pre-e and HELLP and it went very smoothly. I was 1 cm-ish when I started. Delivered after 16 hours.

DS spend 1 night in the nicu for low blood sugar and mild jaundice, but really it was not a huge deal.

I have had friends who were induced with NO signs of labor and the induction was successful. You will be fine!

[imimahoney]

I was induced at 37+5 and did end up with a c.section after it was clear my body was not ready and labor went no where while my son could not tolerate pitocin.

My recovery was really easy though. I was just mostly tired after a 36 hour+ induction.

He came out perfect at 7 lbs and needed no extra care.

[bananapancakes]

My friend had a complete previa so needed a c/s at 36.6. Her baby did great! No NICU time and they were home in 3 days. Just a little bit jaundiced but didnt need to go under the lights.

[Marmee]

I was induced at or very close to 37wks 3 times. My labors were fairly routine & easy, I had an epidural. No c/s. My last DD was pretty little and "acted like a late term preemie" according to the nurses. But we had ABO incompatibility and she was very jaundiced too. But she's fine. All of them were healthy babies/kids. The kid that we waited until near full term (39+5) was DD3 who actually had the most problems and I still need an induction--she was almost 9lbs & did some damage to my lady parts too

[morecoffeeplease]

I was induced at 37 weeks with DS2. Everything was fine. It was easier than my first delivery with less complications.

[magpie]

Not what you were asking for, but I was induced at 39 weeks with both my first and second for PIH (my blood pressure shot up at 39 weeks the first time, they wanted to induce at 39 weeks to prevent that from happening the second). I delivered vaginally with both and babies were healthy, though my first had a little jaundice. The first time took 24+ hours, but I delivered vaginally and was okay. There were some complications (the placenta didn't come out and had to be extracted manually, which hurt a lot, but caused no lasting damage, I developed a fever/infection from my water being broken for 24+ hours). The second time, I was more dilated to start with and they did a cervical ripening (I have no idea why they didn't do this with my first, btw). It went much more quickly and was super easy. Good luck!

[kiddoc]

I was induced at 37+3 for gestational hypertension. The process took about 26 hours. My daughter did end up having jaundice and required lots of stimulation to feed well. The jaundice is pretty common in babies born around 37 weeks. I did have a postpartum hemorrhage, but I don't think the induction had anything to do with that. Good luck! I was definitely nervous about how my body would respond to the induction, but everything went pretty smoothly.

[macmars45]

I was taken out of work at 37+5 (a Thursday) and induced at 38+4 (a Wednesday) due to hypertension.

My induction went really smoothly. I got an epidural. The L&D process took 10 hours in total. My DS is healthy and growing like a weed. He spent 4 days in NICU due to low blood sugar. My OB prepared H and me beforehand that because DS was on the small side he might have to spend some time in NICU. Also, my BP stayed high after birth so I was on meds until my 6 week postpartum checkup. At that point it had lowered back to normal.

GL in your last few weeks! I know it's hard when you're staring down an induction. You can do it. :-)

ETA: I delivered vaginally

[Koala]

I wasn't induced, but had a C-Section for my twins at 36w 5 days (37w 1 day based on LMP) due to high blood pressure and elevated test results. Babies were perfectly fine. No NICU time needed. They stayed with me in the room the whole time. They were a bit small (around 5 lbs), but healthy!

[mandapanda18]

Aug 31, 2016 15:34:43 GMT -5 @sessalee said:

I was induced much later, but there are so many variables it's hard to predict. If you go in thinking "whatever happens, it happens, and then I'll have my baby" you'll be fine. I did eventually have a c-section but I don't regret that at all my recovery wasn't bad. My BP was fine throughout then spiked horribly during labor, hence the c-section.

Try to relax and enjoy your last few weeks!

This, I was induced at 39 weeks due to cholestasis. It was medically necessary and I do not regret my decision (even after it resulted in a c-section under general anesthesia). In the end, all that matters is the you and baby make it out okay. Until recently, 37 weeks was considered full-term, try to stress!

[spunkarella]

Aug 31, 2016 16:55:29 GMT -5 macmars45 said:

I was taken out of work at 37+5 (a Thursday) and induced at 38+4 (a Wednesday) due to hypertension.

My induction went really smoothly. I got an epidural. The L&D process took 10 hours in total. My DS is healthy and growing like a weed. He spent 4 days in NICU due to low blood sugar. My OB prepared H and me beforehand that because DS was on the small side he might have to spend some time in NICU. Also, my BP stayed high after birth so I was on meds until my 6 week postpartum checkup. At that point it had lowered back to normal.

GL in your last few weeks! I know it's hard when you're staring down an induction. You can do it. :-)

ETA: I delivered vaginally

T  To the bolded! I know it's there's a possibility the hypertension will stick around a while, but I am so ready for salty pizza and a big bacony cheesy breakfast! I'm glad it went back to normal fairly soon though. 

[humpforfree]

#1 was delivered via CS at 37w (low/no fluid & breech). He was in the nicu for our stay for breathing monitoring. we went home together though.
#2 was induced (no fluid) at 38w2d. I had only been sight my dilated beforehand and it was a very slow induction. Since I was vbac, they didn't do pitocin at first and then slowwwwly upped it when they saw we were both doing well. It took almost exactly 24h from first membrane strip & walking until the baby was born (4.5h pushing!). She was perfectly fine (though had lights and formula due to jaundice and low blood sugar). We went home together also.

[laurenh]

I wasn't induced, but I did have my twins at 37w2d. Neither of them needed NICU time and the only complication was that Q needed one day of phototherapy, but she came home on day 4. They were 5lb 13oz and 6lb 3 oz.

On the flip side, I had DD1 at 39w and she was 4lb 12oz and did spend 5 days in the NICU while she adjusted to being on the outside - she was totally healthy just had to figure out suck/swallow reflex and maintain temp.

I had a c/s with DD1 and converted to a c/s with the twins and I promise it isn't as scary as it might seem. Good thoughts for a successful induction!

[qcinoct]

Not me but my sister was induced at 37 wk for hypertension. It went very smoothly and she had her daughter 6 hr later after 15 min of pushing.

[Deleted]

Aug 31, 2016 15:36:34 GMT -5 spunkarella said:

Aug 31, 2016 15:34:43 GMT -5 @sessalee said:

I was induced much later, but there are so many variables it's hard to predict. If you go in thinking "whatever happens, it happens, and then I'll have my baby" you'll be fine. I did eventually have a c-section but I don't regret that at all my recovery wasn't bad. My BP was fine throughout then spiked horribly during labor, hence the c-section.

Try to relax and enjoy your last few weeks!

This is what my rational brain sounds like. Ha! I know all this is true. You are so right. 

Rationality goes a bit out the window at the end, we all get it You'll be great!

BTW if you have to do the magnesium drip after labor, it sucks and you can't eat and you feel really really warm. Beg for some ice chips and drink the water, and know that it does end. You can watch over your baby in the basinet

[brit1017]

I was induced at 37.5 weeks with DD due to pre-e. I was not at all dilated, not at all effaced, and his head wasn't engaged. They started with cervadil overnight, then pitocin in the am. He was born vaginally 20 hours after the start of the induction- so even inductions that start off unfavorably can still end well.

And I agree with PP, the mag afterwards does suck.

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[jorja]

My water broke on its own at 37 weeks exactly, but I was essentially induced from there.

It all went pretty perfectly. The only thing DD had issues with was being pretty sleepy. We had to work hard to keep her awake to eat enough to gain weight.

[soozy87]

I was induced at 37 weeks for pre-eclampsia and for IUGR. Everything turned out as well as I think it could have. We spent a week in the NICU because of his size but he was never on any breathing treatments or feeding tubes. I bet there is a good chance that you won't need any NICU time and even if you do it probably won't be long.

My induction took a long time (like 36 hours from check in until birth) but they were willing to let me not have a c-section as long as things were going well.

My 4 lb, 4 oz baby is now normal size and is doing great. No lasting issues from birth or from being small.

Good luck!

[sarahsas]

I was and i regret it. I wish I would have advocated for another week. I ended up with 24 hours of stalled labor and a c/s (which was a relief and recovery was good). My son was in the NICU for 5 days with breathing issues. If it happens to me again, I would ask for steroid shots for baby's lungs and try to go even a few days longer if not in a dangerous situation.

[caidan]

I was induced with my first at 37 weeks due to low fluid. We did cervidil overnight starting at like 9 pm. Baby was born at 330pm. It was a relatively easy delivery and recovery. No issues for mom or baby.

[KaraOrNot]

I was a little later (38w3days), due to low fluid, but I was not dilated or effaced. I had cervidil overnight and pitocin starting at 7 am. He was born 16 hours after the induction started. They did think that I may need to have a c-section die to dcells, but I got an epidural soon after and he was able to be born vaginally. I don't know if the dcells were due to his heart condition or not. We did have NICU time, but for reasons related to his heart condition and disability.

[MrsAggie]

The plan was to induce me at 37 weeks for preeclampsia. It ended up worsening so I was induced at 36w3d. My doctor did Cytotec overnight to soften my cervix and started pitocin around 0800. I delivered vaginally at around 9:30pm. I didn't dilate past 1cm for the longest time but by 6pm I was 3cm and finally got my epidural. Once I got my epidural I was complete within 1.5 hours. I pushed through 4 contractions and DS didn't have any complications other than being a little sleepy from the mag. Honestly the magnesium sulfate was the worst of it because it makes you feel crappy but that's only necessary if your BP is out of control and they're worried about a seizure. They turned off the mag the next morning when my BP was super low and I felt great after that.

[MrsAggie]

Aug 31, 2016 21:11:00 GMT -5 sarahsas said:

I was and i regret it. I wish I would have advocated for another week. I ended up with 24 hours of stalled labor and a c/s (which was a relief and recovery was good). My son was in the NICU for 5 days with breathing issues. If it happens to me again, I would ask for steroid shots for baby's lungs and try to go even a few days longer if not in a dangerous situation.

They won't give you steroids at that gestation. The best recommendation is to request surfactant for your LO due to a history of surfactant deficiency with a previous child. Even that is a stretch as you wouldn't normally give it to a baby past 34 weeks unless their oxygen and CPAP requirement is very high.

[sarahsas]

Aug 31, 2016 23:46:20 GMT -5 MrsAggie said:

The plan was to induce me at 37 weeks for preeclampsia. It ended up worsening so I was induced at 36w3d. My doctor did Cytotec overnight to soften my cervix and started pitocin around 0800. I delivered vaginally at around 9:30pm. I didn't dilate past 1cm for the longest time but by 6pm I was 3cm and finally got my epidural. Once I got my epidural I was complete within 1.5 hours. I pushed through 4 contractions and DS didn't have any complications other than being a little sleepy from the mag. Honestly the magnesium sulfate was the worst of it because it makes you feel crappy but that's only necessary if your BP is out of control and they're worried about a seizure. They turned off the mag the next morning when my BP was super low and I felt great after that.

Thanks for the information, this is helpful! I definitely plan on talking to my ob about this during my next pregnancy early on just in case.

I also forgot to mention that after my son's brief NICU stay, he ended up being a great baby who hasn't had any adverse effects.