Morning mums and bumps! I saw Ob 2 weeks ago and she thinks I should be induced at 38 weeks to avoid baby's shoulder being stuck and broken

[Mummy4]

She says if we deliver the baby earlier he or she will be thinner therefore less chance of complications but I would hate to be induced, and so traumatised about my last delivery 5 years ago plus I have bad vulva varicose veins (s f t m) along other problems and my brain keeps telling me go for a C-section

[Hidden]

If you feel you would be more comfortable with a planned c section rather than be induced early, definitely speak to your obstetrician about it. There doesn't seem to be a reason why they won't do that seeing as they feel it probably won't be best to have a natural delivery anyway. It'll be amuch better experience for you and baby if you are comfortable with the plans. And after last time, I don't blame you wanting to have a more pleasant experience! x

[Mummy4]

That is what I said to her but she kept banging on about how a natural delivery is better than a major surgery, I have 3 children first 2 deliver by forceps and ventouse and the 3rd one was the worst so I think I did get my fair bit of vaginal deliveries which none of them were straight forward, at the end when she saw how upset I was she said based on maternal choice and not for medical reasons I can have one at 39 weeks

[Hidden in reply to Mummy4]

It doesn't seem to me that it's just down to choice. Surely with past difficult deliveries that provides a medical reason....especially as they are already planning an intervention with early induction, they wouldn't do that without medical reason. Glad she saw sense in the end for you though x

[Mummy4 in reply to Hidden]

I am having a scan on the 6th and seeing OB on the 10th will see what they have to say again, hopefully she won't make me feel bad about wanting a C Section again