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  • Am I being selfish? Currently 38w4d pregnant with #2. I have been miserable for the last 2 weeks. Can't sleep at night, terrible lower back pain, constant need to go poop yet nothing happens, massive heart burn and nausea. Have a doctor's appointment in an hour and thinking of begging her to induce me sometime soon. I can't do this anymore!

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    05.22.09, 10:15 AM [ Flag ]

    • she probably won't

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      05.22.09, 10:15 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • But why?!?! I hear of women scheduling inducements at 37 weeks right at the beginning of a pregnancy.

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        05.22.09, 10:20 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • No, she won't, but I was you with #2. Take Zantac and ask for a serious laxative (not just a stool softener). Taking care of the digestive stuff will make the other problems more bearable.

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      05.22.09, 10:21 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • take castor oil = it will make the baby come.

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        05.22.09, 10:24 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

        • And if not, it will make the poop come. Actually, I would be careful with this / do some research. I don't think even midwife, natural-birth types necessarily support the use of castor oil.

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          05.22.09, 10:58 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • Yes, I think you are. I've been there, and know you are probably uncomfortable, but you should do what is best for the baby, unless your health is seriously an issue. If you are constipated, take a laxative, get a massage, ask for some help for heartburn. None of these issues is life-threatening!

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      05.22.09, 10:22 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • Hope you have pre-eclampsia and then she'll induce you.

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      05.22.09, 10:33 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • Definitely might induce is the baby is large. This happened to me. Induced 2 wks early with no problems and easy labor.

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      05.22.09, 10:50 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • That happened to a friend of mine too, but they scheduled it at the beginning. Since #1 was so big they induced two weeks early with #2

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        05.22.09, 10:55 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • Yes. Suck it up. The baby could use the extra time.

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      05.22.09, 10:56 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

      • ^ Not to mention, you'll just be trading one misery for another. It's not as if the baby's out and all of a sudden you're carefree and sleeping again.

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        05.22.09, 10:59 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • Yes, you are being selfish. Believe me, I know how miserable you feel. I was just like you! But outcomes for babies that come even a little bit early are worse. Doctors are really getting slammed right now for inducing early in response to mothers' requests or their own scheduling preferences. I seriously doubt she will do this. But if she would--she would not be doing you or the baby any favors!

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      05.22.09, 10:56 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • I went 42 weeks. I actually felt better around 40 weeks then I did at 38-40 weeks, psychologically anyway. I was resigned to baby taking her time and not so anxious to have her out.

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      05.22.09, 10:59 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]

    • OP: Just came back from OB. Decided not to ask, just hope it happens soon! After my exam she said it's unlikely that I'll make it to my next appointment, which is a week from today! Thank goodness.

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      05.22.09, 01:34 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
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