38 weeks, ultrasound said already 4kg. Doctor booked me in to be induce. Bit scared..

[albear]

Truthfully yeah i am a little worried about having a big baby. I know 4kg is okay but if i were to let her go for another 3 weeks or so i am a little worried how big she will get.
Plus of course i'm not sure what i'm in for so have stupidly let others comments affect me. i had a lady say to me that having a baby at 4kg is going to be like ripping a chicken carcass in half nice eh! i try hard not to listen to all the negative comments but after a while they wiggle there way in.

I've had a 3.7kg bub and a 4.3kg bub, and my 4.3kg bub was an easier labour and birth! I don't know why that lady thinks it'd be like ripping a chicken carcass in half, but I had zero tears/grazes (I think the water birth and physiological pushing helped in that aspect).

Listen to your gut, read up about induction, read up about the cascade of intervention, decide what you're comfortable with and make sure your support person knows. Don't go along with it if you're not comfortable, question it. Read stories about big bubbas being birthed. Not everyone induction is bad, read positive stories about them too.

[mandi85]

Hey, just thought I'd give an update on how everything went down.
So I went in on the 14th to get induced, Stayed overnight and got hardly any sleep. Next morning I got my waters broke and the drips put in (ouch). I only managed to get a banana down me, 13 hours of labour with only getting to 9cm. Was getting contractions 5 every 10 mins with 1 min break in between so I ended up with a epidural after 7 hours and a lot of throwing up.
At the 10 hour mark was told I was 7cm and would be able to avoid a c section, then at 13 hours was 9cm and bub and I were starting to show signs of stress. In 15mins it was decided I was to get a c section as she was stressing and positioned wrong. So ended up with c section which is what I was trying to avoid but was told even if I tried to push bubs out it wouldnt have ended well.
Anyways I have a very healthy and happy 4.116kg baby girl called Savannah and am absolutely in love with her! Still very tender and feeling a bit ikky but getting there.
Thanks everyone for your advice and info.

[Cluky79]

Congrats and welcome to the world Savannah, you tried your hardest Hun, I hope you feel better real soon

[crunchie]

Only just seeing your update now OP. congratulations on your birth. Im sure you are feeling much better by now!