Our Decision
Update: The nurse called and the induction is cancelled. My dr apparently was like "Ok, whatever she wants to do" but I didn't care for the tone or being in this situation in the first place. It really angers me that you have to be so forceful with health professionals. Why don't they do what's best for the patient.
So I finally made a decision......we're going to wait it out and only be induced if I go overdue. I called the OB nurse and left a message for her to call me back so I can cancel the induction and then I called the dr. office and made my 40 week appt for next Tuesday at 9:30am. My hubby, brother, and I debated it for a long time last night and we all decided why rush this if there are no problems. Also, I'm going to sound so superficial and may offend people by saying this but tomorrow is Mich.ael Jackson and Joh.n Mc.Cain's birthday and though I have no judgements about people who like either person I really don't want to voluntarily choose my child's birthday on the same day as those two individuals. I am a democrat and dislike the whole Micha.el Jackson drama. I know it's not a big deal and probably won't ever come up or be discussed, it was the icing on the cake that further solidified my decision. I made the decision before looking at who had that same birth date. Sometimes I look to Mag.ic 8 balls or horoscopes or other very superficial things to make myself feel better about the decisions that I've made. I know that probably makes me shallow but in some weird sense it makes me feel better. It also makes me feel better to know that I'm at least giving my child the option of when he's ready to make his appearance into the world. If he's ready tomorrow, that's great and I will be happy, but at least I didn't "choose" the day I wanted him to arrive. I'd rather not have that much say. So I'm still waiting for the OB nurse to call me back to cancel the induction but hopefully all will go smooth and she won't give me any crap. I also made sure to schedule my appointment next week with a different dr. who isn't such a drama king.
4 comments:
I'm so glad you were able to make a decision. Making a decision like that has to be so hard! Good for you!
I don't think I would want my kid intentionally born on wacko jacko's birthday either :)
That's great that you came to a decision! And who cares what kind of methodology you use to help make your decisions :) All that matters is that it makes sense to you and you that you feel happy with it. And I totally agree with the above comment re: wacko jacko :)
Congratulations on making a decision!!
I'm glad you made your decision, your baby will come when he's ready, inducing prior to the due date actually increases the risk of having a c-section. I can't wait to see when he's born~
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