Should I get induced by 41 weeks pregnant?

Around 42 weeks is how long a pregnancy can go before the risk of placenta failure starts increasing
This is in a normal healthy pregnancy without complications

In the UK they often won’t induce low risk pregnancies until towards the end of the 41st week. I’ve never needed it but have been pencilled in at 11 and 12 days after the due date. Inductions can take a few days, too! I’d be inclined to wait. The average pregnancy ends at anywhere from 38-42 weeks.

They won’t let you go over 2 weeks my cousin was due on the 13th had a stretch and sweep on the 23rd got induced on the 25th and had baby on the 26th xx

I was due to be induced on the 16th march (41+5) but due to rfm they moved me up to 41 weeks. Little man was born at 41+2, best thing I did xx

In my case. I was scheduled for a check up 4 days before my 41wks and if everything was good i could wait those 4 more days. At my hospital, I was told that 41wks was the max time they recommend because of the life spam of the placenta.

Depends on how you feel and if doctors say its needed or not

I didn’t want to be induced but was also nervous to go to 42 weeks since I’m an older FTM. I opted to schedule an induction at 41.3 and went into labor the day prior

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1I4VpbJCjJuCPF9Xv72uuy?si=IVljkPj3TgOEuuqq_qafSw

The “aging placenta” is a myth, and not evidence based. The risks for an “overdue pregnancy” (due dates are inherently flawed and do not map well a woman’s cycle lengths and accurate gestation time) are (in my research) minimal. The risks of induction are (again, in my research) huge. If I were you I would do my research and then weigh the risks. But if you want my opinion/what I would do for myself, personally I would wait until my baby comes out naturally - your baby and your body know exactly when to come out, women have done this without medical interventions since the dawn of time. :) Also, last note, it is your right to make your medical decisions, not your doctor’s. You can listen to their advice, do your own research, listen to your intuition, then decide. Good luck. x

You can go for as long as you like they can’t force you to do anything.
Your body, your birth.

Remember your due date is just estimated so you might not even be as far along as you think you are.
I had my boy at 41+6 and I’m so glad I waited and didn’t force my body into a medically induced labour.
I’ve seen women give birth 43w and their placenta has been absolutely fine.
Stretch & sweep is also a form of induction.
Check out Dr Sara Wickham on insta x

I got induced at 42 weeks and 4 days. It honestly depends on the size of your baby. They try to avoid c sections so if the baby is measuring big they try to schedule earlier

It's up to you. I got induced at 39 weeks just cause I was over being pregnant and I had a good labour 😊

Completely agree with
I’ve also done lots of research and read lots of posts in here by women that were induced.
If anything is an emergency or life threatening to baby you’ll be offered a c-section so not to put your body or baby under any unnecessary pro-longed stress x

I’ve seen on a home birth group mums waiting past even 42 weeks! Some even made it to 43 and still had a healthy birth. I would listen to your own instincts

I was induced at 40wks with my first. If I could’ve waited and gone naturally I would have up until 42wks

I didn't.. my baby came naturally after a failed sweep at 41+4. I still would've refused until around 43w. Your body.. your choice. Xx

I had my baby 41+1, really didn’t want to be induced!! I was due on the 18th December, had a sweep scheduled for the 26th December as I had no signs of Labour at all but then I went into Labour naturally Xmas eve and gave birth on the 26th!

I declined induction, went into labour at 42+4 and my baby was born 42+6. I wanted to wait until he was ready. I did a lot of research and had a very easy low risk pregnancy, the actual (not relative) risk was negligible for me and the benefits to being able to labour at home, no interventions in labour, and my baby being fully ready were 100% worth the wait for me. I trusted my intuition.

I did accept some monitoring in the final weeks, CTG and Doppler were all perfect still.

This is completely up to you. I felt very uncomfortable being induced, so cancelled my first appointment for induction and did my own research and decided to book another one in for 42 weeks exactly. He came naturally at 42+1. (Contractions started at 42 weeks) I’m glad I waited. I personally feel that the baby will come when ready. If there had been any complications or baby was in distress, then of course I wouldn’t have waited. But he was fine, so I waited till he came himself 😊 do what feels right for you.

I’d recommend being induced at 41+5 weeks as it can often take a few days and by then you’d be into 42weeks which is then a risk for the placenta to fail xx

41+5 you should be induced

I had a friend who delivered naturally at 44 weeks. Honestly it’s up to you. The placenta will last; it is designed to. Unless you have other health concerns I would just wait. I delivered at 41+6 and had to be induced because of preeclampsia and low amniotic fluid or I would have waited and kept letting my LO’s brain grow.

I was so worried to go overdue. I got induced at 41+ weeks and it was a nightmare. I’d listen to your body. But that’s just me

I didn't want to chance the risks with going past 40/41 weeks so I scheduled my induction. I ended up delivering before that date anyway. I had a close friend who's Dr made her wait until 42 to get induced (which horrified more than 1 person but she doesn't speak up for herself) luckily baby was okay in the end but the induction didn't go well

I got induced at 41 weeks, I insisted, because I was huge and feeling his movement less and less, it was the right call for me, because his heart rate kept dropping frequently.

Maybe check with your doctor if you and/or the baby are in any kind of distress? This is medical advice that your medical professional should be better equipped to respond. We can all provide anecdotal evidence but the person who’s been following your medical care will know best. Just make sure your doctor tells you why exactly he/she will like to induce. And then, of course, the choice is yours.

I got induced but ended up with a csection because her heartbeat kept dropping. I think either way you choose would be destiny. I she was due Oct 6. I got induced oct 6 she came oct 8

I watched a home birth video recently of a woman giving birth at 44 weeks to a very healthy baby! My baby was born at 42+2. All that extra time in utero make him super sturdy and ready for the big outside world

Recent studies have shown the risk to baby between 41+42 weeks is not significantly different than the risk to a baby born at 39 weeks. If you are comfortable continuing your pregnancy and you and baby are well , there’s no reason to end it before you’re ready

I'd wait as long as you can, inductions aren't pleasant x

I was born at 43 weeks happy and healthy 👋

I really can't stand this "they won't let you go past x weeks" phrasing we hear so often. It's your body. They don't have power over you to "let" you do anything, it's your body and your baby. They can offer what they like but it's ALWAYS your decision. Personally I'd never go for an induction. The increase in stillbirth rate after 41 weeks is miniscule but the associated risks of further complications and traumatic experience, PTSD and postnatal depression are so high with induction

I would, but thats just because my brother was born between 41 and 42 weeks, went into fetal distress and inhaled meconium in the womb. There weren't any other issues with the pregnancy. Obviously thats not everyone's experience, but personally I would go ahead and get induced.

In my opinion, no. The baby will let you know when he/she is ready, no need to rush their delivery your due date is an estimate the doctors don’t know for sure what your due date is. Your baby will come when your baby is done fully growing.

I got induced way earlier I would go crazy to wait 41 weeks even at 38 weeks my son had a bit of meconium! I have big babies though and getting induced never put my kids at any risk. The only risk I had was waiting! Daughter 39wks 9.5lbs almost 10lbs 64cm. Son 38wks 7.5lbs almost 8lbs 53cm. If I waited until they were ready my uterus would explode. They both inhaled meconium! It was worse with my daughter since she was a week ahead of my son she inhaled more meconium! None of my kids were in distress during the induction. It depends on your overall health whoever goes into csection is because they were suppose to get one anyways.

I don’t like the idea of induction personally because I believe the baby is the one who sends the hormones to the mother to start labor when it is ready. And our due dates are estimations anyways most of the time so it’s not an exact thing. Besides for a woman’s first pregnancy the average time the baby spends inside is actually 41 weeks so I wouldn’t be induced just because of the numbers of days and weeks

I would wait, the placenta getting old is a bs excuse drs use to induce early and get extra money out of it. I’d definitely listen to that down to birth episode Grace posted, it’s so good. Most likely your due date is a little off and baby isn’t ready yet. I just gave birth at 41+4 and there was absolutely no sign of the placenta dying or calcification on it. And baby wasn’t huge either just 8lbs, I turned down induction with both my kids

I'm due to be induced on Sunday! Would make me 41+5 ... if he doesn't come in the next few days. I've personally decided to go for it as I don't want to risk the unknown. I think it's entirely up to you and what you feel is best. Everyone has completely different views but you can have a stretch and sweep at 41 to try and get baby moving as a more natural alternative option if you'd like an extra boost! However, not worked for me. - posterior cervix!
Good luck mama 🥰❤️

ye my kids at 41+5 would have been csection if I waited that long my son was almost 8lbs at 38wks. It depends on the person.

yes! There’s zero good strong evidence that the placenta ages and fails and yet women are told that BS every day!

I was induced at 41 weeks. I was ready to meet my little one and honestly didn't want to wait any longer. The induction itself will be different for everyone. The only thing you have to remember is that it's forcing your body to go into labor the contractions from what I understand (I've only had 1) are worse so plan on something for pain. If baby is healthy and there are no issues in it coming than I personally don't see the harm. At the end of the day it's your choice.

I have been induced for 2 out of 4 pregnancies. They were uncomplicated and still ended up being water births with no pain meds despite a little pitocin being involved, and I'm still proud of them as far as labor experiences go.

That being said, I will not be choosing induction again if I can help it. My last birth was an induction at 41 weeks because I was simply exhausted and done with being pregnant. Looking back, I wish I'd just let myself go into labor naturally. Induction is fine and everything, but it's way less relaxing than laboring at home, it takes SO much longer, I don't like how the pitocin makes me feel during transition, and by the end I'm just sick of being in labor in a hospital for so long.

I'll not be inducing this time around unless baby's health is at risk or unless I go past 42 weeks.

My last non induction birth was 4 hrs long and the easiest birth I've ever had. I'm looking forward to hopefully experiencing something like that again rather than having a really hospitalized labor experience.

I got induced the Wednesday before my due date. I would say that if you really want to wait it out and you are fine and the baby is fine that you could do that. I was glad to take the earlier option.

If you’re not sure, then just wait it out. 42 weeks is fine for induction but your body knows what it’s doing and there’s a higher chance of an easier delivery and the chance of emergency c section massively reduces when you go into labour naturally x

I’m 40+5, my hospital typically won’t induce until you’re 42 weeks, but at my check up yesterday I told them how miserable I am and now I’m going in for a scan on Tuesday which may result in induction 🤞🏻

I got induced at 41+2 and ended up having an emergency C section due to hef heart rate dropping. I asked to be induced cz I felt by baby is gaining weight and that's also a risk for V birth. Waiting for 42/43/44 weeks doesn't mean labour will progress naturally nor vaginal birth won't have any complications. Do what you feel in your heart...at the end of the day the real joy and work starts after birth

Such a personal decision. I turned down at 41 weeks since I was 2cm, not particularly uncomfortable myself and baby gave no reason to. I was happy to wait. I went into spontaneous labour 2 days later and had waters broken since slow dilation but strong contractions over 24 hours so I was technically induced as waters broken when I was still 2cm. It was the right decision for me as I was tired and not progressing. Go with your instinct and good luck!

It was terrifying for me to decide to get induced. I didn’t know how I was feeling about it but I knew I just didn’t want to be pregnant anymore and I wanted to meet my daughter. The labor was hard, not gonna to lie. I was in labor for 26 hours and I was doing it w/o pain medicine/epidural for about 19 hours. I finally gave in to get the epidural because it was very bad pain since I wasn’t dilating. I was only at 3 cms and my daughters head was right near my cervix.. I was contracting and her head was hitting it, hurting of us. I finally gave in to the epidural, hoping it would help me dilate and I could get some rest because I didn’t sleep all night. I dilated 2 1/2 in another 8 hours. That’s it. My doctor was standing in the room with us when I woke up and she suggested a c-section because her heart rate was dropping and wouldn’t come back up properly. I agreed and turned out her umbilical cord was wrapped around her next twice. Honestly I was glad I decided to do everything I did bc

I was 40+5 weeks and I worry if I had just let her stay in there any longer, I could have lost her. That terrifies me way more than I was to decide to be induced. Now I have my beautiful baby girl and she’s strong and healthy at 3 months old. Do whatever you feel is the best decision for you. Including your personal feelings, along with your feelings to try and make a logical decision. You can feel what your body and baby need. Whatever you decide is best. Just know everything will work out how it’s suppose to and all will be great!!

exactly that. Our Doctors in the UK (where I’m from) advise you to try and go into labour naturally! It’s free so they have nothing to gain so why would they put our health at risk over here? They wouldn’t x

I got inducted way earlier around 38 weeks because of my blood pressure they took her early I had a premature baby