Big baby at 36 weeks
I had my 36 week growth scan today and the baby is measuring over the 95th percentile for everything. He was previously 70th for weight at my 32 week growth scan. I’m now being monitored for diabetes with a week’s worth of finger prick tests and have a scan at 38 weeks to check the growth. They said depending on the size they might want to induce earlier. Im a first time mum and I’m so terrified of having a horrible induction experience that I’m considering booking a planned c section. Does anyone have any advice/experience on induction of big babies?
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I had an induction for big baby and reduced movements in my last pregnancy. Baby was born at 9lbs at 39 weeks.
My induction was ok, and my labour was good. But I had lots of complications following the delivery which I think were in part due to the induction.
I have a different consultant this time and he is against induction for big babies. There is no evidence it is helpful and if there are no other complications eg gestational diabetes, bodies don’t tend to grow babies that they can’t birth.
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