I think I should be induced early but my midwife won't listen, what should I do?

Midwives do not like to induce early labour unless there is a danger to bubba or mummy so if they dont believe this is the case they wont induce you before 40 weeks. I had twins and everyone told me they would induce me between 36 and 38 weeks i had them at 40 weeks and 2 days.

It sounds like you were given poor advice by your previous midwife. She isn't qualified to make these kinds of assessments and that's why your current midwife has dismissed them. Please don't let this stress you out. Unless you have undiagnosed gestational diabetes or have had problems with your pelvis in the past, your body will grow the right sized baby for your pelvis. Your height is irrelevant - what is important is the dimensions of your pelvic outlet. Women have homebirths with 11-12lb-ers with no problems at all. It's a myth that larger babies cause more problems. Anecdotally, many women with different sized babies say that the bigger ones were far easier to birth. Please don't stres yourself out about this. Your first midwife was completely out of line and you could even make a complaint about her dodgy and scaremongering advice!

I think that if your really worried about this make sure your midwife knows this and you are allowed to get a second opinion try not to worry to much about this as you should be trying to relax. hope that everything goes well.

Listen to someone who knows better.

Try contacting your first midwife and arranging for copies of your paperwork to be sent to your current midwife, there may be information in there that would be important for her to see in evaluating your status. I'm surprised that this has not already been done - she needs to know of any circumstances in your first pregnancy and delivery that could have a bearing on your second pregnancy and delivery. Good Luck!

Ask to speak to a consultant and state that you have had conflicting advice from two qualified midwives. A consultant is far more qualified to make these decisions than a midwife and normally the consultant with have the final say. Your previous midwife obviously had cause to say what she said, so don't just dismiss it because someone else says so. My sister in law has had two children, and has not been allowed to go over 37 weeks with either of them, as going into natural labour (did) and could rupture membranes and cause severe complications for both her and her baby. Her two midwives had conflicting views regarding this and eventually the consultant made the call. It's probably worth tracking down your previous midwife and getting her to explain exactly why she said what she said and once you have the facts, discuss them with a consultant. Hope this helps and good luck :)

I would speak to your doctor if the midwife isnt listening. My friends mum had this problem, that she shouldnt carry to term and they didnt listen to her second time round and the worst happened. If there is any way you can get into contact with your old midwife and request for her to speak to your new midwife and explain this then that would be a great idea as your new midwife probably thinks you are just over-reacting and no health professional would want to think they are being told what to do. Good luck! Edit: after reading some of the other posts i have to agree that if you can avoid being induced and your baby is not at risk then i wouldnt do it. I was induced with my son and it was a horrific experience. He wasnt ready to come out, it hurt so much and i wasnt getting a break between contractions at one point (i could barely breathe the pain was so bad), and because he wasnt ready i didnt dilate and ended up with a c-section. I had to be induced because of pre-eclampsia and hope that doesnt happen this time!

I would never choose an induction because of the risks to the mother and baby and they hurt so much more. Also they can lead to lots of complications and often lead to emergency c-sections.

mabye try and bring on labour yourself like eating spicy foods walking dancing sex! it all helps good luck