prettybirdy27
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I've had a normal healthy pregnancy so far except for having a blood clotting disorder called Factor V Leiden. For this, I'm simply on baby aspirin, and on the watch for DVT.
However, at my 38 week checkup last night, my OB told me she wants to induce early due to the Factor V, reason being that the longer I'm pregnant, the greater the risk of a clot. She had me go for a biophysical ultrasound last night and said that will help her determine if an early induction is needed. We have a follow up appointment next Wednesday where we will hear the results of the ultrasound and her decision, and if needed, we will start induction the next day.
This has me pretty scared. She completely blindsided me with it. I wish she had told me at any point sooner in the pregnancy that the Factor V could call for an early induction.
She told me that induction can increase your chances of needing a csection. She also told me that inducing can be very difficult if your body isn't ready. But it basically seemed that her concern over me getting a clot was greater than her concern over those things.
Essentially Im just very scared of induction. She said if my body is progressing enough by next Wednesday and if the ultrasound looks good, then we can probably wait it out for me to go naturally, or else push induction back a week. But she definitely doesn't want me to reach 41 weeks, induction may definitely be in the cards for me.
However, at my 38 week checkup last night, my OB told me she wants to induce early due to the Factor V, reason being that the longer I'm pregnant, the greater the risk of a clot. She had me go for a biophysical ultrasound last night and said that will help her determine if an early induction is needed. We have a follow up appointment next Wednesday where we will hear the results of the ultrasound and her decision, and if needed, we will start induction the next day.
This has me pretty scared. She completely blindsided me with it. I wish she had told me at any point sooner in the pregnancy that the Factor V could call for an early induction.
She told me that induction can increase your chances of needing a csection. She also told me that inducing can be very difficult if your body isn't ready. But it basically seemed that her concern over me getting a clot was greater than her concern over those things.
Essentially Im just very scared of induction. She said if my body is progressing enough by next Wednesday and if the ultrasound looks good, then we can probably wait it out for me to go naturally, or else push induction back a week. But she definitely doesn't want me to reach 41 weeks, induction may definitely be in the cards for me.