Not off topic at all, sweetie. It's entirely relevant to the post. And yes, I'm aware of the increased risk of other interventions with Pitocin, but thank you for the reminder and the opportunity to talk about it a little bit.
He's not pushing induction or anything like that at this point, but it's a reasonable thing to discuss in the sense of "it's something that you should be aware of as you think about things," if that makes sense. If I start to have complications later and we have to talk about getting the baby out, I may end up with the choice to try something like Pitocin or just schedule a C-section, and in that event, for example, I'll go for the Pitocin first, even if it does end up leading to other interventions. And the other side of that is the fact that if I go too far beyond my due date, that means at the very least a conversation about induction. It's worth at least mentally being prepared for the possibility, you know?
I know that Dr P knows that I'm the kind of person who is going to go home, sit down, do all the reading and research I can, and so on, and make educated decisions about what to do and what's next. Rather than encouraging it as an option, I think it was his suggestion that I include my feelings and thoughts on that in my plan and to understand that if that becomes an issue it may change the course of things and I need to be flexible, understanding and well informed about it.
Re: Off Topic, I'm sorry!
He's not pushing induction or anything like that at this point, but it's a reasonable thing to discuss in the sense of "it's something that you should be aware of as you think about things," if that makes sense. If I start to have complications later and we have to talk about getting the baby out, I may end up with the choice to try something like Pitocin or just schedule a C-section, and in that event, for example, I'll go for the Pitocin first, even if it does end up leading to other interventions. And the other side of that is the fact that if I go too far beyond my due date, that means at the very least a conversation about induction. It's worth at least mentally being prepared for the possibility, you know?
I know that Dr P knows that I'm the kind of person who is going to go home, sit down, do all the reading and research I can, and so on, and make educated decisions about what to do and what's next. Rather than encouraging it as an option, I think it was his suggestion that I include my feelings and thoughts on that in my plan and to understand that if that becomes an issue it may change the course of things and I need to be flexible, understanding and well informed about it.