Oct 15

“Babies Just Don’t Survive Past 42 Weeks.”

“Babies just don’t survive past 42 weeks.” – CNM when asked if they would order Non-Stress Tests instead of inducing at 42 weeks, if mother was still pregnant.

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Kat had this to say, Oct 15, 2009 @ 5:08 pm (Quote)

Well, that’s interesting news to me! I guess I must not have survived, since I was born at 44 weeks. Hmmm… And of course NO ONE ever has cycles that are longer than 28 days, making the doctor’s little infallible wheel inaccurate. Babies *may* in some cases be at risk past 42 weeks, but they can also be perfectly healthy, just not ready yet!

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Michelle Potter had this to say, Oct 15, 2009 @ 5:39 pm (Quote)

Riiiight. I’d love to introduce that doctor to my 4 year old daughter, who apparently didn’t “survive” gestating a whole 42 weeks ad 3 days.

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Micah had this to say, Oct 15, 2009 @ 5:40 pm (Quote)

That person needs to go to mothering.com and look around! There are women who have babies at 43, 44 and 45 weeks at home! Healthy!

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Alice had this to say, Oct 15, 2009 @ 7:45 pm (Quote)

Really? Because my midwife had a client shortly before I met her when I was 30 weeks pregnant who went to 46 weeks 3 days!

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Tiffany had this to say, Oct 15, 2009 @ 10:51 pm (Quote)

Wow. So my healthy 12 year old and 8 year old were…..at deaths door when born at 43 weeks? Humm. I guess I missed that with the 10-10 APGARS and all.

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Jessica had this to say, Oct 16, 2009 @ 5:21 am (Quote)

I think my 7-month-old daughter might take issue with this. She was born at 43 weeks.

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Megan had this to say, Oct 17, 2009 @ 6:48 am (Quote)

I just gave birth naturally to a healthy 9 lb 3.6 oz baby girl at 42w6 days

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Bubbles had this to say, Oct 21, 2009 @ 5:40 pm (Quote)

Wow, I’ve been dead for 34 years and I didn’t even know it.

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mystic_eye_cda had this to say, Oct 22, 2009 @ 10:58 am (Quote)

Ayup there’s a little bit of C4 hooked up to a timer on your umbilical cord. At 42 weeks and 1 minute … BLAMMO!

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Meg had this to say, Oct 30, 2009 @ 2:02 pm (Quote)

Yes, don’t tell the Netherlands about this one! Since they know that normal gestation is 38 to 42 weeks, and “overdue” doesn’t even begin until after 42 weeks, they have perfectly normal babies, at home, and no one bats an eyelash about 42 weeks. What a Difference An Ocean Makes!

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Jessica had this to say, Nov 29, 2009 @ 4:48 pm (Quote)

I love the (rare) stories of verifiable pregnancies that go past 10 months. Dr Bradley (of the Husband Coached Childbirth books) reports a 12 month pregnancy in his book, mother under his close supervision from conception through delivery so wasn’t a false timing thing either.

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