So my friend is 34 weeks pregnant. She has been scheduled for an induction for several months already. She's not due till Dec23, but is being induced Dec16. I love her to death, but it just bothers me how she's always saying "she's just praying this baby comes early" (even earlier than her induction date). Her first daughter was born two days after Christmas two years ago. My daughter was born ON Christmas that same year by emergency c-section because of a severe placental abruption. I lost half my blood volume and my daughter was only two pounds because of IUGR due to restricted blood flow. So yes, it's bothering me to hear her say that she wants this baby born early because she doesn't want to be in the hospital over Christmas (I was on bedrest and started hemhoraging right after Christmas dinner!), and that she's actually going to have the baby forced into this world unnecessarily even earlier scares me. I haven't said ANYTHING because it's not my place, but it just gets me every time. What if the doctor was wrong when she adjusted the due date (making the due date earlier than originally thought already) and the baby isn't as far along as she says? And then they take it even earlier! I just don't get it!!!! We were LUCKY when Liana was born at 31 weeks and only 2 pounds, but made it through without any serious complications. But a friend of mine had her baby "on time" (ended up being 4 or 5 weeks younger gestationally than expected) and he had a hole in his lung! Anything can happen and I just don't understand why anyone would risk it. If I have another baby I'm going to be praying HARD to make it the whole time, or at least CLOSE to the whole time... just the exact opposite from my friend. And right now I'm just praying that even though her baby will be coming early, that she'll be healthy.
Thanks for letting me vent. I'm sure some of you have dealt with this very situation.