Houston, Nug has a birthday!!

[Pawsitive Thinking]

How exciting! Can't wait to meet the little guy.......(my work mate's birthday is 21 December and he suggests Tom as a great name....- here we go again!)

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

How exciting for you and Josh! It's getting so close!!! A new baby for Christmas, what better present to get.

I do have a question though, and please don't feel like it's a negative one at all, I'm just confused since I've never had kids or know anybody in person who has had one lately.

Ok, my question is, it seems to be such a common things these days to induce labor - why? What's wrong with just letting nature take its course and let him come out when he's good and ready to make his appearance? I can see in a medical emergency way where an induction would be good, but it seems - besides a few blips here and there - you've had a relatively good healthy pregnancy, so why induce labor? Just curious because this seems to be a fairly recent trend in having babies. I never heard of it until people here on PT started having so many babies.

[Cataholic]

Yippee! The BEST Christmas present EVER and it will be EARLY!

[Samantha Puppy]

Ok, my question is, it seems to be such a common things these days to induce labor - why? What's wrong with just letting nature take its course and let him come out when he's good and ready to make his appearance? I can see in a medical emergency way where an induction would be good, but it seems - besides a few blips here and there - you've had a relatively good healthy pregnancy, so why induce labor? Just curious because this seems to be a fairly recent trend in having babies. I never heard of it until people here on PT started having so many babies.

I don't know about other people, I can only answer for my own particular situation. And in my case, there actually is a reason.

The umbilical cord is supposed to have 3 vessels in it - 2 from mother to baby and 1 from baby to mother. Mine only has 2 vessels - 1 from me to Nug, 1 from Nug to me. The bigger he gets, the more the placenta is struggling to give him everything he needs, so by inducing labor and having him born a little early he will come out and get the proper nourishment he needs on the outside because I can't provide it anymore.

[Felix]

I wish i get a present like that this year Congrats,cant wait to see pictures

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

I don't know about other people, I can only answer for my own particular situation. And in my case, there actually is a reason.

The umbilical cord is supposed to have 3 vessels in it - 2 from mother to baby and 1 from baby to mother. Mine only has 2 vessels - 1 from me to Nug, 1 from Nug to me. The bigger he gets, the more the placenta is struggling to give him everything he needs, so by inducing labor and having him born a little early he will come out and get the proper nourishment he needs on the outside because I can't provide it anymore.

Ahhh...so there is a medical reason. Then it all makes much more sense. Thanks and I hope only the best for you and Nug!

PS - how is he ever going to be able to explain "Nug" to his friends?

[Samantha Puppy]

Yup. My guess is that most inductions actually have medical reasons behind it though some don't and I'm sure that percentage is getting larger.