Anyone going to wait as long as possible to induce?

Question

I've been reading a lot of statistics and I am worried about what I have read for my particular situation. My son is at a -4 station, I am not at all dilated and my cervix is soft. Two of those three factors leave me with a terrible likelihood of a failed induction. My doctor wants to induce at 41w1d because he says I have a narrow inlet (narrow pelvis).

Several articles I've read say the pelvis changes even during labor, and that a doctor cannot tell the limitations of the pelvis before labor.
 
Most of the women in my family didn't go into labor until 42-43 weeks (aside from my mother, who was induced by choice at 40 weeks and had the labor from hell with me). I am having a growth scan tomorrow and depending on the size of the baby and his condition, I'm contemplating waiting until 42 weeks to reschedule the induction. 
 
My main concern is that he has not engaged and babies that are not engaged make induced labor difficult and often result in c-section; if he is not large or at risk then he might just not be ready. 
 
I don't want to put him at risk, but if he's healthy and I'm healthy, maybe inducing a week early isn't such a good idea. Maybe I should take the risk and see if he engages on his own by 42 weeks?
 
Another worry is that if my water does break and he's so high up, his cord could come out and cause a cord prolapse. I don't want to lose my baby.
 
I'm so scared and no one understands the weight of this decision. 
 
I don't know what to do.

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I'm sorry you're in this tough place 😞 I so agree with your wanting to let your body do what it was made to do--and at the same time, you don't want to put your baby at risk! Get on all fours, do some downward dog, squats, hip circles--bring baby doooown! Praying for you to have the birth you want🙏🏼

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Go with your instinct. Some babies never engage until active labor. Some babies need to be urged into position during contractions even! Most midwives would know how to help with this, but a doctor would probably be more prone to c section. Midwives can't perform surgery so they have to be more creative in getting the baby through. Haha

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I would go with your gut. You're the mother here, and this is just one of the first decisions you'll be making for the well being of your baby. If people don't understand why tough! But it seems you have good reason to want to wait until 42 weeks, who knows you very well could naturally go into labor before then

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42 weeks is still considered full-term, right? You wouldn't technically be considered over-due until after that...??? I would wait until 42 weeks as well unless Doc says they need to induce because baby is at risk.

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I was planning on waiting until 42 weeks to get induced but my water ruptured and I wasn't contracting. We waited 12 hours after my water ruptured to start on the pitocin. Definitely not what I was planning but baby's health comes first. Whatever you feel is right, do that 😉 Just keep in mind that our plans don't always go as we would like and that is ok. Currently in active labor, good luck to you!

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I wasn't dialated at all at 39 weeks. I got induced at 39 weeks and I didn't even need pitocin. The cervadil put me into labor. Although, I was in labor for around 27 hours. Most of the hours were 1-2cm then the rest happened fairly quick in about 4 hours I went from 5 to 10cm.

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Everyone knows better then doctors and even gives advises without known her body. Sometimes your feelings have nothing in common with reality and stats. Read this article, hope it will help   http://evidencebasedbirth.com/evidence-on-inducing-labor-for-going-past-your-due-date/

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Just wait it out! You and baby will be fine!

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42 weeks is the midwifery community standard here as well

Anyone going to wait as long as possible to induce?

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