Induced due to PTSD?

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Do you think you can be induced if you have PTSD from the loss of your child? 
I was 39 weeks pregnant when I had a complete placental abruption back in 2019 and we lost our daughter due to it and I am TERRIFIED to get to 39. I am 34.2 and I feel like every day I get closer to full term, I get closer to having an abruption again. I hate thinking it. I hate even breathing life into it but I get so worked up over it, I get full on body numb and I just zone out and have to wait to come too. Has anyone experienced this and asked for an induction or early delivery due to the anxiety you have?

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Update - I’m being induced the last week of September! :) I’ll be 37 weeks and he doesn’t want me to get to 38. Getting an nst, ultrasound and getting checked next week then scheduling my actual date. So relieved.

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I had a loss at 36+5. As soon as I got pregnant my mfm doctor brought up induction anywhere from 37-39 weeks & said we could discuss what I wanted to do the further along I got. 
Im 37 weeks today & getting induced on Monday (37+2)  
I went to my 34 week appointment & she brought up that we should discuss at the next appointment an induction date & I said I was hoping to get induced at 37 weeks & she scheduled it at that appointment. 
I couldn’t IMAGINE having to be pregnant any longer, mentally & physically it’s exhausting.
Everyday is a struggle. Literally debilitating at times.

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I know someone who was induced for exactly this reason - couldn’t go past 38 weeks due to loss. Hope you’re okay x

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I have never personally experienced this and I'm so sorry you had to go through that. I would just ask your doctor what they want to do. Though they may say no to prior to 39 weeks. With my first I had a membrane sweep at 38 weeks and went into labor shortly after but this was due to hypertension with this pregnancy I just had her at 36 weeks with no medical intervention to cause it. Many doctors don't feel comfortable with inducing prior to 39 unless there is a medical reason and I'm not sure how doctors tend to look at mental illness and ptsd. I'm keeping you in my thoughts and prayers though mama.

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I’m so sorry you went through that! I can’t even imagine. My placenta is showing early signs of aging this time around and my dr has me doing a non stress test twice a week to monitor movement. He said the goal is to get to 38 weeks but he doesn’t think I’m going past that. He will induce me as soon as the baby’s movement slows down. Maybe talk to your dr about doing some non stress tests for monitoring?

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Sorry that happened!!  Did you have any signs?  I'd imagine you'd be on increased monitoring due to what happened. I know my placenta gets checked at each appointment. 
I had a late term loss last year, and GD this pregnancy, they were reluctant to let me get to 39 weeks 5 days (despite my requests).  We compromised at 39 weeks, but even that makes me nervous. I don't want to push it one day to far, but also am really trying to allow my body to go into labor naturally. I had am emergency c section at 38 weeks with my first. My body wasn't ready.

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I’m so sorry to hear that. I didn’t have that, but I have IUGR and I almost lost my son due to it. He was born in the 3rd % and had I not gone in for a stress test I would have lost him. His heart rate kept dropping and he was taken via emergency c section. This pregnancy I have IUGR again and baby is projected to be born in the 5% or less. I’m being monitored twice a week with an ultrasound and stress test. My doctor said we won’t go past 38 weeks , it’s not worth the risk and she has put me on anti anxiety medication because my anxiety has sky rocketed about the birth of this baby plus possibly losing this baby.

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I lost my first at 33 weeks and will be 33 weeks tomorrow and have been an anxious mess this week! My high risk doctor told me they could induce at 37 weeks to keep my anxiety levels at a minimum. It doesn’t hurt to ask.

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