There are a lot of reasons you might want to have your baby on or before your due date—your back hurts, you can't sleep, you just want your maternity leave to start already. Now two new studies say that infants born more than one week past their due
dates have a higher risk of poorer health and death. While there's been lots of research on preemies and early delivery, this is the first time there's been a big study on the risks of delivering at 40 weeks or more. It's a little scary, but most doctors won't let you go too long anway, right? Did you have your baby before, on, or after your due date?
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Comments (25)
I was a week past my due date and everything was fine. she was a good size and everything. she weighed 6lbs and 12 1/2oz she wasn't that big but she was healthy and there were no problems. she is gaining weight fast a good weight she is long so doc says she needs to gain more.
Jamie
First baby was 6 days late, and second baby was 3 days early. I had a little of both.
I went past one week and my son was born 9lbs 30z. I ended up with a c-section.
I was 3 weeks early and my son was 5lbs 10 oz and 18 inches long....he's my peanut
My due date was May 2nd. Everyone thought I was going to pop like a month before that, but to their suprise May 2nd came && went. They schelduled me to be induced on May 8th, but 7 AM May 5th we were on the way to the hospital. They had problems with his heart beat dropping, so after 15 hours of labor && me only at 8 cm, they took me in for a C-section. Everything was find though. He got a 9.9 on his score.
I was due may 19 everythought i was gunan pop way before that may 19 came, got sceduled for induction on the 23 and 23 came go induced and before induction i was 1cm dilated
Hmmm....this study gets my radar up. It smacks of more propaganda to induce babies early. I was bullied to induce, I refused and had a healthy 8lb 4 oz baby at 42 weeks and 2 days.
my son was born on my due date and my lil girl was 5 days late.
My first son was born 3weeks and 1 day early and weighed in at 5lbs 13oz and my second son was born the day before my due date. I was scheduled for an induction with him the day after my due date. ha ha he beat the induction, he weighed in at 6lbs 9oz both boys are very healthy