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How 'bout you just wait until your baby is ready to come. What are people thinking when they try to induce themselves? Selfish and STUPID!!!

I agree with you sezbi. You need to make sure your baby is ready and your body will let you know by going into labor. You are NOT full term until about 37 or 38 weeks anyway. You really don't want a premature baby. My daughter was born on her due date, and she was in the NICU for a week. YOUR baby knows when it's time NOT YOU.

inducing at 36 weeks won't do anything, it's before full term also, so you're endangering yourself and baby.

nothing will work unless baby and your body are ready for labor. i'm on number 3. 37 weeks and been dialated for 2 weeks and very tired and uncomfy but with each day that goes by that is that much more healthier the babe will be.

I don't understand why some of you have to be rude. I think that it is immature. I agree that you should not try to induce yourself at 36 weeks, but you don't need to be nasty to get your point across and you sure don't need to call people stupid.
My doctor told me that I could start trying to induce myself after 37 weeks. She knew that I was one to go early anyway, a month with my oldest, 3 days with my middle and 2 weeks with my youngest. So when I hit 37 weeks she told me that I could do what ever I wanted to try and go into labor if I could get myself to go. I did. I was due on Nov 6 and had my baby on October 21st.
If you want to try to induce labor, be honest with your doctor and they will be honest with you. I told my doctor that I was going to try and induce naturally and she told me that I needed to wait until I reached my 37th week. She didn't call me stupid or say that I was endangering my baby. He was already in some danger and we were getting ready to set up an induction date anyway. His fluid was on the low side and she was starting to get concerned. I had ultrasounds every week until I had the baby.
Good Luck!!