My EDD is 10 July. Bb is almost 4kg now. Had #1 via natural birth. Used a different gynae this time, and gynae wanted us to consider if we want to induce once bb hits 4kg and try natural birth first or we want to go straight for c-sect? Any mummies with similar experience?

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The major risk with big babies is possible shoulder dystocia where shoulders can get stuck coming out. When we were considering, I found this resource quite helpful (http://evidencebasedbirth.com/evidence-for-induction-or-c-section-for-big-baby/). My gynae also told us that c-sec is better for baby (no risk of injuries or trauma) but worse for mum (longer healing time) so we opted for a c-section.

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