^this
except we know when conception happened, so know the 'exact' due date. although as with all biological systems, there is a lot of variation, so in theory there should be a due date range of 5 weeks from 37-42 weeks post last period.

that said, once you hit 40 weeks, you lose the ability to count past one, and every day lasts about 13 years. especially if you're on maternity leave and thus bored shitless by having absolutely fuck all to do.
( ascorbate, Wed 23 Sep 2009, 13:52, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Oxytocin
is the stuff they inject you with to induce labour

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxytocin

I think you can buy it on the internet as well, if you are as desperate as seem to be. Although i would never condone meddling with mother nature, obviously.
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Wed 23 Sep 2009, 13:58, Reply)

May I ask how you know the "exact date"
Cos spermsys can take up to three days to reach their eggy friends and then the egg could have quite far to travel.

Of course you could have had ready fertilised embryos implanted and i'd be a fool for asking.

p.s. I meant "last" when I wrote "Missed"

Regardless of exact dates and stuff how many week has it been since you last period?
( Peej, Wed 23 Sep 2009, 14:12, Reply)

I say 'exact'
as that is how it's perceived by medical profession. plus scan agreed with it, but scan was in states, and uk midwife decided not to trust it. not sure why, but have decided not to arge.
and 40+3 weeks since period (why am I giving this information out on t'internets?!)
( ascorbate, Wed 23 Sep 2009, 14:24, Reply)

If you're 40+3 they should induce
Bastards.

I'm presuming you are giving the info out because you trust us implicitly and know that we are all mature adults here.

p.s. try to poo before you go to hospital! Pooooooo ahahaha
( Peej, Wed 23 Sep 2009, 14:37, Reply)

no
standard policy is to wait until term +10 or 12 in most NHS trusts - so it's not that unusual to have to wait!
but I did try and look very pathetic at the midwife this morning in the hope she could change hospital policy - it didn't work...
( ascorbate, Wed 23 Sep 2009, 18:09, Reply)

When you say +10 or 12 I presume your talking days rather than weeks
In which case My original statement of inducing by 2 weeks over still stands. Unless they've changed it in the last 18 months since my daughter was born.
( Peej, Thu 24 Sep 2009, 0:00, Reply)