I have been dealing with diet controlled GD since 12 weeks, been doing very well with my numbers and had a pretty good outlook overall. I've been hoping to go to 41 weeks before needing induction and getting to have a spontaneous labor since I've only ever been induced in the past and just really want a redemptive birth with minimal to no intervention. And I had a pretty good feeling it would happen.
But at my MFM appointment this morning (I'm 33w5d), I was diagnosed with fetal growth restriction as baby dropped from the 11th to the 5th percentile. Nothing was physically wrong though; she passed her BPP and the doctor said there was nothing wrong with the placenta or cord blood flow.
Is there really a reason to induce just because she is a small baby?? I'm feeling really overwhelmed now because everything had been going so well and now I might not get to have the birth I want, yet again. I'm so sad.
Edit: Thank you so much for all the supportive responses 🩵 I guess we really shouldn't get set on an idea of how our pregnancy or birth is going to go