Considerations for Inducing Labour Early (Mom's mental health)

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Except until now. I'm 37 weeks pregnant. I felt very depressed for a few weeks all of the sudden. No clear triggers. I've been having unhealthy thoughts of harming myself and the unborn baby. All I want is my baby out of me, so that I can take better care of him when he's in my arms!

My Obstetrician has given me the option of inducing labour early, anytime from now till my edd on 8 Apr 01. I've not had any labour signs at all. But I've tons of aches and pains at my lower back and lower abdomen, and things are simply extremely uncomfortable! :( These factors made the induction sound so inviting!

However, i've read that induction is a very painful and intensed labour, mostly ending up in epidural and/or caecarean, which I certainly would like to avoid!

But I have the following worries: 1) My psychiatrist instructed me to stop all anti-depressants 2 weeks, or at least, 3 days, before labour. I don't know how I'll be able to cope. There's a possibility that I might harm myself or the baby before the edd!

2) Is it really justifiable to get an early induction, just because of the possibility of the mom hurting herself or the baby before the baby can be born? I really need tons of advice in this area!

My dream birth is still to wait for the day the baby tells me he's ready to meet the world. Everything natural. However, I'm just very scared that if I can't cope well, we may end up having a dead mom and a dead baby. I'm so lost and scared!

Help!

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