BETAMETHASONE IN JECTION

MY PARTNER IS 33 WEEKS PREGNANTNOW, HOWEVER AT AROUND 27 WEEKS SHE WAS ADDMITTED TO HOSPITAL SHOWING THE EARLY STAGES OF LABOUR, NOW AMONG OTHER THINGS SHE WAS GIVEN AN BETAMETHASONE INJECTION WHICH WE WERE TOLD WAS A STEROID INJECTION WHICH WOULD ENABLE THE BABIES DEVELOPMENT, IN PARTICULAR THE LUNGS TO SPEED UP IN CASE AN EARLY DELIVERY WAS NEEDED. WE WHERE TOLD THAT IF BABY DIDNT ARRIVE AT THIS POINT IT WOULD DO NO HARM AND THERE WOULD BE NO SIDE AFFECTS.

NOW TODAY

AT 33 WEEKS THE FEATUS IS MEASURING 39 WEEKS (APPROXIMATLY 6 POUNDS IN WEIGHT) AND MY PARTNER WHO STANDS AT 4'10" TALL AND WEIGHS AROUND 6 AND A HALF STONE IS UNABLE TO STAND OR EVEN TAKE HERSELF TO THE TOILET BECAUSE OF HER SIZE.

WE ARE FIGHTING TO GET HER INDUCED HOWEVER NO DOCTOR AROUND IS WILLING TO CONSIDER IT UNTILL 36 WEEKS, BECAUSE THE BABY IS NOT READY, THE LUNGS ARE NOT FORMED, THIS ISNT FORMED, THAT ISNT FORMED ECT ECT,

HOWEVER

WE WERE GIVEN THIS INJECTION WEEKS AGO TO SPEED UP THE DEVELOPMENT, MY QUESTION(S) TO YOU IS THIS,

IS THE INJECTION USED FOR THE PURPOSES THAT WE WERE TOLD

DOES IT OR DOES IT NOT SPEED UP THE BABIES DEVELOPMENT

ARE THERE ANY SIDE AFFECTS ie IS THIS THE REASON OUR BABY IS SO BIG TO THE POINT THAT MY WIFE CANNOT STAND UP UNAIDED

AND FINALLY IFTHE DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN SPEEDING UP WOULD THE BABY BE READY FOR DELIVERY AT 33 WEEKS CONSIDERING ITS WEIGHT THE FACT THAT IT HAS HAD THIS INJECTION.

THANK YOU DARREN

Betamethasone Sodium Phosphate

PLEASE TELL ME HOW'S THE BABY NOW

I'M 27 WEEKS PREGAENCY NOW. AND I JUST HAD THE SAME INJECTION TODAY. I HAVE THE SAME CONCERNS AS YOU

THANKS A LOT