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Okay, I might be totally out of line here and if so, I apologize.
4 days past one's ESTIMATED due date is not post due. If she does not want a c-section or does not want to be induced, she can refuse. I, personally, would not do either until there was a clear medical reason (not just practice policy) to induce or do C-section.
I think far too many doctors push for induction or c-sections out of convinience not good of the baby. And, I've seen too many babies show signs of not having been done by the time they are taken. (I warn, I am rather anti medical model right now). Both inductions and c-sections carry risk and, just because the medical establishment has made them common/routine, does not mean that they are without risk.
Let me briefly tell you about my sister. She was induced a full week after her EDD and that babe was CLEARLY not done cooking. Skinny, irritated, and covered with thick, thick vernix. Additionally, her labor was very difficult and unpleasant.
I know your sister is tired and ready to be done and it is sooooo easy to listen to the docs and get a sense of panic that one must have their baby or they'll have to be induced, but if she doesn't want either, she can refuse. Odds are, she'll go into labor on her own before she hits 42 weeks.
That said, how about a breast pump, or some dh action on the twins?
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