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Waters broken - how to avoid augmentation?

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By Wed 24-Jun-09 21:54:24 Add message | Report | Contact poster
My waters broke at 6pm this evening, and I went into hospital to be checked. I've been sent home, to come in for augmentation on Friday morning, but I want to avoid it at all costs, after a hellish induction with my first child.

I'm having tightenings accompanied by period like pains, but not particularly frequent/regular. Is there anything I can do to help things get moving?
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sun 28-Jun-09 21:20:26
Oh well done!!! Great news Many congratulations!
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sun 28-Jun-09 15:20:53
Congratulations, and well done!

Love the name too
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sun 28-Jun-09 09:07:10
Many congratulations!grin
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 27-Jun-09 20:40:19
Thanks!
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 27-Jun-09 20:29:44
Congratulations! And welcome to the world, baby Heather (cute name).
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 27-Jun-09 16:09:55
I had contractions every 10 minutes from 6pm on Thursday night, and went into hospital at 4.30am on Friday morning. I went from 4cm to fully dilated in about half an hour, and baby Heather Rose was born at 8.03am with no pain relief. So glad I didn't need to be induced, although I did scream for an epidural!
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 27-Jun-09 00:58:22
Wondering what happened today? Maybe you have your baby now, yay! Hope it all went smoothly....
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 25-Jun-09 22:07:17
You can also just not go to the hospital - just phone them and say Monday would be better
They can't augment you remotely!
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 25-Jun-09 22:04:00
You can say no, just say sorry Friday doesn't work for me
You'll probably find that they won't want to induce you on Sat or Sun so you can wait til Mon and you might start naturally before then

Best of luck whatever you decide to do
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Thu 25-Jun-09 21:16:36
You CAN say no. Make sure you have all the information about the potential risks (for either path - augmentation or natural) and how to minimise them and then make your own decision. Try not to feel pressurised into something you're not happy with! As you've described, an augmentation can have its risks too. It's very tricky to know what's the best thing to do....you have my sympathy.

Lots of good luck - it may even all kick off tonight wink grin
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