I'm booked in for induction next Thursday evening at 8pm. When I had my first child I was put in a private room and DH was there with me the entire time. This time from what I can gather I will be put on a ward and DH will not be allowed to stay. I have had a terrible pregnancy, I've had pulmonary embolisms at 11 weeks pregnant, I have diabetes that is usually very well controlled but I've been unable to control it while pregnant, a number of placental haemorrhages, spd and also a risk for pre eclampsia due to a blood clotting disorder. I will also have to stop my fragmin which will increase my risk of getting another clot.
I assumed I would be put in a private room again but have heard that since my last pregnancy the hospital I'll be giving birth in now has an induction ward. I feel sick thinking about. My last labour and birth was traumatic enough. Throughout this whole pregnancy I've been so close to requesting an ELCS because of how terrified I am.
Not sure what to do about it. Has anyone else had experience of induction wards. I'm going to call them and ask about if I can pay for a private room but not sure if I can.
Sorry for the moan.
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Terrified! Second induction.
Battleshiphips2 · 11/02/2016 15:31
I was on an induction ward for my two inductions. It was fine, I had the pessary inserted and then I could leave the ward and wander round the hospital in fact it was encouraged. I had to be back for monitoring every four hours but that was fine. My dp could stay with me the whole time, he went home at about 9 to sleep but only because nothing was happening. If you are having contractions and things look like they are happening they won't send him home. I know it's not great but you can pull the curtain around the bed for a bit of privacy. When things started getting going for me they put me in a side room when I asked for some privacy. As pp said I think with a second induction your body kind of remembers what to do. Good luck
buttwing I'm hoping my body doesn't remember what it did last time! If it does I don't think I'll get through it 
Hopefully this time it will do exactly what it should do.
Ill Be going in at 8pm so hopefully they'll be really busy and won't do the pessary until relatively late. I can't walk around alone because of spd. I think I'm just getting more nervous and I'm probably hormonal too!
melmam I can't remember what it's like to walk around. I have severe spd and just about make it from my bedroom to the loo! Can't wait for it all to be over. At least I get a lovely little snuggle baby at the end of it. It's taken me 7 years of ttc. I think what happened during my last induction and labour is likely making me more nervous absolutely terrified this time.
I shall just have to see what happens I suppose. Thanks for all your replies. You've made me feel a bit better in that it may not be as bad as I think. My last midwife is on the most recent series of OBEM, as long as I don't get her again I should be ok She came running in the next morning and said oh thank god you're both ok, I woke up in the middle of the night and got down on my knees in my bedroom and prayed for you Didn't really inspire me with confidence for this birth
Your last midwife sounds...interesting.
I totally hear you; I howled when I knew I'd have to be induced for a second time. But it was genuinely lovely. I only used gas and air, I was only really in labour for a couple of hours. I would, hand on heart, love to experience it again.
And that's after the first time, which featured GD, a back to back baby, a Consultant who couldn't find a vein, a complete asshat who practiced breaking waters on my poor vagina, forceps, etc.
Good luck. 
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