My waters broke earlier this morning but I haven’t had any contractions or pain. The midwife said that if I don’t have any regular contractions by 6pm I’ll need to go in to be assessed and maybe induced.
I really don’t want to be induced. I have a chronic condition that impacts my energy levels so I’m worried that an induced labour will be longer, contractions stronger and may result in an EMCS anyway. I could labour for days, need the surgery and have a slow recovery due to the fatigue before labour (as well as a newborn!).
Do I have the option of requesting a c-section if things are going slowly and I’m struggling to maintain my energy levels?
I feel a bit clueless as my pregnancy so far has been textbook and I was planning on a water birth. Hadn’t really looked into the induction process.
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Waters have broken - induction/c-section
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Flamingo84 · 18/08/2018 10:09
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