BEING INDUCED TOMORROW

[angie85]

im 10 days over due date and booked into hosp tomoz to be induced this ismy 3rd baby and not needed this b4 but this little one is not positioned right and his back is restng on my spine which is why my labour has been stoing and starting for the pass few weeks im already 4cm dialated andmy waters are bulging so midwife said it will all be very quick wen it does happen im very anxious about being induced and is hoping some of u out there will share there stories with me thank u xx

Hi Angie, I am feeling nervous about impending induction also, I am 7 days overdue wit my 3rd and have not been in this position before.

I started a thread earlier about refusing induction and lots of people posted with very positive experiences about thier inductions, saying thier births were quick and not much different from thier non induced ones. They key seemed to be keeping active.

Can you ask them to give you a sweep first to see if that gets things going?

DC1 was on my spine and it was very uncomfortable. Hopefully, if you are 4 cm already it will happen quickly. Good luck tomorrow and am sure some people will be along with some positive induction stories.

Angie, just wanted to say I was in exactly this position 9 weeks ago today with dc3. Like you had not needed to be induced before and was terrified.

I was induced with rupture of membranes, my baby was also lying back to back. Labour was fine and very quick, just 1hr40mins. Good luck, I hope it all goes well for you, at least your body has done it before and knows what to do. I was only 2cm when I went in so at least you have a headstart there. Let us know how it goes.

thank u both for reply i thought people were ignoring the subject coz it was bad ive already had 4 sweeps which havnt done anything i just seem to look pass being induced and focusing on bringing my little one home to meet my 2 other children but the closer it is getting to tomorrow im feeling very nervous and runningout of things to do to keep busy

one thing ive learned this time round tht 3rd babies cause alot of trouble in pregnancy thts all i seem to read about it lol

Have you thought about expectant management? It is your entitlement to wait but be regularly monitored instead.

Have you considered that with a bit more time the baby might move into the right position?

I was induced at 15 days over with my first. It was a positive experience for me, going from first twinge to delivery in 3 hours.

Sounds like as you are already a fair bit dilated that everything should move fast for you.

You don't need to be strapped to a bed. I spent a lot of the time on a ball, standing, etc, with the drip and monitor attached.

well i got induced on the 17th jan the midwife popped my waters and then 59mins later my little boy was in my arms it happened to quick and my body and myself where confussed on wat happened but all is fine and we are home

Oh my goodness That was all very quick! Huge congratulations