What time of day were you induced?

[BeautifulBlondePineapple]

I posted this originally in pregnancy chat, but thought I might get more replies here:

I was induced with DC1 and DC2 in the evening. Both times we were told to arrive at the hospital at 5pm. After all the checks etc, I got a pessary at 8pm. DH was told to go home at 9pm (hospital rules) and I was left on my own having contractions for 3-4 hours until I was moved to the labour suite and put on the drip. DH was then called to come back to the hospital.

DS1 was born at 10am and DS2 was born at 6am, so I had been awake for about 24 hours both times.

I am now pregnant with DC3 and am dreading another induction - simply because if it goes the same way then I'll be shattered and on my own for part of it.

How does it work in your hospital? Do they induce in the morning or the evening? And has anyone requested a different time of induction?

I was induced with DD nearly 9 years ago now. I had to go in around 5pm in the evening, but it would have been nearer 8pm also by the time I actually got the first pessary. My DH was also sent home for the night. For me though none of it was quick, the induction didn't work. After a nother two days I ended up with a cs. I too was shattered and hated not having dh there for support, esp when I was in great pain the early hours of the second day.

Where I am you go in at 8 a.m. Worked well for me as I had DS in my arms by teatime.

Middle of the night after being blue lighted in with PE. The induction didn't work though and by the next morning my bp was under control. 6 days of stop-start labour and no progress later (2 pessaries, 1 sweep, never got far enough for ARM or drip) I went for a CS. Being without DH at night when having ctx was horrendous. We're both still a bit traumatised by it tbh.

6am predawn. Birth at 6pm.

you don't have to be induced unless pressing medical reasons, if it's simply for being post dates, you can delay until 42 +

the trust I am familiar with, primips are induced in the morning, multips at night.

it is horrible if you are contracting but not in established labour and still on the AN ward, but you can ask for pain relief , paracetomal/codeine , gas & air , a bath etc

you might not be able to have pethidine etc and deffo not an epidural, but you should be given something if you are in pain

I went in at 10am on the Thursday.

They finally had a room free to induce me at 8am on Friday morning. DD was born at 6.69am Saturday.

I was induced at 1:30pm by ARM followed immediately by synto dd in my arms at 11:15pm...mine was kind of an emergency induction though...in my hospital partners can stay with you throughout the whole thing, before during and after, all chairs recline so that they can sleep next to you

For my emergency induction, my partner could only stay with me while I was on labour ward. When it became obvious nothing was happening fast for me and they got busy, I was moved to a general ward.

japhrimel that's so unfair, all hospitals should allow partners to stay with the woman no matter what is happening, their supported is needed more than ever

9am on a Saturday morning five days before Xmas, at 37 weeks with my twins.

On the drip at half past, had Twin A at half three and Twin B at quarter to four.

it is unfair but totally unworkable.. there was a thread exploring this a while ago..

if you are on the AN ward, there are say 12 women, then they have their partners, taht's another 12 people. men, not women, some women on the ward might be in early labour , some might be in pain, feeling vulnerable, some might have long term health issues

an extra 12 people on the ward or in rooms with their partners would create a lot more havoc

men milling around a antenatal ward for days on end is not approrpiate

but i absolutely agree that women need support in early labour. as a doula, i can have access to the wards at any time of the day or night, to support my clients, which is great for my client, not maybe so much for other women who don't have a doula

the problems of where all these extra people would be , where they would go to the loo etc would be massive

some women are in abusive relationships and getting some time away from their partner mght allow them to speak to a MW in confidence and get support

i think if people understood hte logistics of induction first, they would possibly feel better prepared, that it might take days rather than hours and you would be alone for part of it?

I went in at 8pm but nobody did anything til midnight which in hindsight was terrible.

Ds was born 11 am next day by emergency section

Lulumaam I hadn't thought of it like that and tend to forget that most maternity wards are a lot busier than where I am...I think it has only ever had to close once ever!

But if ALL women had a doula Lulumaam then surely that would create the same issue of overcrowding (if you can access the ward at any time)?

DD2 induction started 11pm delivered 4am DS1 9pm delivered 3am DS2 5pm delivered 3am. Only had pessaries with first induction. Didnt work so subsequently went straight onto drip with the last 2. Meant each time I missed at least one night's sleep which I'm yet to catch up but so did DP however I think he's caught up the sleep by now.
DD1 was not induced but still arrived at 4am!
Both my girls born at 4.03am both my boys born at 2.58am. How wierd is that?!

DD1 I went in mid afternoon but as I was only 36 weeks they wouldn't start the induction on the ward so had to wait until a room was available in delivery suite. Induction started the next morning, I think around 9am. I didn't want DH hanging around all day until things really kicked off so he came in around lunchtime and DD1 was born 11.05pm.

For DD2 I went in about 4pm, had pessary in the evening about 7pm. Was contracting overnight on the ward but was fine without DH there and the midwives were great. Went down to delivery suite late morning and DD2 was born 3.05pm.

DD2 at 40 + 7 they broke my waters at 3.30pm and then started drip at 4pm. Had DD2 at 8.05pm

With DS at 40 + 14 one lot of gel at 10.30 and DS was born at 2.15pm.

DH was with me the whole time.

I don't seem to go into labour spontanasly (sp) I did go into labour with DD1 at 39wks although midwives believe that she was very overdue, as she had lost all her downy fluff.

also true flisspaps ! and if that was the situation, then i am sure the hospital would reassess things. at times when the ward has been busy, i'm happy to wait in an ante room or day room, with my client, or if she is happy, i wait elsewhere until she calls me.
i suppose i am also not a drain on the resources, i am not asking anything of the MWs, i take my own food & drink, i know my way around and am sensitive to the needs of my client and other women. if every woman had that one to one support, then i'd be delighted and hope that hospitals would find ways to accomodate doulas. in an ideal world, all women would have a private room with their own bathroom where they could be induced/labour and deliver, with their partner and friends and whoever else they needed with them the whole time, with no need ot worry about labouring alone and scared

I'm sure NICE guidelines state it shouldn't be done overnight but I know the hospitals like that as they think you'll take ages to get going so you might as well do it and try to nap/so that when the action starts there are more/more experienced staff around.

NICE does say to start IOL in the morning, but does not say NOT to do it at night... there has been some discussion of IOL being done slightly differently, with a slow release pessary that is inserted, woman is monitored for a while, then sent home and then returns if contractions start or after 24 hours if nothing happens.