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Positive Induction Stories Please

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bigbaubleeyes · 28/12/2005 18:58

I have just been given date today for induction on the 3rd of January - I have read bits and bobs about this but it is becomming more of a possible reality so I would like to know more.
Please post positive induction experiences or bits of constructive advice.
I am feeling low after not being able to have sweep done today and being told I am a high risk induction cos is his head isn't down in pelvis after all but slightly to the left - which is different to what three other midwives have told me over the last two months at various checks.

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tribpot · 30/12/2005 20:10

bigbaubleeyes, just to say I hope it all goes well for you on 3rd Jan (if not before!). That's my little sister's birthday - she is a nightmare but I don't think it's the date of her birth that's the problem Take care xxx

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bigbaubleeyes · 30/12/2005 20:12

BABYG when will you be induced if you need to be?

I am at odds also - its like I want the time to go slow to see if I can go into labour myself but on the other hand I realy want him here and get past boredom, nothing else is as exciting or matches up.

I am fed up with people also but they are ven asking if we would like to 'pop' over for a little while tomorrow night - I suppose they just asking out of manners.

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bigbaubleeyes · 30/12/2005 20:14

Thanks tribot - I feel like i know lots now - still you just don't know how its giong to go - I will post of course!!!

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QueSerahSerah · 30/12/2005 20:31

I for one will be looking out for your birth story BBE. I hope all goes well for you, and what an excellent way to approach all this - relaxed and positive. It will see you well, whichever way things turn out (slight pun intended!)

tribpot · 30/12/2005 20:45

Yup, will definitely be looking out for your birth story, hope it's an exciting one, if George Clooney or Dr Luka off ER could feature, so much the better

Of course you can never know in advance how it will go, but I feel the better prepared you are, the more relaxed you will be and that can only be a good thing.

I was flipping pleased to be induced (other than I might have died if not, never mind that) - I had said all along I didn't want ds to be late cos I had a wedding to go to 5 weeks after his due date, and didn't want to contemplate doing that if he was only 3 weeks old instead of 5. What a good little chap, he caused pre-eclampsia purposefully so he could come 2 days ahead of schedule. Was still virtually comatose at the wedding, mind you!

I assume you have tried the other methods of bringing on labour, sorry I guess this is on your ante-natal club thread. I instructed dh that he would be required to perform nightly once I reached my due date, think he was a bit gutted we never got quite that far

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bigbaubleeyes · 30/12/2005 20:52

LOL TRIBOT - I have tried stuff nut not really went for it - DH keen to do his bit (he's said he feels a bithelpless and is ever more attentive to my every need and whim at mo!

Do they really work all of these methods, nothings proven is it i think your body has to be ready! Well I have taken arnica, rasp tablets, had a curry and havbe done a few squats tied to stay sitting upright with legs apart Bent at knees like a buddha!

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bigbaubleeyes · 30/12/2005 20:52

OMG must check posts!!!

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QueSerahSerah · 30/12/2005 21:04

Forget all the old wives tales on bringing on labour BBE. I tried them all. Save your energy

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bigbaubleeyes · 30/12/2005 21:34

Yep i think staying relaxed and rested and reading several books is just as beneficial!!! I have even been complacent enuff to let DH have a Lord of the Rings day today - we're on the last one now after breaking for soaps!

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coppertop · 30/12/2005 21:38

I've had 2 inductions and will probably be having a 3rd in March . I think my only real piece of advice would be to let the midwife know as soon as you think you are likely to need pain relief rather than soldiering on and waiting until you are desperate for it. I made that mistake the second time around.

For me personally induction has been a positive thing. I tend to have large babies which is why I may be induced again this time around (I'm 27 weeks pg) and for me it's probably less scary than waiting for nature to take its course.

Best of luck to you for 3rd Jan. xx

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bigbaubleeyes · 30/12/2005 21:42

Thanks coppertop I have moved epidural further up my 'pain relief' scale as they are other things such as pool that are ruled out once you on drip etc - so I'm thinking this is more realistic.

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coppertop · 30/12/2005 21:57

With ds1 I remember writing on my birth plan that I absolutely did not want an epidural. I hated the sound of it and the risks etc. I tried everything else and then eventually let dh talk me into trying the epidural. It was absolute bliss! With ds2 I went straight for the epidural option and spent most of the labour dozing off quite peacefully. This time around I would make an advance booking for it if I possibly could.

bubblepop · 31/12/2005 11:06

hi, just to say i was induced with ds1 due to pre-eclampsia, only one lot of gel and baby born a few hours later!! ds2 was an induction also due to high blood pressure, they broke the waters and out he popped 2 hours after that! it does'nt always take days and need epidurals and syntocin drips so keep an open mind. good luck, you will soon have your little bundle in your arms.

babygibbon · 31/12/2005 12:41

Induction date of 3rd Jan also. Had an epidural last time and oh my god it was bliss....mmmmm.

With my DD I tried everything to bring on labour, with the sole exception of castor oil, because I just couldn't bring myself to take it! Long walks (at least 2 hrs a day), RLT, acupuncture, reflexology, pineapple, sex (daily), a vindaloo (just the once, I couldn't face more!) etc. etc. without success. I'm not going to bother exhausting myself trying that lot this time (it was expensive too). I've tried RLT tablets, daily rumpy pumpy (I'm sorry DH, but it's such a chore at 41 wks!), a bit of walking and shopping in the Jan sales! And other than a few BH after sex, not a murmur. Grrrr!

Just put your feet up and enjoy the peace and quiet, if you can. Much easier said than done.

pupucelovesruDOuLaph · 31/12/2005 13:10

Sorry BBE - I did not realise you were aware you could decline an induction.... many women are not.
You did say you wanted constructive advice and I did think the info on Bishop score was !

For what it is worth, the rate of caesarean (24% when 10% some 15 years ago) sections and instrumental deliveries have also shot up since inductions have become more routine and the stillbirth rate has also increased in the past 3 years but even statistitiuans say there are no relation.... so these inductions are not reducing stillbirths. So sorry to say there is no proof that inducing more reduces stillbirth!
In your state of mind I won't go on posting more gloomy information.... best of luck to you.... I hope your induction goes well at least you are making an informed choice which is what matters

pupucelovesruDOuLaph · 31/12/2005 13:14

I should add 10 days over due is only 3 days ovberdue in other countries (UK has a 40 weeks gestational age most European countries have 41 weeks and 41 weeks is THE average gestationla age for a 1st time mother).... no surprise therefore to hear a cervix is so not ready that it can't be reached to be sweeped!

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bigbaubleeyes · 31/12/2005 18:10

Thanks a bunch pupucelovesruDOuLaph you've managed to post really positive again: ARE YOU INTENTIONALLY TRYING TO UPSET US?

You are obviously anti induction so why bother? Nothing like scaring a first time Mum who is trying to get through this. There are four of us due to have an induction on the 3rd of Jan.

Don't ever apply for a PR post I realy can't belive the insensitivity of your posts.

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ZAPHODerChristmas · 31/12/2005 18:42

With my fifth baby, I was induced at 40 +11. I was very disappointed as I had wanted to have as natural a birth as possible. I found the whole thing great. I had gel inserted at 10.30, started to have mild pains at lunchtime, and from then on I walked and walked because the midwife said that would help the labour progress. Progress it did, and the baby came at 8.30, with just gas and air for pain relief. One of my best birth experiences.

I'm sure all will go well for you, and will keep my eye out for the birth announcement. And none of that stuff like curries, and sex worked for me.

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bigbaubleeyes · 31/12/2005 18:47

ZAPHODerChristmas Thanks - I'll make sure I get in plenty of walking before they put me on drip!

You know the gel stuff can react badly with your 'lady lumps'(making you dry and sore) is there anything you can put on or ask for? Its just i do have quite sensitive skin down there

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ZAPHODerChristmas · 31/12/2005 19:02

I don't know of anything, but I'm sure the midwife will.

DingDongMerrilyOnHIGHLANDER · 31/12/2005 19:51

BBE, since pupuce has been posting on this site for, well, yonks and she is a doula I would take her advice (or at least think about it) very seriously. That way, you may avoid a negative induction and get the postiive induction you clearly desire. Best of luck.

pupucelovesruDOuLaph · 31/12/2005 20:16

Thanks Highlander.... one reads what they want to read in a post... it's like they hear what they want to hear....
I am not there to upset (as you know ) but then I am not in BBE's shoes at the moment.... and I have been posting for nearly 6 years !

Enid · 31/12/2005 20:18

everyone I know who has been induced with their first baby has ended up with a caesar. Sorry, but true. So be prepared.

pupucelovesruDOuLaph · 31/12/2005 20:19

I should add I am NOT anti inductions when they are needed (and maybe yours is)... I know plenty of OB/GYN who wish inductions were not so common! I have supported many women through inductions.
My last post was factual - if that bothers you...........

Enid · 31/12/2005 20:20

that is only 2 women though

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