Would you be induced if you had a previous c-section?

[olek]

Waters are broken, possibly since fri. I am due to have a c-section tommorow. I decided not to be induced with syntocin on doctors advice - i am not dilated more than one cm - but having second thoughts as really want to avoid c-section.

Doctor has warned uterine ruptire can happen without fetal heart beat indicating it would. And also infection can happen if waters broken for too long (ie doesnt want to wait till sun for spontaneous labour)

Any advice would help.

Should prob add that i was due christmas day

Some info here -

vbac.org.uk : scroll down to the link to "VBAC and induction or acceleration of labour".

Hi Olek - sorry you're in the situation. Can't give any great advice except to say that I wasn't allowed to be induced due to previous section (for reasons you mentioned) so after a certain point another section became inevitable. Having said that, dd (second) had to come out early due to other complications so I don't know what the situation would be if my waters had broken etc. Wishing you all the very best. Curry's, sex, pineapple blah blah blah.

I was induced with syntocin for my second birth, with the first one a c-section. I really wouldn't recommend it! It was a horrible, scary experience and I ended up with a c-section anyway. Similar situation - waters broke three days before eventually I was induced. I never dilated more than 1 cm, after about 6 hrs of syntocin contractions. It was my choice to try for the induction, as I was offered a c-section straight off, but being very keen to have a "real" birth experience (IYSWIM) I opted for the induction. I'm not sure if it was horrible because of the previous c-section (16mths before), or if inductions are horrible anyway, but I really really wouldn't recommend it.

After my previous pregnancy ended in c-section, I was told by my obstetrician that it would be medically inadvisable to be induced in a subsequent pregnancy due to the risk of uterine rupture. I'm 36 weeks pg atm and if I end up in the same situation that you are facing, I'll go for the c-section without question. I've been induced twice now, the last time failing completely hence the section, and both experiences were horrid. I'd go for a planned section any day over that.

I was induced after having a previous CS - like you waters had broken - and nothing else was happening - they broke on Sunday afternoon - and I was given until the Wednesday afternoon for things to move on their own - they didn't so I a pessary (lovely ) to kick start it.

Won't lie - it wasn't the most pleasant labour in the world (but didn't labour at all with my first - waters broken and ended up with CS without any contrations ) - but I'd do it again over a CS any day.

No advice for your situation Olek, but just wanted to wish you luck and hope everything goes well today, if your c-section goes ahead.

hi olek, too bad i found this thread too late! hope everything went well today.

thanks for all your help! sorry so long to let you know whats happened, ive been in and out of hosp because my stitches have all opened up.

Anyway was due to go to hosp on wed night for c-section on thurs. there was no beds available, so stayed at home. 2am thurs morn labour started at home and delivered baby 2 pm at hospital!

was ever so relieved!

congrats on baby, and poor you about stitiches.... they sew them back 2gether?

No, they advise them to heal naturally

argh! u poor thing! how r u coping? I was soo lucky my dp took a motnh off work and did everything (but feed baby), i take so long to recover from sections... horrible things.... good luck!!

hmm... just re-read post... awww. those 'other' stitiches.....