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Is spontaneous labour more/less likely 2nd time round if you were induced the first time?

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starfish12 · 25/04/2015 22:17

I was induced with DS1 and ended up with EMCS for failure to progress (got to 6cm).

Am 34 weeks with DC2 and am aiming for a VBAC this time... as I was induced last time does this mean I'm less likely to go into labour naturally? Think I've decided that if induction is needed again I'll skip it and just go straight for ELCS but ideally I want to give birth naturally... think I'd be really disappointed not to go into labour.

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Fattycow · 25/04/2015 22:20

Nope, every pregnancy and labour is different.

TurnItIn · 25/04/2015 22:21

I had a difficult induced first labour which ended with ventouse and then forceps. Second time around I went into labour a couple of days early and had a good, fairly quick and much more natural birth.

I'm not sure what the statistics are, I guess it doesn't really matter but I personally think that my body "knew" what it was doing the second time and it was much, much easier. Obviously this is just based on my own experience and feelings!

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