Being induced today - live birth thread

[Holden10]

Any takers?

Being induced today at 39+3 due to high bp. If anyone wants to join me on my journey feel free!

Good luck! This will be me in 20 or so weeks so I am excited for you! :D Sure everything will be ok!

Thinking of you, def keep moving if you can. Best of luck.

Pps also awaiting induction, congrats how exciting I am having regular tightenings and pains now. On the ball to keep moving!

Not sure about the nipple tweaking tbh but the Braxton hicks and back ache sounds like what I had in early labor. It built up to active labour so sounds like things r progressing for u. The fact the your baby has turned around is amazing news!!! I had a back to back baby and him turning was just as important as how dilated I was. He's in a much better position for birth now so well done! I'm so excited for u!

I'm in quite some pain now! Promise I'm not poo troll but my bowels are going cray

How exciting. Things must be moving along by now!

Getting the weirdest contractions but new arsey night shift mw is not giving a lot away

Good luck for when the time comes! By the time I've woken up you'll probably of had a baby

Still just 2 cm dilated but cervix now central not posterior anymore. Mw says they can break waters now, just waiting for a bed on del suite which is gonna be ages, I'm second in queue and the other lady has been waiting ages! So the contractions have moved cervix round but not dilated it any further. Bit gutted as I wanted waters to go myself, avoid drip etc but what can you do. Probably will try and sleep now as still on monitor so can't bounce or walk or anything.

Good luck OP, keep posting if you want! I love a good love birth thread! Yay!!!!

Hope you are getting some sleep now! I had my waters broken and definitely got started then! Have you got a tens machine? Amazing things!

Holden, you don't have to have your waters broken. You can hang on for longer and see what happens today?
I've been induced 3 times. First two all it took was one pessary and everything went naturally from there, delivered baby within hours.
Third just wasn't ready to come, I wadnt 42 weeks yet, like the others.
3 pessaries and nothing. Refused anything further, went home, had baby that PM naturally.
Don't feel you have to rush it, it sounds like things are moving anyway.
Excited for you!

I've been on a heart rate monitor so unfortunately not much moving about for me and no sleep cos the position is giving my back agony!!! Had codeine for the tummy pains now. Really hoping my waters Go by themselves

Mw almost didn't give me a vaginal examination after second pessary to see progression as previous mw (from day shift) said they would be able to break waters. I don't want them broken and I have no idea how to convey this to them... This midwife won't even let me sit up in the bed while im on the monitor ive just had to really push her to allow it. I pushed her for 10 mins off it earlier but I'm just sat here now hoping shift change happens soon. I shouldnt moan I know she's just doing her job but I'm not comfortable etc and she seems to be making decisions for me. A notification popped up on monitor and I asked out of curiosity what it was and was told 'that's for me not you you need to stop panicking because you don't understand things' oh right ok then.. Wise women of mumsnet can you advise how to get the most out of this because I am swiftly losing control.

Currently waiting for a bed on del suite but told not til morning now. Eugh sorry for this almighty incoherent ramble

Third comment in a row I know but dh asleep and no one to talk to - really regret agreeing to this induction. Like, really regret it

I've not experienced pushy midwives but just keep repeating what you want (you could always ask to speak to someone else). You are doing amazingly OP

I've not experienced pushy midwives but just keep repeating what you want (you could always ask to speak to someone else). You are doing amazingly OP

Sorry double post. I know it's hard but keep calm and just remember that you will be able to stroke your baby's tiny nose soon enough. You will get through.

No advice I'm afraid but I'm following as I am possibly being induced in a couple of weeks due to spd. Can't decide whether I should just wait it not, Hope all goes well for you, stay positive. Have you got a book or something with you to distract you a little? either that or wake your partner up! He'll have to get used to being woken up anyway!

Things always seem worse in the middle of the night don't they? I think maybe you need to wake DH up! Really hope it won't be too long until you have your bundle of joy, and you'll be able to forget all of this waiting. Hope you get a more supportive midwife at shift change!

Have you got anyone there with you? could you get them to speak to a different midwife or someone more senior to explain your concerns? Just read your dh is there...I would wake him up!

Having my waters broken wasn't particularly pleasant so would also try and avoid in future however if needed then doesn't take long. The most important thing is you and baby are ok.

You are allowed to say no! Your body, your baby and all that. I would put money on your body having slowed down because you aren't comfortable with her. Birth is such a psychological thing that (in my experience, at least) you won't relax and get going until you feel it's safe to do so. To the extent that I had two things left to do on my list with DC2 and as soon as I had ticked them off, he came. My DM was a midwife and tells the story of when she attended a home birth. The mother had been in labour for a while but wasn't getting anywhere. Her MIL was there and being very 'helpful'. My mum sent MIL off to the shops and labour started up good and proper!

Sooo, back to you - well done for getting so far. Sorry, I may have missed it but why are you getting induced? You are absolutely within your rights to refuse to have your waters broken. They are acting like a cushion for both you and your baby. Yes, that may be slowing labour down but once they go, chances are things will get more painful much more quickly. The Dr wanted to do an ARM with my DC1 as I 'wasn't progressing' but we said no (because I was, just slowly) and baby came a few hours later. Turns out Dr had been on call since the wee hours and just wanted to go home (not in the UK). I had three home births after that.

Once they break your waters, you're on their time scale and will have to deliver within 24 hours (usually). Now you are much freer to go with the flow. So I'd say (with no medical training and obviously not if there's any medical reason indicating otherwise) to hold off, as it sounds like you want to. First babies take a while and being slow is absolutely fine. If they're properly worried about anything, it won't be a discussion. And her not telling you what the beeping is, is terrible. I'm not sure how big the maternity ward is but you can always request a different midwife (if you're brave enough to ruffle a few feathers). You only get one first birth - stick up for yourself (and get DH to as well). I want to be there! Not in a weird way

Oops, sorry - up feeding DC4 and got carried away. He's one so cluckiness is returning. Might go and look at photos of puppies or something.

Have a GOOD birth! Hope you're having a quick snooze.

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As pp said, unless medical issues, you could always go home - it would give you a break or speed things up but that depends on how you feel.

Also, are they continuously monitoring you now? If so, why?

Hey, don't panic, they can't do anything to you that you don't want them to, you are the one who decides. Shift changeover at 7am, so not long with the midwife-bot!
We talked a lot about the BRAIN system in my antenatal classes, and it sounds useful here - it's a great way to slow stuff up, remind the midwife that it your choice not theirs, and get more info to make your decision.
When they come in and say 'ok, we're going to break your waters now!', then your or your DH just need to say, 'I have some questions before we go any further'.
Then ask them:
'What are the Benefits of breaking my waters?'
'And what are the Risks?'
'Are there any Alternatives?'
Then when you have had your questions answered, use your Intuition. How do you feel about the procedure now?
The the N is either Need Time ('thank you for that information, we'd like some time to discuss it privately thank you'), Next Step (if you feel happy to proceed) or Nothing (if you don't).
Remember it's YOUR choice, and having your waters broken is a medical procedure that should be fully explained to you before being carried out. As others have said, you're now progressing like normal early labour does - if you don't want it speeding up, you don't have to.
Wake your DH up and tell him you're stressing so that you're on the same page when the midwife arrives.
We're here for you, very good luck! Xxx