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*Positive* induction stories please!!

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icouldwriteabook · 30/12/2018 15:22

About to be induced (40+4) due to reduced movements, going in at 6:30pm so I’d say around 8pm after all the checks have been done. First baby and I’ve had to let go of my birth centre/birth pool plans, but the baby’s health and our safety comes first!

Please could you fill me in with your positive birth stories if you had an induction (please no negatives, I’ve specifically asked for positive, I am very practical and have read hundreds of negative/horror stories, not helpful and I don’t need to read any more!)

Thankyou in advance...

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ShalomJackie · 30/12/2018 15:37

Postive here. First birth was awful, forceps double episitomy etc.

2md induction, gas and air no stitches! Altogether a more lovely experience

HAB86 · 01/01/2019 20:03

My water broke but no contractions so induced 24hrs later. I also originally wanted a water birth in a midwife led birth centre.
Got there at 8am, first pessary at 11.30am, was told they would check me in 5/6hrs. Went down to the cafe to get lunch, had to return to room about 1pm as period type pains starting to niggle and wanted to bounce on my birthing ball. Asked for a tens machine about 2pm which helped to distract, pains ramped right up and quite close together by 4pm. As it was first baby and I was calm they didn’t think I was in labour (ha ha) so weren’t in a rush to check me. Finally checked at 5pm (so off the ball and tens machine onto bed) and I was 8cm! I then got gas and air and baby was born after 45mins of pushing at 7pm. I tore as baby had hand by his face but stitching up was totally fine with gas and air and some local injected.
Overall not what I hadn’t planned but very positive birth in the end anyway! Would do it again by induction if needed!

RandomMess · 01/01/2019 20:05

4 inductions...

2 took a few pessaries and ARM to get into established labour.

No drop, no assisted delivery, no stitches!

Tens machine helped, gas and air fab! Birthing ball brill too.

BrightStarrySky · 01/01/2019 20:08

Two positive inductions here. Ok both times. Good luck OP!

BillywigSting · 01/01/2019 20:35

Induced at 40+5 for blood pressure.

Was actually totally fine and 26 hours start to finish.

Had pessary and waters broken, drip, and epidural. Requested the epi before I got the drip, said I refused drip until I had it so I got it pretty quickly and the pain was never that bad. I even had a nap.

Needed monitoring which was pretty crap, kept loosing the heartbeat so dc ended up with a scalp clip. I asked if it would hurt dc and they said no, but once he was handed to me the first thing I said (after the initial shock) was 'lying fucks they said that clip wouldn't hurt him look at the state of his head poor boy!'. He had an enormous bruise across most of his scalp and quite a nasty looking cut where the clip was.

They turned the epi down towards the end so I could push and that hurt an awful lot, especially as the consultant had to manually turn ds's stuck head but meant no instrumental delivery.

Ended up with two 2nd degree tears (backwards and forwards, but have heard this is quite rare) both needing stitches but midwife did it there and then, whacked up the epi so I didn't feel a thing so that was fine.

Recovery was quick and straightforward, I was uncomfortable for longer than six weeks but the actual labour was fine as most of it didn't really hurt and it was reasonably quick.

I did have a completely shit hot midwife for the last 12 hours though. Could have quite easily ended less well without her.

GrubbyHipsterBeard · 01/01/2019 20:37

14 hours from pessary in to giving birth for me! 4 hours of active labour. Like you I wanted a water birth but had a positive experience with induction. Good luck Flowers

Flatwhite32 · 01/01/2019 20:49

7.5 hours from pessary going in to DD coming out! Contractions were very painful, but diamorphine took the edge off. Waters broke on their own. No stitches needed!

emmaluggs · 01/01/2019 21:02

Mostly positive (!)

My waters went but didn’t go into labour so was induced with a peasary at about 5:30 PM did some bouncing on the ball, I had gone to hypnobirthing classes beforehand so was very calm. I had been attached to a monitor (the ones they put around your bump) they could see the contractions but didn’t believe I was in full labour. It then went very quickly and I could feel his head much further down where I was rushed to the labour room, was very quick no time for any pain relief, I also did very little actual pushing as my body just took over as I mentally hadn’t caught up, which felt a bit scary, but I guess childbirth can be a bit scary anyway. He was born at 4:30am, W was a quick recovery with no tears, just some abrasions and all was good for us both

thefourgp · 01/01/2019 21:04

I got induced twice and it was fine both times. Good luck with your new baby. X

pileoflaundry · 01/01/2019 21:23

2 inductions, second one was positive because:

  • lovely healthy baby
  • brilliant midwife
  • the epidural went in before any induction drugs did (bar the pessary which hadn't got things moving)
  • DH was on the ball enough to get me a sandwich just before the cafeteria closed for the night.

The fantastic midwife arranged for the epidural and plugged me up to the oxytocin drip. I had a snuggly healthy baby in my arms after just 45 minutes of active labour. And then devoured the emergency sandwich.

user1471433387 · 02/01/2019 14:50

Had 1st pessary at around midday which didn't do anything. Had the second maybe 4 hours after and my contractions began after this. Yes it was painful, but that's to be expected. I gave birth around 8:30 am the next morning so I was in hospital for less than 24 hours before delivery. My waters were broken but no medical instruments were required for getting baby out. Dr gave me an episiotomy in between contractions before the baby came so obviously I had stitches but I had only very minimal discomfort afterwards. The area was numbed so I didn't feel anything. I had pethidine overnight, couldn't get on with the gas and air, no epidural (as things progressed too quickly).

My baby also had the scalp clip as they couldn't accurately monitor her. Yes there was a mark on her head for a few days and I felt a bit sad about it but it wasn't too bad. It left no permanent mark.

Good luck

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Chillicheese · 02/01/2019 14:53

8 hours after a pessary, my baby was born. Waters broke on their own, gas and air only, pushed for just 20 minutes and no stitches. Home in a couple of hours!

Inmyownlittlecorner · 02/01/2019 15:07

2 inductions at 41+6. Both were 1 pessury.
The first was 11 hours from induction to birth with 4 hours of active labour (one hour of pushing). I was induced due to restricted movement. I had a 2nd degree tear, but it was fine. With the second I was induced just due to me being uncomfortable. My waters were broken for me & from induction to birth was 7 1/2 hours & official labour time was recorded as 28 mins with 1 push & no tearing. I had tens machine, gas & air & paracetamol with both for pain relief. Both babies were 8lb 7oz
Good luck with everything. Flowers

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