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Childbirth

Share experiences and get support around labour, birth and recovery.

Induction experiences please!

32 replies

WinterRose92 · 28/08/2019 07:14

Hi, all!
I started a thread last week asking how your 2nd labour went compared to your 1st and got some great responses - thank you so much.
Since then I had a bit of a scare with reduced movements (2nd time this has happened in this pregnancy) so went in on Sunday to be monitored. There were no concerns thankfully but they did suggest induction at 39 weeks to me. I thought long and hard about it and have decided to go ahead and be induced. I’m going in tomorrow morning. Feeling a bit nervous but very excited at the same time!
I went into labour naturally with my son at 40+5 and had a great experience so am a bit clueless about induction really.
I’ve asked a few close family/friends who have had inductions how it went for them and now I’m asking Mumsnet please! And don’t worry about putting me off if you had a bad experience, if you want to share it then please do. Good or bad - tell me! I like to be prepared for any kind of outcome, I like to know what I’m going into.
Thank you 😊

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happytoday73 · 30/08/2019 17:04

Sending you best wishes for baby's safe arrival overnight.. Flowers

WinterRose92 · 01/09/2019 01:01

UPDATE
Our beautiful baby girl was born 31.08.19 at 17:43pm weighing 7lbs and half an ounce.
Induction was an . . . Experience! But all in all a pretty good one in the end.
Went in on Thursday, had the pessary in at 11:30am, was in for 30 hours and I got to 2cms. I was waiting for a bed on the labour ward all day yesterday and finally got called in this morning.
Waters broken at 11am, still at 2cms. Given an hour but no progress made so went onto the hormone drip around 12, I think. They kept cranking it up and I was 6cms at 16:50pm. Contractions were absolutely mental and went to 10cm in 45 mins! 5 mins of pushing and she was here!
All done on gas and air - it was really intense and bloody well painful but quite amazing!
Got home at 11pm as all went so well and I got away with a slight graze again!
Thanks for all your stories!

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20viona · 01/09/2019 09:57

Congrats!!

Moncwf · 01/09/2019 11:05

Congratulations op! Glad it was a positive experience overall. The last part of your labour sounds very similar to mine! Enjoy your new baby!

twoheaped · 01/09/2019 17:08

Congratulations, enjoy your little girl.

happytoday73 · 02/09/2019 18:16

Fabulous! Congratulations on her safe arrival... So pleased it went well

WinterRose92 · 03/09/2019 04:40

Thank you, everyone ❤️

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