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Has anyone who has to be induced before gone on to have 'natural' labours in later pregnancies

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Jenny2330 · 12/04/2021 19:29

I have 2 daughters (12 and 9) both were overdue and I had to be induced. Eldest daughter labour got going with the pessary, youngest was having none of it and I had to have drip.
I am now pregnant with daughter number 3, I was wondering if anyone who has to be induced before has gone on to have labour happen naturally with following pregnancies? (Different father this time if that makes any difference lol)
Am looking for a glimmer of hope that I may get to avoid that dam drip this time round. I was not prepared for how intense and painful it would make labour...that and daughter being 9lb 13 wasnt the most pleasent birth experience

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Daisypod · 12/04/2021 19:41

Baby number 1, 2 weeks overdue induction with drip.
Baby number 2, 2 weeks over, natural labour starting with waters breaking just before being induced.
Baby number 3, as number 2 but waters didn't break until she was actually born.
Baby number 4, induction due to decreased movement 10 days overdue.
Baby number 5, natural Labour born on due date.
Labours are very rarely the same 😂

moodymary · 12/04/2021 19:49

Yes I did.
DD was 2 weeks overdue, had to be induced , it took nearly 48 hours and I had a drip. It wasn’t a great experience!
Three and a half years later I had DS - he was four days early, he was back to back but it was still a straightforward labour with minimal intervention.

BurningBenches · 12/04/2021 22:23

I've had 4 babies and 3 inductions.

Dd1 was induced at 42wks
Dd2 was my only spontaneous labour at 10 days over. This followed multiple sweeps
Dd3 was induced at 42wks
DS was induced at 40wks due to size.
Expecting DC5 and expecting to be induced again, either due to size or at 41wks due to my age. Never had a baby come before 41wks so I'm of the mindset of I'll be induced...again.

That said DC3 induction was really positive. They popped my waters and she was born 2hrs later, weighing 9lb10!

DS took longer as 40wks was early for me, I needed the drip, so had the epidural first. Once that was in it was a 4hr labour.

I'm not sure if my post is positive or not really, yes I've had a spontaneous, but equally in the likely event I'm induced with a drip again, I'm having an epidural first!

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