Induction due to having posterior cervix

[Sarahg11uk]

I’m looking for a bit of light as I’m stressing myself out😩

I had a sweep with a doctor on my due date 14/02/23 in which she said my cervix was behind babies head but could still perform the sweep.
The next day I lost my mucus plug but nothing else happened

I had another sweep attempt yesterday at 41 weeks in which the midwife said my cervix was too far back and couldn’t reach to do the sweep. She has booked my in to be induced on Saturday which I really don’t want to do.

I’ve been up all night googling induction due to posterior cervix and every outcome I read is c section which is the very very last option for me

Has anyone else has the same/ similar experience? 🙏🙏

I had 4 babies, 2 posterior cervix. One was a water birth, one and induction, no C section here?

Just going to point out it's not induction due to posterior cervix. Most women's are posterior in pregnancy until it's pulled forward as part of the body's natural preparation for labour. If it remains posterior after induction has been attempted, and looks like it isn't going to work, then you the choice might be to have a C- section rather than continuing.

Your midwife has booked you in for post dates (usually booked for on or around 41+3) as you're now past your due date, and they'd like to have baby out before 42 weeks due to the increased risk of stillbirth. You can of course choose to decline the induction and opt for increased monitoring instead.

I've had two, albeit early, inductions. I can relate to it not being what you want, but IMO, they're not so bad. Ofc hopefully you go into labour naturally before then. A lot can change in a very short amount of time. And even if you do get to Saturday, it might not take much to tip you into labour.

Induced with DD2 and cervix was posterior when they put the pessary in to kick start things, stayed posterior after 12 hours of contractions then everything stopped. I then had my waters broken, again posterior still and it made it difficult to do that, took three attempts. I was examined a few hours later and just 3cm and still posterior. Five mins after being examined I was 10cm and pushing, no c section, things can change quickly.

My own experience is I'd rather have a c section than go through induction again but as others have said you can decline its up to you x

With one of mine, I was induced early because DS needed to come out. My cervix was high, closed and posterior (the opposite of being “ripe”).

The induction was fine. I had gel to ripen my cervix, a balloon to dilate it, and then had my waters were broken. From this point onwards labour identical to my spontaneous labours.

From what I’ve read, for some the cervix stays posterior until they are in active labour. I don’t think it’s an indication of how successful labour will be.

I was induced at the beginning of the year, cervix was still posterior when I was cleared to go to delivery suite to have my waters broken. Breaking the waters was a little trickier from what I recall the midwife saying but I went on to have a vaginal birth with only an episiotomy for assistance.

Hoping you're doing ok @Sarahg11uk . And that baby is either here, or well on their way to arriving!