mum was induced with all 3 kids, is this likely to be the case with me?

[liznay]

I've just found out from my mum that she had to be induced with all of us. Her labour with me started with a drip (i guess of syntocin)and her waters were broken and I was born just 5 hours later (this was 30 odd years ago). My brothers were born in a similar fashion. We were all between 7-10 days late.

Does it follow that I'm likely to 'cook' my baby for longer and If I have to be induced would this be planned so that I could have the epidural at the same time?

Does anyone have any experience of this?

Thanks for your help

my pregnancies and labours were nothing like my mum's - except a baby came out at the end!

I heard the length of the pregnancy is more to do with the father. So if your DP/DH has had DC's with anyone else and they were overdue, then you are likely to be too.

LS, my two were born at 35 and 40 weeks respectively - same father though!

My mum had all 3 of us induced and I went overdue. I can only suggest 'other' methods of induction. I went 2 weeks overdue and didn't want induction so had about 2 or 3 sweeps (i had to ask for them at my check ups though, not sure why they weren't offered). Also had reflexology but I think it was actually the sweeps that got things going. My final sweep showed I was already a couple of cm dilated and remember walking round the park with an achy belly.