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did you refuse an induction?

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claraenglish · 17/10/2007 21:14

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CarGirl · 17/10/2007 21:20

I've never had a home birth (booked for one the last 3 times) because I never went into labour and agreed to be induced in the end around T+14-16.

The experts will be along soon to tell you lots of stuff! As I've seen them post in the past 24 hours is a long time in as much as that such a lot can change in that time!

Hang on in there, wait as long as you're happy to before agreeing to be induced. My best births were when I most overdue and the baby was therefore most ready to be born!

I know the waiting is horrid and the uncertainty of "when" is very irritating but it really is worth hanging on in there until your LO is ready to come under their own steam.

It is so worth it all in the end to hold your LO - good luck

baby2childhood · 17/10/2007 21:25

I was booked in for an induction as waters broke and nothing happened. MW knew how I didnt want to go to hospital and suggested accupuncture which did the trick for me.

Lovely controlled birth at home in our own bath tub! She told me later she also set needles for pain relief and to stay calm which I think worked as 2nd time round i didnt have acupuncture and was a much more painfull home birth (again in the bath) and was very similar pregnancy &delivery

Good luck!

keiralou · 17/10/2007 21:36

I was induced for my second child... I also tried everything to induce, but my cervix was very posterior (even on the day she was born). I had countless sweeps and was not at all dilated until they checked me 2 hours before she was born (bear in mind this was my second child and things move much quicker) For my first child, I was 11 days overdue when I had my first sweep, was booked in for induction the next day but fortunately it happened naturally overnight.

I think you should sit and wait to see what happens - if you are 1cm dilated that's a good sign. Also you are only slightly overdue and potentially having a second sweep so the stats are in your favour. It's horrible having to wait but also not to pleasant being induced, when you still don't have a certainty of when lo will arrive - it took 2 days and 2 attempts for my recent induction to work!

Good luck with whatever happens xx

Loopymumsy · 18/10/2007 07:06

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PregnantGrrrl · 18/10/2007 07:11

Upto 2wks if fine before they won't support home birth. I've discussed what will happen if i go overdue with midwife, as i do not want induction. She said after 2wks she would support me in refusing one and being regularly monitored to ensure baby and fluids fine- but obviously i would have to go to hospital for birth. Try to not worry too much yet- plenty of time!

LackingNicknameInspiration · 18/10/2007 08:30

Hi Clara

Poor you - I went 9 days over with my first and it's horrible. I had similar qualms about induction as I wanted to use the birthing unit at my local hospital and they won't let you if you've been induced - but nor can you if you're more than 2 weeks overdue. I was offered induction for when I was 12 days overdue but agreed instead to daily monitoring from then and had decided I'd accept induction two days later if no baby (due to not being able to use birthing unit in either case). Anyway, happy to say that baby turned up when 9 days over so didn't need either the monitoring or the induction.

I had a sweep the morning that I went into labour (last Monday, 8 October) at 9.30am - had had no signs of labour prior to this and was only 1cm dilated. Midwife also suggested alternative methods including reflexology and recommended a reflexologist who specialises in this (she used to be a midwife) - had the session at 3pm, went into labour 8pm and my gorgeous baby girl arrived at 10.21 the following morning - couldn't quite believe how quick it was. Had a great birth, was able to use birthing unit and pool. The reflexologist told me that she has a 75% success rate when combined with a sweep - midwife also suggested that if reflexology didn't work, then acupuncture was possibly more effective. So, maybe worth talking to your midwife to see if they have any suggestions?

Very best of luck - I know it's frustrating, I was going mad the first week, but worth the wait. One other point is that I'd had an inkling my due date was out by a week or so (I don't have a 28 day cycle) and the midwife who delivered my baby didn't think she was overdue as she still had a lot of vernix over her - so there may be some margin for error there.

Hope all goes well for you!

lulalullabye · 18/10/2007 08:37

Hi Clara, I had a home birth at day 14. Independent midwife and local dekivery suite rang at day 8 asking me to come in for induction appt, even though I had been nowhere near the hospital throughout my pregnancy.

My advice is it will happen, and it is safe to hang on till 43 wks if you are monitored in the last week, ie every 2 days.

Hang on for that pool, and good luck.

moominsmummy · 18/10/2007 20:12

the latest NCT magazine has an article on refusing induction (or not) and apparently the research shows that sweeps are most effective if you have one per day three days in a row. I'm definitely going to give this a go this time around as I totally hated being induced last time

good luck

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claraenglish · 18/10/2007 20:47

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daisynova · 19/10/2007 00:01

I have been told that I will be induced at 38 weeks and I am not getting a choice in the matter due to having diabetes. To be honest, I think by that point I will be happy to have the LO out as I have had a very rough pregnancy so far x

jamila169 · 19/10/2007 00:12

you can wait as long as you want - Term is 36 - 42 weeks, you can still have your homebirth whenever it happens but at 42 weeks most women have had their babies or will do in the following couple of days - if you go that long, then you can consider your options , whether to go for monitoring, be induced whatever, or even ask to be assessed to see if you are favourable for induction and make you decision based on that. I know SPD is vile and sometimes just getting the baby out seems such a good idea - but a long induction process is possibly the worst thing you can do with a dodgy pelvis, so that's a consideration in making any sort of decision' what would I do if it did take a long time,if i couldn't cope and had an epidural,if I did become a CS statistic.
Lisa x

Bubble99 · 19/10/2007 00:14

Listen to your MWs and obs. Make sure you have a live birth. This is all that matters.

onlygirlinthehouse · 19/10/2007 00:25

have you thought about homeopathy? I was induced for first and second births, and really didnt want it a third time, but when I was term+11 days it looked like I was going down the same route. I was booked in for an induction on mon morning, and on Fri night a friend of mine who was a qualified homeopath came round with a remedy to try, I was desperate so I tried it! It started me off with regular pains but they tailed off after about 5 hours, so she came back with double the strength ( or half the strength, I think thats how it works!! ) and I went into proper labour. I went into hospital at 6am on Sun morning and had third son at 2pm, no need for induction, and no loss of contractions as had happened with previous births.

This could have been a case of third time lucky I know, but I honestly feel the homeopathy had something to do with it, the labour was entirely different to the others and I felt much more in control of the whole process. Induction isnt great, so give it a go, you never know!! And best of luck whatever happens.

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