Ftm induction fears

Chara6 · 2021-05-29T22:49:03+00:00

I'm 41+2 I've had two sweeps with little joy, on my last exam I was 1-2cm dilated and cervix was still slightly posterior, mw said bishop score of 6, I was booked in for induction on the 2nd and I'm just hoping someone who was in a similar situation can tell me how their induction went or anyone who was induced could tell me what happened, I'm a little fearful of it and I think it's because idont really know much about how they work, how long it takes? I'm moving home on the 6th so 100% expecting everything to happen then lol, TIA

BL89 · 30/05/2021 00:58

Hi Chara, do you know the method of induction? They tried pessary on me which didn't work then the drip. Contractions were really severe with the drip so I ended up with an epidural that took so long that i went from 2cm to 6cm. Once I had the epidural I was able to get some sleep and I made sure not to top up too much before the push so I could actually push properly.

Good luck!

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Chara6 · 30/05/2021 01:18

I dont know the method no the midwife didnt really tell me much when I asked which I think is adding to my anxiety about it Haha, I'm clinging to the hope I dont need an epidural but its seeming a little more likely atm, thanks for the reply!

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Chanel05 · 30/05/2021 07:58

I wasn't induced but had the syntocinon drip at 8cm to progress further. It is very likely you'll want an epidural and they are a wonderful invention of science!

Please remember that you can refuse an induction and request a c-section. I had an emergency section and would request it personally.

DecorChange · 30/05/2021 08:04

I was induced with the pessary. Took a couple of hours to get going. But from 1st contraction to baby in arms was an hour. Just gas and air no time for much else. It wasn't too bad considering. I didn't need any assistance. Wishing you good luck.

AutumnVibes · 30/05/2021 08:50

I was induced because my waters broke (was about 11 days overdue I think) but labour didn’t start. I went in for the pessary, but was already dilated so didn’t need that. I was put on a drip at about 8 in the morning. The first couple of hours were okay, then I went silent and had gas and air for an hour or so. I think I was vomiting a bit in the early stages. Then I decided to have stronger pain killers, something in the morphine family but can’t remember what. Then for me the pushing stage (usually no more than an hour) took 3 and by 7.15pm I had a baby. The final slog was nothing to do with being induced I don’t think. My only advice would be to ask for wireless monitoring if you can. With induction you typically need to be strapped to monitors which limits your movement, but if it’s wireless then you can walk about a bit. It was painful, but I have no point of comparison as only had one birth. I echo posters above, just take any painkillers/epidurals/c-sections that feel right for you. I definitely will next time.

Screwcorona · 30/05/2021 08:58

Induction can be long exhausting and more intensly painful than natural birth. Be aware of your rights to cease the process and request csection.

If I knew before my induction I would have tried the pessary and refused consent for the drip, moving onto csection.

If you decide to go on the drop, as pp have said, the contractions are very intense, id recommend take the epidural.

20viona · 30/05/2021 09:01

I had 2 pessarys 6 hours apart which got me to 3cm with no regular pains. They broke my waters and she was born 2 hours later b

thismeansnothing · 30/05/2021 09:03

Also, you don't have to be induced if you don't want to. You can just be closely monitored and see if you go into labour naturally

3JsMa · 30/05/2021 09:16

I was induced with my 3rd and was really worried but it was quick and almost pleasant.
The method of indication will vary,depending on many factors.
If you are already dilated and they can break your waters that may start the labour and it will be all you need to deliver the baby.
If you need more help with dilating,the first port of call will be pessary or gel.
If pessary fails,the next step is a drip,and again it may be OK pain wise but sometimes drip really intensifies contractions so you may have to ask for an epidural.
In my case,I was prepared for pessary but after examination,midwife said I am dilated 1-2 cm and we could just try to break the waters.They did it at 7pm,quick CTG for 30 min,contractions started after CTG and he was born at 9pm.It was short,intense but didn't have time to use G&A and I was a bit shocked as I was prepared for lots of interventions,including CS.
Good luck OP,inductions are not always horror stories.

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Chara6 · 30/05/2021 09:47

Thank you so much for all of the replies, I'm definitely glad to have a few different experiences to read through to try grasp how things might go, I'm feeling a little more confident that I'll know what's best at the time now, I'm hoping little one pops before the induction but I suspect not Haha

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linerforlife · 30/05/2021 09:49

I was induced at 40+12 by pessary. Very fast labour and had baby in my arms 4 hours later with a very tiny tear, no interventions at all and I just needed a little gas and air at the end Good luck OP and enjoy your lovely new arrival when they get here!

Riggles78 · 30/05/2021 09:59

I was induced at 40+5 for reduced movements and would recommend an epidural if you end up on the syntocin drip. Pessaries did f all for me, breaking the waters only got me to 1-2cm after that, baby did not want to come out!
They ended up putting the drip up to max that the midwives were allowed to and then one step further with the consent of the doctors. Contractions were insanely intense and I was only on gas and air, I was persuaded by the midwife to get an epidural rather than the csection that I was convinced I wanted at that point!
Epidural was bliss! Could still move my legs and feel all my contractions but they were a strong pressure rather than painful and she was out less than an hour later, minor tear and no other interventions.
Took a while for me legs to wake up again but I was up and walking about about 3-4hrs later.

Icedteaplease · 30/05/2021 10:06

I was induced (first baby) on the synotcinon drip and managed with gas and air. From first drip to babe in arms I was under 5 hours. Honestly it was absolutely fine. I was terrified before and had heard that induction was horrific and I'd need an epidural and I just thought I'd go with the flow and see what happened. It was a pretty intense experience but absolutely manageable. Don't go in with set expectations because you just don't know what your body is capable of until you're in labour. Best of luck xxx

KM38 · 30/05/2021 10:13

@Chara6 fingers crossed baby arrives before you need to be induced 🤞🏼 I had 3x pessaries then the hormone drip. First baby and induced because he was measuring v.big. After the pessaries I was 1.5cm dilated and still slightly posterior cervix and they managed to break my waters like that so chances are you might not need the pessary 😊

I was basically told by an older midwife that I needed the drip and HAD to have an epidural first because it would be “horrifically painful” without 🙄🙄 she just wouldn’t drop it! I refused the epidural. Mine was quite a long process -39h total - baby was born about 13/14 hours after they started the drip.
I managed fine with just gas and air 😊 minor internal tear and no interventions.

You’ll read constant horror stories about induction if you research too much 🙄 I would say - know your options when it comes to pain relief. Don’t be afraid to refuse things or ask for things that you want. It’s your labour!

As for it being much more painful having an induction...if it’s your first, like it was mine, you have nothing to compare it to anyway 😊 so don’t worry about that!

KM38 · 30/05/2021 10:15

@Icedteaplease

I was induced (first baby) on the synotcinon drip and managed with gas and air. From first drip to babe in arms I was under 5 hours. Honestly it was absolutely fine. I was terrified before and had heard that induction was horrific and I'd need an epidural and I just thought I'd go with the flow and see what happened. It was a pretty intense experience but absolutely manageable. Don't go in with set expectations because you just don't know what your body is capable of until you're in labour. Best of luck xxx

@Icedteaplease So glad to see someone else the same as me!! The horror stories I read about induction were awful but I went in open minded and had a great experience 😊

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Chara6 · 30/05/2021 10:48

Thank you so much, I think that is part of my problem before coming here I just had the research I've done to go off of and I didnt find one positive story among them all, I'm so glad some of you ladies had "good" experiences with induction I'm feeling pretty relaxed in the sense that I dont have a plan I want to follow and I'm happy to go with the flow, I'm just anxious about not knowing but I guess that's the same for everyone Haha, thank you so much ladies you dont know how much this is helping ❤

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KM38 · 30/05/2021 13:52

@Chara6

Thank you so much, I think that is part of my problem before coming here I just had the research I've done to go off of and I didnt find one positive story among them all, I'm so glad some of you ladies had "good" experiences with induction I'm feeling pretty relaxed in the sense that I dont have a plan I want to follow and I'm happy to go with the flow, I'm just anxious about not knowing but I guess that's the same for everyone Haha, thank you so much ladies you dont know how much this is helping ❤

@Chara6 Just remember people are always more likely to share a bad experience than a good one. Not many people come on a post a thread about their “amazing labour” but plenty will about a bad one 😊

You’re definitely better going with the flow. Plans are made to go wrong 🤣 and having to rigid a plan just leads to disappointment if things don’t go that way 😊 at the end of the day, as long and you and baby are safe and healthy then everything went exactly as it should, regardless of how he/she came out 😊

As I said, my induction experience was great. And I was told my baby was going to be 10.5lbs 😳😬 so I was terrified 🤣🤣 but he was 8lb 11oz and everything went great - 39 hour labour, no intervention, minor tear, gas and air. Baby born at 3am and we were home by 4pm. My best friend had a natural labour - 7lb baby, 7hour labour, big tear and episiotomy, ventous delivery, ended up with infection after infection in her stitches 😓 and ended up in hospital for 5 nights 🤷🏻‍♀️
But the internet would have you believe that mine would be the traumatic labour 🙈🤷🏻‍♀️

You’ll do great ❤️

Nat6999 · 30/05/2021 14:25

You have time to go in to labour naturally before the 2nd, if you don't I would ask what the chances are of you needing further intervention if you are induced. If they can break your waters & leave you to get on with it, then that is fine but I wouldn't want to be in induced labour for days & then have to go to emcs when you are shattered, I would discuss the option of having Cs sooner rather than later.

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Chara6 · 30/05/2021 16:06

I'm so glad to hear you had a better experience than your friend and sorry to your poor friend, if things dint move along on their own before then I'm hoping for something similar but I agree also I dont want to spend days being induced either given the fact my partner will need to be busy helping movers with all our belongings on the 6th and I really would like for him to be with me when our son is born, I'm already going to be making them aware I will want a section if induction doesnt get things moving in the first couple days, again thanks so much for the replies i dont speak to my mother and dont have many female friends non who've ever been induced so it's been so helpful being able to talk here ❤

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Tee20x · 30/05/2021 16:20

I was induced at 42+2 - tried to stick it out but after 3 failed sweeps my little one just didn't want to come!

I think my timeline was something along the lines of pessary inserted on evening of 30th December - no joy. Another on 31st - again no joy so was told would have to have membranes artificially ruptured.

Went down at about 6pm on 1st to have waters broken and was told it was highly likely would end up on drip however went from around 3-6cm in less than 2 hours (queue immense pain) - was on gas & air but couldn't handle the pain so requested epidural. Was told that the pain was due to dilating so quickly or something. In the end didn't need the drip & gave birth on early hours of 2nd.

Highly recommend epidural

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Chara6 · 30/05/2021 16:44

I'm thinking it will likely be the same here lol I'm holding onto a tiny bit if hope hewill make an appearance beforehand but I think I must have one of the comfiest uterus in the world or something cos I dont feel him making any attempt to get out 😂

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Mitford1789 · 30/05/2021 16:44

@Icedteaplease

I was induced (first baby) on the synotcinon drip and managed with gas and air. From first drip to babe in arms I was under 5 hours. Honestly it was absolutely fine. I was terrified before and had heard that induction was horrific and I'd need an epidural and I just thought I'd go with the flow and see what happened. It was a pretty intense experience but absolutely manageable. Don't go in with set expectations because you just don't know what your body is capable of until you're in labour. Best of luck xxx

@Icedteaplease I’m sure you’re trying to be helpful but saying you just don’t know what your body is capable of...whether you have an epidural or not is nothing to do with how ‘capable’ your body is. It’s phrases like that that make women feel crap. A better way of thinking OP is go in with an open mind because you just don’t know what’s going to happen.

Icedteaplease · 30/05/2021 21:15

Mitford, that's exactly what I meant. Sorry if I worded it in a way that caused offence.

Whilstwewait · 31/05/2021 10:06

My induction was really positive. I had the pessary at 7.30am. Contractions started within the hour but were manageable. I put my tens machine on at about 3 pm. By 7 pessary had fallen out. My waters were broken at 9 and I went from 3 to 10cm in 3 hours. I didnt need the hormone drip. Managed with gas and air and diamorphine. I did end up with a csection but that was due to position of my babies head and not due to induction. Active labour was just 6 hours. Not all inductions are quick though so take lots of snacks and things to keep you occupied. Good luck x

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Chara6 · 31/05/2021 10:19

I'm glad you had a positive experience, I've woken up this morning with some cramping and back ache that's coming and going so I'm hoping that I might not need the induction though I'm trying not to get ahead of myself lol

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