I chickened out of my Induction This Morning - hope I did the right thing?

[Gabi]

If you didn't feel ready then you probably did the right thing. I had the gel applied at 41 weeks and nothing happened Bub obviously wasn't cooked enough. I ended up going to almost 43 weeks and Bub was induced and he came out with no trouble and was only 7lbs (I expected at least a 9 pounder he was so late!). The risk of something going wrong just because you're past 41 weeks is so so tiny. With monitoring (like you had at the hospital) it's basically zero.

One thing my OB said to me was to imagine what it would be like after I'd had the baby. He said that if it ended in a caesar, for example, I could at least say to myself (and the women at mothers' group) that I had waited as long as I could. If I'd gone at 41 weeks and it had ended in a caesar I'd always be second guessing myself. He was very right. One of my girlfriends had a caesar and she keeps going over and over what she did or didn't do 'right'.

[alioops]

Good on you hun. The brown staining is a wonderful sign, that is your show. I dont think you really need to be induced at all, I think you will go before the end of the week.

Some of the girls mentioned a pressure point above the inside of your ankle, near the back, about 3 finger widths up, in another thread. Try that, nice and firm.

[AnnaBelle]

Just an update...

I had my monitoring this morning - bub is happy good heart rate - looked like consistent "contractions" waves on the monitoring machine every four minutes or so..
I thought they were bubs just moving around
Head is still 3/5th no drop
However I had exactly the same thing on Wed monitoring before we decided to abandon the induction...
HOwever!!! Today off an on feeling like period is on way with back pain... and the main thing is weird looking yellow discharge - not like usual CM..(no blood though)
Anyway that is the story & I feel just sort of serenely calm which I find weird.

Thanks again and will keep you posted if interested
Anna

[alioops]

Keep us updated hun, You are helping others by telling your story.

[STARRYSKY]

yay! im glad all is good! keep us posted, im sure bubs will come when good and ready.
sounds promising with the pains andeverything....
xxx

[Snacks]

is a massage any good??

Yeah! Get DH to go to town on your shoulders, ankles, hands and feet. There are lots of great pressure points there that are supposed to correllate to the uterus and stimulate contractions

I feel just sort of serenely calm which I find weird

Now that is exciting... paradoxically Aparently once you start to relax and let things just happen, they are more likely to happen, KWIM?
Good for you, mate. It sounds like you are doing fabulously with everything that's going on. Sending you lots of lovely labour vibes

[Cyathea]

Sounds great!

Yes, please keep us updated...

[csab]

Anna- All the best hun, sounds like things are moving along, and your little bundle will be here soon. You are doing really well, cant wait to hear how everything goes for you. HUgs

[queenbee]

Anna, good luck with everything. Sorry to hear you were worried about going through with it. I was booked in for mine, was 2cm dilated already and had a drug free, 5 hour labour for my first! It was fine. I hope nobody scared you about induction, I had a successful one here!

[AnnaBelle]

LOOK EVERYONE MY 500TH POST!!!

queenbee - thank you for your good induction story - I am pleased & I do know of heaps of people tht have had good inductions...so it makes me feel great to hear that yours went great.
I guess on Wednesday I was just not mentally or physically "ready" ..by Monday I am really going to be ready for it as I feel I have given my body and baby the time it needed - I just felt if I let the induction happen on Wed last week I would have ended up with a lot more intervention...

Heaps more of this yellowish sticky stuff and on and off period like feelings..bub has been a bit quieter than the usual but I am feeling OK and calm.

Anna

[Snacks]

Great news, Anna. Enjoy the rest of your weekend, and look forward to reading your announcement very very soon!

[Dasharity]

hi annabell, good luck with your enpending i hope you go naturaly, if you do have to have an induction and they break your waters ask if you can go for a while with out the synto drip i did this and after they broke my waters every thing happened on its own and i didnt have to have any more interventions. i hope everything goes as you would like and once again good luck, you have proved that you are strong, dont let them do anything you dont want to.

[Visitor8]

When bub wants to come out, bubs will
You did the right thing.
I was induced the first time and it sucked!! Second time I went natural and it was fab!! 3rd time I was induced a week early and it again sucked!! I really hope you go natural!
Chase quietened down a week before I went naturally so I hope that's what bubs is doing for you

[AnnaBelle]

Thanks for the advice on induction - I have heard the drip is pretty full on so i hope to go with gel and waters breaking and hope it goes from there....
This is my last night to go into labour ...

Otherwise I am going in tomorrow morning at 6am for induction - I feel more ready mind and bodywise to go through with it and hope everything goes well - I hope I have progressed more than Wednesday when we called it off - the mucous plug coming out should hopefully mean that I am dialated a bit more ???

Thanks and will keep you posted

Big from Anna xx

[KimmyF]

Just wanted to wish you luck for tomorrow for whatever happens, hope it goes well, thinking of you xxx

[AnyDream]

Anna, I just want to pop in & wish you a calm and empowered birth. Good luck, I hope everything goes well for you.

[aussienic]

Sending you some labour vibes for tonight...

Either way good luck for tomorrow!

[Macca79]

Just wanted to wish you all the best.