Howdy -

*Your story (can be short but would love some detail) At nine days over I had the (prostin?) gel applied, at ten days over I had another lot of it and another go at 12 days over. None of these worked, at 13 days over I had my waters broken and the drip (is there more than one kind?). 9 odd hours of nothingness. Had some pains that were coming quick and regularly after this, but not registering on the monitor. Could not be mobile with the drip on one side and the monitor on the other. Lots of writhing in the bed. Given gas and pethadine (dont remember asking for this) and threw up (could have told them pethadine makes me puke). People started saying something about foetal distress and I signed something, drank something and they did an emergency CS. Later found out she was not engaged properly, I had not dialated more than 2cm.

*Why were you induced? Post dates, I think they call it.

*Did you want to be induced? If she wasn't coming out on her own and if thats what had to be done, then it had to happen. Not fussed.


*Which method of induction was used? Gel, waters broken, drip.


*How did you feel the induction & birth went? Was it what you expected? I was under the impression I would get hard and fast contractions within the hour. NOPE. I thought it was a bit of a mess and have since been told that as I was not dialating and not experiencing proper labour, they should never have let me go so long and should have done the CS a lot earlier. I felt the young midwives seemed a bit naive and not very helpful, telling me all day I was going to have my baby really soon while I'm sitting up in bed waiting for something, anything to happen.



*Do you think the induction had any effect on your birth experience or after the birth? It was OK in the end, but if I had a choice between being induced and having a natural birth or having an elective CS - I'd go the elective.


*Would you accept an induction again if it were offered in a non-serious condition? Apparently they don't induce a second time if you're first ended with a CS. Even if this wasn't the case, I would still say no.

*Would you accept an induction again if it were offered in a more serious condition? as above.


*Were you told / were you aware of what effects induction medication has on you as the mother? If so, what? Just that labour would start quickly and painfully.

*Were you told / were you aware of what effects induction medication has on the baby? If so what? Not at all.

Barb.