*Your story (can be short but would love some detail)
I was being monitered very carefully in the last two months of pregnancy due to bp going up and down, retaining fluid and traces of protein in my urine. Eventually at 35 weeks they admitted me into hospital as my BP went through the roof and their were a few plus of the protein. Again in hospital we were monitered and it was decided by the doctor that i would be induced at 37 weeks as they feared that Jack had stopped growing.

Had the gel twice, (Prostan) the night before and the morning of the day I delivered Jack. Went into labour at 315pm, went from one cm to fully dilated in an hour, they broke my waters and Jack was born at 515pm.

*Why were you induced?
Pre - eclampsia and the fact that they thought Jack had stopped growing.

*Did you want to be induced?
Didn't have any choice. It was out of my hands. Looking back, there should have been a little more discussion about it, but they did the right thing as they were right.


*Which method of induction was used? Gel times two, then waters broken.


*How did you feel the induction & birth went? Was it what you expected?
I was sort of going with the flow and wasn't really expecting anything. but I never realised how hard the contractions would be, they were the ****test thing that I can remember.



*Do you think the induction had any effect on your birth experience or after the birth?
Half and half. Because it was a quick labour, it is considered a traumatic birth. No time to take a breather in between. But then again, I was in and out in two hours - that can only be a good thing LOL!


*Would you accept an induction again if it were offered in a non-serious condition?
Nope.

*Would you accept an induction again if it were offered in a more serious condition?
Yes. The babies health is more important to what I might or might not feel.


*Were you told / were you aware of what effects induction medication has on you as the mother? If so, what?
Nope, no discussions about it at all, just you are being induced and that was that.

*Were you told / were you aware of what effects induction medication has on the baby? If so what?
No.




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