Please share your induced labour experience

[pebbles2820]

With my first I developed toxoplasimia, high blood pressure and fluid retention, at about week 28. For the next few weeks I was in and out of hospital as they tried to get my medication right, I ended up having to stay full time in hospital at about week 32 as none of the medication worked and I was taking 4 different ones and had to have complete bed rest, also I developed an allergy to one or more of the tablets so was having to use cortizone cream. They decided to induce at 38 weeks because of my condition, my waters broke the night before they were to induce so I was put straight on the drip. What followed was about 16hrs of pain and not much else. When my midwife came back on duty and found that I was only 1cm dilated, and the baby was showing distress the s**t hit the fan. Within an hour she had me prepped and in surgery. My DD was trapped in my pelvis, it took 2 doctors, kneeling on the operating table to get her out. She was very bruised and battered but happy and healthy. Induction, as you can see, didn't work for me but there are good stories out there too, everyone is different. My next 2 were planned caesarians as there was a flaw in my womb that made it impossible to have natural child birth. As I said before, we are all individuals.

[jleigh]

Hi August,
my waters broke at 3am (I was 40wks) and so off we went to the hospital. My contractions weren't very strong or regular. My Ob said that I could wait 24 hours to see what happens, or I could be induced. I decided to be induced because I had already been at the hospital for 5 hours, I thought just get this over with! Anyway, the drip went in at about 10.30am, after awhile I started with the gas, by about 12pm I asked for pethidene. For most of my labour, I tried to stay upright and active (I was attached to monitors most of the time). For the next couple of hours I was watched closely because my bub was becoming distressed. My Ob was about to tell me that I had to have an emergency caesar when I could feel pressure in my bottom, so it was time to push. 10 minutes later my beautiful daughter was born (3.55pm). She was vaccuumed out, I had an episiotomy and a tear. Oh and she was posterior.

Looking back on the whole experience, I found it to be positive. I found that going with the flow really helped. Being a first birth, you dont' know what you're in for, no matter how much you read! So relax, take things as they come and focus on your bub.

Goodluck with your upcoming birth. (It's worth it, no matter how they're born!)

Jess.

Me 26 DH 26

DD Charlotte 7.5 weeks.

[August]

Goodluck with your upcoming birth. (It's worth it, no matter how they're born!)

I totally agree.

I receieved a phone call from a midwife at John Hunter yesterday and we spoke for about 30 minutes which was nice. She told me they use Cervadil at JHH, the papery thing with a string. The hormones are implanted in it and it is left in for up to 12 hours, the good thing being they can pull it out if it starts to do its thing a bit too well.

The norm then is after 12 hours, if nothings happened, to break my waters and start the drip, with the expectation for me to be in established labour within 2-3hrs. After this they basically are not going to beat around the bush about getting my little boy out and off to be assessed by the surgeons.

bon, its true that knowledge is power and I'm forming my little map and a good sense of what I need to prepare myself for. I'm also starting CalmBirth classes this month which I hope will help in preparing for the labour and birth.