I too was induced (syntocin) after my waters broke and I had not gone into labour 15hours later. I had a 6 hour labour, 3rd degree tears, episiotomy and PPH. DD1 also had quite severe jaundice (significant weight loss) and issues with range of movement in her neck. Whilst extremely glad I had a VB I was quite traumatised from the whole process (sorry - not intended to scare you) and was anaemic for months afterwards. I found recovery quite slow and wished I had armed myself with more information prior to her arrival. Good on you for seeking information to prepare for such an important event.
Depends on the type of induction but there is one statistic that is particularly frightening.
About 60% of first time mothers who are induced with syntocinon (drip) will end up with a c/s. Most of them will have also have had an epidural (combination of reasons - but in a nutshell, longer labours with first time mums becoming generally pretty unbearable on the drip if it goes on more than a few hours).
I have nothing to back this up statistically, but the number of times I've seen babies crash after syntocinon (either induction or augmentation after spontaneous labour) and an epidural is enough to make me determined to avoid either if I ever have another baby. A bit hard to have synto or epidural at home which is where next baby will be born...but if I was in hospital there is no way either would be coming anywhere near me.
The part that gets my attention every time is that it's always a baby that is doing fine and within an hour of synto and epi it just all goes downhill.
I seriously can't understand why the people who initiate this don't acknowledge that there is a link.
I was induced at 37+3 with my DD after my waters began leaking. I went from no niggles or anything to full on contractions in about half an hour. I was in labour like this for almost 20hours. They wouldn't let me eat or drink, so I have the suspicion they expected my birth to end in c/s from the start. My OB threatened me with c/s a few times but was too busy with other women. By the time he was able to focus on me I was pushing and had been for 3 hours. I had had 2 shots of pethadine and was sucking the gas as much as I could. He threatened me with c/s one last time and told me I had half an hour to get baby out or we would be going to theatre.
I was absolutely petrified of a c/s and kept on refusing it. He also threatened to use the vacuume thingy to get her out. I pushed like there was no tomorrow and managed to have DD out before the OB could come back and prep me for theatreor use the vacuume. I ended up with a serious epesiotmy and very bad bruising (midwives were telling me it was some of the worst they'd ever seen) and PPH requiring blood transfusions.
The only reason my birth didn't end in a c/s is because I was so scared and kept on refusing it. The OB thought I was being brave, but it was cause I was absolutely petrified of surgery! I was absolutely exhausted and fairly traumatised from DD's birth.
It was just a cascade of interventions, since I had planned on a natural birth and ended up with artificial induction in every sense and having pain relief, (would have had an epidural if they had have offered it at the hospital) and epesiotomy. I don't think I needed to be induced and had I been more educated, I would have held off longer and tried to wait for spontaneous labour. I don't think DD was ready to be born either. And if labour had have gone any longer, or hadn't been so scared I have no doubt it would have ended in a c/s. With my DS I was more educated, I had spontaneous labour, no drugs, a completely natural birth. I rocked up to hospital at 8cm dialated and birthed him an hour later. It was beautiful.
I've never been induced. I am a needlephobe so I'll hold out until absolutely necessary. But two of my sisters were induced for their first, which is relevent.
Younger sis had horribly painful birth, but no other intervention.
Older sis ended up with episiotomy and forceps due to baby in distress.
I was induced with all three of my bubbas, due to high blood pressure.
I had the gel inserted, my waters broken and the drip with all three. For all three I used gas, birthed vaginally with no tears. My first labour lasted 8 hours, the second, 6 and the 3rd 4. All three were fabulous experiences
my cousins girlfriend was induced on wednesday due to the baby stopping growing. he was born at 38 weeks.
she had a 28 and half labour from start to finish i think and she had a ARM aswell.
he was born at 11.54pm on thursday weighing 5lb 4oz...hes still not home due to probs with his blood sugars..she had gas only and a small tear.
im guess shes another sucess story but good luck hun.
love rach x
i was induced with #4,#5,#6,#7 baby..only due to #3 baby was only a 25 minute labour, and he was crowning as i arrived at hospital, so it was my decision to induce as i lived over an hour away from the hospital, so didnt want any roadside deliveries...all my inductions were all around 3-5 hour labours, and normal vaginal births, i was also induced around the 37-38 week mark
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