Induced??? not again

[Brianna]

Hey all with dd1 my waters broke on their own and then because of high bp and gbs they decided to induce me cause my labour hadn't started within a few hours, I am starting to worry with this one cause the mw said the other day if I make it to my 40 week app that the doc will be speaking to me about induction if I go 10 days over, I really would like to go into labour natrually this time, not that I had a bad induction experience but I would just like to know what it feels like, any tips on how to avoid it would be much appreciated, thanks

[Je$$_84]

Both pregnancies i have been post date... Very hard to go through... My 1st i went over 42 weeks. the day before induction i started getting contractions but needed my waters broken. With DD i tried everything to avoid induction... RLT- caps and loose leaf, EPO (evening primrose oil- in caps) you can take them oraly from 38 weeks i started inserting them at night. At 35 weeks bubs was engaged but at 37 weeks dis-engaged. I know its hard to go through but everything i tried failed.

from my experience looking back i wish i just enjoyed the end of the pregnancy and took in those last moments- flutter, kicks etc. Because of my 1st experience i didnt enjoy the 2nd pregnancy at the end with the same fears.

You can try squats, the gym balls are good, sex and lots of ot is what the doctors recommend.

GL. BTW. My 2nd induction with gel was 2 hours 16 min from insertion of gel til bubs was out and i was holding her...

[Snacks]

Say thanks, but no thanks.
Honestly, you can request monitoring, and if there is no medical reason to induce you (just being "overdue" isn't a good enough reason), you don't have to be induced.
Try to relax You've still got a couple of weeks up your sleeve! Like Jess suggested, you can try some natural induction methods to encourage things along. Don't let yourself be bullied just yet

[Tobily]

The best and most effective to way to avoid induction is just say no.

If your baby is doing well and there are no issues with you, often this is not the big deal that we hype ourselves up for it to be.

I've seen SO many mums get really worked up before their 41 week appointment about telling the hospital they won't be showing up for a 40+10 induction appointment - only to find that the response is "Oh, ok". Of course sometimes there is further discussion but mostly routine inductions for post dates are booked routinely - meaning unless you speak up they just assume you are agreeable. Just tell them that you don't want it.

If you get grief you can tell them that you will agree to monitoring but you dont' have to do that either. If there is a problem specific to you (ie. NOT the "placentas fail after 41 weeks" line - this is a generalisation and has nothing to do with your pregnancy and is also a gross exaggeration of the risk) then you might consider some monitoring. It's pretty unusual to go past 42 weeks - so the strategy my mums often use is to just focus on delaying it until then. Don't stress about things past that point, we deal with that when we get there. We almost never get there

[BellyBelly]

Induction acupuncture ... labour prep can start from 34-36 weeks

[Tanya]

The best and most effective to way to avoid induction is just say no.

If your baby is doing well and there are no issues with you, often this is not the big deal that we hype ourselves up for it to be.

I've seen SO many mums get really worked up before their 41 week appointment about telling the hospital they won't be showing up for a 40+10 induction appointment - only to find that the response is "Oh, ok". Of course sometimes there is further discussion but mostly routine inductions for post dates are booked routinely - meaning unless you speak up they just assume you are agreeable. Just tell them that you don't want it.

If you get grief you can tell them that you will agree to monitoring but you dont' have to do that either. If there is a problem specific to you (ie. NOT the "placentas fail after 41 weeks" line - this is a generalisation and has nothing to do with your pregnancy and is also a gross exaggeration of the risk) then you might consider some monitoring. It's pretty unusual to go past 42 weeks - so the strategy my mums often use is to just focus on delaying it until then. Don't stress about things past that point, we deal with that when we get there. We almost never get there

Ditto to what she said .. lol

Just say no!! Ask for monotoring and don't let anyone scare you into anything you are not wanting.

[Olive]

i second the induction accupunture.
i started at 35 weeks, went weekly, at 40 weeks it was ramped up and i was in labour just over 12 hours later.
at my 40 week midwife appointment ( a few hours after i had accupunture) i was told i would have an internal at 41 weeks and booked in for an induction, i refused to make an appointment for the internal, until closer to 42 weeks, i felt like the first person theyd had that had refused the internal its your body, its your choice!!

[Inertia]

Sometimes I swear they book the inductions to give them the day off. So few people ever make it to them. I remember with Lyta the MW said "We are going to book you in for induction - 40+10, so thats the 24th of December"... to which I happily replied "Thats nice, dear - but I won't be there". I had Lyta on the 17th, lol. Even if I didn't, she was kidding herself if she thought I would come in on xmas eve to be induced!

Angie was 40+14 and her placenta, while it did look 'jellied', still worked fine. With Harry they were just monitoring the flow of blood through the cord and his brain on weekly ultrasound. Basically, there were not going to get within cooee of him unless the sonographer cussed loudly.

Just say No, but happy for non invasive monitoring, thanks.

[Brianna]

Thanks so much for all your input ladies I hadn't actually realised that I can say no, so I will definately be doing everything in my power now to not let it happen, thanks again The accupuncture sounds interesting but am I too far along to start?

[Tobily]

Thanks so much for all your input ladies I hadn't actually realised that I can say no, so I will definately be doing everything in my power now to not let it happen, thanks again The accupuncture sounds interesting but am I too far along to start?

Brianna I couldn't let that pass without saying something.

Hun, your body is still your body when you are in the hospital. Just like you wouldn't let anyone touch you or do something to you that you didn't want in your house, or on the street - you still have legal and moral autonomy over your own body in a hospital. If you don't want to do something you say no. Anything done to you after that is assault, the same as the rules "out here" Please don't give your power away - you don't need permission for anything. YOU make the decisions about your body and your baby. Their job is to give you medical advice, it's up to you whether or not you take it once you are satisfied that their advice is well founded.

They aren't going to kick you out or refuse to treat you because you won't be induced at 10 days post. So please don't worry about those sort of repercussions.

[Pandora]

Brianna, with DS I didnt have accupuncture til 41weeks, you definitely arent too late to start. You need to get an accupuncturist who knows about pg/labour prep though.

My midwife this time around told me they wouldnt think about induction before 42 weeks, as the risk is no greater at 42 than at 38 weeks.
Im happy to consent to monitoring if it gets to that stage (but Ive decided Im having a 1 day early, full moon bub this time lol)