thanks lorelle, thats what we are looking forward to telling everyone bubs is here hey sloane thanks so much for your reply. Not at all negative but very informative i just spoke to our a/c and he works very closely with my ob something i didnt know lol. I am going in next week so he can get my energies ready and as soon as my ob gives him the word he will start to induce me.
My first labour was induced due to being almost 2 weeks overdue. I was over it and apparently my uterus was contracting but I couldn't feel a thing.
My induction went well and the best thing were the midwives. I couldn't have asked for better. They told me everything and supported me in every decision I made. My DH was useless as he hates hospitals (his mother spent a lot of time in them before she passed away) but I knew this. The fact he was able to force himself to be there when hospitals make him physically ill was something I will always appreciate.
My suggestions are keep a positive mind and 'know' it will go well. Follow your bodies lead. Tell your support person what you need if you know at the time.
How they induce you will depend on how ready your body is. It could be gels, they could break your waters and put you on the syntocin (sp?) drip. My understanding there is a variety of ways so talk to your ob about what is the most likely.
It would be a good idea to ask what method Ob will use, maybe some are gentler than others? Will you have a choice of methods, I wonder? Just thinking out loud....
I was induced with both my children due to complications. With the first I had already been in hospital for 3 weeks and on the January 1 I was looked over by my OB and told the induction would start the following day. That night my waters broke on their own but by 9am there were no contractions.
They started me on the pitocin at around 9 and had an epidural at 10am. I could still feel a lot and ended up having him at 2.45 pm.
The second time I saw my OB on a Monday and was booked in for induction on Thursday because things weren’t getting better. Was in at the hospital at about 8am my waters hadnt broken (she did a membrane sweep on the Monday) so they did that with the little hook thing (sorry cant remember the name). Pitocin was put in and I had her at 11am without any pain relief.
The biggest frustration was limited movement due to the drip plus they had me constantly hooked up to the monitors (not sure if this was due to the induction, complications or a mix of both)
In both cases the drip was put in and the dose was increased until they were happy with the timing.
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hey sloane thanks so much for your reply. Not at all negative but very informative
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