Impatient me wants to induce, rational me knows waiting is better....

[Junglemum]

Well that sux! And changes all the rules. Thinking of you. x

[onthefly]

Ah no!
Well I was going to say stick with rational birdie, since she'll make a good decision whatever happens. All the best!

[Me+him+bub]

stick with rational! i was induced at 38 weeks and 3 days, after 30 hours i was only 1cm and bub was distressed, had 3 lots of gel and OB couldnt even get a finger in to break my water, was so painful and I ended up with a horrific experience with a c section and didnt see my son for nearly 3 hours, like u said if bub isnt ready it isnt ready no matter what you do! I had signs of pre eclampsia too, protein in urine, terrible LFT's and high BP, I was later informed by nurses that I shouldnt have been induced, just watched more closely, having said that every case is different and I am not a doctor (just an RN!) and its up to and your health professional. Hope all goes well, I hope I didnt scare you, just wanted to inform you that induction isnt the answer to everything.

[FabFiona]

Thanks everyone for your thoughts. Strong protein in my urine today has changed the game. Labetalol brought my BP down enough that I didn't have to go straight to hospital.

An internal revealed I'm 2 cm dilated which means induction will likely go off without a hitch. I had a good induction experience last time so I'm not worried.

Blood test results come back tomorrow so assuming they are all ok then I'll be induced on Monday.

Thanks all for your thoughts. Impatient Birdie clearly is very sneaky.

[SunnyRain]

Good luck. I understand those birds on the shoulder. I had PE with my first child, beat a medical induction by going into labour naturally but ended up with an epidural and augmentation anyway. So much for that.

This time I was desperately hoping things would go nice and peacefully, but instead of PE I have something equally as terrible called Obstetric Cholestasis that has a 15% increased chance of stillbirth after week 37 so I am desperate to meet my baby, but the doc said we'll induce at 38 weeks and I, the woman who wanted a water birth and no interference at all, am so scared that I'm tempted to ask for an earlier induction.

Hope it all goes well, I'd be interested to know how the induction goes because I'm freaked out by the concept and have heard so many horror stories, but knowing my baby's life is in danger is a lot worse for me and makes it all a little easier to process.

[cjane]

wow!!! Good luck and I hope it all goes well