Your experience being induced

I’ve been told I will be induced at 37 weeks due to being diabetic and having a bigger baby but everything I see online speaks about how negative the whole experience is. I was wondering if anyone could share their experiences of being induced and what your birthing experience was like.

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I was induced, my baby was delivered safely and I found it such an empowering experience, I took every pain relief I could possibly get.

Am pregnant again now, I had my 16 week test for diabetes and it’s came back negative, am preying it stays that way so I can experience a more natural birth but I honestly wouldn’t change anything about my journey with my first.

Follow your gut and listen to advice from professionals too. Xx

thank you for sharing your experience and you are really brave for how you got through it all. I hope your broth plan goes as planned for you 🩷

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