“Horror stories”

I agree! I had a C section following a failed induction & I wish I had heard more from mums who had similar before I went through it. 5 days I was being induced for, & my body didn't dilate but my contractions were there the whole time. Had I known more, I would probably have opted for a C section before I got to the point I did, or I would have at least had a better idea of what could happen and advocate for myself more

@Star I had an almost exact labour, almost 5 days and then a c-section due to not progressing with dilation. After so long when they finally offered a c-section, I was so exhausted from contracting for days I was just happy to finally be having my boy! But I also wish I’d just had it long before I did rather than days of pain! In terms of the horror stories, my birth wasn’t what I wanted at all, but because I’d listened to such a range of stories (positive and negative) I felt quite prepared and ready when it didn’t go my way!

Same as Star and Hannah - induction and labor lasting 5 days ending in emergency c-section and sorry not sorry but it was a complete ‘horror story’ period. So awful and traumatic. I’ve just had my second via planned c-section and the experience was night and day to my first. I wish more people would share their stories or maybe I should have paid more attention to the negative ones rather than putting on rose tinted glasses for the induction. Would have just gone for the c-section the first time!

Oh yes, I was exactly the same as all those above! Either I was naive or just plain fed up of being in pain but I had no idea what was ahead of me after the induction, most traumatising experience of my life and I’m now to scared to have another baby, the aftercare in the hospital was pretty shocking too which also contributed to it all but either way, I completely get you!

I had a sweep and my waters broke the same day. My labour didn't progress quick enough so I was given the hormone drip used in inductions to try and hurry it along and I caught an infection which resulted in an emergency c-section. Then to top it all off, the spinal tap didn't work so I had to get put under general anaesthetic. For me it was great until I got to 8cm dilated and then it wasn't. Neither myself or my husband were able to see our daughter being born. A post asked about birthing experiences and I gave mine, I got attacked by 1 person because my experience wasn't a good one. The OP literally asked for good and bad experiences but this person didn't care. She attacked everyone who gave a negative one lol

I would also agree with the above - although seeing how many of your were induced for 5 days makes my 3 days seem like nothing! I wish I’d have heard more about inductions, as I would 100% not have had one. I would have allowed my body to do its own thing. But I was big and miserable and not informed enough and agreed to one - the c section was on the whole fairly positive for me, but the induction lead up was awful!

I had a failed induction and then emergency section for my first baby and just opted for planned c section for my second. What a difference it made! My second baby was like a wonderful experience so happy and easy recovery eating pasta in the same afternoon ! Lol my first omg….i don’t even have enough room to write it all but I still have PTSD. Not sure I would have had a second child after that if i didn’t get pregnant “accidentally “

I’m with you here. I think you can have a less ‘positive’ story but still a positive outcome. My first born’s birth was horrible with how we got treated but it showed me how incredible strong I am. I even tried to share it in a positive birth story fb page with a twist on a positive outcome and it got rejected. I do understand why we should spread fear but reality need to shared too

My story is so similar to everyone else's here. I left the hospital saying I would never have another baby. But I do think a big part of my traumatic experience is I wasn't informed and prepared enough for what could happen with an induction. Otherwise, I would have advocated more for myself and had a planned csection. I understand not wanting to hear the horror stories of labor because it can make the anxiety of it worse, But I should have done more research on it and asked more questions before I agreed to it. On the 2nd day of my induction and feeling very defeated, I was literally laughed at by the hospital staff when I said I thought we'd be in and out of the hospital in 3 days. They said inductions take days, and they kept pushing for a vaginal birth. I was so thankful for the doctor that came in after 60 hours of labor (and 22 hours of not being able to eat) and not progressing who agreed I needed a csection. Because everyone else told me it was normal, and I needed to keep trying.