Induction

Also, I know it’s a lot better to wait till he’s further along but he is classed as being full term otherwise it wouldn’t be recommended. And please be kind I know there’s a lot of people at the moment writing why not just wait but it is talking my mental health too so

I just had my induction on Thursday. Got a phone call at 5pm to come in for 8, then another call at 8 to come in at 10pm. I had the balloon inserted at 2am and it fell out at 5.30am. It was a little uncomfortable putting it in but they offered me gas and air (I didn’t use it). Then it was just a long long waiting game. Got called down on Saturday at 6.30pm to have my waters broken. They broke my water at 8.30 and my beautiful little girl was born at 11.30. It was the waiting that was really aggravating for me 😫

@Emma this is it it’s the waiting that takes forever! I think that’s absolutely the hardest thing sometimes is waiting! Which method was the balloon if you don’t mind me asking if been told about a few methods?

In my previous labour, I had the pessary inserted at about 1.45pm and was having mild contractions by 2.30pm (they told me this is pretty unusual). They ramped up by 9pm and I was 8cm by 11.30pm. My daughter was born at 01.16am so from start to finish was just less than 12 hours. I know they can give up to two pessaries before a break and there are other methods also but as you’ve said, everyone is different so difficult to say x

I was in hospital getting induced for a week before I actually gave birth and he ended up coming on my due date anyway! The induction methods didn’t really do much for me and then eventually got to 2cm after being in there a few days and then they broke my waters and put me on the labour ward the next day to go on hormone drip which then intensified everything….. and then baby was born after 14 hours of going on the hormone drip!! X

I was given a pessary at 1.30pm on the Monday. I started having discomfort on and off from that evening and by 10am the next day it was quite intense but I was only a few cm dilated so they gave me a sweep and a second pessary around 24hrs after the first. By 8pm things had ramped up. It’s a bit of a blur but I think about 11pm on the Tuesday night I got moved to the labour ward at 3cm for a drip to speed things up. By 4.40pm on the Wednesday I was ready to push. Just shy of 3 hours pushing and baby was born at 7.39pm on the Wednesday with episiotomy & ventouse to help him out! Quite a long process for me, but I was induced early so I think he just wasn’t ready to come out and that’s probably why. I also had to stay in because of Covid and I think that made it more difficult. If I’d been at home and able to go for a walk or relax with a bath and some feel good tv to pass the time it would have been so different!

I have read so many positive induction stories though, so I really don’t think it’s always destined to be a bad experience. The main thing is getting all those feel good hormones going and trying to relax through the process. I think if you can go home after the pessary this is a good way to help you relax and bring things on in a chilled out environment, it’ll certainly help the time go quicker having all your home comforts!

I think it was the foley balloon 😊