Induction vs C-section?

Anyone got experience over induction or c-section if late? I want to give birth naturally but runs in my family that we are late! Everyone I know who’s had an induction said they wouldn’t recommend and it’s ended up in c-section (a lot from the mama and papas group I went to as well!)

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I’ve had both and my induction was better, yes ok c-section is virtually pain free to get the baby out but my induction was only a few hours of pain to have the ability to be up and moving as soon as he popped out. I had a much shorter and positive recovery with an induction. If you want an induction I’d say go for it you can only but try!

i had a induction with my first and ended up in emergency c section wish i’d of said no now but there is a lot of ppl who have inductions and don’t have to have c sections everyone’s different but i was desperate for natural birth and now i have to have c sections to deliver all my baby’s …. x

I had an induction with my first that ended in a c section, but that was early not late. With this baby I have said I don’t want an induction but can’t decide between c section or VBAC. I saw a registrar today and told him my thinking and he said my induction probably failed because my baby and body weren’t ready and inductions are generally more successful the closer to term you are. If you don’t mind the idea of a c section anyway you could try the induction route first?

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