C section advice

I am 34 weeks tomorrow and have been booked to have an induction at 37 weeks due to my waters leaking! They let me know today that I will be induced using the hormone drip and ive heard so many negative stories about the hormone drip and I also had a very negative induction on my first little girl. So I am looking into having an elective section instead. I know they can be frowned upon and I also know the recovery is alot harder than vaginally birth. But I genuinely think its my best option for me especially as my we live so far away from family and need to have someone come stay with our daughter.

Any advice would be appreciated on what to expect.

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No advise as I haven’t been in the same situation but I would also choose a section over induction. I feel like you can go in already knowing what will happen and have the support for after care planned. With induction you never know and you can always end up in theatre x

Hey, I'm also 34 weeks tomorrow! My waters started leaking with our son (he's 4 in May) at 35 weeks. My labour didn't progress at all so at 36+6 they took me in and induced me with the hormone drip the next morning. It started at 9am on the Friday and he was born at 1.59 on Saturday morning weighing 5lbs 4oz.
I have said I wouldn't be against an induction again. This time our son is already predicted at 5lbs 4oz at 33 weeks although I've been diagnosed with gestational diabetes 2 weeks ago and I'm now swaying towards an elective section instead.
I can't compare it to anything else but for me the induction was not something that put me off having another but it's the diabetes side effects that have me questioning a section this time. X

You can ask for a different type of induction? Or a membrane sweep?

No, I think you're making the right choice for you. I had a very traumatic induced labour with my son that ended in an emergency c section so I've refused all induction methods this time. Instead I've booked an elective for if I go overdue at just over 41 weeks, but if I was in your position I would do exactly the same thing, elective over induction any day! Recovery from an emergency c section is a lot harder, I've generally heard very positive things about electives and most of my friends have been back on their feet pretty quickly x

Honestly the hormone for me with my first caused all sorts of issues and ended up in an emergency C-section which I believe is pretty common. this time round I’ve got gestational diabetes and on insulin so been told she’ll be coming at 38 weeks. Instantly chose a C-section, not just because of the risks but I know I can’t go through all the long route of being induced. I’d rather just know I’m comfortable going into that theatre without having to have the health issues first

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Waiting 18 months after a c section

Who had another baby before 18 months post c-section?

I didn’t want too much of a gap between babies but the HV said to wait 18 months before getting pregnant again. It took me a while to get pregnant the first time so if I wait that long and then it takes me a long time to get pregnant it could end up being years!

can you ask to be induced

I haven’t really heard anything about this from my midwife. currently 36 weeks so i still have a while to go but i just want to know all the options, how it works etc. can someone share experience?

Planned c section

I had my first c section in march of 2024 after days of a failed induction. Im schedule for a c section tomorrow due to this baby also measuring big. I'm so scared and freaking out. I still remember the feeling of the spinal and how fast you can feel your body go paralyzed, the shaking, puking and I needed a blood transfusion. I'm so scared and even though this baby was planned ( like my first one ) I can't help thinking " why did I do this to myself again" . I'm also really sad about leaving my 2 year old and I don't want to go ( obviously I know i have to ) . Has anyone else had these feelings or thoughts ?

Getting your induction call?

I have an induction booked for today, and was told I’d receive a call between 8 am and 9 am to let us know what time to head into the hospital. I haven’t received a call yet.

For the ladies who were induced, when did you receive your call/is it worth me following up with them? I’m sure we’ll get caught at some point soon and don’t want to be that irritating person chasing up necessarily 😂

pregnancy diabetes

bit of a rant sorry but some one other than my family need to hear this lol

so yeah i wasn't bothered about the glocus test heard mixed reviews but I found the drink very lovely went down so nice..Didn't feel dizzy or anything with it so I was convinced I didnt have diabetes but then started over thinking maybe my body is just so used to sugar then the results came in fasting was under the drink was over 1% and the hour after was under so I thought yeoo I dont have it until I got a phone call to explain my results and there is was sitting on the phone hearing them dreaded words you have diabetes I found it funny because it was only 1% will fast forward to a week later it isnt bloody funny what so ever.
Having to time breakfast lunch and dinners is so hard...I never ate a lunch instead I would have a 4 pack of like mars bars and a bottle of coke and I thought I was doing a good thing by changing the coke to zero sugar lol

so onto the 3rd day of having to use the glocus monitor and that thing is my worst enemy that wee needle is bloody sore im like a big child when ive to do the finger prick eye closed counting to 3 and always catch my self of guard when pricking my finger lol.
Honestly if you asked me last night after my dinner would I just go f*** this and walk away yes I would and I would walk away with my middle finger up to diabetes lol but then after my wee tantrum and an out burst of tears my partner finally calmed me down as he seen how hard it was for me and how hungry I was.
so long story short I am a very very very plain eater I dont eat veg never eat fruit and if I do its apples bananas and grapes just....planning out meals I was sticking to what I usually have and 1 meal tipped me over the edge as I cant have it as im over the line god sake so now I have to sit with my partner and plan out meals that I never usually eat but will benefit me im just so glad he is a chef and is so helpful on what I can have what I cant and portion size...
So the running joke that used to happen in my parents house once 1 person went on a diet or a healthy eating we all did which annoyed me and I look back on it now and go omg its happening in my family too lol though I think its going to benefit my self and my little family and will put into practice for when little one is here.
Every one keep me in your prayers ive only 13 weeks to go but I can do this and let's hope I loose a bit of weight instead of gaining weight lol.

also if you have got down this far what is every one doing about easter I was ragen when I found out that I cant binge eat my easter eggs and cry at night with being murdered with heart burn lol...I have an appointment with a diabetes person on Monday and I know there going to say eat the chocolate in moderation and all I want to know is can I have a wee bit every day and if so how much as I dont mind having to go out and buying scales to weigh it and put it into like wee sandwich bags or even melting it all down and making rice cakes with it and spending that out over the weeks

Obstetrician led

I’m having shared care between midwife’s and obstetrician.

My previous pregnancy I had extra growth scans as baby was measuring big and I had pre-eclampsia during labour and a full dilated emergency C-section.

This time round I’m having obstetrician appointments, midwives appointments, cervical length scan every two weeks from 16-22/24, and extra growth scans again .

I’m just finding it all a lot to process can anyone let me know there experiences and if they went on to have a happy pregnancy despite it