To Induce or Not To Induce?
Still waiting on my little boy whose EDD was 15th of March.
I'm now 42+1 and the pressure is starting to build to Induce. I have been planning for a home birth so really would rather avoid if possible but now considering inducing at the end of the week or just opting for elective C Section.
Pregnancy has been super straightforward for me, no sickness or issues at all so feels a shame to need to Induce or C-Sec now!
Still feeling well in myself and movements are good. Not really having any signs of labour besides loose poops for a couple of weeks and a couple of nights with intermittent cramping (after I'd probably overdone it a bit in the garden).
I hear so many horror stories for inducing hence considering the elective! Does anyone have any positive stories or can make me feel a bit braver about hanging on!
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I was in labor from my induction for 36 hours and would not progress so I ended up doing a c section
I’d maybe ask midwife to see how dilated you are and go from there? If your cervix is favourable I’d say go for the c section as you may just need waters broken !
i have been induced in both my pregnancy, my second pregnancy i really didn’t want to be induced but i had no choice it was safer for me and the baby.
However my first induction was a long process- i was induced on a Thursday at midnight and my daughter was born via forceps early hours of the Sunday morning, i had a pessary for 24hrs with her, then my waters broken.
However with my second induction i was already 2cm so they could break my waters, so they were broken at 430am and my son was born at 12.18pm - and my active labour was only 2hrs!
So completely different experience.
Mine both were positive experiences, but the second was a lot better and has been a lot easier recovery too.
Happy to chat more if you want too.
Maybe consider having a chat with someone like kemibirthjoyjohnson as she can help you navigate your options during this time when pressure for an induction will only increase.
If you are feeling well in yourself and with baby I would personally wait. Do everything you love to get into your oxytocin boble and before you know it baby will be here. No one is pregnant forever. ☀️🫶🏼 you are almost there mama. - also due dates are just a made up thing anyway
Have you been offered any sweeps? That’s a form of induction but without the use of artificial hormones x
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