induction

Yes you should still have a choice depending on the pregnancy, gestation, and risk level 😊 i.e. If it's a higher risk pregnancy they may heavily recommend induction by a certain stage but ultimately you should still have the choice even if you are/were induced for your first and likewise you can still request an induction if you want it for the second.
And not a stupid question at all 😉

It's always worth talking through with your midwife and you can also state preferences within your birth plan x

I am glad that was helpful! Amazing, I hope it goes well with the midwife on Friday and best of luck for the birth of your second! Congratulations 😊 x

Sorry to jump in with a slight change in topic, but can you tell me about your induction experience? I dont have GD but am a high risk pregnancy and in my growth scan last Tuesday, they told me that the baby was so big that they want to induce me this Friday. I am now super nervous because an induction wasn't something I had planned.

Thank you so much for sharing. My boy was measuring at 8lb3 at 36+4 😬. Did they make you stay in hospital the entire time? Or were you allowed home?

i went in on the 11th and stayed in till the 16th had her on the 15th but couldn’t leave till the 16th due to the gd , but i know there was women who came in days after me and there waters went within an hour of them being in 😅i really do wish u the best of luck !💗

i also got the pessary literally within an hour of being in , they left that in for the full 24 hours because it just wasn’t working for me it fell out on its own n they then did a sweep and gel that same day so the 12th n then they did that again the 13th and gave me some time to see if it would do anything then on the 14th i went for my waters broke and the drip she then came early morning the 15th ,because i wasn’t in labour the first 2/3 days i was allowed to leave to the cafe / park across the road so i did quite often as i also don’t like hospitals i just made sure i was back for when they would tell me they needed to check me etc , definitely recommend some ear plugs for ur nights on the ward tho just incase ! also i had a day wait from my last sweep to my waters being broke because of the wait for a room so that’s also dependant on the hospital at the time

Thank you both so much. This has been super helpful. 🫶 x