Induction

What are your induction stories? Were you able to deliver vaginally or without pain medication still?

This is my second pregnancy and I’m a little bit older now. With my first I was 19 and now I’m 25. I really wanted to experience a natural birth all around and go into spontaneous labor. We hired a doula, took birth classes, the whole 9.

I feel like making a birth plan was such a jinx. I am so uncomfortable at 40+4 and have an appointment to discuss inducing on Thursday but I’m scared this will result in a C-section or epidural.

I don’t think either make birth less special but I am in recovery and was hoping to stay far from pain meds if possible. Would love to hear your stories and experiences!

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I was induced at 38 weeks; I was meant to have the balloon however when it came to inserting it, they couldn’t as i was 2cm so gave me a sweep instead.
They took me down at 1:30am and broke my waters. I delivered vaginally with gas and air but baby was in distress and i refused a c section so they opted for an episiotomy instead to be delivered with forceps x

I was induced for my first and delivered vaginally without pain meds! It's definitely possible. It didn't even cross my mind to ask for meds during labour.

Definitely needed pain meds for the duration of having the balloon catheter in. That was horrible (sorry to say..)

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How did you get rid of your c section shelf?

Example what workouts (bonus points if you have the video links!)
What creams to help with scarring? Or just firming up the shelf

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Okay I’m so sorry lol. I have an appointment coming up but wondering if there’s anything I can do in the meantime. When I go to the bathroom I wipe and wipe and wipe and it takes foreverrr to come back clean. I even use wet wipes to really make sure it’s clean. But a few hours later if I go pee I find that there’s STILL stool when I wipe. I also have this flap of skin (?) down there. No pain or anything & I did have hemorrhoids during pregnancy but this doesn’t itch. Any idea what this is? Like I said, I have an appointment coming up but this is really bothering me!!!!

Does anybody have an experience of home birth with a toddler

My first born will be just 3 years old when I'll be in labor with my second baby. If all health indicator are good I want a home birth with my toddler around. I'm 21 weeks now and plan to start to prepare him in about 3 weeks.
My first labor was a birth in my OB birth house and very beautiful.

Does anyone have experience of home birth with a toddler ?

Thanks for sharing