Outpatient Induction Vs. hospital stays

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I have an outpatient induction booked for Monday at 41+4 days. Most people that I know who have had inductions have ended up being kept in hospital at the start of induction which worries me. I've also seen far too many episodes of birth documentaries on channel 4 this week that show people in hospital beds on wards waiting for inductions.

I have various notes in my hospital notes which suggest I'm high risk but with extra scans and monitoring I've been told I'm actually low risk as everything turns out not to be a concern.

When I've been in for sweeps, the low risk birth centre see those notes and make it sound like they won't have me and I've had to persuade them both times that I have been that I'm low risk enough. The birth centre still don't seem keen to have me and I fear I'll be referred to the high risk department -im waiting for some kind of confirmation that they have decided where they want me to go and I hope my blood pressure behaves itself on the day!

What have been your experiences of outpatient induction? How many people were sent home after it was done and how many were asked to stay in hospital?

How long were you actually in hospital for on the day of your outpatient procedure? Is it just like an appointment or is it like a day surgery where you are put in a ward/bed?

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I went in for my appointment on Monday and we only just got home a few hrs ago. I was also forced to stay in a bed for the full duration of the induction (which ended in a c section anyway) due to baby needing continuous monitoring and not being able to keep on the heart rate.
Not the birth I was hoping for.

I’d be questioning it if you’re possibly high risk. With my first I was induced (high risk) and I had to be on monitors the entire time I literally had to buzz them to go for a wee etc I wasn’t allowed out of the bed and honestly it’s a good job I was on those monitors but won’t go into that

My friend who was low risk also had to stay in and she was monitored every 4 hours. Never heard of out patient induction tbh

I don’t think people always share the good experiences- I was induced both times with my daughters and both opposite ends of the spectrum. My 1st was long and drawn out went in on the Thursday and had her on the Saturday- stayed in and had the drip.
My 2nd , had the pessary as an out patient, contractions started off of that in hospital for 3 hours of labour and she was born ! Home that evening!
So I guess they vary!

I had an outpatient induction with my first. I had the pessary put in at 16:00 ish & went home, I had period pains from 19:00 onwards & woke up with contractions at 03:30 the following morning. We arrived at hospital at 07:30. Entonox was banned at the time so I had an epidural, oxytocin drip, episiotomy, failed ventouse & then a forceps delivery! Not great, don’t recommend.

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