Is induction the right decision?
Apologies in advance for the essay but it’s been a long 36 hours.
I was sent to triage following my 38 week appointment to monitor slightly high fetal heart rate at 170. Heart rate stayed at a high base rate throughout and after the hour nothing had really changed however a doctor came to let me know that they could arrange a scan in the coming days and I could go home to which i told him I wasn’t 100% comfortable as the issue seemingly hadn’t changed and could they keep me on the monitor for a further hour. This resulted in them moving me to the antenatal ward and an overnight stay. After a couple of okay monitoring sessions the heart rate was again too high and I was told I needed to have a c section as baby would not manage well through a labour. Upon being moved down to labour ward they monitored me one more time and it had levelled out but said they were going to proceed with induction to which I asked if could I sleep on it and be monitored and have a scan first thing then decide as it all escalated very quickly.
Anyway, morning monitoring and scan seemed fine so assumed I’d be going home however they put me back on the monitor for an hour and apparently heart rate was up again. Long story short, they have gone back and forth between c section and induction all day but basically baby needed to come either way. It was also mentioned it could possibly be due to cord being around baby’s neck when he moved?
Got moved to labour ward to get induced and after monitoring they said they were happy for me to go home to shower and eat and come back for an induction. Upon returning they’ve now decided that actually my results are fine and I can come back at 39 weeks to be induced???
My concern is really wanted to wait for a spontaneous labour and have as minimal medical intervention as possible but after all the back and forth today I don’t know how I could go home and relax for a week, particularly since I would have been non the wiser had I not had my midwife appointment. Due to this I have opted to be induced in the morning but now I’m lying here wondering if I should have him this early when apparently everything is fine now and I was against one in the first place.
What would you do in my shoes? 😫
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Its so hard i can relate as want to avoid induction. But also I dont think I would be comfortable to leave babys heart rate on the higher side as there must be a cause for it? You can only do what you think though. Good luck x
That sounds so stressful, not what you need!
If it helps I got induced and it made things remarkably calmer for me which made the birth experience better - I'm not great with surprises or uncertainty so this meant I didn't need to figure out when to go into the hospital, the unknown timing and endless waiting, I bonded with the team before the pain escalated etc so can say there are some perks even if it's not what you wanted (if you do decide to that is)
I didn't need forceps or ventouse but everyone and every baby is different...
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