Induced?
I went into triage today after having reduced movements after my sweep yesterday. They have offered for me to be induced tomorrow morning. They said my waters are bulging and that i am already 4cm dilated. But not in active labour.
They said they were gonna break my waters and try the balloon. I had a previous c section before and was really hoping for a VBAC this time: does anyone have any words of wisdom? Am i making the right choice in being induced?
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If it was me, I wouldn't have the balloon. You're already 4cm, your body is doing the right thing, keep upright and lightly active, let the pressure of the waters and baby's head do what they're designed to do and see how you go!
Why would they put a ballon if you’re already 4cm dilated? Ballon is for when you’re less than 3cm because they wouldn’t be able to break your waters, it’s sounding odd to me. In my trust at least, they’d go straight to breaking the waters and if labour doesn’t start in a specific window they’d put oxytocin.
If you're hoping for a VBAC first of all, take a deep breath, don't let the pressure get to you, you're so close. You need to know that once they break your waters, you're on a timer according to them and that's where the interventions ramp up. The best thing you can do for a VBAC is just chill, let your body do its thing like it's already doing. If anything changes medically you can always reassess. Good luck for the VBAC!
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