@ansley0319 - I'm opposed to it for myself, but I certainly don't judge others that choose elective inductions for a variety of reasons. I don't live their life, so I feel like I can't judge their choices. I see why some folks have major scheduling conflicts, or fears about making it to the hospital in time, or unmanageable pregnancy related symptoms/pain - those to me seem like good reasons to consider an induction.
If there isn't a medical reason necessary for induction, I absolutely 100% want to avoid one for myself though. I think many/most inductions end up using pitocin. My main reason why I don't want pitocin is that I've heard that the contractions they cause are incredibly intense, and I fear I'd cave and get the epidural. I really really want to avoid an epidural because a) I've heard they can increase the chance of a stalled labor, which both my mother and sister experienced, and want to avoid that (both ended up with c-sections, which I would also like to avoid) and b) the numbness sensation/inability to walk around scares the shit outta me. I know that I could still have pitocin and/or an epidural and things could go a-ok for a vaginal delivery, but I just can't wrap my head around things happening that way for me, mostly because of the experiences that my family members have had.
But if I need to be induced for a medical reason or mine or my child's health safety, I'm all for it. And going too far past due in my non-medically-educated opinion seems like a good reason to need an induction.
@Jabreen Yeah, I'm not against an induction or even a c section, in general or for myself. I just hadn't realized there was reasoning for this specific coworker to get so worked up ! She was so worked up that I didn't feel like asking questions because it was drawing attention to us.
Coincidentally my midwife was saying they don't induce until 41w (for "normal" pregnancies) but will not "allow" me to go past 42w. I understand that by that time something may be going on or the baby may be ginormous but it was weird to me as a FTM to have this conversation with her as I didn't realize refusing an induction was a thing for some people.. I just asked here out of curiosity. I enjoy hearing opinions/ differing perspectives, especially since inductions are so commonplace these days !
My manager wanted me to make sure I was up-to-date on having my vacation and personal days reported for the year before going on maternity leave (I am salaried so I get way behind on reporting these things, along with everyone else in my department). I just finished all this task to realize I have 3 more unused vacation days than I realized. I could use them to top off some of my pay while on maternity leave, I could keep them for use at the end of the year/beginning of next year (we can carry over a few days for only a short time - it isn't the most generous policy), or take a couple extra days off before baby. Coming to work just got harder...
@ansley0319 and others...A lot of the dislike of induction is the fear that it leads to more interventions such as c-sections. The last I knew, the official studies that compare the c-section rate for patients with and without induction were contradictory so there is no official verdict. I would only get an induction if medically necessary. I feel that it is best to give labor a chance to come naturally if mom and baby are healthy.
Right now there is a huge natural birth movement where various interventions are getting demonized. It doesn't take much searching on the internet to realize this. While it is probably good to question if we jump to various interventions too quickly in medical practice, there is a lot of crazy out there on this topic. People get very passionate and become a bit irrational.
@ansley0319 and others...A lot of the dislike of induction is the fear that it leads to more interventions such as c-sections. The last I knew, the official studies that compare the c-section rate for patients with and without induction were contradictory so there is no official verdict. I would only get an induction if medically necessary. I feel that it is best to give labor a chance to come naturally if mom and baby are healthy.
Right now there is a huge natural birth movement where various interventions are getting demonized. It doesn't take much searching on the internet to realize this. While it is probably good to question if we jump to various interventions too quickly in medical practice, there is a lot of crazy out there on this topic. People get very passionate and become a bit irrational.
Oh man, so much this. My friend who has never had children and doesn't plan on ever having children basically jumped my throat for planning on a hospital birth, saying that home births were the only/the best way to go. The only "research" she ever did was watch "the business of being born" on Netflix, which I found to be incredibly one sided (and also quite a bit outdated). Just because some women featured in a documentary loved their home births, doesn't mean that is the best course of action for everyone else. I'm like STFU, you do want you want. It's your baby, your birth experience, your health and your child's health. There is no one "right" way to give birth! We have options and medical interventions for a reason! That conversation still makes my blood boil...
Congrats @yellowrose314 on getting your RN! My mom stopped at her LPN and I think she has more or less regretted it ever since.
Aww I'm sorry to hear that. I initially wasn't going to go back after I did my LPN, but there was just so much more I wanted to learn and do and being an RN would open those doors. Unfortunately LPN scope of practice where I live is no where near where it should or could be. The world is kind of your oyster when you get your RN. My next step after coming back from mat leave is probably going to involve specializing, hopefully in critical care, but I'm also considering obstetrics and pediatrics
@PoodleDoodleOoo You are very right ! People's opinions of what is best shouldn't/can't carry over to everyone else nor can a person readily be bashed for their decision making because it was no one else's to make !
Semi unrelated- I cannot imagine having a water birth due to my weak stomach. I did not use to have a very weak stomach but have been quick to feel faint due to blood/ self induced-illogical panic. I am tempted to watch that documentary but I bet I would lose my cookies ! Also can't imagine laboring in a tub or why people like swimming while pregnant. I went into the pool one time this pregnancy and was terribly uncomfortable. I HATED the way the water made my belly feel, almost like it was pushing it up? Idk, it make me nauseous. I wish I could have enjoyed it the way some people talk about it being so heavenly.
With that being said water births sound pretty cool and exciting. Tub laboring also seems to sound like it works very well for people, so kudos to them and their pain management but you will not find me submerging this big belly in any water ! Can't hold anything against anyone with their personal decisions- healthy babies no matter the road sound awesome to me !
Question : Is anyone opposed to being induced? And if so, why? There is a lady at my job who is opposed to them dramatically talking about how your body obviously isn't ready and it greatly raises the odds of having to have a csection.
I'm jw if anyone feels like that here. Obviously this would only be someone who doesn't have a medical reason to have an induction (baby size, GD, pre e, etc) and also doesn't feel like they are dying/ on medical bed rest.
I will probably end up being induced because my OB doesn't let GD pregnancies go past 39 weeks; pending my growth scan next week and how big baby is, that will determine when they want to induce. But that's a medical reason for induction so I'm ok with it. If I didn't need to be induced for medical reasons, I would want her to stay in as long as was safe for her to finish cooking. That being said... I side-eye people who want to induce "just because". Like any medical procedure or treatment, there are risks, and unless you medically need to do so, I don't think it's necessary to put yourself in that line of fire so to speak. I had a friend who asked her doctor to induce her early because of some astrology crap she was into... (sorry, I don't hold astrology in high regard). Ended up having a very complicated birth. Anecdotal I know, but I just don't see the advantage to having it done unless medically necessary. On the other side of the coin, where I live, there is a large chunk of the island that is remote and services on the upper 40% of the island are incredibly small and lacking, especially for maternal/child health. A lot of people in this region are scheduled inductions to reduce the possibility of not having services in their remote community, they're brought down to the bigger district hospital early.
Yay! @yellowrose314 we knew you would pass! I'm so happy for you! It really is a weight off your shoulders and now you get to focus only on baby and naps!
@seitzy3 congratulations on baby Ava! I'm glad it went quickly so your H can enjoy lots of snuggles.
@poodledoodleooo, I had a friend who demonized hospital births and all that come with it because she had a really difficult birth with her first. Her next two were born at home and she's not vaccinating. She asked me about my plans for this munchkin and then went off on me for wanting an epidural and wanting to be in a hospital. I really wanted to respond with "you are aware that the primary cause of death to women and infants was childbirth" and also wanted to lecture her on the importance of vaccines. She keeps talking about is getting together so she can snuggle the baby. Nope, first get your children up to date on ALL of their shots then maybe you can snuggle my baby.
Congrats @yellowrose314!! I knew you could do it! Now enjoy your last week's of pregnancy and nest and nap to your heart's content!!
welcome to the world baby Ava!! Good job @seitzy3 and family!! Enjoy your snuggles!!
@yellowrose314 - What an accomplishment!! Congratulations to you!
@JennM205 - That dream is amazing!! Elle is really into them as well. They don't even DO anything!!!! But she's all about collecting them. And we may have opened up an even bigger can of worms when she got a package of Squinkies and a pack of Twosies. Ugh.
@seitzy3 - Congratulations!! Can't wait to see Ava! Three beautiful little girls...OMG that's so awesome!!
So I'm waiting with my mom for her eye appointment and this old man looks at me and says "Wow, you're huge! When are the triplets due?".................. All I can say is he's lucky he didn't have a cane or I would have hit him with it.
@marikkita12 oh HELL NO. I would have told her she can come visit when her kids aren't Petri dishes for whooping cough... I have zero patience or respect for anti vaxxers.
I will be having a home birth and have absolutely nothing against hospital births. I am absolutely thrilled to be able to partake in a home birth. DH and I have been meticulously planning a home birth since before I got pregnant. We are very passionate about this. My midwife and her assistant have been extremely involved the entire way through my pregnancy. I feel completely comfortable giving birth at home and I am grateful for the opportunity. With that being said, if I need to go into the hospital for any red flags during labor I will be extremely saddened, but understand that it is for the health of my baby and I. There have been so many hoops to jump through in order for this home birth to work and it has been a strain financially and will be a much bigger strain financially if I go into the hospital.
I am very happy and comfortable with my decision even when people look at me like I'm crazy or call me "so brave". I know that the majority of women prefer to give birth in the hospital and I think that is a fantastic decision and would never judge them or lecture them for that. To each his own
There is now a very, very large man sitting next to me, and he smells so strongly of yeast I can barely stand it. Not bread yeast... I'm not going to put it into worlds...
There is now a very, very large man sitting next to me, and he smells so strongly of yeast I can barely stand it. Not bread yeast... I'm not going to put it into worlds...
With my lack of filter I would prob have to tell him he needs to clean his junk
@marikkita12 knowing that there are people in the world who don't vaccinate and that I can't necessarily identify them by sight scares the crap out of me. It's irresponsible and dangerous!
@sbrown721. Please note that my comment towards my friend has nothing to do with your choice. I applaud you for wanting a home birth and honestly hope everything goes smoothly and you don't end up in the hospital. A home birth is something that I personally would not want because I tend to focus too much on the "what if something goes wrong?" I believe that everyone should have the birth experience they want and it is not up to anyone else to comment or have an opinion on it.
There is now a very, very large man sitting next to me, and he smells so strongly of yeast I can barely stand it. Not bread yeast... I'm not going to put it into worlds...
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If there isn't a medical reason necessary for induction, I absolutely 100% want to avoid one for myself though. I think many/most inductions end up using pitocin. My main reason why I don't want pitocin is that I've heard that the contractions they cause are incredibly intense, and I fear I'd cave and get the epidural. I really really want to avoid an epidural because a) I've heard they can increase the chance of a stalled labor, which both my mother and sister experienced, and want to avoid that (both ended up with c-sections, which I would also like to avoid) and b) the numbness sensation/inability to walk around scares the shit outta me. I know that I could still have pitocin and/or an epidural and things could go a-ok for a vaginal delivery, but I just can't wrap my head around things happening that way for me, mostly because of the experiences that my family members have had.
But if I need to be induced for a medical reason or mine or my child's health safety, I'm all for it. And going too far past due in my non-medically-educated opinion seems like a good reason to need an induction.
Coincidentally my midwife was saying they don't induce until 41w (for "normal" pregnancies) but will not "allow" me to go past 42w. I understand that by that time something may be going on or the baby may be ginormous but it was weird to me as a FTM to have this conversation with her as I didn't realize refusing an induction was a thing for some people.. I just asked here out of curiosity. I enjoy hearing opinions/ differing perspectives, especially since inductions are so commonplace these days !
Right now there is a huge natural birth movement where various interventions are getting demonized. It doesn't take much searching on the internet to realize this. While it is probably good to question if we jump to various interventions too quickly in medical practice, there is a lot of crazy out there on this topic. People get very passionate and become a bit irrational.
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Mo/Mo twins MMC 3/31/14
DD #2 3/31/15
DD #3 8/25/16
@seitzy3 good luck mama.
@kosmo86 i hope Alice is here now!!!
Semi unrelated- I cannot imagine having a water birth due to my weak stomach. I did not use to have a very weak stomach but have been quick to feel faint due to blood/ self induced-illogical panic. I am tempted to watch that documentary but I bet I would lose my cookies ! Also can't imagine laboring in a tub or why people like swimming while pregnant. I went into the pool one time this pregnancy and was terribly uncomfortable. I HATED the way the water made my belly feel, almost like it was pushing it up? Idk, it make me nauseous. I wish I could have enjoyed it the way some people talk about it being so heavenly.
With that being said water births sound pretty cool and exciting. Tub laboring also seems to sound like it works very well for people, so kudos to them and their pain management but you will not find me submerging this big belly in any water ! Can't hold anything against anyone with their personal decisions- healthy babies no matter the road sound awesome to me !
I will probably end up being induced because my OB doesn't let GD pregnancies go past 39 weeks; pending my growth scan next week and how big baby is, that will determine when they want to induce. But that's a medical reason for induction so I'm ok with it. If I didn't need to be induced for medical reasons, I would want her to stay in as long as was safe for her to finish cooking.
That being said... I side-eye people who want to induce "just because". Like any medical procedure or treatment, there are risks, and unless you medically need to do so, I don't think it's necessary to put yourself in that line of fire so to speak. I had a friend who asked her doctor to induce her early because of some astrology crap she was into... (sorry, I don't hold astrology in high regard). Ended up having a very complicated birth. Anecdotal I know, but I just don't see the advantage to having it done unless medically necessary. On the other side of the coin, where I live, there is a large chunk of the island that is remote and services on the upper 40% of the island are incredibly small and lacking, especially for maternal/child health. A lot of people in this region are scheduled inductions to reduce the possibility of not having services in their remote community, they're brought down to the bigger district hospital early.
@seitzy3 Congrats! Can't wait to see pictures of your little lady.
eta congratulations @seitzy3 glad to hear everything went well. Can't wait to see your sweet girl!
@seitzy3 congratulations on baby Ava! I'm glad it went quickly so your H can enjoy lots of snuggles.
This is all so exciting!
PCOS, Hypothyroidism.
Miscarriage at 8 weeks
First saw
It's a boy!
Congrats @yellowrose314!! I knew you could do it! Now enjoy your last week's of pregnancy and nest and nap to your heart's content!!
welcome to the world baby Ava!! Good job @seitzy3 and family!! Enjoy your snuggles!!
bump to @kosmo86... Any news?!?!
@JennM205 - That dream is amazing!! Elle is really into them as well. They don't even DO anything!!!! But she's all about collecting them. And we may have opened up an even bigger can of worms when she got a package of Squinkies and a pack of Twosies. Ugh.
@seitzy3 - Congratulations!! Can't wait to see Ava! Three beautiful little girls...OMG that's so awesome!!
@PoodleDoodleOoo - Beautiful picture! Fred is just to sweet!!
appointment and this old man looks at
me and says "Wow, you're huge! When are the triplets due?".................. All I can say is he's lucky he didn't have a cane or I would have hit him with it.
@marikkita12 oh HELL NO. I would have told her she can come visit when her kids aren't Petri dishes for whooping cough... I have zero patience or respect for anti vaxxers.
DS1 -- 9/30/2016
@yellowrose314 Congrats! Such a relief, and it couldn't come at a better time. Now relax and put those feet up!
@seitzy3 YAY I've been thinking of you all day!! Congratulations!!!!
I am very happy and comfortable with my decision even when people look at me like I'm crazy or call me "so brave". I know that the majority of women prefer to give birth in the hospital and I think that is a fantastic decision and would never judge them or lecture them for that. To each his own
@marikkita12 knowing that there are people in the world who don't vaccinate and that I can't necessarily identify them by sight scares the crap out of me. It's irresponsible and dangerous!
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