Induction without pain medication?

esthergreenwood14

Hi ladies, I am planning for as natural birth as possible, but due to complications with my 1st pregnancy, I will likely be induced. Does anyone have a book on this they would recommend?

tokenhoser

There are some posts in the FAQ (see siggy) - I don't think there's a specific book.

esthergreenwood14

Thanks!

MawrtyrB

No book recs, but it is possible. I had pit induction and my water broken with my twins and we delivered naturally just fine without pain meds.

footnotegirl

I will second the "no books to recommend but I did it and it worked out." I had to be induced after I went 7 days post due date (high risk pregnancy). Due to the particular issues I had (blood thinners due to clotting risk) the last thing anyone wanted to do was have a cesarean, and I am allergic to Lidocaine, so a normal epidural was right out. I preferred natural anyway, but honestly I couldn't have had an epi.

The only painkillers I had was one shot of Tetracaine when they gave me for my single stitch from tearing, and a wonk load of Tylenol two days later because the DTAP shot was killing my arm. 

Labor and delivery hurts, it hurts whether you're on Pitocin or not, but remember that it's a hurt that ends, it's a hurt that your brain fuzzes out afterwards very effectively, and at the end of it, you get the best prize ever!

x0stephanie

I was doing some reading and apparently in the UK and Aus they handle inductions a lot differently than over here.  They start with a prostaglandin (like cervidil) and if that doesnt put you into labor after say 12-24 hours then your membranes are ruptured, then methods like the cervical balloon catheter are used.  Pitocin is only a last ditch effort.  

Pitocin causes very painful and strong contractions so if you're  hoping for a natural deliery it might be worth discussing methods other than pitocin with your midwife/OB