Dr. Rankin and Dr. Mecs at St. Clair Hospital

twiggy327

I was wondering if anyone had any experience with elective induction by either of those doctors at St. Clair Hospital. The former Dr. Warner was my OBGYN with that practice and he would not induce my 5 year old DD until i was 42 weeks, which i ended up going to. I am curious to see if anyone has had experience with asking to me induced at 39 weeks. My DD will be 5 Aug. 20 and my due date is Aug 15. I have a birthday party and the first day of Kindergarten to prepare for and would really like to have my DS here by both of them. Any info on how these guys operate would be appreciated...please save the "its unsafe to induce" comments, i dont need them

smariev15065

I was induced at 39 weeks with DD but that was because of blood pressure issues. My doc old me it is the insurance companies that won't pay for inducing labor If it is not necessary. I hated being induced. Was in labor for 36 hours then had a c section. Goo luck I hope it works out for ya.

Ashbok

Warner induced me a week overdue with my last pregnancy. I was not dilated when I got to my appt when he did the exam he really manipulated me. I think he tried to dilate me then asked if I wanted to go home and pack and come back. I was induced and compared to my friends experiences with going into labor...seems like my experience was much worse. Also he was very aggressive and didn't let the baby have skin to skin right away and didn't let me bf cut cord. Also he pushed for episiotomy and vacuum. Overall the st Clair experience Is amazing and I will never deliver anywhere else...but I will most likely bet not to be induced and will ask for rankin at my visits... As I heard not great things about Warner's replacement.

bartko

Just FYI, I had a HORRIBLE experience with Dr. Rankin.  So did my neighbor.  St. Clair hospital is wonderful, but Rankin was so bad, that the reason that I logged in right now was to ask other moms to recommend a new OB for me!  So when I saw Rankin's name, I had to check out this post. 

 

If you want to help yourself induce, try searching around online for some of the tricks that midwives use to get late moms into labor.  Off the top of my head, using your breastpumps can raise oxytocin hormone levels, the same hormone used in your body to stimulate uterine contractions.   Long walks could also help get things started - my husband and I walked our dog around in circles in a nearby parking lot for a long time on my due date, and my labor started shortly after! 

anw123

I have had wonderful experiences with Dr. Bulseco's group, who also delivers at St. Clair ... for what its worth.