Moms who've been induced....??

younglove21 · December 2010

Hi ladies, looking for advice on induction. I have GD and they want to induce next week between 39-40 weeks. I've heard that induction is more painful and may make the labor process longer...any advice out there?? What would you do? Part of us want to wait till I'm 40 weeks to see if the baby comes on his/her own, and then the other part wants to just do it now...lol. Any opinions welcome!! Thanks!!

chicsub · December 2010

I was induced and failed after 3 nights, but went home b/c bp went down. I was maxed out on everything and while it wasn't comfortable, it was tolerable (probably b/c I didn't actually go into labor). I went into labor on my own 2 days later and it was definitely worse than the max of Pitocin I received during the induction. I have GD too and talked to my provider about it today and my cutoff will be 41w as long as I'm managing the GD (fingers crossed). An induction may or may not work, it is so hard to say what will happen in your case. I'd like to avoid one at all costs and let my baby let me know that it's ready and hopefully get a VBAC this time around. GL with your decision either way!

mlkbride03 · December 2010

I think it depends on how ready your body is. When I was induced I was almost 4cm, and 75% effaced. My labor was really fast- 6 hours until I was ready to push. After that I pushed for a looooong time, and ended up with a c/s, but it had nothing to do with being induced- lots of other factors we did not anticipate happening. My friends who have been induced have all had similarly quick labors. I do think it is a bit more painful because you go from nothing to everything very quickly (depending on what method of induction is used). There was no slow progression for me- straight from no labor right to active labor. But, at least it was quick! GOod luck!

luvpinsanity · December 2010

Yes, induction MAY be longer than normal labor. But, if it's your first, you don't really know that. :P Like the PP said, it depends on how ready your body is for labor.

My labor was 30 hours long. Most of that was sitting around watching TV because max pitocin did NOTHING. However, I wasn't gonna be sent home,so the MW tricked my body into labor. :P

I would find out if it is medically necessary to induce. If not, I would try to let the baby come on his own.

Rubypercy · December 2010

I also had GD and was induced at 37 weeks. I was admitted in the afternoon. Around 6 or 7 that night they inserted the cervidil (?) to start the process. In the am, they started the pitocin. It was totally tolerable. But I knew that I wanted an epidural. So I knew there would be an end point. I was at 4 cm about 11 or noon and asked for my epidural. After that I felt great. I was ready to push around 3:00. Everything looked great and I could see the top of her head, but after almost 4 hours of pushing and trying the vacuum, I ended up with a c-section. The doctor said my pelvis is very narrow and she just couldn't get her head under and up. So....long story short - I found the whole induction process pretty easy. The contractions were not too bad and I progressed pretty quickly. But, I still ended up with a c-section. And I have heard that 25% of inductions end in c-section. So there is a good chance it won't work, but it seems to for the other 3/4 of women. Btw my DD was only 7 pounds 8 oz. GL

mrsschrager · December 2010

I was induced with ds at 39 weeks cause of pre e and hellp.. I lasted about 12 hrs and ended up with a c section.. I did not progress( 2 cm).. I was not able to have an epi due to my condition and it was very painful.. I would try and hold out as long as you can.. and at 40 weeks if there is still no labor I would get induced but that is just my opinion. gl

jrrs · December 2010

I've had two very pleasurable inductions. Sure there were a lot of complications - but nothing to do with the induction process, just my crappy medical conditions.

First time I was induced at 36 weeks with PIH. 0 cm dilated and 20% effaced. Started with cytotec orally the night before. Started pitocin the next day and DS was born at 2:50.

Second time was 34 weeks ( a few weeks ago) for eclampsia. I was 0 cm dilated and 0 % effaced. Again did cytotec the night before, only this time it wasn't a pill, it was a liquid. Started pitocin the next morning, had DS at 2:43. LOL!

First time it was 20 minutes of pushing, this time it was 2 pushes. If I were to have more children, which we won't be, I would choose nothing but induction. Both times the doctors took it slowly to not rush my body knowing that the outcomes for both myself and my kiddos would be better without the c-section. I almost had a c-section this time, but only because LO's heart rate was dropping and slow to recover. But by the time the doctor showed up, I was 10 cm and LO was crowning, so no sense in having the c-section.

Brewtowngrl · December 2010

I was induced due to insulin controlled GD at 39 weeks. I was really favorable when I went in. I knew I wanted an epi so I got one before they broke my water. It didn't take.

Timeline was: Epi at 9am. Broke water at 9:30am. Had DS at 11:03am. Yes, 1.5 hours for the induction. My epi got fixed after transition and as I started to push. That was the scary part. It was just DH and I in the room and I was telling him that I had to push and I couldn't help it. It was not fun. He was freaking out a little.

He was my 2nd. DS1 was a preemie due to pPROM and my labor was under 12 hours. I thought that was fast.

juliane2004 · December 2010

I would definitely listen to the advice of your doctors. I have type 1 diabetes, not GD, and they wouldnt have let me go past 38.5 weeks because of it. The placenta breaks down faster in type 1 (i.e. a type 1 placenta of 38 weeks is equivalent to a 42 week placenta of a non diabetic woman).

I don't know if it breaks down so fast in GD, like type 1, but if that's the reason they want to induce, do it. A broken down placenta can result in stillbirth. I'd personally rather be induced than have a stillborn baby.

Megan.10.06 · December 2010

Lurking, since I'm not high risk this time around yet

I had a great induction with my son at 38w due to cholestasis. Long, but great. I was locked up tight, no dilation, no effacement. I started with Cervadil, moved to cytotec, started pitocin, and got to 1 cm at 23 hours. Finally she broke my water, got my epi, and in 3 hours, I was at 10cm ready to go.

My son was sunny side up and slightly diagonal, so he had some issues coming out, got stuck on my hip, had to be readjusted, but that's not the induction's fault

After 2 hours of pushing, he was delivered. 28 hours total, but worth every minute

jesssy1204 · December 2010

I was induced 4 days before my due date. To be honest with you I only felt contractions for about 2-3 hours (felt like 15 mins). I had an epidural and within 45 mins he was out... My epidural was so amazing that I didnt feel a thing. So I guess Im not much help, I would be induced again-it was a good experiance for me..Ive heard it makes labor more painful, I guess its differnet for everyone

lyndi25 · December 2010

I was induced at a little over 41 weeks... It was quite painful, but had I been able to have an epidural, it probably would have been fine (no epidural due to HELLP syndrome, which was not diagnosed until the middle of my labor) My labor was about 7 hours, and he would have been born vaginally except for the fact that his head was huge and he was backwards... i desperately wanted him to come on his own, but he just didn't want to co-operate. If it were me, and the doctor wanted to do it for medical reasons, I would have the induction just to be safe...

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