Inductions???

veggybugg · March 2011

I'm quite curious as to why so many of you March Mamas are having inductions? It seems like almost 75% are having a scheduled induction. Because I'm hoping for a natural delivery, my OB and I wont' even discuss induction until I'm past 40 weeks and probably not even till after 41 weeks.

Like I said, no judgement here, just really curious as to the reason why.

verona_1999 · March 2011

My ob will schedule one (hopefully) once i'm 41 weeks. I would really like to do a natural delivery but I left work on Tuesday to start my maternity leave, it was just to hard to keep working. But I won't be getting paid until she is actually born. So I really can't afford to wait 2-3 weeks for her to maybe come on her own. It may sound like a selfish reason but it is what it is. Plus at my 40 week appointment on Friday they will be doing an NST and doing another sono to see how she is doing and if they have any concerns i'm sure they will go ahead and take her. As far as other mama's i'm sure it just depends on their situation. Ex gd, high bp, large baby so and so on.

Mrs.Ginger0718 · March 2011

Induction scheduled for wednesday at 1am (37w) due to pre-e.

Carrie7508 · March 2011

If LO isn't here by Friday, I'll be induced due to high blood pressure. I'm currently on modified bed rest and have to do the 24 hour urine catch several times a week because they are monitoring me very closely for pre-e. I'm really hoping that LO decides to come on his own before Friday - the thought of induction terrifies me!

BraylonIsExpectedMarch28 · March 2011

I hope I have a natural birth....

Im scheduled for the 23rd. 5 days before my due date. He is going to strip my membranes this thursday to see if I can go naturally. My LO has been measuring 4w5d ahead of schedule since my 12 week ultrasound. His circumfrence of his head is measured at over 42weeks right now and my doctor is pretty sure he wont fit...

If he doesnt think he will fit why is he waiting this long to induce? I dont get it..

EmandChris08 · March 2011

OP, I was wondering the same thing. I am planning a natural birth and I definitely do not want to be induced... and it's scaring me to see all of these inductions on this board!

Thankfully my Dr. will let me go to 42 weeks before having to be induced. I personally wouldn't opt for an induction until 42 weeks (unless it's medically necessary).

I've been having BP issues so I'm a little worried that if it stays high, they will start talking induction. But so far I haven't had any other symptoms of pre-e so I'm hoping to stay healthy and be able to go into labor on my own!

TreatsMcGee · March 2011

Dr will induce if I go to 41 weeks. It's just how they practice at the place I go to. I will be 40 weeks this Friday. No contrax or anything yet...so, we'll see what happens.

YouandMe912 · March 2011

OP- I agree with you. I know there are medical reasons too but it does seem a lot of people (not necessarily on here, I have been researching a lot too) just do it because they're tired of being pregnant.

In my research too, the majority end in a c-section. About 80%.

circa1978 · March 2011

Maybe we just hear more about the inductions? IDK. I'm planning on a natural childbirth, as well. I'm great, LO is great and I have no reason to think the doctor will even mention an induction until after 41 weeks - so hopefully not at all!

gullterre · March 2011

I am inducing at 39w5days due to my husband's job issues. He works offshore on oil ships for 3 weeks at a time and is home for 3 weeks at a time....he can take NO extra time or he will be replaced. Induction is right after his 1st week home.

LeeLee527 · March 2011

I'm being induced because LO is looking a little large. I'll be induced on my due date which is okay with me. I didn't want to be induced before then because I felt I owed him his 40 weeks! My dr. also won't let me go past 41 weeks so LO was coming sometime within that seven day time frame regardless.

Phillychickadee · March 2011

I am so sick of all of these induction posts. Medical reasons, great! Go for it. Be healthy and have a healthy baby.

Schedules, convenience, tired of being pregnant, etc. are crap excuses to me. To me, this is one thing you don't get to plan. And to not even give your body the time to do its thing make me sad.

I am even skeptical on the size of baby reason. So many people I know whose babies were measuring so big ended up being 8lbs or under! They can't judge size all that well.

cdelano · March 2011

Phillychickadee:

I am so sick of all of these induction posts. Medical reasons, great! Go for it. Be healthy and have a healthy baby.

Schedules, convenience, tired of being pregnant, etc. are crap excuses to me. To me, this is one thing you don't get to plan. And to not even give your body the time to do its thing make me sad.

I am even skeptical on the size of baby reason. So many people I know whose babies were measuring so big ended up being 8lbs or under! They can't judge size all that well.

I totally agree!!! I am very upset because I want to have a natural birth and at my last appt the Dr told me that at their practice they'll induce at 41 wks. So now I will have to fight the whole practice if I go past my due date. If there is something actually wrong, fine, but I have been completely healthy this whole pregnancy so that doesn't seem likely. Why would you just automatically induce at 41wks? Not only is the size of the baby just an estimate, but so is the due date! That's why they call it an ESTIMATED DUE DATE!

mommyjenny257 · March 2011

pre-e is requiring an induction at 38 weeks...bp has been increasing steadily since 34 weeks so the doc isn't comfortable with allowing me to go further.

ekc29 · March 2011

I am being induced on Thur and I will be 41 weeks. It is their policy to induce at 41 weeks. I have had no contractions or cramping at all yet, however I am 3 cm/70% (or was on my due date), so they told me I am favorable for a successful induction. I am hoping she comes in the next two days and i wont even have to worry about the induction, but if not, then I'm just going to go with it.

about*that · March 2011

I'll be past 41 weeks when I get induced Thursday. Like other PPs, that's my practice's policy. Would I like to deliver on my own? Of course, but there's no good way to tell how long is too long without it becoming an emergent situation, and I'd rather be a planned induction at 41 weeks 2 days than an emergency c-section at 42 weeks.

But really ladies - whats with the judgment? No one is judging you for wanting to go natural. If someone's OB recommends inducing, it's usually not for a frivolous reason. They're the OB for a reason!

And to the PP that said 80% of inductions end in c-section - where did you hear that? Me, my mom, and MIL are all RNs in different areas of L&D/NICU/Post-partum and I would guess its a tiny percentage compared to what you posted.

MandusMaximus · March 2011

yeah it is alarming to me also. My OB won't induce till 42 weeks or after thankfully. I am SO OVER being pg but no matter how ungodly uncomfortable I am I still don't want an induction. Natural birth!

BabySommer · March 2011

THANK YOU! I know TONS of people who have had inductions and I can honestly say none of them have ended in c-sections. I personally know more people who have went naturally and ended in a c-seciton b/c the baby was too big (head, shoulders, etc.) 80% is a freakin' joke! I'm being induced b/c I'm saving over $1,200 b/c I don't get paid maternity leave with my school district. I have to use my sick days and I don't have enough. When you don't make a ton of money, over a grand means a lot. My son will be 40 weeks when I get induced Friday so he'll be good to go.

amy259 · March 2011

I'm not planning on a natural birth and DO NOT want to be induced but...my Dr. will not let me go past 41 1/2 weeks so we will schedule an induction for that date if I haven't had her yet. It does seem like some of the girls had days of labor when they've been induced and I certainly don't want that.

thebigmare · March 2011

First, let me say that I didn't realize that so many of us were planning natural births!!!

I am planning a natural birth too. My ob/mw practice will do two NST in my 41st week. If I pass both, I won't be induce until 42 weeks. Hopefully LO will come on his own because I really don't want to be induced.

anna2029 · March 2011

veggybugg:
I'm quite curious as to why so many of you March Mamas are having inductions? It seems like almost 75% are having a scheduled induction. Because I'm hoping for a natural delivery, my OB and I wont' even discuss induction until I'm past 40 weeks and probably not even till after 41 weeks.
Like I said, no judgement here, just really curious as to the reason why.

Preeclampsia

Reallynervous83 · March 2011

Just a note that some babies simply do not come on their own, and the baby being in the womb longer (42 weeks or longer) doesn't mean a more healthy baby. The risk of a baby being born stillborn go up, the weight of the baby actually decreases after a certain point (it's like a bell curve), and risk of complications for the mother increase.

YouandMe912 · March 2011

about*that:
I'll be past 41 weeks when I get induced Thursday. Like other PPs, that's my practice's policy. Would I like to deliver on my own? Of course, but there's no good way to tell how long is too long without it becoming an emergent situation, and I'd rather be a planned induction at 41 weeks 2 days than an emergency c-section at 42 weeks.
But really ladies - whats with the judgment? No one is judging you for wanting to go natural. If someone's OB recommends inducing, it's usually not for a frivolous reason. They're the OB for a reason!
And to the PP that said 80% of inductions end in c-section - where did you hear that? Me, my mom, and MIL are all RNs in different areas of L&D/NICU/Post-partum and I would guess its a tiny percentage compared to what you posted.

I said in my research. I asked 5 of my friends who were induced and 4 were in labor for over 40 hours and then had to have a c-section because of the baby going in distress from all the pushing.... that's 80%. Good for you for not seeing that many in your areas but their experiences beg to differ.

I'm not judging because I want to be natural. I just don't want to be in labor for 2-3 days to end up with a c-section.

Also, read a bunch of the birth stories on this board, a lot were induced and quite a few had to have a c-sections... just sayin

veggybugg · March 2011

Thanks for all the replies! I had a chat with my doctor today about this and she doesn't want me going over 42 weeks either. If I show no progress by 40 weeks, we will being to discuss induction as well for the health of little Sprout, regardless of my "natural childbirth wishes". I just want a healthy baby - even if that means throwing out my birth plan and all that.

BTW, I too was surprised at how many of us later March Mommas want natural child births. Here's hoping we can do it!

Phillychickadee · March 2011

I just want to state that I don't want to be induced, but I am all about the epi! So not exactly natural :-)

AmyNicole622 · March 2011

veggybugg:
I'm quite curious as to why so many of you March Mamas are having inductions? It seems like almost 75% are having a scheduled induction. Because I'm hoping for a natural delivery, my OB and I wont' even discuss induction until I'm past 40 weeks and probably not even till after 41 weeks.
Like I said, no judgement here, just really curious as to the reason why.

I will be induced at 40w4d if he doesn't come on his own which I'm completely fine with. I trust the doctors that have gone through years of school to know better then me. If a c-section happens then fine.. as long as he's healthy.

mrs.ptb · March 2011

My induction was mainly for family history. I have 3 sisters and between them and my mother's 3 births, none of the 8 pregnancies between them went into labor naturally. Anyone that went over a week (all but one of my sisters) resulted in a LARGE baby and a complicated induction. I was hoping to do that, and based on my size, my dr didn't think I could deliver any larger than 9 lbs vaginally (he was estimated to be about 8.5-9 on his due date.

Turns out, I was induced 2 days after I was due (just like my sister's who went well) and it went great (just like my sister's, no need for pitocin). He ended up only being 7.5lbs...but all the drs, nurses, etc that have seen him are shocked by his light weight.. apparently he has the head, hands, and feet of a 9-10lb baby and a tiny body

JulieM826 · March 2011

I wanted to have a natural childbirth, but I had a partial placenta abruption at 33 weeks and my OB does not want me to go my due date since there is increased risk for additional complications, so I'm being induced on March 16th at 38w1d. I was disappointed that she wanted to induce, but I don't feel comfortable second guessing her opinion. I'm hoping I'll go into labor on my own before then, but of course that doesn't seem very likely.

skio · March 2011

I really, really don't want to be induced because of the possibility of failure to progress, more painful contractions, and increased chances of further intervention (yes, it increases chances of further intervention, including c-sec - this is not some newfangled hodgepodge meant to scare people away from inductions, this information is in studies everywhere).

That said, I don't think this is a debate about natural birth vs. medicated birth and I don't know how it got there. No one is judging anyone - OP was just curious. While I think that a lot of doctors are quick to okay inductions, most inductions are due to medical issues with either mom or baby - not people just scheduling them because they feel like getting their babies out.

I plan to have an epi. But I don't want to be induced. Thankfully, despite my BP fluctuations, protein in urine, and baby consistently measuring 2-3 weeks large as per growth ultrasounds, my OB has not even mentioned inducing. If I have to go there, I have to go there and will trust her judgment. I'm just hoping to go into labor naturally instead - a hope that I have to assume most moms-to-be share.

babyblues314 · March 2011

I was scheduled for an induction on 2/24. My Dr only scheduled it because my cervix was favorable. I was 3 cm and 80% effaced. He said the baby was already over 8lbs and didn't want him to get any bigger. I went into labor on my own the night before the induction. They still gave me the pitocin at my scheduled induction time. When Ethan was born, they said based on his skin he was actually older then my believe to be 38 week gestation. They believed he was already 40 almost 41 weeks when he was born.

Kristen92105 · March 2011

I'm being induced Thursday (39w 1d). I have a blood clotting disorder that requires me to be on blood thinners while I'm pregnant. They want me off my blood thinners 24 hours prior to labor and definatley didn't want me to go past my due date.

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