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Acupuncture to induce

rainfallkirainfallki member
in May 2011 Moms
Well, today I had my very first ever acupuncture session.  All so hopefully we can convince my body to get moving and kick itself into labor.  I've been 2cm dilated for over a week now and before that I was a "loose 1cm" for over 2 weeks.  I've had some "real" contractions, but they always end up stopping.  I'm now past my due date and my doctor wants to induce... like, yesterday.  I pushed her off a little longer at my doc appt this morning, but I know at my next appointment I won't be able to do that.  At that point, I'll be a week and a half overdue and I know there's no way the doctor will let me go beyond that (the office policy is to induce between 39 and 40 weeks).

I am really hoping for a natural birth - no drugs to induce and no drugs for pain.  I'll get the IV antibiotics for GBS, but that's the extent of the drugs that I want.  

So... wish me luck!  If I don't go into labor tonight, I have a follow-up acupuncture appointment in the morning.  If I don't go into labor after that appointment, then I'll be out some cash but at least I'll feel like I tried an more natural induction method than the doctor wanted.  And, I'll still have a week for baby boy to decide that it's his birthday.
Boy #1, born 6/5/2011
Boy #2, born 8/27/2014

Currently... Pregnant with mo/di BOY TWINS!  Due September 15.  Latest induction will be 37w.
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