Pros & cons of inducing?

Re: Pros & cons of inducing?

• 72206johnson

  December 2011

  I've been induced before (at 40 weeks 2 days) and it sucked!  I had to get induced because I had a slow water leak--but I wish I could have gone through the process naturally.  My daughter did NOT want to come out and it took so much for me to dilate.  I was lucky I didn't end up with a C-section!  I definetly felt like I was forcing my body to do something it wasn't ready to do yet. 

   Hopefully this time things will be different--but you never know.

  

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• alexvause member

  December 2011

  induction horror stories usually come from people who were not favorable for an induction. If you are favorable, it means your body is more ready and your experience will likely be a better one.

  I recommend checking your bishop score to see if you are favorable.
  

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• DanielleG.

  December 2011

  I was induced with DD1 because I was overdue.  I went in the night before at 10pm and started cervadil.  When they checked me I believe (this was 4 years ago) I was 2 cm dilated and 60-70% effaced.  Then in the morning at 7am, I got my epi, my doc broke my water and started pitocin.  I was 4cm then and I don't remember how effaced I was then.  I basically slept all day and they woke me up at 4:30pm to say I was complete and to get ready to push.  I started pushing at 5pm and she was born at 5:50pm.  They turned off my epi at 4:30pm because I wasn't feeling when I needed to push and I don't think I ever did. 

  I am being induced with this baby on Dec 22, if she doesn't come herself before that.  I had a good experience being induced and obviously, I would do it again. I knew going in that I would want an epi either way and that I would do what was needed to get her here.   
  

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• indomesticbliss member

  December 2011

  ruby soho:

  induction horror stories usually come from people who were not favorable for an induction. If you are favorable, it means your body is more ready and your experience will likely be a better one.

  I recommend checking your bishop score to see if you are favorable.
  

  Bingo.

  Personally, I am not for induction unless there is a medical reason. If your dr is solely discussing induction based off of going a day or two over a due date, I would suggest doing your own research on induction and the medications used for it before agreeing or disagreeing.

  

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• capulet member

  December 2011

  ruby soho:

  induction horror stories usually come from people who were not favorable for an induction. If you are favorable, it means your body is more ready and your experience will likely be a better one.

  I recommend checking your bishop score to see if you are favorable.
  

  Yes, my induction was bad and ended in a c/s, but I was extremely unfavorable (fingertip dilated, DD hadn't engaged).  I was 41w3d at that point and would have preferred to wait a few more days, but the hospital couldn't schedule me any later in the week and my OB practice didn't want moms going past 42 weeks.  I would have been fine continuing to do NSTs/AFIs and letting DD come on her own as long as she was doing well, and knowing what I know now I wish I'd pushed for that.  I would only induce out of medical necessity, not just because it's offered as an option, at least if you haven't made much progress - it's not just about letting your LO cook as long as possible (though I am in favor of that), but also about not putting yourself through something potentially very unpleasant when you're more likely to have a good birth experience if you can go into labor on your own.
  

  DD born 10/10/07 * DS born 11/25/11 * #3 due 3/9/2015
  

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• MissAmber23 member

  December 2011

  I would also only induce if there was a medical reason. I was induced with my first (for medical reasons) and was not at all favorable for induction. I was in labor for 38+ hours and had a very negative birth experience. I'm just thankful it didn't end in a c-section.

  
  
  

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• Leap08 member

  December 2011

  I hated everything about being induced, and I wasn't necessarily unfavorable. I was 70% effaced and 2-3 cms dilated. I quickly progressed to 5 cm and then stalled there for about 12 hours. I ended up with a c-section because my daughter's heart rate started dropping with contractions. I think what I really hated about being induced is how many interventions it led to. I had really wanted a med-free, low intervention birth, and the induction took all of that off the table. I hated losing control of what I wanted and expected. I ended up with internal monitoring, and, after about 17 hours of pitocin, an epidural. I think that if you are prepared for an epidural and don't care about the interventions, its probably not so bad. I'm trying to decide if I'll go for an induction or a repeat c-section if this baby doesn't come on her own. I'm really not sure which way to go.
  

  

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• kymberleyd22

  December 2011

  Thank you for your responses. I'm trying to do some research on inductions, but am finding all of the information extremely overwhelming, & not much help.

  

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• kylayton member

  December 2011

  I think inductions are specific to the person and depend on so many different circumstances.  I've known people to go into labor on their own and have terrible experiences just like I have with people getting inductions, and great experiences with both also.  You just never know. 

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