Hoping for a natural delivery

ashleighlt · July 2013

I am 5 days away from my induction and I would rather my babies come on their own and not forced out. We are chosing to use hypnobirth without medical intervention unless necessary. However with each day we move closer to an induction and this makes me sad. I truly wanted to labor at home until it was time to deliver but I feel this chance is slipping away. I know many people do not get their "perfect" birth and have happy and healthy babies, and my number 1 wish is healthy babies, but a part of me is sad that i will not get to put into action everything my husband and i have bern practicing and hoping for. My induction will consist of a ballon placement and braking my water in hopes that I will not need pitocen or any other drug. This is a "natural" form of induction just not what either of us had imagined.

Sorry for this being so long.
Thanks for letting me rant on.

pinkmickey24 · July 2013

Don't lose hope. I was scheduled to be induced on a Friday at 1215 am and my water broke Wednesday evening. There is still time. Good luck!

karah4816 · July 2013

I'm way earlier than you are but I've been feeling this way too. Of course I'm so grateful to be having my twins but I also feel sad that I probably won't have the birth I always hoped for.

ceechie · July 2013

I had the foley bulb for an induction with my first singleton pregnancy. It's not a comfortable way to go but you can still walk the halls and move around to get it to dilate. I know it's not the exciting running to the hospital labor story, but I think once it's all said and done, it'll still be your story and you'll still feel proud telling it. I still tell my DD's story 4 years later! And I remember being kinda sad about induction at first. But then it became its own thing after she was born.
Good luck and hoping for labor for you!

Brummy14 · July 2013

I'm sorry. I think, with many twin births, there's a little bit of sadness and frustration over how little control we truly have -- not that we could really "control" a singleton birth, but the odds of having much say are considerably lower.

Hopefully everything goes well these next few days -- and like you said, healthy babies is key. I would have given my right arm to get to the point of needing to be induced.

ashleighlt · July 2013

Thank you for all your kind words. I truly have enjoyed being a part of this board with such wonderful women.

hayleydeee · July 2013

A lot can happen in 5 days, don't lose hope yet! Also, be sure to try acupuncture. I think it helped me go into labor with my first.

MuseumMaven · July 2013

A lot can happen in a few days! Hoping that you go into labor on your own!

I was induced but never needed the pit - my water broke on its own after the cervical ripener. It wasn't bad at all.

No matter how we deliver, we all get the same prize - a pair of babies! So try not to be too sad if you don't get the delivery you had hoped for!

katiebenes · July 2013

My SIL's sister shared this with me today because I'm really upset about them telling me I need an epi. It might make you feel better too

https://birthwithoutfearblog.com/2013/04/18/vaginal-hospital-birth-of-triplets/

E&RMommy · July 2013

Part of having twins for me was learning that I cannot control much of anything other than how I react to situations. It gets even more poignant after the babies arrive with breastfeeding, caring for 2 newborns, etc.

What you have to remember is that everything blurs and fades once you hear those cries and see those babies. I cannot tell you how much it pains me that I spend my life delivering other women, and I had to have a c-section for breech. What can I do? I realized that although the experience would be awesome to deliver vaginally, the point was the result not the process. The point was having 2 healthy babies who arrived safely.

I think most of us mourn the loss of something with multiples. I also never successfully nursed and I've worked in breastfeeding since 2000. But hey - I made it by pumping for 10.5 months.

Just keep your eye on the prize - those babies. In the end no matter what happens - you will have beautiful babies that you'd walk over hot coals for.

megs2011 · July 2013

Unfortunately with twins you aren't really in control. I hope that you end up getting the delivery you want. I didn't unfortunately.. Had I not developed HELLP/PRE-E I probably would have delivered my way (both girls were head down).

5 days is a long time in pg land. Keep positive and if things don't go exactly as planned, remember either way, you end up with 2 beautiful little babies.

24karat · July 2013

I really wanted to avoid meds and induction with my first so my midwife suggested taking evening primrose oil as that can supposedly help with cervical ripening. Best wishes!

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