Ways to avoid induction this week?

bluelotus13 · March 2015

I'm 38 weeks and 3 days and am expected to be induced this coming Thursday once I've reached the 39th week mark. This is my second pregnancy (I was induced at 39 weeks with my first because of low HCG and a high leak) and despite understanding the reasoning behind it, I'm really hoping to avoid having to go in for the induction. I live about 1.5 hours away (up to 3 hours in traffic) from the hospital and am high risk for fast labor/delivery so my doctor wanted from the beginning to schedule an induction to make sure I didn't deliver by myself at home or on the highway. I'm definitely anxious to finally meet my newest little one, but something about the induction is making me feel incredibly uneasy. I trust my OB completely (she was incredible when she delivered my first) but there's just something about this induction that is adding an insane level of stress and worry on me. My husband is really relieved that it's supposed to be happening since it means that he doesn't have to worry about my safety and has already called out of work for the induction so that he can be there with me. Part of me feels like this induction is less and less about me and the baby and more about the comfort and worry of the doctor, my husband and our families which is partially why I'm so uncertain about it. I definitely understand that the worry about our safety is very valid considering our situation, I just really wish I didn't have to be induced. I'm already 3cm and 80% effaced (based on last Tuesday's assessment and I suspect I'm a bit further along than that by now) and have been having long, painful contractions that aren't getting any closer together. I've been living with family for the last week in case I go into labor since they're only a half hour away from the hospital but it's been an insanely depressing and inconvenient situation since I'd much rather be in my own home and not feeling like I have to have escorts everywhere I go or pass the hours under the surveillance of everyone from my parents to my siblings to my in-laws (literally, they're all here and they won't let me do anything without someone by my side at all times).
I was wondering if there is anything I can do to help the process along so that I don't have to be induced (I don't think I could labor without food or water or movement again like the first time), or if there are any methods that I could ask my OB to consider when I go into the hospital that wouldn't keep me completely tied down or at the mercy of potentially unsuccessful drugs. I feel like I'm going crazy trying to keep everyone else calm and comfortable and in the process making everything more difficult for me and the baby. I'd be happy, albeit impatient, but happy nonetheless to go another week or two before considering an induction since I doubt I'll last that long anyways, but that option has pretty much been removed from the table. I've actually been told by my family, my in-laws and husband that I'm not going to be able (in other words "allowed") to go home until after the baby has safely arrived since they don't want to risk anything. So if anyone has any advice to get this labor active, I'd more than appreciate it!

PrimRoseMama · March 2015

You wait.

frenchyj · March 2015

If you deliver fast you should be more worried about delivering at homw versus an induction. I deliver in under an hr from my first "real" contraction so I am so paranoid! Living so far from the hospital, it seems like the Doctor is actually thinking of your baby, and not their convenience as you may feel. You said you trust your doctor so trust them! Once that baby comes safely and is delivered in a hospital, all those worries will go away. Hang in there mama, and good luck next week!

MrsZ1891 · March 2015

Some Drs will take you off the pitocin after your contractions pick up to see if your body will continue to progress on your own. You can ask your OB about that and if they agree, you would be free to move around and not be confined to the bed.

sunnyday016 · March 2015

Given your history and the fact that you live so far from the hospital, I think the induction is a smart move by your doctor. Sounds like she IS thinking about what's best for you and your baby.

bluelotus13 · March 2015

Thank you all for reading and your responses! I think being stuck living at my parents' house for the last week and being away from my own home this whole time has left me feeling really jittery which is why it's been difficult to accept the whole situation. But I definitely see the benefit vs the risk of it and it helps immensely to hear that others agree with the idea of the induction.
@MrsZ1891 That sounds like a great idea! I'll definitely ask my OB if that could be an option.

jjarek623 · March 2015

You said you were induced with your first baby, right? So that would mean you don't know if your body actually labors and births quickly because you were induced? Not trying to stir the pot, just clarifying...

Lahunha · March 2015

You can try to just have your membranes stripped at first if before they use pitocin maybe? I understand your pain. My first was induced at 39 weeks because of gestational diabetes. I was confined to the bed mostly because of this. I will be induced again this Friday March 13th because of gestational diabetes again. Your doctor is doing what she thinks is best. You will just have to trust her and let things progress as they may. Good luck on your delivery. I wish you the best.

HeavenBlessedMom · March 2015

sounds to me like your doctor's thinking of your baby. Good doctor

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