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Mikaela 
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Posted: 25 June 2007 at 12:20pm |
I have this unholy terror of being induced. The idea just completely freaks me out. As well as that, my obstetrician told me that induced labours have a much greater chance of needing a CS/forceps/venteuse (and I hate the idea of forceps/venteuse as well) than a natural labour does. It kinda leaves me thinking that, if it comes to it, I'd much rather have a planned CS than be induced - I mean, if there's a fair chance I'll end up with a CS anyway I'd much rather it be under nice calm controlled conditions than as an emergency or during a horribly painful labour. Seems unfair to have to go through the pain of labour AND the pain of recovering from a CS if you don't have to! 
Now obviously the ideal would be for me to go into labour naturally and this to never be an issue, but if I do go overdue or have to have the baby at short notice for whatever reason, would it be reasonable to ask my OB for a CS? Are there issues that I haven't thought of here? Has anyone else decided this?
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busymum
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Posted: 25 June 2007 at 12:59pm |
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Under usual circumstances I think they say that an induction is still better for recovery, although I hear what you're saying. Heaps of people who are induced have it tough and even get a c/s anyway*, and the emergency or forceps side of things is really hard to deal with emotionally. Especially in your last month when you feel so vulnerable anyway - or at least I do. But then I find strength on the day. Who knows how it works! lol
But are you a "usual circumstances" person? Why do you have an OB??????
*ETA: because of the reason the labour wasn't kicking off by itself eg baby in wrong place etc; not b/c of the induction.
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Posted: 25 June 2007 at 1:43pm |
What if you dont need a c-sec or any intervention after all?? You may well be 1 of the lucky 1's???
Ive (well sort of) elected c/s before induction(b/c of history) but hoping i go in to labour before- my deadline a week away
BTW synotocin does suck(well it did for me)... & apparently there has been new research in favour of acupuncture as the alternative 
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Posted: 25 June 2007 at 2:16pm |
I chose to have induction done by accupuncture.
I was already going as my boy was breech so used Chinese medicine to turn him. I have never used it before and I have to say it was the best decision I made. I managed to turn him after 1 session but chose to carry on with the accupuncture as I had a sore back etc etc.
Sorry back to your thoughts. I had induction neddles done, I was told that if I am ready and bubs is ready it will help. If we are not ready it will do nothing.
I had the neddles on Fri and had a bit of a sore back that night but thought nothing of it. The following morning I went into labour. It did end in C/s but not because of induction but my boy was just too big for me to have naturally.
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Posted: 25 June 2007 at 2:27pm |
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Well and induction if you are over due doesnt have the high chance of a c section, so id not worry about this too much. An induction before you are due could go either way...I was induced with Kayla at 36 weeks on a Monday I had her on a Thursday! Took a long time but we got there without a c section. With James I was induced at just over 34 weeks on a Friday night and had him via emergency c section Sunday Morning.
Try not to worry about things xxxx
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Posted: 25 June 2007 at 2:43pm |
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I was induced and yes it ended with a c-section but that's becuase Maddie was stuck and prosterior and i didn't fully dialate and that was probably related to the epi not the inducment.
Personally if you could I'd go for a vaginal birth rather than c-section. I'm seriously considering a VBAC for number 2 if I get the all clear.
Anyway, unless there is a special reason for HAVING to have a c-section it would only be done if you pay for it. do you really want to fork out thousands just so you don't have to be induced?
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Posted: 25 June 2007 at 2:55pm |
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there are many different ways of being induced and the more they do to induce the labour the more the chances of needing additional intervention. Well in my opinion anyway.
both my boys were induced and i had a ventouse with gabriel but with toby he needed no help at all. i think the reason gabriel needed to be pulled out was because he just wasnt ready and that is the danger of being induced when bub isnt ready to come. toby was 2 weeks and some days (cant remember how many 2 - 4 ???) and by then i think was really ready to come anyway and i only need a sweep and gel...gabriel however we had to do the full on drugs route.
so if you were going to be induced just cause bubs was late then you would prob be better off waiting a bit longer for nature...IMO
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Posted: 25 June 2007 at 3:58pm |
At my antenatal classes our "under a tree in a field is best" tutor put the fear of god in us about any intervent and then when I was told I had to have an emerg CS I truely thought I was about to die and/or lose the baby, I even remember apologising to DH and telling him goodbye  (sheer terror, drugs and a 22 hour established labour will do that to ya)
Anyways - through all of my waffling what I'm trying to say is that you will hear good and bad experiences from any birthing method. It all sounds scary now when you look down at a huge mass of baby belly and contemplate pushing all that out of your tiny "lady bits" but once it's all on, you get into "the zone" and you just get on with it. Eeek that sounds harsh! That's not what I meant, but you know what I mean?!?!
My best advice was from my midwife "it will happen, it will hurt but you will get the best reward at the end" So true 
All the best with your labour/birth however it happens.
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Posted: 25 June 2007 at 4:29pm |
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I should have clarified what I meant by induction - I was talking about the full-on drugs type of induction. Acupuncture, sweeps etc. I tend to think of as more natural remedies, and I'd give them a go long before I went down the CS path.
It's the hooked-up-to-a-drip-your-contractions-will-start-now kind of induction that terrifies me, rather than the more natural kind.
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Posted: 25 June 2007 at 4:31pm |
 busymum wrote:
But are you a "usual circumstances" person? Why do you have an OB?????? |
I have an OB because it was what I felt more comfortable going for. But yes, otherwise I am a 'normal circumstances' person, which is why I'm hoping that the induction vs CS issue will never actually be something I have to seriously consider. I'm more just thinking 'what ifs' at the moment.
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Elective CS vs. Induction
