I asked two moms that I think the world of: my sister and my sister in law and their opinions were polar opposite. One said - I can't believe anyone would even consider that, you just don't force babies to come before their ready, it's horrible, etc. And the other said, just get it out, it's your 4th baby, it's time to be done with this pregnancy part, it's not that big a deal, etc...
I've already made up my mind about whether or not I'm going to do it but I'm curious what other people think about non medically necessary inductions. So what do you think?
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Having had 3 children of my own and working in L&D for 11 years, I feel that you should totally GET INDUCED for the love of pete!
Having had 3 children of my own and working in L&D for 11 years, I feel that you should totally GET INDUCED for the love of pete! By the way, this is Wendi not Chad
I think it is strange to get induced unless necessary. But perhaps my tune would be different if Ollie hadn't decided to come on his own three weeks early.
"I can't believe anyone would even consider that, you just don't force babies to come before their ready, it's horrible, etc."
AND I MIGHT ADD BEFORE THEY ARE EVEN DUE! OBGYN'S drive me crazy sometimes!
Having had 3 children and the last being induced I have to agree that the induction is sort of a pleasant way of introducing a child into the world.
However, it was MEDICALLY necessary for me to be induced. I would have happily let my baby stay in my body until he was ready to leave.
My biggest issue with inductions is the statistically elevated risk of a c-section, so now you're turning a pleasant experience into a major surgical procedure. But, you'd probably argue, "what's wrong with a c-section?"
xoxo
Your older "and wiser" sister
I guess I will add my two cents... I guess I would be considered a "bad mom" I was induced with all four of my children because my husband works for the airlines and I wanted to guarentee he would be with me. So we induced a week early with each one.
I guess you have to look at how long your labors are, if you get an epidural etc. I tried to go natural with my last one, but if you are getting pit. there is no way you can do that.
I rather enjoy to be totally prepared, I would clean the house the night before, have all the kids clothes washed and put away, have a few meals in the freezer, shower early the day of and feel like all is well at home while I was in the hospital... but that's just me. I was also induced with my first a day before my birthday, and love sharing a birthday with him.
So I would say, just get that baby out! All of mine survived just fine and were healthy and happy to come out. ;)
Good luck!
I was induced with #3, for medical reasons. It was a difficult labor, but very convenient; my mom came over the night before, so we totally missed the stress of taking the older kids somewhere, or waiting for someone to get to our house so we could make it to the hospital. I don't know what I'd do if I had the choice.
Suzie
Well I'm having the same problem. Sam found out he couldn't get out of his training and he leaves for 2 weeks on my due date. He'll still be in Utah and if I go into labor while he's gone they'll let him come as quickly as possible ( a good 2 hrs. away). So if I wait he could very well not be there with me helping me and I'm going natural again. I don't know if I want to do that alone. So yeah I'm struggling. 'Cause my first reaction to being induced is "No Way", but I had to be with my last and it was only for a few minutes because my labor took off on its own. Oh I don't know! So can you tell me...what did you decide??
What if you give it a week or another appointment and see where you are at with progress on your own? My first was 2 weeks overdue and we induced. My 2nd, I was dialated to a 4 and no contractions...didn't want to go 2 hours away from a hosipital being at a 4 with two weeks away from the actual due date. So, I was induced again. I had a great relationship with my ob/gyn so I put my faith in him and his decisions. He is the pro... I am dying to know what you decided though.
Modern medicine is obviously very advanced and I think that's why people don't think the risks involved with interfering with something as natural as childbirth are all that risky, but they really are. Chances are, nothing will happen if you're induced, but so many things can go wrong, even with the smallest intervention (like having your water broken instead of waiting for it to break, for example--that was part of one of my labor stories). Something as major as forcing a baby to come before they and your body are ready, unless there are extenuating circumstances, can be REALLY iffy and I think a lot of people (including doctors) downplay that too much. My oldest son was born on my birthday, of his own accord, and I find it's really neat. I'm looking forward to celebrating together and sharing that little thing with him. What's the big deal with having a baby on your birthday and/or a holiday? Chances are it won't come on the due date anyway. That's my opinion.
I stand with Alie.
One out of the two of my pregnancies were induced. I had an awful experience and my uterus ruptured and ended up having an emergency c-section. But I have also heard other stories about peoples babies getting so big inside because they "waited" for when the baby would come on its own. So delivery caused alot of problems and recovery was harder. Either way can cause some risks. I would actually say go for it.
One more thing...my sister just let me know about this article on abcnews.com about an extremely dangerous condition called placenta accreta that used be very, very rare but in today's world with so many planned and unnecessary c-sections (not all are unnecessary, I know, but too many are) it has become pretty common. It is also something that greatly threatens the life of the mother and often results in her death, so it is very serious. As Bonnie mentioned, inductions often end up leading to c-sections. One c-section isn't so bad, but then each subsequent child has to be born the same way in most hospitals and you can rarely have a VBAC, therefore each c-section presents a greater risk of this placenta accreta occuring. I just thought I would pass along this information from a credible source. I think women are too often not made aware of the truth about modern-day childbirth and the rights and options we have. I've included the link for article at the bottom.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/caesarian-rates-placenta-accreta-contributing-rise-maternal-death/story?id=13399308
I have mixed feelings. I know that it's not good for the baby, but, man, it would have been nice to know when my little bug was going to come. I was never really sure if I was in labor, there were a few false alarms...and I was HUGE everyone said LiLi would come early, and she didn't, so it made the longest part of pregnancy even longer. That's a long way of saying that before I had a kid I was against it, but after having one, do what you've got to do!
Wow, what a hot topic. I was a month early with my first, almost 2 weeks late with my second and just over a week early with my 3rd. All very long labors and I learned by my 3rd to just ask for the pitocin to speed things up a bit even though my water broke and I went into labor on my own. I think after you have had a couple of deliveries, you learn what is best for you. Everyone has a different story and opinion, but only you know your body and what works best for you. After seeing the photos of your leg, I can understand why you would want to be induced!
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