just got back from the doc....she wants to induce me next week......my feet started swelling up really bad on yester day and they have never done that before....she said since my blood pressure is fine that everything is ok....i go back on wed at 9:30 am.....she said its up to me if i want to be induced.....but she doesnt want me to go past my due date...dec. 15...hmmm...not sure what i should do......i know it probably cant be that bad being induced....can it?
2006-12-01 01:06:29 · 13 answers · asked by D L 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
I was induced with all 3 births. The last two births were 2 weeks early. I have a history of big babies, so they didn't want me going past my due date either.
Being induced at 2 weeks early (which you are) is just fine. The baby may need a little jump start on it's lungs, but neither of mine did. Neither of my 38 week babies had any problems at all.
The thing about being induced, though, is that the contractions are a little more painful. You may need pain meds. The thing is, when you are induced, there is no gradual increase on the strength of the contractions. You go from no labor to full on labor quickly.
Good luck! And congrats on your little one!
2006-12-01 01:11:56 · answer #1 · answered by Jessie P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The primary risk you face if you're induced is that the induction won't work and you'll need a cesarean. The process of ripening the cervix and then inducing labor with oxytocin can take a long time. If you still haven't gone into labor after 24 to 48 hours, your practitioner may consider it a failed attempt and you'll have to deliver by c-section. This process can be very hard psychologically on you and your partner. What's more, having a c-section after a failed induction is associated with higher rates of complications, especially infection, and longer hospital stays.
In addition, certain techniques, including using Pitocin, prostaglandins, or nipple stimulation, occasionally hyperstimulate the uterus (meaning you have contractions that come too often or are abnormally long and strong), which in turn can stress your baby. In rare cases, prostaglandins or Pitocin also cause placental abruption or even uterine rupture, though ruptures are extremely rare in women who've never had a c-section or other uterine surgery. (Prostaglandins are associated with a relatively high rate of rupture in women attempting a vaginal birth after a cesarean (VBAC), so they should never be used if that's the case. And some experts don't think women attempting VBAC should be induced with Pitocin, either.)
2006-12-01 01:11:01 · answer #2 · answered by Miriam Z 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, do what your doctor advises!
Being induced isn't horrible, it's just different than a natural delivery. What I didn't know ahead of time may be helpful to others. With a natural delivery, when the contractions come, they build up - there is a natural ebb and flow. With induction, the contractions just come at once, very hard, with no build up. However, there will be the doctor and nurses there to help manage your pain if you want help.
I wasn't able to deliver, though. After 10 hours of being in labour, my baby's heartbeat went down dangerously low so I ended up having an emergency c-section, but all turned out fine!
Congrats to you and good luck!
2006-12-01 02:02:09 · answer #3 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For me, being induced was horrible! It was extremely painful, contractions never stopped!, then I had to recieve pitocin the next morning (which the doc kept tripling every 20 minutes for hours), and after 18 1/2 hours of excruciately painful natural labor (they would NOT give me anything for the pain) I had to have an emergency c-section to deliver my son. Then I ended up with a high fever and infection and my son got jaundice. We were stuck in the hospital for 5 days! DON'T EVER GET INDUCED UNLESS YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO!!
2006-12-04 10:19:43 · answer #4 · answered by heaven_bound2001 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take it from someone whose labor was induced....my Dr didn't want me to go more than a week past my "due date" by HER calculations, not mine. (Most first babies are two weeks late anyway!) She induced me, at HER convenience, with a drug called Pitocin. This drug does not offer the gradual incline of a contraction, it is EXTREMELY painful, like hard labor immediately, and you will not be offered an epidural until you are at least 4 centimeters, and that could take several hours. My body wasn't ready for labor and did not respond to the Pitocin, and guess what, I had a emergency C-section. Not all Dr's have YOUR best interest in mind!!
2006-12-01 01:16:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally I wouldn't be induced yet if there is no medical reason for it. If your blood pressure is fine, you fell ok and the baby is happy then I would just wait. Contractions can be stronger and more painful when you have been induced. If you are fed up and just want the baby out then give it a go but if you are happy to wait then I would. Let baby decide when it wants to make its grand entrance!!
2006-12-01 01:10:47 · answer #6 · answered by Michele 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i was induced 2 weeks early with both my childern and all went fine you just want to get as close to your due date as possible but severe swelling can be a sign of something dangerous to the child being induced is perfectly safe when under the care of a good doctor
2006-12-01 01:10:20 · answer #7 · answered by benny619 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was induced for my first and I want to ask the doctor if it is possible to be induced for this one too. No complaints here!!! Go for it and good luck!
2006-12-01 01:31:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son was induced and turned out just fine.
It was nice for my wife and I to be able to go to the hospital at a scheduled time, check in, and go to the room without having to rush because her water broke.
Our doctor suggested it to us, and we are happy to have done it.
2006-12-01 01:13:14 · answer #9 · answered by Steve H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nowadays most babies are induced. Trust your doctor. The only time I think it's a crock is when people choose to be induced due to convenience.
2006-12-01 01:08:36 · answer #10 · answered by it's me 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋