Im worried about an Induction! Please Read?

Question

I am going in to be induced, and i understand the procidure, im just worried about the possibility of a C-Section, ive discussed my worries with my doctor, and so far all my concerns seem to be out voiced by her "medical inteligence" i know it would be better to be induced seeing as i am 41w3d.


I am only 1 cm dialated, and 40% effaced, so she wants to use the E2-gel to ripen my cervix, to get things going.

My question, and understanding is, at 5 cm if you stop progressing do they preform a C-Section, or is it at any time that you stop progressing?

Answer 1

Don't worry, hon. Just take deep breaths.
First, you might actually go into labor before they induce, in which case all your worries are for not.

Secondly, I was induced at 37 weeks because I had toxemia. My doctor used misoprostol to ripen my cervix, and the labor and delivery went pretty darn quickly without the need for a c-section.

I seriously doubt that you will "stop progressing," but if you do, they will probably give you some time before performing a C-section. Usually, a C-section happens only if it doesn't look like it's physically possible to have the baby naturally (like if your pelvic bones are too narrow), or if your water has broken and it doesn't look like you will deliver within 24 hours.

Try to relax and focus on the outcome, regardless of whether a C-section will be needed: a sweet new baby! Besides, worrying about it won't keep it from happening.

Good luck!

Answer 2

Hi! I have been induced as well. The fear of having a C-section can be overwhelming to think about. If this is your first labor and delivery, you can expect that you will be in labor for a long time. Being induced might go very fast for you though, you are 40% effaced, that's great! I was only 1 cm and 0% effaced when my water broke with my first son. They gave me pitocin (sp),and it worked well. I got my epidural at 4-5 cm and that sped things up too. With my second son, I was 4 cm and 75% effaced when I was induced, it only took 3 hours for the whole ordeal to be over with. I hope you won't need a C-section, but I wouldn't worry about it right now. You are in good care, and I bet you'll progress well with the gel and pitocin, if your doctor prescribes that also. If you labor lasts too long, you'll be begging for it to be over. Best of luck, don't worry too much! Your baby will be here soon! How exciting!!

Answer 3

I was induced with my last 2 children. I was overdue with the 1st and he was measuring large. I didn't have any trouble with it. I progressed just fine. He was just such a large baby (10lb 5oz and 23 inches....his head and chest was 14 in. diameter!) that he had a mild shoulder distocia (his shoulder got stuck under my pelvic bone). That was the only complication that I had with him. With my last son, I had the same Dr and he already knew the history of the last pregnancy, so he induced me at 39 weeks (this one was also measuring large). That went smooth sailing all the way! He was 9lbs 1 1/2oz and 21 inches.
They give you some time before they decide on a C-section, unless you or the baby is in distress. They will give you a chance to progress (unless baby's HR is dropping during contractions) before doing this. Sometimes I have noticed that you have to flat out tell the medical professional that you want straight answers in normal people language. As a nurse myself, I realize that not everyone is going to understand all the medical jargon and whatnot. I want people to fully understand what I am saying and make sure that they know what's going on. Not all medical professionals are like this, I find it more with Dr's too. If you have to, stop her mid-sentence if you aren't understanding what she is saying and tell her to say it plainly to you.
I wish you the very best and I hope that things go smoothly for you. Congrats and wishing you an uneventful labor and delivery and a happy, healthy baby!!!!!

Answer 4

If you stop progressing for a long period of time, a c-section is probably best. I really don't like the fact that doctors give them so liberally nowadays, but there are times when they are warranted. If you've been in labor for 48 hours, and you're not dilating, that's a good reason. You and the baby are exhausted and it's been long enough.

Usually, though, there are no problems with dilation. Most women who are given pitocin dilate just fine.

Make a birth plan, and make your wishes known at the hospital. Make sure that they know that a c-section is for a LAST RESORT.

Answer 5

It is all dependant on how the baby is doing, how mom is doing, and usually what you want to see after 5 cm is progression of about 1 cm/ hr. If this does not happen, there are other forms of induction they can try. They could put you on a Oxytocinon drip, but they will usually not jump to a C-section after a failed gel induction. Write these questions down though, and talk to your doctor about the plan before anything happens.

Answer 6

i was induced at 39 weeks with my daughter i was 2-3 cm and 70 percent but i was like that for a while, i was scared but it wasnt really as bad as i thought it would be. im pretty sure anytime u stop progress they will c section u unless ur water isnt broke and the baby is doing fine, then they may just say the induction didnt take and to wait alittle longer but from my understanding thats uncommon. dont worry im sure u will be fine. keep positive thoughts and stressing about it is bad for the baby remember

Answer 7

I know that you have to stop the labor at some point for a c section. I was induced with both of my daughters. The gel, they used that on me, but it didn't work.

My sister also was induced with all 4 of her children. All 6 children are doing great!! There were no complications durring any of the births that were induction related. Even the one that was somewhat complicated, he was fine, he just got wrapped up in the cord...VERY common!!

Good luck to you and I hope that your baby brings you all of the joy that mine have :)

Answer 8

i was induced 2 times 1 ending in c-section but that is cuz i don't carry babies well
but most of the time a c-section is the last thing Dr. try and it is if the baby is under stress mine was the baby's heart rate was falling even before induction so your Dr knows how to worry so let her that is what she is paid for ha ha well good luck your baby will be the most perfect thing that happens to you do u really care how your baby gets here or do your just want a happy health baby

Answer 9

If that's the only time and it went down on your resting BP then it is not preeclampsia. you're incredibly much there so the toddler will come very quickly. see you later as you're thinning that's a superb opportunity that it rather is interior of a week. i replaced into swept and interior of 40 8 hours my hard artwork started, that's often the 1st step to induction. I had my son evidently devoid of issues. additionally they pushed some pitocin yet I quite observed it. you would be ok. i recognize it rather is tough no to stress this a procedures alongside. merely be sure you're waiting for the medical institution and function your bag mutually. good success!

Answer 10

"i know it would be better to be induced seeing as i am 41w3d."

I'm not so sure. You might want a second opinion on that.

"Many obstetricians want to induce labor when you exceed your due date by a set number of days, in the belief that prolonged pregnancy increases risk. As with dating the pregnancy, the evidence for inducing labor after a certain time past the due date isn't nearly as clear-cut as you might think, but that's another subject.) If induction were harmless, it wouldn't matter, but it's not. Among other adverse effects, inducing labor increases the odds of fetal distress during labor and cesarean section in first-time mothers, and mistiming the induction can result in a premature baby.
When researchers in the late 1980s followed a group of healthy, white women with regular menstrual cycles, they discovered that pregnancy in first-time mothers averaged eight days longer than this, or forty-one weeks plus one day (2)."

http://parenting.ivillage.com/pregnancy/0,,jb56,00.html

More on risks of inductions, and c-sections:
http://www.hencigoer.com/articles/

At 41 weeks and 3 days, I'd tell "medical intelligence" "no, thanks." You're already progressing a bit; there's no real reason to mess with it if both you and the baby are doing fine.

Really -- second opinion. Or, listen to the part of yourself that's worried -- understandably -- about an induction, and not a doctor who's not bothering to listen to your concerns.