Induction question...?

Question

If you do get induced, are you able to move around? Or do you have to sit there like with an epidural? I am a week late on my first due date, and two days late with my second due date, and I am getting the feeling that he doesn't want to come without a medical nudge.. but I really don't want an epidural, I'd love to go as natural as possible. Any other information on ways to get labor started would be nice, too.. :)

Answer 1

Almost all women are past due with their first. I was 2 wks. past due, my doctor strongly suggested induction. So I went ahead and they started the process, on June 9th at 9 pm, I had my son at 9pm on June 12th. They dont give you an epidural unless you ask for it, and most women go into labor, adn give birth shortly after, not in my case. But a freind of mine was induced and 2 hours later came a new baby girl. i think it all just depend on the woman, I believe I should have waited and he would have came naturally on the 12th instead of spending so much longer in the hospital. So if this is your first I would suggest just being patient, otherwise it is the doctor who will be scheduling the birth rather than you scheduling the doctor for the birth. Congrats either way.

Answer 2

If you get induced you'll be able to move around as long as you don't get the epidural. You will have an IV which may limit you some, but you should have to just sit in bed. Generally if you're induced they give you pitocin which simply causes you to have contractions. However the pitocin induced contractions can often be more painful and closer together than if you go into labor on you own, therefore a lot more women go for the epidural after being induced. Best of luck, I'm sure as long as you're prepared, you can go as naturally as you like.

Answer 3

Only natural and recomended methods that really may help are sex and walking, but Im sure you have heard both of those. Whether you would be stuck in the bed or not is entirely up to you. Even if they tell you it's "hospital policy", don;t let them think that the choice is not still yours. For the epidural, if you don;t want it don;t get it. there is no reason an induced labor would need one more than a naturally ocurring one except that sometimes they are harder and faster. You may ask abotu being induced just enough to get things rolling then turnign off the pitocin to see if your body will continue on it's own to try and prevent the hasty deliveries inductions tend to cause. The induction as well, just FYI, is YOUR choice. Beign over your due date is really not medical reason enough, it's just a doctor (or mothers) impatience, not that I dont understand THAt as my second was almost a full 42 weeks.

Answer 4

I was induced with my first and I did not have an epidural. I couldn't really move around though, because I had an iv and a monitor. I didn't think that it was bad being induced. I have heard that it can make labor harder, but I didn't find that to be the case. There are also different types of induction. I was induced with pitocin so there had to be an iv and a monitor. There is also something that they can put on your cervix which should make you go into labor within 12 hours or so, but I'm not really familiar with that method.

Answer 5

Sex, nipple stimulation, are natural ways. Eggplant Parmagiana is another.


If you need to get a medical induction, you will be hooked into an iv, and you will get any or a combination of these

Cervidil ( inserted into your vagina.. it is a prostaglandin to ripen and dilate your cervix)
Pitocin (aka Oxytocin... it is via a pump and IV which forces contractions)
AROM (artificial rupture of membranes or 'breaking your water' higher risk for cord prolapse *cord coming out before the baby*)
and they may offer Cytotec. HOWEVER Cytotec is not safe and the Obsetricians have been told by the drug company NOT to use it because it can rupture your uterus.

You never need an epidural even if you get induced. Induction is a bit more painful than natural childbirth. Most decent OB units have wireless monitors so you can walk around while in labor. There are other medications even if you choose to have a medicated birth, like Nubain.

Answer 6

I was induced (via cervidil) and I was able to walk around, take a shower and do exactly what I wanted to. But, cervadil is the first induction medicine, they would have had to start pitocin if the cervadil hadn't kicked in and started my labor. I don't know what the rule is for pitocen.
And I delivered completely naturally.


Also, being induced sucks. I know it really sucks to be PAST your due date! My God! I would have shot someone by now :)
But, being induced is really crappy. The contractions are through medical technology and are forced, so they start much stronger than if they came naturally. But on the other hand, your doc is going to start getting nervous about the baby's size soon. You don't want a huge baby! Trust me I had 2 of them! :)
Talk to your doctor or midwife. She/he will be able to give you these answers.
Good luck! And I hope your water breaks soon!

Answer 7

I was induced with two of my three kids and it was not the most comfortable experience...once you are hooked up to the IV with the pitosin drip you pretty much have to stay where you are so there is not much moving around once it begins. One thing you could consider if your doctor would do it is have him or her break your water in the hospital and see if that brings on labor. If it doesn't then you will have to be induced anyway but it is a good starting point if you are looking to have things progress as naturally as possible. Good luck!!

Answer 8

When I was induced they gave me an IV of Pitosin. I was able to walk around the hospital, just had to drag the Pitosin around. In my experience Pitosin makes the contractions stronger. I think an epidural might be a good idea, it'll help you relax more, and when you're relaxed the delivery goes more smoothly. You don't want to over-stress the baby. Good luck!

Answer 9

I went through the same thing with my daughter. I was 44 weeks pregnant before I was induced because I wanted a water birth, since I had to be induced, I had to stay in bed connected to tubes. I tried to induce myself anyway I could, didn't work, I waited as long as my doc. would let me, but unfortunately things didn't go as planned. Good luck to you!

Answer 10

generally you can move around with pitocin. nothing you do at home has ever worked for me. i would go ahead and let them induce you. my first was 2 weeks late she weighed 9 pounds 14 ounces and had first bowel movement in the womb. which is dangerous. i had to lay there after they ruptured membranes and noticed it with saline rinsing me out the whole time. are you dialted at all can they just separate your membranes? what about the gel they can put on your cervix to help ripen it? Good luck!