Induction

I had an induction with my last pregnancy (i begged for it as i was sooo sick of being pregnant and just wasnt coping)…. I regret it! The pain is soooo much worse with inducton! Ur body isnt ready and the forced contractions are so sore! I had in my birth plan that i didnt want an epidural due to already having fibromyalgia and sciatica etc… as soon as they startes my contractions i BEGGED and screamed for an epidural and even with gas & air i still struggled. They broke my waters at only 1cm dilated because i had already been in for 4days and induction was taking so long to work! This pregnancy i am just going with the flow and letting him come on his own This is obviously just my own personal experience and ive read alot of positive induction stories so depends on the person and ur body but my body wasnt ready and it HURT 😩😂 (i also now have a triple prolapse and had severe postpartum depression)

I had an induction - because he was well over due. It was horrible, long and very traumatic. To the point that I am a strong woman not much phases me and I even got PTSD from it (I’m fine now but took 18 months of private therapy) I am going for an elective section this time, I hear it is so much calmer. My story is a bit grim so I won’t go into too much detail: however the pain from an induction is somewhat more painful than normal deliveries. You are more inclined to have utensils used such as forceps which is what happened to me it caused me to rip 3a degree tear (front to back) and I haemorrhaged a huge amount that I am now consultant lead The recovery for me was not great, I healed fine but it was so painful to the point of tears as you can sit or lay flat, I could only lay on my side. I still get pain now 3 years on , and I can’t cough laugh or sneeze now without wetting myself. :0( I wish I went for a section the first time

Everyone's experience will be different, some women came in for induction had first pessary and were back on the ward in a few hours with a baby in their arms Mine lasted a week stuck in the hospital even after all 3 pessaries I had actually gone down from 2cm to 1cm and my body still wouldn't go into labour, finally there was space after waiting 3 days for me on labour ward they broke my waters I couldn't have water birth because of the drip, it was my first so nothing to compare to but I have a high pain tolerance and because of how long I was in the hospital prior being monitored every 2 hours i was just so so exhausted, even on the drip I was initially doing 1cm every 4 hours Eventually they checked me early as my sons heart rate started dropping expecting me to be around 5cm after 15 hours of intense labour luckily I was 10cm and he was ready to come out but i couldn't tell what my body was doing because the pains felt very similar at 2cm on the drip to at 9cm

He came out unresponsive mostly because of that delay his cord was around his neck for so long, it felt very unnatural to me and I felt completely out of control I was induced because we were very high risk but it honestly made everything feel worse for me, if anxiety is the reason you want an induction I would say that is the one of the worse options to choose it is so unpredictable, my anxiety that week was worse than it had ever been and they hospitals are so overstretched they can't support you through the unexpected parts like you need them to The one thing I am praying for this time is not needing an induction, I have never heard a woman complain about an elective c section in fact they all seemed completely happy and in control and calm and my induction was anything but that, I had shock and my son nearly died that isn't the story everyone will have but I am desperate to not need an induction this time and would refuse if it was safe Could you try some therapy before to help with your anxiety? X

I'm pretty sure induction is associated with higher rates of PPD and PPA so in the longer run having a spontaneous labour would be favourable and having support until that point the better approach? Like hypnobirthing and good labour education

I was induced because I was so big and couldn’t cope with the pain any longer. Regret it whole heartedly. She wasn’t ready to come. Labour works when hormones trigger a set of events to happen in an exact order. When you have an induction, you’re essentially forcing the body to skip to step 5 of the instructions and hoping the first 4 steps will catch up. I have been left with 2 different prolapses due to pushing for so long as I don’t think she was ready. Then sent to theatre for episiotomy and foreceps. If I had a crystal ball, I would go back to that morning of my induction, stop them administering the meds and go for an elective c section. Of course all experiences are different but I think inductions are HARD.

I had induction with my first pregnancy because they thought baby was too big for my petite frame and didn’t want me to go too much over my due date. I went in on my due date and got my 1st pessary and then a second the next day and then waited a day because they thought I was having contractions but didn’t have any pain. Anyway 4th night, my waters broke naturally and since there was no available labour room, I had to wait until one was available. It was near to 18 hours since waters broke and i was only 2cm dilated before the hormone drip was put on. Since it was my 1st experience I didn’t know what to expect or compare with but I was able to sail through the pain with just gas and air. There was one point when I felt like I wanted an epidural but they told me that was the maximum pain I would feel so I endured through and honestly can not fault the entire process. The most annoying part for me was the actual pushing which took about 2 hours

Very similar to the ladies above, I was induced due to high blood pressure, I went in on the Sunday & had my daughter on the Wednesday so a fairly lengthy process for me, I had an episiotomy and ventuose delivery and I was so exhausted from being observed for 4 days straight I physically didn’t have the energy to push, I lost just under a litre of blood and my daughter was very distressed towards the end of the process and every time I had a contraction her heart rate fell drastically, your body is absolutely not ready and it is forcing your body to labour when it’s not time. As a result of my blood loss and my blood pressure (not induction related) I am now consultant led and have said I will not be induced unless absolutely necessary. I would definitely recommend speaking to your midwife about the anxiety and seeing if you can have additional appointments or scans to calm your nerves. It is your choice completely but I wouldn’t rush to have another induction x