Inductions - do they always work?
Morning!
Well now at 41 +8 and have my induction booked for Sunday if nothing happens in the meantime. I haven't had any symptoms, so starting to feel like baby really is this for the long haul! Have a second sweep tomorrow, so you never know. :roll:
But I was wondering if those of you have experienced and induction, is it always successful? Or could they induce you and still nothing happen and I end up with a C-sec due to nothing kicking off?? :?
I had thought it would be quite a quick process when started, but then I read that the tablet things they do can sometimes take 2-3 days to kick labour off Starting to feel like this pregnancy is NEVER going to end
Any insight would be really helpful! Thanks
Tizwaz 41+8
Well now at 41 +8 and have my induction booked for Sunday if nothing happens in the meantime. I haven't had any symptoms, so starting to feel like baby really is this for the long haul! Have a second sweep tomorrow, so you never know. :roll:
But I was wondering if those of you have experienced and induction, is it always successful? Or could they induce you and still nothing happen and I end up with a C-sec due to nothing kicking off?? :?
I had thought it would be quite a quick process when started, but then I read that the tablet things they do can sometimes take 2-3 days to kick labour off Starting to feel like this pregnancy is NEVER going to end
Any insight would be really helpful! Thanks
Tizwaz 41+8
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Good luck xx
I was induced with my first daughter they tried the pessary stuff and it didnt work. The my waters were broken and still nothing happened, so they gave me iv Syntocinon (i think thats what it was called) to start my contractions.
Depending on your pregnancy they are always going to find a way to get your baby out, weather its by c-sec or something else. x
I was induced at 41+6 and had my waters broken as I was 2cm dilated when they examined me so they said there was no need for a pessary. Once my waters broke I went into active labour a few hours later but as it didn't progress well they put me on the drip to speed things up. It was a long process and as I had a back to back baby quite difficult. I ended up with an emergency section as baby was in a difficult position and I was exhausted by that point! If you go on a drip don't rule out an epidural as the drip can intensify your contractions.
It really does vary though! Some women take ages to go into labour and it might take several pessarys but once they are in labour they progress quickly. This was my friends experience.
Hope it goes well and you may go into labour before still. So many women go into labour the night before an induction! x
It seems that it is a much longer process than I was hoping for!!
I really do hope I go into labour before Sunday am, as I really really would like to have a home birth and being induced will be the polar opposite to this!!
But then, so long as baby and I are healthy at the end of it, it doesn't really matter.
Thanks for your help!!
I found it went quite quick. I was told it may take days with the pessary and such, but in reality it was so quick. Just go in with an open mind, you might not need the pessary's, they might break your waters straight away, you might not need the drip, so many possibilities.
The midwife I spoke to reckons if I'm starting the process Monday am, I should be looking at baby being born some time Wednesday with it being my first. There's obviously an element of how long is a piece of string, but I thought it would be quicker than that (few hours), so having a more realistic ideas has been helpful.
I was induced at 40 + 12. They examined me found cervix was ready so they broke my waters, that was about 10.30am and I had my baby in my arms at 7.06pm the same day.
No, it wasn't the natural labour I was after but it was quick and actually enjoyable, spent most of the afternoon listening to the radio and chatting to the midwife then at 5pm was amazed to be told it was time to start pushing - we'd been led to believe it was likely with a first baby we'd be there until the next morning - so you just can't tell.
Oh, I'd had 3 sweeps between 40 weeks and my induction and it was only the last one that seemed to prompt anything - had a show about 24 hours later and a few twinges but nothing more than that.
Good luck - hope baby puts in an appearance very soon and it not that you have a positive induction experience. I have heard that you often hear of inductions failing when done early (i.e 37 - 39 weeks) later on I believe they are more likely to succeed as our bodies are more likely to be ready to labour x
I had a pessary gel at 6am, works forceable broken at 2pm, ds born at 715pm!! It was quick and intense and they managed to get an epidural in!!
This time they are worried that my active labour for just over 5 hours so I may not have time for anything other than gas and air! Good luck with your birthing-day, fc for you xxxx
I have had a shown yesterday / today, so hoping if nothing happens tonight that tomorrow's induction won't be starting from 0!
I hope it all goes well for you x
Well all I can say is that it worked!! And little one was born within 18 hours of being induced. Most instense experience of my life, but little one is amazing!!
xxx