No hun I was told that once they induce you with the gel or the drink you would not be able to have a water birth. I was induced with the drip but they were going to use the gel and I wanted a water birth and was told no , sorry hun
ah thought so - gutting isnt it - you have lovely visions of what you want your labour to be like etc etc and it all goes to pot - well I have 3 days for bubba to make her own appearance - PLSSSSSS baby boo come out xxxx
I was started off with a pessary and I asked about having a water birth and was told it would all depend on how the labour progressed. If it went as normal then yes I could have one if I needed another form of inducement ie a drip then no as I would have to be monitered throughout. Good luck and hope you get teh birth you want! xxx
i wanted a water birth but a week before my due date my waters broke and there was meconium in them (they were a dark straw colour) so i was induced straight away using the drip.
im pretty sure when u are induced with the pessary they will want to monitor you and baby so wont be able to get in the water from all the wires etc.
also when u are induced im sure u are in the obestrics (sp?) labour ward and im pretty sure they dont have birthing pools there.
not to scare u but when i was induced on the drip i wasnt able 2 move about, was stuck in the bed. even when i went to the loo i had to take all the machines etc with me
hope u get what u want hun, u have to be prepared for anything xx
At my hospital, you were allowed a water birth if you'd had the pessary but not if you'd had the drip. I was induced by propess (think it's gel stuff but not sure!) and used the pool in the early stages. They used a mobile CTG machine to monitor me and baby. So you might still be able to. xx
it very much depends on how far and quickly you dilate, if you just have the one pessary you should be ok, i had the pessary at 1pm and had lo at 3.30am they asked me at about midnight if i still wanted a water birth but i really couldnt be bothered to move i just wanted him out haha
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im pretty sure when u are induced with the pessary they will want to monitor you and baby so wont be able to get in the water from all the wires etc.
also when u are induced im sure u are in the obestrics (sp?) labour ward and im pretty sure they dont have birthing pools there.
not to scare u but when i was induced on the drip i wasnt able 2 move about, was stuck in the bed. even when i went to the loo i had to take all the machines etc with me
hope u get what u want hun, u have to be prepared for anything xx
Don't worry about being induced too much. I was induced at 12 days over and only had a 4 hour labour which was a very positive experience.
Good luck, xx