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Induction
Okay i'm just curious, i've been told by my haemotologist that he wants me to be induced at some stage (poss 37wks?) anywayz i've been told that a induced birth can be a damn sight more painful than a natural kick started birth how true is this? and how long on average does it take?
Claire
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Claire
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Claire
32+5
Claire
32+5
Claire
32+5
im more scared of doing it all naturally this time around as i would be more than happy to be induced again!!!
i was induced at 37 weeks due to OC, and it was a fantastic experience. Before being diagnosed with OC, i was worried about going in to labour myself, not knowing what it feels like etc....but my induction was great.
i was induced with first lot of gel at 10am, contractions started at 10.30am, 5 mins apart, i had my waters broke at 4pm, i was put on oxytocin drip at 6pm to speed up my labour as LO had poo'd, epidural at 6.30pm and had archie at 9.30pm pm after 30 mins of full blown labour (6 pushes). i wont lie, it can be painful, but i held out til my contractions were nearly on top of eachother to have an epidural as i wanted the pain initially, rather than at the end!!! it all depends on how your body reacts to the induction process, my body reacted really well and i found that staying active (pre oxytocin) really helped with the pain.
it all depends on how your body reacts....good luck and enjoy it !!
I was induced with my first and with my second I went into labour naturally. i have to say there are plus and minuses to both. The first I found more painful because the contractions came thick and fast with no real build up (I had the pessary). I still managed on gas and air though mainly because it was so quick 1hr 40 mins (the plus side).
My second I coped much better with the pain and didn't use any pain relief at all however it was much slower 4hrs 15 mins active labour but a nasty 17 1/2 hours early labour that left me feeling really tired luckily once things got going I perked up at a bit because the early labour was really getting.