induced labor

[ponderousmom]

i am wondering if anyone else had issues with pitocin--ive had 6 kids and 2 of them were induced using it, and both of them had/have reflux really bad.  from talking to others, ive noticed that they seem to be linked.  and from alot of reading, i would have never even allowed them to give me pitocin if i knew the side effects.  i only had pitocin, no pain meds, with any of them.  let me know what you think!

[ponderousmom]

this is from the fda

The following adverse reactions have been reported in the fetus or neonate:

Due to induced uterine motility:

Bradycardia
Premature ventricular contractions and other arrhythmias
Permanent CNS (central nervous system) or brain damage
Fetal death
Neonatal seizures
Low Apgar scores at five minutes
Neonatal jaundice
Neonatal retinal hemorrhage

my daughter ended up with torticollis too--the muscle that connects her head neck and shoulder was injured and she has poor muscle tone in that side of her body. she has to have physical therapy, theyre hoping its corrected by age 1--my doc gave me too much and she was delivered before i was full effaced or dilated

[mamaofonetrying42]

yea, i wouldnt of!

[ponderousmom]

i dont know--im hoping i can get enough people to prove/disprove it for me.  its not listed as one, but the have it linked to autism, there are state lawsuits in tennessee, north carolina and a couple of others ones.  ask around!!! i know i would have never agreed if i knew it would hurt my baby!!  doctors are overusing it because of convenience.

[mamaofonetrying42]

I had pitocin and my son was find. But my sister inlaw was induce with it and her dd has it bad. Is it really a side effect??