Induction

[Basiie]

I'm 32weeks and considering induction because I stay far from the hospital I booked the bed at, is it a good idea to do the induction? At how many weeks must I be induced. I'm scared that if I wait for labour to start, I will end up giving birth on the way to the hospital which is an hour drive, but when there's convoy it will take an hour and half.

[Basiie]

Thanks mommies for your opinion, im just scared because I don't know how labour pain feels, what if it takes more hours than induction? I don't have complications but loved my first experience on induction. It lasted for 13hours but only felt pain an hour before delivery.

[mags242001]

U cam get induced after 39 weeks unless ur having complications. I scheduled my last delivery because it was just convienant for me n my work n my doc at 39 bur due to me not having enough fluid I had to be induced at 37. No complications with it or the baby. My 1st pregnancy was also induced for same reason. I'm hoping I get induced aging this pregnancy I prefer it.

[capricabsg]

I might get induced because my baby is measuring bigger. He's measuring 39 weeks instead of 37.... Which isn't horrible at the moment he's not huge but if I go all the way to my actual due date 3 more weeks he will be pretty big by then so I don't know I'm just hoping he comes on his own soon....I think they screwed up my due dates because it was changed early on. I don't really wanna have to be induced buy I don't wanna wait around got the baby to be 10 lbs and then end up needing a csection anyway.

[xojensen_]

I asked my doctor if he'd be willing to induce me, there is five doctors that could possibly deliver me and I'm trying to avoid four out of five they are all horrible doctors one in particular is rude, racist, and I've heard from mutiple people to avoid her. My fiancé will go off on her if she does try do anything stupid. So he said he can't make promises but he will try and I hope he does.

I rather be completely comfortable than have a horrible labor process and have something happen to my son

[allie_papps]

I live 2 hrs away from the nearest hospital. I would not condsider being induced unless it was recomended by my dr. I think it would be selfish of you to try be induced early, your baby is still growing

[Cassie_ronda]

I thought you could only get an induction if your having Complication

[mrsp416]

I had an induction due to co.plications with my 1st and i was in labor 36hrs before i had him no c section was given. I spoke to my dr and i am being induced with my 2nd one at 39 weeks because i do not want my poor 4yr old seeing me in labor at home for 2 or 3 days before the actually admit me in the hospitl and also i dont my husband taking time out of work so i know what to expect my dr is fine with my choice!! Good luck.

[eesscott]

Personally, I would not choose to be induced just because of distance from the hospital.  1-1.5 hours away isn't that far and you should be having contractions for hours and hours before you actually deliver.  The chance of you having your baby within 2hrs of contractions starting is almost zero.  Just don't wait until the very last minute to leave for the hospital!

[Ashleigh1823]

Unless you delivered very quickly following your induction the first time, I would not schedule on just because you live an hr or 1 1/2 hrs from hospital. It is very uncommon to go that quickly that you wouldn't make it to the hospital.

[bubu29]

I can't compare......sori

[lousie_1986]

Ah that's ok if you've dealt with induction before and know what you're in for. A lot of people say induction pain can be a lot more intense.

As for benefits/risks etc... Here's a bit of an essay... Spontaneous natural labour brings on a flood of extra hormones that prepares the baby for outside life, which means they are less likely to have breathing problems/infections etc. compared to elective induction or csec. Then with induction there is increased risk of distress for baby (which then increases risk of csec, forceps/vaccuum, tearing etc), and if pitocin/syntocinon are used there double the chance of incontinence later on due to violent artificial contractions damaging uterine and pelvic walls, and increased risk of haemorrhage, plus rare but slightly increased risk of a bunch of problems baby could suffer from (even including an increased risk of ADHD in the future strangely enough).

Anyway if it's your second induction and the first was pretty good, then your chances for all of this drop quite a lot. Apparently 50 - 60% of first time mothers who are induced end up as a csec. But numbers are very different for second and third time mums, quite good actually. Anyways, they're all my reasons for wanting to stay away from inductions!

[bubu29]

I av been induced twice at 37 weeks + and my babies came out healthy..i can compare both natural n induction cos I av only been induced..so as long as ur baby is passed 37 weeks ur gud to b induced

[Basiie]

What are the risks of induction? I only know that if labour doesn't kick in for couple of hours they take you for Caesar. This is my second born, with the first one I did induction 2days before due date and the pain was not bad. Now I'm scared because of what people say about induction.

[lousie_1986]

It would be pretty unusual to give birth THAT quickly if you're a first time mum... If it were me my first choice would be homebirth with a local midwife, then my next choice would be to drive in at first signs of contractions/labour while I'm still comfortable, 3rd choice would be to stay near hospital for a week or 2, and my last choice would be induction because of the risks and extra pain. That's just me though, go with what you're comfortable with!