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I'm freaking out. I hear doctors induce even though it's unnecessary. The pittosin causes your birth to slow down and likely leads to a c section. I really want a natural birth. A bonding chemical is released between you and your baby when you're not drugged up.
I am a Public Health major, I had learned peticin does slow your labor as well the injection. .. don't care about as all they care about $$$ and their sweet time. You Let Them Know What Are Your WIshes, DNt Let Them Push You To Get The Injection OR csection. They get paid more if they use the peticin OR c section.
Cytotec haha. Love phone spelling.
A little concerned myself about induction. I very firmly want a natural unaugmented birth, but I also understand not going beyond 42 weeks for health concerns and failing placental effectiveness. Last week my practice said they never let anyone go beyond 41 weeks so if I make it to my 40 week appointment (which will actually be 2 day before 40 weeks) they will schedule an induction for the week between 40 and 41 depending in availability and times. I don't want to be induced before 41 weeks. I find it unnecessary. They also said they would use cryotech + pitocin which I would want neither of those. So I wonder what would happen if I refuse these treatments. I'm 38 weeks now.
Sweet vegetable I totally agree.. when I see posts like I'm getting induced at 39 weeks I'm so excited, I want to be like why!? I switched doctors so I wouldn't be pressured into an early birth again. It weirds me out to mess with a child's birthday too. I will be induced this Thursday at 42 weeks... I'm super bummed about it. I hope she comes before then. I hate induction.
As long as your baby is not in distress, there is no medical reason not to wait until 41 or even 42 weeks before submitting to an induction. This practice of inducing a normal single baby at 39 weeks is simply ridiculous. No wonder induction and c section are both on the rise. I was pregnant with my first until I spontaneously went into labor at 41+5 weeks, the day I was scheduled to be induced. With my second, I was induced at 42 weeks, and with just the insertion of a gel, I was holding my baby less than seven hours later. Drug free. Induce before your body is ready, you're just asking for a c section. Not to mention hours of waiting until the induction actually works. I know this isn't everyone's experience, but seriously, we need to stop living under the belief that baby should come on such and such a date.
Red 84 angel, so glad I saw your post. Want another documentary to watch! I found a problem with the cytotech too and refused it with my first, but can't remember why, and why I preferred the gel instead. It creeped me out cytotech was an abortion drug but i know there was more to it than that. I love how every commenter here takes control of the situation and their births. They will just scare you into making whatever decision suits them! Been there done that with my first.
Laughing my behind off!!!
Jaynie, you should do more research on cytotech. I just watched a documentary on hulu called "pregnant in america." It was very eye opening
In my personal experience I was induced at 40 weeks (my choice not doctor's) and had a normal vaginal delivery...epidural didn't work so I ended up feeling everything and after that kind of pain I was in too much shock to "bond"...I would have had a much better bonding experience if the epidural had worked...again just my personal experience, everyone is different
I am standing my ground this time. I will not be rushed. I'm not signing anything. These hospitals are very insensitive when it comes to having a baby and mommy's wishes.
I don't do piticin either. Or epidurals. I'll allow cytotec, membrane stripping, and water breaking. That's it! And not until I'm 41 weeks or later! I'm also planning on intermittent fetal monitoring so I can still walk around and shower and what not. I probably won't even let them put an IV in me! But I'm picky...I know they'll hate me by the end!
I live in NJ, and i've realized that the more larger scale hospitals have a higher rate of induction and c-sections. I know people may say "oh its because theyre looking out for the safety of you and your baby" while that may be true to an extent, the reality is that they want you out of the hospital as fast as they can to get another patient in. I had my son at a small local hospital in my area, the disadvantage was that they did not have a NICU if something went terribly wrong, baby would have to be flown to nearest nicu. I was okay with it since i had a healthy pregnancy. I was in labor there for 14 hours and i was not rushed one bit. I wasnt dilating so after 12 hours or so they did give me pitocin. And then my labor started to progress finally and i pushed my baby out normally. As for the bonding chemical, im not sure. I believe you have to interact with your baby as much as you can to have a bond, doesnt matter if it was csection, drugged up or natural. My mom pushed all my brothers out naturally but she never really bonded with them.
I was induced when I had my twins at 39 weeks and still had a vaginal birth for both of them and one of them was born breach.
And I bonded with my son just fine. He is two now and we're very close. I'm not sure being drugged up has anything to do with bonding
I was induced with pitocin at 41 weeks 5 days. I choose an epidural but other then that had a normal vaginal delivery. It last 12 hours start to end.
I live in NJ, and i've realized that the more larger scale hospitals have a higher rate of induction and c-sections. I know people may say "oh its because theyre looking out for the safety of you and your baby" while that may be true to an extent, the reality is that they want you out of the hospital as fast as they can to get another patient in. I had my son at a small local hospital in my area, the disadvantage was that they did not have a NICU if something went terribly wrong, baby would have to be flown to nearest nicu. I was okay with it since i had a healthy pregnancy. I was in labor there for 14 hours and i was not rushed one bit. I wasnt dilating so after 12 hours or so they did give me pitocin. And then my labor started to progress finally and i pushed my baby out normally. As for the bonding chemical, im not sure. I believe you have to interact with your baby as much as you can to have a bond, doesnt matter if it was csection, drugged up or natural. My mom pushed all my brothers out naturally but she never really bonded with them.
There are other ways to induce the birth. Ask your doctor what she recommends.I was also induced and shared the same fear as you! Petocin was my one firm no no in my birth plan.
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