Induction
Hi juliansmom,Is this your first baby? I have one son (18 months) who is named Julian, too! Is it a family name?
I was induced 18 days before my due date; although I was monitored for one night two months before my due date, which really scared me as I was not ready to have a baby that night! However, my BP was over 140/90 for some time. (I was given Labetalol for the BP.) But, I don't see why your numbers are considered high? Like someone else mentioned, I’ve always heard it was the bottom number to consider. I'm not an expert at all, but I would definitely get more information before making your final decision.
I was disappointed that my induction did result in a C-section, but I'm not sure it was entirely due to the Pitocin. I am very short-waisted, and while my son turned almost completely, he did start to press on the cord, and his heart rate did drop. At that point it was an emergency. I believe this was the primary cause of my C-section as I am shaped just like my mother, and I was breech. (They actually stood over her and turned me, but I just turned back.) I think we have slightly prolapsed uteruses. And, my son had a slightly flattened head on one side and torticollis from the positioning for which he wore an orthotic helmet for months. He’s now fine. And, none of that had anything to do with being induced.
That said, I'm not sure if I had to deliver early again if I would go through the induction process unless it's necessary. By that I mean that if I felt I would have to have a C-section anyway I would just go ahead and do so rather than subjecting my child to the induction medications AND the epidural, etc. But, that’s with the assumption I would absolutely have to have a C-section. And, I have since read that there is some possible connection between Pitocin and autism, which has concerned me. Anyone familiar with this issue? Something to evaluate, I think.
As far as after birth... I did swell up like an elephant on my ankles and developed carpal tunnel in my left arm, probably due to lying on that side for so long.
While I do not want to dissuade you from having a necessary induction, I would talk to my doctor again about her reasons for wanting to induce.
Best wishes to you!
Let me remind you that my induction is NOT because I am tired of being pregnant. It is completely for the health of myself as well as my baby.
and support for moms whose births are going to begin in a way that may have been unforseen!!! I wish you all beautiful birthings 
: I learned about one cousin who had an induction a month ago and ended up with a long but vaginal deliver and about a friend of the family who had a horrible induction experience and ended up with an emergency c-section. Apparently, there was no medical reason for either induction except for the fact that both were slightly over their due dates (by one or two days). 
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