Talk me down!

[blueridgewoman]

I really am totally committed to doing this naturally and peacefully, but holy crap I wish I could just induce and be done with it. I'm only 38.5 weeks- what is wrong with me?

I know I shouldn't even be CONSIDERING induction right now. I doubt, quite frankly, that my OB would even do it. I'm just so freaking impatient. I think if he did offer, I'd be appalled and I know that I would never, ever actually go through with it, but here I sit, wanting it anyway.

And I swear, the next person who says, "haven't had that baby yet?" or "you're still here?" or some derivative thereof is really going to feel my wrath.

[Usually Curious]

Haha, I was just in the shower moaning the same thing! I am freaking miserable and am only 37 weeks. I usually go 41! I am a homebirther w/a very low intervention midwife/dear friend who just comes over and hangs out w/us. There is nothing she will do for me induction-wise, yk?

What am I thinking? I am VEHEMENTLY against induction and here I sit dreaming of it!

[2bluefish]

Me too - it's a good thing I don't have an OB, cause I bet I could talk him into it. Doesn't help that my induction with #2 was *way* easier on me than my homebirth with #1. I actually said to myself last night that I really don't care about the birth. I just want it over with. Really I think it is just fear of disappointment. I've never had the whole peaceful labor, peaceful birth, peaceful post partum "package" - there were great things about both births, but also alot of unneccesary drama. I think there is a part of me that is afraid of hoping for what I want, because I don't want to feel disappointed once again. Add to the top of that I always have alot of prodrominal labor, and induction starts to sound really appealing. I decided to focus on the 10th - I have to stay patient to the 10th, then I can reevaluate my feelings.

[Jenlaana]

Last night I said this to DH too! The OB that I just told off (and coincidentally left myself without a provider) wanted to possibly induce on Friday (that would be... LAST friday). So at this point, the only reason I am still pregnant is because I am stubborn and refuse to go along with the medical model. It makes it feel like borrowed time, and like its not a fetus anymore, but suddenly a child who I could dress and feed and look at and hand off to DH...if she was just born already. My BP is high, although not high enough IMO to induce, but they figure that since giving birth fixes it, the sooner the better and generally w/ any of my babes I could get them to do it any time from 36 wks on (which would be 2 wks ago).

Last night I said "ya know, we could walk into any hospital in this area and tell them our situation and get induced and have this baby and be home tomorrow." I just feel like crap and cant sleep/cant eat/cant walk/cant sit/etc and want it to be over with already. His response was..."and you'd hate yourself forever". He knows me so well. It still is pretty appealing to consider though when I feel like crap.

[Miny20]

I feel you. I'm 39 weeks, 2 days. I'm DONE DONE DONE! At this point in my last pregnancy I scheduled an induction for a Friday. I went into labor the next morning and had the baby on my own. I am SO HAPPY I didn't get induced.

However, I keep thinking--"Oh, if we could just get things going... "

By this point your whole body just kind of messes with you--doesn't let you flow with ANYTHING and it's freaking miserable! So I can totally feel you. But, you'll be happy you didn't do it. I thought I was in labor 2 weeks ago. I look back on the time I've had since then and realize that it hasn't been 'that long' since that day. I only really have that much longer to go--so I'm cherishing it.

But, still.. I'm miserable and am HATING this!

[2bluefish]

If it was just me, I'd do it. It is much easier to go in and have a straightforward 9 hour labor with only 20 minutes of difficult labor at transition, than to ride through weeks of feeling miserable, contracting every 5 minutes for an hour only to peter out with no progress. But seeing how that nasty hospital treated my baby after he was born; I could never do it again... *sigh*

[mimiharshe]

Hey mama...I was due Sept. 12th according to LMP, so I hear ya! I'll hang out with you while you wait! I'm not going anywhere, b/c this baby doesn't seem to be. Think of something that is relaxing to you and do it for YOU!

[Hippiemommie]

Hey there Mama! I was induced at 40w1d with DS because they though he was too big and let me tell you, from that experience I could go 60 weeks (or more) before I'd consent to another induction! It was horrible and traumatic to both DS and I. Even though its rough now it will soon be over. You sound like you should buy yourself a massage!

[dachshundqueen]

Blah

I have another NST on Friday and U/s check what fun! Hopefully kidlet will be doing fine then too and I won't get any pressure for an induction then either.

I am 41 weeks today and while cervix is 2cm/50%/-3 station c'mon.....I am so glad she didn't suggest induction. She actually seemed THRILLED, and this is an OB mind you, that I didn't want to get an induction at this point. She wanted to know why I was the only normal patient that she had.

I had pit and an epi last time, after PROM at 36 weeks and no cntrx with fetal distress ........ so um........ let's not go that route.

I just am DYING to go into natural regular normal labor. The HBMW that I LOOOVEEE is on call this week.........please kid come out for her!!!! I really really prefer her and she is great!! PLEASE!

Liz

[blueridgewoman]

Glad there are so many of us in the same boat at least- it will make the wait a little easier.

I'm 60% effaced as of Friday but not dilated. Here's hoping there's some action this week. I'm willing myself not to ask them to strip my membranes if I'm dilated.

[kleines]

I can't be induced, not really an option for VBAC. I did hear they are doing very light pitocin inductions now, as long as everything else is ripe and ready. I wouldn't really want to anyway, but I know what you mean about the thought of it. I actually thought last night that if I did the scheduled csection like the whole world thinks I should, I would be doing it now (38 weeks). I know better and I wouldn't do that of course. It's just when you get so uncomfortable and miserable, it is hard NOT to think these thoughts. *until I remember the pain and agony that a csection was for me, DS, and DH!

We will make it. I have just been finding random things to keep myself busy. The hard thing is that the contractions get so bad when I am working that I HAVE to sit down, then of course they stop. Still not ready yet!

[Jenlaana]

Originally Posted by kleines

I can't be induced, not really an option for VBAC.

It may not be a "good" option, but many many doctors induce for VBAC. I'm a VBAC and my last OB would not even "allow" me a normal spontaneously started VBAC and was insisting as early as 20 wks that I schedule my cesarean, and this one was pushing for induction at 37 wks only for elevated BP (w/out protein or any other signs of an issue). Some forms may be more encouraged than others, but they definitely do all forms of inductions depending on your OB.

[2bluefish]

I've decided I'm just spoiled. My pregnancies are too easy - I get to prodrominal labor and get so pissed off that I'm not still having an easy time. Well, they call it LABOR for a reason - it's work. I still think it is a little unfair that I have to do my laboring while watching 2 kids - at least with active labor, even a long active labor, dh can be home to watch the kids!

[mamaveggie]

Right here with ya! I want to be done, but not bad enough to go through what I did with dd again with an induction. My NST is Thursday and after that I may have another appointment next Monday, which will put me at 41 weeks 2 days. I'm getting too close for my own comfort now to the "deadline."