Anyone thinking they might be induced?

[madiesmommy]

I had pregnancy induced hypertension, not to the point of pre-e, but bad enough none the less with my first. I was induced at 38 weeks, had a great labor and delivery, but it was not exactly as I wanted. I wanted drug free, but I just could not relax any further so I got the epidural man to come rescue me. Thank goodness I was the model TV birther - the doc put in the epidural, I went to 10, the nurse turned it off, and I got to push with little effect from the medicine.

This issue has kept me with an OB for care this time, and he has broken the bad news to me that I will most likely have the same problems this time... He also said there is a chance I will not, but the probabilities are with me having PIH again.

I am plus-sized...and weigh about 50 more than I did with the first. I swear a good bit of my higher blood pressure is "white coat" induced. My doc is really good, won't force meds on me, not without doing home monitoring etc. to truly diagnose a high blood pressure condition (that I don't have when not preggo). Between birth and this pregnancy, I learned that I was hypothyroid. I am hoping that condition affected my blood pressure last time, though medically, noone can tell me that.

I am sort of dreading being induced again, but also expecting it at the same time. The emotions around these thoughts are hard to explain, and the planner in me doesn't see it as being so bad to know when and where.

Is anyone in the same boat as me?

[Emily12581]

I have a feeling I will be. I was with my last. I only think I will again this time because it took 5 tries for it to take with my first. M midwives are also monitoring size of our baby closely because huge babies run in my family (none born under 8 lbs 8 ounces, most over 9 lbs), and I had a very hard time getting DD out. I will not be induced before my due date, but if I hit 41 weeks, we will most likely induce.

[~Megan~]

Originally Posted by Emily12581

I have a feeling I will be. I was with my last. I only think I will again this time because it took 5 tries for it to take with my first. M midwives are also monitoring size of our baby closely because huge babies run in my family (none born under 8 lbs 8 ounces, most over 9 lbs), and I had a very hard time getting DD out. I will not be induced before my due date, but if I hit 41 weeks, we will most likely induce.

Which means you are made to deliver that size of baby!

article about induction for expected "large" baby

[xixstar]

Hi Beverly, I'm not in the same boat as I'll do most anything to avoid another induction -- not so much cause it was terrible, but because I don't need any extra interventions.

Have you looked at the Brewer's Diet at blueribbonbaby.org -- there is a LOT of research on how this diet helps prevent pre-eclampsia (I know you said you didn't get that far) but it also can help with hypertension as well I believe.


It might be worth looking into. I know that I hear a lot of mommas that are fluffier to begin with are somtimes reluctant to try this diet for fear of gaining too much weight -- but there are lots of links there that show that your gaining what you need to gain and nothing more.

You might want to check it out to help keep you and your baby healthier this pregnancy, and then, hopefully, the induction question won't even come up and you can let that baby stay in as long as it needs to.

[madiesmommy]

I'll look into it. Sadly, I got a little excited thinking it might involve drinking beer I'll give anything a shot at this point to have a healthy(ier) pregnancy.

[punky monkey]

i am really hoping i dont have to be induced. My OB wont let me go past 42 weeks and he doesnt induce for expected large babies.

[Emily12581]

Originally Posted by ~Megan~

Which means you are made to deliver that size of baby!

article about induction for expected "large" baby

I won't be induced for expected large baby, and actually want to avoid it if at all possible, but I pushed for 4 1/2 hours with DD, my blood preassure dropped to 70/45, and I had to have 2 tries with a vacuum to get her out...not to mention the 6" long episiotomy to the side that I had to have to accomidate her giant head (17.5 cm). I just want want to avoid c-section or me dying

[Tenk]

I will be induced around 37 weeks, and as much as this is a no no around here or most anywhere, it's a fact. Our last child was still born at 38 weeks and I refuse to carry another baby to 38 weeks. I was induced at 37.5 with DD 1 & DD 2, and I did very very well with it. Then w DS at 42 weeks, and w/ Kamryn (she passed) at 38 weeks. I just can't live thru the trama of that again, and my OB fully understands this, and is willing to accomodate me.

Please don't critisize ladies, until you've walked a mile. I don't mean this to be negative. I just think the effects of my stress will be worse on the baby than coming before her due date will be. I hope you all understand.


Oh, and I had PIH with my 1st and that was it.

[JennaW]

TenK,

I don't judge you at all. What's important is that you make the choices about your birth and you feel is control of them I think you have a pretty darn good reason for wanting the induction.

[Tiffanoodle]

I will likely be induced at 39 weeks. I have never gone into labor on my own. With dd, I was having contractions forEVER and then went to the hospital where they stopped. I was 41.5 weeks. They started pit and despite being fully dilated and 3 hours of very productive pushing and the vacuum, her head was too big and she was very stuck. I ended up with an emergency c-section. With ds, my water broke at 37.5 weeks. I was doing a VBAC and lived 45 minutes from the hospital, so we went in. Labor didn't start after HOURS of walking around, breaking my water more, etc. I had pit and a few hours later he came out perfect in just a few pushes. There was an over 2 pound difference between the 2 of them.

My OB and I both feel that it will be better for me to birth a smaller baby vaginally than to go through it all and have a c-section anyway. She has agreed to induce me at 39 weeks. We haven't discussed methods yet, though.

[lspelle]

Oh, Tenk! That is definitely a good reason to be induced. I'm so sorry you had to go through that. No Mama should ever have to!

I had to be induced with my DS but I'd like to avoid it this time if I can, but I'll be at the hospital in ten seconds signing the consent forms for an induction if my blood pressure shoots up again. I had pre-e, and he was a tiny little thing because of it. Just under six pounds at 38 weeks. I'm hopping for a nice 7 or 8 pounder this time.

[JessicaS]

Nope, I am VBACing.

[NullSet]

Originally Posted by Tenk

I will be induced around 37 weeks, and as much as this is a no no around here or most anywhere, it's a fact. Our last child was still born at 38 weeks and I refuse to carry another baby to 38 weeks. I was induced at 37.5 with DD 1 & DD 2, and I did very very well with it. Then w DS at 42 weeks, and w/ Kamryn (she passed) at 38 weeks. I just can't live thru the trama of that again, and my OB fully understands this, and is willing to accomodate me.

Please don't critisize ladies, until you've walked a mile. I don't mean this to be negative. I just think the effects of my stress will be worse on the baby than coming before her due date will be. I hope you all understand.

Tenk, I didn't know anyone else in the DDC had a similar experience to mine. I've walked in your shoes and I have made the same decision. I'll be induced at 39 weeks because my last little girl died at 40 weeks 3 days. If you ever need support from others who understand there is a thread called Pregnancy After Loss (PAL) in the Pregnancy and Birth Loss Area. It's a tough road to walk.

Sorry everyone, I didn't mean to hijack the thread!

[JessicaS]

Tenk, I am so sorry for your loss.

[Khourtniey]

Not I.. Im the opposite of induced.. whatever that would be called but I hope all of you inducers have good labours and births.

[paradoxia13]

I'm going for VBAC, and an HBAC at that, so no inducing for me! Hopefully this one won't decide to stay in for 42 weeks like my son, but if it does, it does

~heather

[KC in KS]

Well, I'll say it's an option, which I would have sworn it wouldn't be. But it turns out my doctor is going to be out of the freakin' *country* the week before my EDD, and my last two kids both came 5 days early. So, I can go for spontaneous labor, and risk birthing with a doc I don't know well enough to trust enough, or do the induction at about 39 weeks.

Right now, I'm leaning toward spontaneous labor, but I'll admit I have a definite emotional dependency on this doc during pregnancy/labor, and I'm afraid that without her there, I just might end up with a nightmare birth. But the risks of the induction are emotionally significant, too....

DH hasn't weighed in on the question at all yet, either, which is a factor.

[JenMidwife]

Originally Posted by Tenk

I will be induced around 37 weeks, and as much as this is a no no around here or most anywhere, it's a fact. Our last child was still born at 38 weeks and I refuse to carry another baby to 38 weeks. I was induced at 37.5 with DD 1 & DD 2, and I did very very well with it. Then w DS at 42 weeks, and w/ Kamryn (she passed) at 38 weeks. I just can't live thru the trama of that again, and my OB fully understands this, and is willing to accomodate me.

Please don't critisize ladies, until you've walked a mile. I don't mean this to be negative. I just think the effects of my stress will be worse on the baby than coming before her due date will be. I hope you all understand.


Oh, and I had PIH with my 1st and that was it.

oh mama, I'm so sorry for your loss. I wish you a successful induction & a wonderful birth

[JenMidwife]

I don't know what's in the cards for me. I had a great homebirth w/ dd @ 41.5 wks.

About 2 weeks ago, I had a large sub-chorionic hemorrage (part of the placenta came off my uterus). Miraculously, I haven't miscarried, but I continue to have bright red spotting (enough that I have to wear a pad day & night).

From the research I've done, women who've had this & gone on to carry the pregnancy are more likely to experience problems w/ the placenta during pregnancy, labor & after birth: placental abruption, small for gestational age baby, pre-eclampsia, pre-term birth, fetal distress in labor, & then after birth, retained portions of the placenta.

I just have no idea what the rest of this pregnancy will bring. Sigh...

[JenMidwife]

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