Post by rootbeerfloat on Jun 29, 2015 18:31:25 GMT -5
Induced at 41w1d. I'm guessing that's what you want to know?
ETA: Delivered the next day via c/s. There wasn't really a reason for my induction aside from being overdue. The induction failed miserably. I had my membranes stripped, walked, had sex, ate spicy food... nothing worked.
Can't see the poll, but I was induced at 40w5d. My OB wanted her out before 41 weeks because she was 'big.' She was only 8lb 7 oz. the induction went very smoothly-started with Cervadil at 6 pm the night before, pitocin started at 6 am, dr broke water at around 10 am, got the epi around 3 pm, started pushing at 6 pm, she was born just after 7.
40w6d spontaneous. Planned induction for 41w, but I went into labor on my own after walking a ton on our last date before the planned induction. Ultimately ended up with a (non-emergent) C-section.
I didn't have to be induced! I had to wait until 41w 4days for spontaneous labor to begin though...womp womp.
That would be the last day my OB's office would let me be pregnant so this could be me!
I'm trying not to be impatient because I feel much better than I did last week but the guilt about being on leave without an actual baby is getting to me.
Post by carolinagirl831 on Jun 29, 2015 18:56:22 GMT -5
I went to 41 weeks 5 days... At 41 weeks 4 days I had an u/s to check fluid levels and positioning to get ready for induction. At that point I was not dilated at all. Then we were greatly surprised when It was then discovered baby was breech and a c-section was scheduled for the next day. My situation is unusual so I always hesitate to reply.
I hated my induction. It happened while my OB was on vacation. I feel like my OB would have let me go a little longer, but the doctor covering for her was a nervous Nelly. Of course, I'll never really know.
Eta: I tried a lot of the natural "tricks" to bring on labor- walking, sex, spicy food, etc.
Post by hilwithonelary on Jun 29, 2015 18:59:20 GMT -5
I had DD at 41w1d.
At my 41 week appointment in the morning, I had a bpp. It indicated I had very low fluid. My MW suggested induction for that evening. She also stripped my membranes at the appointment.
I went walking around the mall for a couple hours after lunch. When I got home, I used my breast pump in hopes of jump starting things. I don't remember the exact protocol I used. I think it was on and off for 10 minutes or so. Or maybe the rest period was 20 minutes. I'm not sure. I did that for maybe an hour to an hour and a half. I started noticing what I thought were maybe tiny contractions.
I stopped pumping around 5 when DH got home from work. We ate dinner, finished up packing, and headed to my scheduled 7 pm induction. The contractions had slowly picked up to where I thought they might be the beginning of labor.
When I arrived, I was 5 cm (up from 3 at my appt). We all agreed to hold off on induction meds and see how things went. An hour later, I was at 6, and it was apparent I was in labor. I didn't need any augmentation and delivered at 2:20 in the morning.
On the app. Induced at 41w5d, delivered at 41w6d. Dr obviously wouldn't let me go any longer.
Did not try any natural induction techniques. Induction went pretty quickly. It was painful but what labor isn't? Lol.
My induced labor was more painful than my med-free labor. There's a range. Not being able to move much during labor makes it a lot harder to manage the pain/discomfort.
Post by MadamePresident on Jun 29, 2015 19:02:46 GMT -5
The evening of 41 weeks I had sex (which the midwife said was about like having your membranes swept), which gave me some Braxton hicks, but they fizzled out to nothing. The morning of 41 weeks 1 day, I nursed my daughter and had a baby 48 minutes later.
Post by cricketwife on Jun 29, 2015 19:03:20 GMT -5
I out 40 w 6 d spontaneous because my water broke spontaneously so it wasn't technically an induction, but I never progressed so they "augmented" labor with pitofin.
Post by badtzmaru22 on Jun 29, 2015 19:06:31 GMT -5
I voted for 40w3d spontaneous, but she wasn't born until the morning, so technically 40w4.
With DS, I don't know how to answer. I guess 40w1 spontaneous, but I didn't feel any contractions until they broke my water at 7cm. DH took me to L&D because we knew I was at least 4.5 from my appt three days earlier, and I was losing my damn mind. Once they checked me and I was at 6, they wouldn't let me leave. I got my GBS meds and then they broke my water.
40 weeks, 5 days. My water broke and after 14ish hours of unproductive labor I got pitocin and an epi. DS was delivered via c section at 17 hours because he was having heart decels. I'm team no intervention. If this kid is not born by 40 weeks it will be RCS for me.
I bent over to tie my shoes and popped my water at 40 weeks 6 days. Contractions didn't start, so we went In for an induction. She was born at 41 weeks 1 day. I had an epidural.
Post by loskadoodle on Jun 29, 2015 19:12:35 GMT -5
Castor oil with both pg's. My water broke about 8 hours after drinking it. But be warned it gross and you have to drink a decent amount (2-4tbsp). I asked my dr about trying and she said go for it. I was 39 weeks and Ds was measuring 8.15