by Jade Gordon | Feb 22, 2022 | Podcast
Welcome to the show notes for the first episode of The Positive Induction Podcast! You can listen here, or find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify etc. In this episode I covered: A little of my story and what inspired me to create this website What positive birth means to...
by Jade Gordon | Feb 20, 2022 | Musings
There are many hospital bag lists out there, but what about induction specifically, are there things you should add that are useful for induction? Why, I’m glad you asked! Yes, there are, and here are my top six: 1. Peanut Ball – Now there’s a chance...
by Jade Gordon | Feb 16, 2022 | Musings
What is induction? It’s talked about a lot, but we don’t often hear what it actually involves. I remember people telling me… “The don’t let you go past 41 weeks”, “You’ll have to be induced” and so on, neither or...
by Jade Gordon | Feb 5, 2022 | Musings
One of the most common questions I hear from people preparing for induction is, can I still use hypnobirthing for induction? And the answer is definitely yes! If you’re preparing for, or considering an induction and wondering how Hypnobirthing can help,...
by Jade Gordon | Feb 5, 2022 | Musings
No matter where or how you’re planning to give birth, one thing’s for sure, there will be decisions to make. The biggest one is probably “Should I have an induction?!” And while that’s a very personal decision with no clear right and wrong option, there are some...
by Jade Gordon | Feb 1, 2022 | Musings
What does labour taste and smell like? There are a couple of smells and tastes that take me right back to being in labour, yes really! The smell is Clary Sage oil and for anyone who has tried ALL OF THE THINGS to get labour going, yes ALLL OF THE THINGS, you’re...
by Jade Gordon | Nov 9, 2021 | Birth Story
Hi All! I just wanted to share my complicated but positive induction story. This was my 4th baby (all inductions) and was scheduled for induction 2/1 at 39w but our little man had other plans. It all started Friday 1/15 when I had my 36w appointment to do the...
by Jade Gordon | Nov 9, 2021 | Birth Story
I’m 45 my son is my 5th baby, I have a 28, 25, 24 and 23 yr old, so there is a big age gap, my son is my rainbow baby after 3 losses and 22 years trying to conceive, my son was born at 37+4 on 12th September 2021 at 5.29am weighing 6lb 13oz after 13 hours of...
by Jade Gordon | Sep 20, 2021 | Musings
A stretch and sweep, sometimes called a sweep or membrane sweep, or stripping the membranes. This is usually the first part of induction, and you may need to make a choice about whether to have some in the weeks before your hospital induction appointment, you may be...
by Jade Gordon | Aug 31, 2021 | Birth Story
My dd was 30th June 2021 with a planned home birth. At 4pm on 29th June 2021 I was sitting on the floor with my toddler and I felt the baby’s head push down inside me and break my waters. I ran to the loo and as I sat down an egg white substance fell onto the...
by Jade Gordon | Jul 27, 2021 | Birth Story
I was booked in for an induction due to my baby slowing in growth and recurrent reduced movements. I went in for my induction at 1pm on 5/6/2021. I went with the cook balloon method for my induction. After monitoring and preparation the balloon was fitted at around...
by Jade Gordon | Jul 27, 2021 | Birth Story
I had originally planned to wait for labor to begin naturally, but after some concerns that my doctor shared following an ultrasound at 37 weeks, we decided to opt for induction at 39 weeks. It took me a few days to come to terms with this change and accept that labor...
