Your guide to a more positive and informed induction experience
This week we have not one, but two positive induction stories from Michelle, this is a great podcast for tips for birth partners and making a decision about getting induced. You can listen below or find it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Michelle is now a hypnobirthing teacher too, you can find her website here: https://www.michellerensler.co.uk/ Transcript And this episode, I’m joined by Michelle, who she two positive induction stories with...
I was told at 37+2 that I was to be induced at 37+6 as baby had a high heart rate, was looking as though he weighed 8lbs 4oz and had a large head. I was petrified! I had never heard of ‘induction’ before so didn’t know what to expect. The consultant told me it could take 4/5 days to work but it normally happens sooner. My induction was then brought forward and I was...
This week I’m joined by the lovely Sabrina from Taylor Made Birth, to talk about when your home birth plan looks like it’s turning into a hospital induction. Sabrina shares her personal experience of this scenario, along with 8 years working with pregnant clients. You can find out more about Sabrina over on here website: http://taylormadebirth.co.uk/ Transcript (Note this may contain errors as it’s automatically created) In this episode I’m joined by Sabrina...
Kirsty’s Positive Induction Story In the second episode of the Positive Induction Podcast I invited Kirsty along to talk about her second birth. Kirsty’s birth story was one of the first stories in our story library here, and it’s still one of the most read. You can read Kirsty’s story here: https://positiveinduction.com/kirstys-story/ And find out about our online hypnobirthing for induction course here: https://positiveinduction.com/course Transcript (Note this may contain errors as it’s automatically...
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 GBS test and growth scan, baby boy was measuring at 8lb 10oz (give or take 1.5 lbs) and I was dilated to 1cm, 50%...
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 labour. I had a perfect pregnancy with no problems all the way through, from my...
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 floor. I didn’t know what it was but I now know it was my plug. I called...
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 3pm. Soon after I began to get cramping as if it was doing something so had to lay down. I had 10ml taken out of the...
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 was going to look different than I had anticipated. We were put on standby but hoped to be called in on Wednesday evening...
Hi! .. just here to share my positive induction experience. My pregnancy was great, I think I threw up once the whole pregnancy I was able to eat whatever I wanted. Roll to the 3rd trimester and my legs ankles and feet became VERY itchy. I was told I have OC which is Obstetric cholestasis and I would be induced at no later than 38 weeks. I was always measuring small they did say...
I was 37 weeks pregnant when I was told I should be induced at term because my baby was measuring big. I really didn’t want to be induced, I was so set on having as natural of an experience as possible with little to no intervention. I had at first declined for induction but after another growth scan and again my baby measuring 98th percentile I felt I should listen to my health professionals...
It was our turn on the 30th April! After losing our little boy last year at 37 weeks we were induced with our little girl at 36+5. I went into hospital for 9:30am and had the pessary put in at 1pm as I had to get antibiotics on board for strep b. I was already 1cm dilated but my cervix was posterior. By 9pm I started labouring and was 2cm. By 10pm they broke...
