Your guide to a more positive and informed induction experience
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%...
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...
I wanted to share my induction story! I was to be induced at 37 weeks due to gestational hypertension & some non reactive NST. I went in the 20th at 8 pm and had my baby boy April 21st at 6:32. Let’s just say I was terrified to be induced. They started cytotec at 12 am April 21st. My baby didn’t respond well to the medicine & they were talking about c-section but my...
I found out I was pregnant on the 1st January 2018 and I went into a tail spin, this was right on the back of a miscarriage (my third) in late October 2017 and I was petrified. I had tests done at the time and I had an appointment with the miscarriage specialist from Dr Grey’s Hospital in Elgin on the 10th January. When we went in I was advised I had tested positive...
I started the positive birth company early in pregnancy as I knew that hypnobirthing was something I really wanted to do. I also purchased the book to read too as sometimes things stick more when I read them! I had a really straight forward pregnancy from the onset but fast forward to 28 weeks and the diagnosis of the GD things obvs changed. I knew I’d be induced and already got my head around...
We had originally planned a homebirth and had purchased our birth pool, attended hypnobirthing classes and planned our birthing space and we were excited. Unfortunately corona virus meant all home births cancelled and we would now need to attend hospital; we adapted our plans and decided to use the midwife led unit which would be closer to our plans and we remained positive. 40 weeks cane and went, 41 week check and as I...
My first child was born when I spontaneously went into labour at 30 + 5 weeks. It was a traumatic labour with multiple people in the room, it all felt out of my control and undignified. We spent 10 weeks in the neonatal unit but my daughter is thriving now. When I got pregnant 10 months later my main goal was to go to term term and try to claim back what I had...
My first birth was better than I could have expected, after some initial nervousness I took a hypnobirthing course and religiously listened to my affirmations and relaxation tracks. I believe this all helped me to have the quick, relatively painless birth I was lucky enough to experience. Nearly two years later and with my second pregnancy, suspected growth restriction was picked up at 34 weeks and quickly the talk turned to inductions at 37...
