by Jade Gordon | Dec 29, 2022 | Birth Story
After being induced with my first baby (which was a positive experience but admittedly I don’t remember a whole lot of it due to taking morphine!) I was hoping to go into labour on my own with my second. Alas, 42 weeks came and I knew at that point that I was going to...
by Jade Gordon | Mar 31, 2022 | Birth Story
My doctor wanted to induce at 37 weeks due to gestational hypertension. I asked if we could do 37 + 1 because the 37 week mark was my son’s second birthday. As fate would have it, my blood pressure spiked the morning of my son’s birthday and we had to go...
by Jade Gordon | Mar 31, 2022 | Birth Story
We made the decision to induce at 38+2 after a continued drop in percentiles and some issues with my bp (Blood Pressure). I was under private care although was also seeing a private midwife separately because I was really chasing that midwife focused care. After lots...
by Jade Gordon | Mar 12, 2022 | Birth Story
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...
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...