Your guide to a more positive and informed induction experience
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 to the hospital that day anyways. It was a busy day there so I spent about nine hours in triage before they decided...
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...
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...
