Induced labour - what to expect?

Faerie · Nov 11th, 2008, 04:11 AM

We've just found out our baby has Gastroschisis, and hoping and praying that I make it that far (these babies are often really prem) I will be induced at 36 weeks. How is this different to normal labour? Not that I've experienced that either!! I was planning on having a fairly natural birth using tens and gas and air, but I've heard induced labour is a lot more painful than natural labour?

Uvlollypop · Nov 11th, 2008, 04:14 AM

its just alot more intense, ive not had a labour thats started naturally so cant compare but everyone ive spoken to said its more intense and faster

reallytinyamy · Nov 11th, 2008, 04:35 AM

I had an iearly induced labour hun, it was ok. For me it was quite quick and I did it with just gas and air. Everyone is different hun but theres no reason to think you cant have a natural birth. Keep an open mind.

Uvlollypop · Nov 11th, 2008, 04:41 AM

oo i should prob add that i did my induced labour naturally with no drugs i had a few puffs of gas and air and didnt like it so didnt use anything lol

Faerie · Nov 11th, 2008, 07:20 AM

Thanks girls. I know it's probably a bit silly to be worrying about having drugs in labour now seeing as I know that my little one will be given a general anisthetic a few hours later, but it's just the way I want it. So many things won't be going to "plan" that at least if I can have a natural as possible birth whilst wired up to a million machines that would be great!

maccy · Nov 11th, 2008, 11:13 AM

I was induced, they start you off with a prostagladin pessery or gel, then if that doesn't work, you get put onto a drip with syntocin which gets turned up bout every half and hour. When i was on the drip I had to be permanently on the monitor so couldn't really move. I was fine one minute then once it got turned up to the maximum (next stage was a c-section) it was quick and painful, I got an epidural, then I was completley fine, I think it varies from woman to woman and the procedure at the hospital...I'm sure you'll be fine!

Sweetie · Nov 11th, 2008, 15:08 PM

They skipped the gel with me because someone screwed up and said that I was dialated a bit so I was straight onto the pcostin (sp?) and for me it was rought because I was contracting but I wasn't dialated, so we weren't getting anywhere. I had an epidural and except for one person everyone I know has had one. The one person was too far gone when she hit the hospital. It ended up working better for me to have the epidural because I ended up with an emergency c section for various issues and because of the epidural I was able to be awake for the c section. The other reason we chose to go with the epidural was because I have a tendancy towards anxiety attacks and OH and the doctors were trying to help prevent this.

cybermum · Nov 11th, 2008, 15:42 PM

I had the gel which didn't work so they put me on the drip and had it at maximum.
It was more intense ,though I felt it went much better than I had thought it would.

I had gas and air and then an epidural.I have epilepsy and my MW thought trying to go the natural route would prove very stressful which triggers a seizure for me and that would have been no good.

But overall I found it much better than I thought.

reallytinyamy · Nov 12th, 2008, 07:00 AM

I had complications too and ended up with a drip in one arm, monitor on other arm and two monitors on my tummy- I couldnt even lie on my side, wasnt able to move off my back. I imagined it being horrendous not being able to move, but it really wasnt that bad, not at all what I wanted but ok

Nov 11th, 2008, 04:11 AM	#1
Faerie Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Alsace, France (and Basel, Switzerland) Posts: 5,527	Induced labour - what to expect? We've just found out our baby has Gastroschisis, and hoping and praying that I make it that far (these babies are often really prem) I will be induced at 36 weeks. How is this different to normal labour? Not that I've experienced that either!! I was planning on having a fairly natural birth using tens and gas and air, but I've heard induced labour is a lot more painful than natural labour?

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Nov 11th, 2008, 04:14 AM	#2
Uvlollypop Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: milton keynes Posts: 5,790	its just alot more intense, ive not had a labour thats started naturally so cant compare but everyone ive spoken to said its more intense and faster

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Nov 11th, 2008, 04:35 AM	#3
reallytinyamy Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Northampton, UK Posts: 4,324	I had an iearly induced labour hun, it was ok. For me it was quite quick and I did it with just gas and air. Everyone is different hun but theres no reason to think you cant have a natural birth. Keep an open mind.

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Nov 11th, 2008, 04:41 AM	#4
Uvlollypop Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: milton keynes Posts: 5,790	oo i should prob add that i did my induced labour naturally with no drugs i had a few puffs of gas and air and didnt like it so didnt use anything lol

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Nov 11th, 2008, 07:20 AM	#5
Faerie Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Alsace, France (and Basel, Switzerland) Posts: 5,527	Thanks girls. I know it's probably a bit silly to be worrying about having drugs in labour now seeing as I know that my little one will be given a general anisthetic a few hours later, but it's just the way I want it. So many things won't be going to "plan" that at least if I can have a natural as possible birth whilst wired up to a million machines that would be great!

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Nov 11th, 2008, 11:13 AM	#6
maccy Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Wales Posts: 3,895	I was induced, they start you off with a prostagladin pessery or gel, then if that doesn't work, you get put onto a drip with syntocin which gets turned up bout every half and hour. When i was on the drip I had to be permanently on the monitor so couldn't really move. I was fine one minute then once it got turned up to the maximum (next stage was a c-section) it was quick and painful, I got an epidural, then I was completley fine, I think it varies from woman to woman and the procedure at the hospital...I'm sure you'll be fine!

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Nov 11th, 2008, 15:08 PM	#7
Sweetie Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Edmonton, AB Posts: 4,674	They skipped the gel with me because someone screwed up and said that I was dialated a bit so I was straight onto the pcostin (sp?) and for me it was rought because I was contracting but I wasn't dialated, so we weren't getting anywhere. I had an epidural and except for one person everyone I know has had one. The one person was too far gone when she hit the hospital. It ended up working better for me to have the epidural because I ended up with an emergency c section for various issues and because of the epidural I was able to be awake for the c section. The other reason we chose to go with the epidural was because I have a tendancy towards anxiety attacks and OH and the doctors were trying to help prevent this.

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Nov 11th, 2008, 15:42 PM	#8
cybermum Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2,048	I had the gel which didn't work so they put me on the drip and had it at maximum. It was more intense ,though I felt it went much better than I had thought it would. I had gas and air and then an epidural.I have epilepsy and my MW thought trying to go the natural route would prove very stressful which triggers a seizure for me and that would have been no good. But overall I found it much better than I thought.

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Nov 12th, 2008, 07:00 AM	#9
reallytinyamy Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Northampton, UK Posts: 4,324	I had complications too and ended up with a drip in one arm, monitor on other arm and two monitors on my tummy- I couldnt even lie on my side, wasnt able to move off my back. I imagined it being horrendous not being able to move, but it really wasnt that bad, not at all what I wanted but ok

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