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Go with the flow. Anything can happen and seeing your happy and healthy will be worth it. Best of luck!
You're right, it will be wonderful to meet the little peanut even if her debut isn't what I necessarily wanted to happen. Thank you!
I was induced 4 weeks early due to pre-eclampsia. This was my first so I was still trying to force my birth plan (I did not realize that was an oxymoron, lol). If I could go back in time I would tell myself to listen to the doctors and stop trying to fight the inevitable. At the end of the day what’s important is your health and the baby’s. I do wish I had done a little research on induction methods. There are more than one so I wish I had understood a little more about them instead of learning about it in the moment. Know enough to be your own advocate but in the moment, they are the experts. You are going to do great. Good luck! ❤️
Thank you for the advice! I'll do some research to feel more educated in the moment
The body is a weird machine! I was scheduled to be induced with my 2nd pregnancy exactly one week early, & sure enough showed up that morning 5cm dilated & heading into it.
Don’t put any more unnecessary pressure on yourself at such a delicate time. Try to go with the flow and pick your battles on what’s important to be in control of — as we all know, over planning (especially with birth-related planning) can sometimes set you up for disappointment if it doesn’t all go a certain way.
Congrats & sending best wishes! 💞
*Also depending where you are, you should be able to labor mask-free if you’re negative (they may test you when you get in).
Aww thanks for the advice! At this point I'm trying to will little girl to make her own exit too and hoping I have the benefit of 2nd time mom on my side, while also knowing it's not my choice. Control the controllable
I was induced with my first in April 2020. Take anything with you that’ll help you relax and help time pass if things don’t go as fast as you’d hoped. We took our iPad since one our fave bands was having a livestream show which helped the evening go by (& hubby watched lots of hulu), played cards, and it’s cliche, but try and get some sleep while you can until things start happening 😆 I was settled in my room and first dose of meds by 8pm which helped because the next day was all laboring. Feel free to message me for more details or any specific questions!
Thanks for the advice!
I was induced and everything went just fine. Lots of time laying around just waiting. Boring. Make a playlist. And get the epidural! 🤣 (or don’t if you don’t want) Go with the flow. Best wishes!
I was induced bc my son was 12 days overdue and did not want to come out. Mine ended in a c-section but I have zero regrets and my recovery was swift. Also I looooved my epidural. What a gift. However your babe arrives, healthy mama, healthy baby is the most important thing!
Second loving the epidural. Conceptually I understand the appeal of unmedicated births, but in practice after having one and enjoying my entire labor so thoroughly I couldn’t imagine opting to not have!
I was induced for both and it went fast! Know that’s not the case for all but I was nervous after hearing a few horror stories and was pleasantly surprised at how smoothly both went.
Thanks for sharing! I am most panicked by the "time" I am assuming it will take, esp since I labored at home for a while with my first. Hopefully it's a good sign for #2 🤞
What about induction using a foley balloon? My old OB was insisting on inducing at 40 weeks for reasons it turns out had more to do with convenience for them than my interests, but I had exactly the same fear - don’t want to sit around in a hospital room waiting for the pain and feeling my anxiety climb - so I looked into different options and besides misoprostol and pitocin which you’d need to be in a drip for they can do an out-patient thing where you go to your OB and they place this little balloon catheter thing in your cervix - no meds, just air. Then you go home and wait for things to get going. It’s used for induced home births. Maybe that’s an option?
It doesn’t hurt! The balloon. But the pitocin does.
I will say be prepared for plans to change and change again. Going with the flow and focusing on the end goal (getting your baby and keeping you and baby healthy) helps deal with unforeseen happenings. With my first my water broke at 36 weeks so they had to induce me - super easy labor (get the epidural!). My second arrived on her due date naturally. And most recently in December I was scheduled to be induced with twins on 38 weeks in the dot and was admitted 3 days before my induction date with preeclampsia and had to be induced then. Again super easy labor and twins were out in 5 mins once I started pushing. Yet I had to be admitted for a week for postpartum complications. Point is this is all unpredictable and every experience is so different so best to prepare for the unexpected mentally. Good luck!
I think the best advice I heard about birth plans is to make them preferences because these things NEVER go according to plan. It’s the same with having kids - you have to relinquish control and go with the flow or else you’ll drive yourself mad.