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<blockquote data-quote="El_em" data-source="post: 2085895" data-attributes="member: 494321"><p>My induction wasn’t the horror show I was expecting it to be at all - I’d been to some birth preparation classes and it was presented as something that you don’t really want to happen, like an emergency c-section or forceps delivery. This scared the **** out of me knowing I would most likely be having one (I’m type 1 so would have only avoided it by delivering early, which would have been even less ideal). </p><p></p><p>I was dilated with a balloon over about 8-10 hours, which started some contractions - my waters were broken (none of this was painful) and then I went onto pitocin a few hours after that. From start to end I was in labour for 11 hours and I had some pain relief to help me through the transition, but managed 9/10 hours without - which I was led to believe would be impossible <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> The hardest part for me was how quickly I went into transition to pushing - I’d planned in my mind to have an epidural and it was too late. I think that the nurses and midwife sped things up because they wanted me to deliver within a shift, and that’s the only thing I’d watch out for, and is something that you can express concerns about if you think it’s happening. </p><p></p><p>Putting this here because after my experience I’d be fine being induced again, and I was terrified previously about what I’d heard. It can be absolutely fine - we were out of the hospital 6 hours after my daughter was born. Obviously everyone is different, but don’t feel you need to be scared silly about something that might not happen x</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="El_em, post: 2085895, member: 494321"] My induction wasn’t the horror show I was expecting it to be at all - I’d been to some birth preparation classes and it was presented as something that you don’t really want to happen, like an emergency c-section or forceps delivery. This scared the **** out of me knowing I would most likely be having one (I’m type 1 so would have only avoided it by delivering early, which would have been even less ideal). I was dilated with a balloon over about 8-10 hours, which started some contractions - my waters were broken (none of this was painful) and then I went onto pitocin a few hours after that. From start to end I was in labour for 11 hours and I had some pain relief to help me through the transition, but managed 9/10 hours without - which I was led to believe would be impossible :) The hardest part for me was how quickly I went into transition to pushing - I’d planned in my mind to have an epidural and it was too late. I think that the nurses and midwife sped things up because they wanted me to deliver within a shift, and that’s the only thing I’d watch out for, and is something that you can express concerns about if you think it’s happening. Putting this here because after my experience I’d be fine being induced again, and I was terrified previously about what I’d heard. It can be absolutely fine - we were out of the hospital 6 hours after my daughter was born. Obviously everyone is different, but don’t feel you need to be scared silly about something that might not happen x [/QUOTE]
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