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<blockquote data-quote="chloe1" data-source="post: 512350" data-attributes="member: 28559"><p>Hi ladies</p><p></p><p>I was induced at 38 weeks for both my girls. It's standard practice for people with diabetes. However if you can avoid the syntocin ( I think that's what it's called) it's used to make your contractions stronger, then IMHO do. I had it with my first, and ended up with epidural which took all my control of the Labour away. The second I asked for a sweep and have waters broken, which was enough to start Labour. It was a much better experience than the first, I had complete control, and it was so quick there was not much point in putting me on a drip.</p><p>They say there is a greater risk of stillbirth which is their reason for inducing.</p><p>One thing I would warn you about is the hypos when breastfeeding. My babies literally sucked the sugar out of me, and I struggled for months with one hypo after another, while taking very little insulin. So stock up on lots of carb snacks and bananas! I got through boxes of those nutrigrain bars.</p><p>Lastly good luck, and try to enjoy the experience, it's a very special time!</p><p></p><p>Sent from the <a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/app/?utm_source=sig&utm_medium=txt&utm_campaign=appsig" target="_blank">Diabetes Forum App</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chloe1, post: 512350, member: 28559"] Hi ladies I was induced at 38 weeks for both my girls. It's standard practice for people with diabetes. However if you can avoid the syntocin ( I think that's what it's called) it's used to make your contractions stronger, then IMHO do. I had it with my first, and ended up with epidural which took all my control of the Labour away. The second I asked for a sweep and have waters broken, which was enough to start Labour. It was a much better experience than the first, I had complete control, and it was so quick there was not much point in putting me on a drip. They say there is a greater risk of stillbirth which is their reason for inducing. One thing I would warn you about is the hypos when breastfeeding. My babies literally sucked the sugar out of me, and I struggled for months with one hypo after another, while taking very little insulin. So stock up on lots of carb snacks and bananas! I got through boxes of those nutrigrain bars. Lastly good luck, and try to enjoy the experience, it's a very special time! Sent from the [url=http://www.diabetes.co.uk/app/?utm_source=sig&utm_medium=txt&utm_campaign=appsig]Diabetes Forum App[/url] [/QUOTE]
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