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Inducing Labor?
I am 1-1/2cm dilated but like I said these past few days I've been feeling ... for 1 month and by the time I hit 6cm the contractions still weren't regular. ...
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- I was induced, but not until 3 days after my due date. The dr. should be able to tell by ultrasound how your placenta looks and if the baby has passed meconium (poop)....
- I would wait it out. You are seeing the doc every week now and if you go past your due date you most likely will go in a few days a week. They would/should give you ...
- M., I didn't see it said anywhere in the posts, and I have to appologize to anyone upfront if what I'm about to say offends anyone, but when I was pregnant with my ...
First Time Pregnancy 1 Week over Due with Baby Who Won't Drop
My daughter had not dropped until I was about 8 cm dilated, but she made it and ..... Even after I finally got an epidural sometime on Sunday at 5-6 cm(it's ...
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- I hesitated to respond because I don't want to scare you, but my story does show that everyone's experience is different...you just don't know what will happen, but yo...
- I know this sounds weird, but if you have a breast pump, go ahead and use it for like 20 minutes every hour. The stimulation will start contractions. It worked for me!...
- Ooh, I'm going to warn you now, I can get on a pretty wild rant when it comes to induction! I'll try to keep it brief, so here goes: Why, specifically, is your doc...
How Fast Will Labor for 2Nd Baby Be Compared to 1St?
I wasn't fully dilated until 7 that evening, but due to complication, I ended up with an ..... that is generally when you will be in ative labor (4-6cm), ...
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- From what I've read, every single labor/child delivered is different and you cannot really know ahead of time what to expect. In two weeks you'll be 36 weeks so if yo...
- I was specifically told that it can take longer because your body is already used to having been in labor. I started dialating sooner with my second, but I think labor...
- I have heared it said that the 2nd is faster than the 1st. In my case it was way true. My 1st took about 8 hrs. from first contraction to being out. My second, way fas...
Advice and Experiences on C-sections, Please!
I only dilated 6 cm. I had an epidural because I was tired and hurting. She is my first child (maybe only!...lol.) and my water actually broke at 6am but ...
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- I think the most valuable thing was readign PUSHED by Jennifer Block- so much information has been really kept from women regardign truth about statistics- this book w...
- I had a c-section with both of my boys. They are now 5 & 1/2. I would not change a thing. My first one was a little rough and took a little longer to recover. My s...
- First, do not freak out. I do not know your health but it is not bad. I had a spinal block. As for medication, they gave me some pain medicine thru my iv for the fi...
Getting Induced
I had an epidural when I hit around 6 cm, but even before I had the ..... Doc was going to be out of town and I was already dilated to a 2 and wanted her to ...
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- I was induced with my first because I was past my due date and my dr. felt if the baby got any bigger that he would have to do a c-section. that said, yes the contrac...
- Iam 22 and pregnant with my 3rd.I got induced with my last one which was only seven weeks ago.My water broke at 32 weeks.They admitted me to the hospital and my contra...
- I would say don't be afraid of going with the pain meds because, millions of women before you have had perfectly healthy babies with pain meds and it also doesn't make...
Overdue Pregnancy - to Induce or Not to Induce?
I was dilated 3 cm and did not budge so they put me on pitocin after 1 hour. ..... checked me and got ready to break my water - I was already 6cm and 100%. ...
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- C., My son was actually 2 weeks early (I was sick and coughed hard enough to break my water!). And I don't have personal experience with induction. BUT my person...
- For me....it was a hard labor, but it was my first and I really had nothing to compare to it. Anyway, I was not dilated and the doctor said induction, becuase they wou...
- I have 3 little ones and the earliest came at 9 days late - after an induction. My latest was 15 days late. They really won't let you go past 14 days because they begi...
Epidural... What's It Like?
I slept until 6am when they checked me again (6cm) and broke my water. ... Once I was fully dilated I felt the baby entering the birth canal, I looked at my ...
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- I had one with each of my boys (2 of them!) You do have to sit still while the doc puts it in, but if you have a good anestesthologist (?) it won't be that painful. Th...
- Hi J., I had an epideral with my first baby and to tell you the truth I was in so much pain from labor that I didn't feel it. I had to sit still which made me nerv...
- Truthfully, for me the epidural was the most painful part of the labor and delivery. I had to be held down by the nurse and my fiance. I had back labor that started ...
Any Luck with Natural Induction Methods?
... did not progress past 6cm and had to have a cesarean. Let's see. .... of induction it will do no good if you are not dilated at least to some degree. ...
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- Hi A.- I'm a 32 year-old mom with two little ones (a girl, 3, and a boy, 8 mos.). I was a week late with our daughter and was induced, and two days late with our s...
- Last Night was a big full moon. Maybe something will happen for you this weekend and you will have an Easter baby. Someone was saying this is the last early Easter f...
- Sex works! Semen contains prostaglandins which can gently induce labor. I had my daughter at 38 weeks this way. Also, acupuncture can induce labor.
Interested in Hearing from Some Mamas About Their Birth Experiences!
Everything went great - I was already dilated 3 cm when they started induction ...... so they started me on the Pitocin...by 3 pm I was 6 cm. dialated. ...
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- I have given birth to two babies and expecting my 3rd in March. My first was a vaginal delivery induced at 40 weeks due to high blood pressure. I wish more than anyt...
- I have a 16 month old, and am currently 38 weeks pregnant. With my first, we found out at 36 weeks that the baby was breech. My doctor clearly gave me the option of ha...
- I had 2 natural child births. I had them at a birthing center with a midwife. It was spontaneous labor. The first one was 1 hour and the second one was 3 hours. They w...
Epidural????
I was 5.5 cm dilated and told I would not be fully dialeted until early the next .... before you reach 5-6 cm increases your odds of requiring a c-section. ...
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- As a Labor and Delivery nurse I can tell you that the majority of women opt to get an epidural. It is a safe procedure and can provide good pain relief. I just had my ...
- Hello E., My daughters are 11 years apart so when I found myslef pregnant again, I chose the epidural. it was inserted by the head of radiology during the peak of a...
- There is no question, Epidural's were God's gift to women post the Eve/apple quagmire. I have a 20-month old son and a baby due in 8 weeks. The minute I was rolled i...
