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Advice About Induction
You can do a great deal of your own research by googleing the danger of labor induction, and encourage you to do so. This is YOUR baby and YOUR body. ...
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- Looks like you've gotten a lot of advice. I am 30 weeks with my second right now. I think you should keep the induction date just in case, but walk as much as you ...
- Hi, J.. I sure feel for you. I don't know what to tell you to do. I told my doctor I didn't want induced, and asked her if they would necessarily do it if I were a ...
- Hi Jen, I was induced with all three of my kids. I was induced at 41weeks, 2 days with my daughter, 40 weeks,4 days with my first son, and 39 weeks with my second s...
Induction
The day of her scheduled induction, she went into labor on her own. She delivered a 10lb 5 oz baby vaginally! As long as the baby and you are not in ...
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- My sister was induced with her first baby and was scheduled to be induced for her second because she was 14 days past due. The day of her scheduled induction, she wen...
- Hi N., I was induced 1 month before my due date because my water broke just as I was getting ready to go to sleep for the night. When I got to the hospital, the nu...
- Hey there! I was induced with my first pregnancy. Its actually funny cause i was put on strict bed rest at 24weeks for pre-term labor (i was 3cent dilated and 100% ef...
Bringing on Labor to Be Induced or Wait It Out!
I had heard from nurses and other women that induction does prolong labor which I was skeptical about, but now I am a believer! I am pregnant again and will ...
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- I heard that if you have relations with your other half then that will help if your body is ready for labor. About, inducing, if you are still able to do things and n...
- Hi J.: I just had my first child on Nov. 6, 2006. My due date was on Nov. 4th , but I started to experience slight labor pains. They did not get too intense, but ...
- Sad to say but if your body isn't ready to give birth then the things that bring on labor at home (like primrose oil, etc) will not work. Just take this time to enj...
Dont Want a 3Rd Induction!
I would also read more about induction in the book "The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth" Another book that has ideas about getting labor going is ...
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- Hopefully you have had or are in the process of having lil baby. If not, I am studying to become a midwife. Your best bet is to walk. alot. just keep walking. I was...
- No doubt!!! Pitocin is AWFUL. I was 9.5 centimeters and expected in the next half hour (my nurse was pissed that she was going to miss the birth while she was on her l...
- Who is doing your care? WHY did they induce before? Induction can be really really dangerous and often leads to other interventions( complications) Did you know ...
Early Stages of Labor
i had a good friend who was in this same early labor for nearly three weeks. she was miserable. her doctor also did not beleive in induction. by the time ...
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- Being that you lost you mucus plug it can take up to 2 weeks for you to go into actual labor but it does not ness have to be that long, it can happen at anytime. Ilost...
- Hi J., Hugs to you! As an ALACE birth assistant, I can tell you that you are experiencing Prodromal Labor. This is where your body is doing everything it needs to...
- unfournately there is no way to tell how long this can go on my sister in law was in labor for like a week and a half with my neice and it was her fourth too. you just...
How Can I Talk My Dr into Induction??
The labor induction drugs were causing my contractions to be too strong when I was not dialated enough for him to be pushed through the birth cannal. ...
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- S., First off congratulations! Your Dr may not be inducing you because youre body isn't ready. I had to get induced at 38 weeks because I had preclampsia and my bod...
- If there is no medical reason to wait, tell him you want to schedule it NOW! he really shoudln't fight you on this, so I hope he doesn't (If you are ready). I was in...
- Take some castor oil it worked for me and I went 5 days early. Good luck
How Is Sequioa Hospital Labor and Delivery in Redwood City?
I had an induction where I came in at 6 am and had the baby at 4 pm. ... The nurses durning labor and delivery were very comforting and helpful. ...
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- Congrats on your upcoming arrival. :) I agree whole heartedly with the previous poster. I had my son there in Oct 07 and I couldn't have been happier with the treatm...
- It is the best. I have had all four of my girls there and all four experiences have been great. So good, that I wouldn't have minded staying longer :). The staff is...
- I had my 2 girls at Sequoia Hospital, and all went very well, much better than my first at stanford hospital. The view is very peaceful, awaking to the mist in the re...
Am I Being Selfish Requesting an Induction?
My first 2 children came extremely fast (1 1/2 hours and 32 minutes). the dr said I could do a voluntary induction at 38 weeks if I dont go into labor ...
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- I don't see what the big deal is, since you could have your baby on your own (without induction)at 38 weeks, anyway. And who knows, you just might... Would they be ups...
- I would be completely straightforward with your in-laws. Explain that you understand that they might be upset if you intentionally deliver when they're out of town bu...
- I'm guessing your in-laws made their plans knowing that you were pregnant. After 36 weeks it could happen anytime, so I say if they aren't there for the big day. Oh, ...
Induction
Apr 11, 2009 ... thanks all for helpful information and experiences. i ended up going into labor the day before on easter so induction was not an issue. a ...
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- I was induced - my first child - doctor said that he was gonna be big so we went with the due date. Turns out when they got me settled in the hospital and hooked me u...
- I have 3 kids and I was induced with my third. I was afraid to be induced but I gotta tell ya - I wish all of them had been induced. I had no problems with the pitoc...
- Hi C., Congrats on baby #2! Just as every pregnancy is different, every labor/delivery is different. I happen to have been induced with BOTH of my boys (9 days af...
Induction
You are smart to be asking about the actual induction. My labor went something like this, we got up very early and checked in at the hospital. ...
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- I was induced 5 days after my due date because my daughter was kicking the placenta to shreads. I was induced at 7 or 8am and she was born at 3:45 that same day. The...
- I was induced the beginning of the month, because our little girl was growing so big. She wasn't due until today, but came out 9 lbs and 19 1/2 inches long. As far a...
- Hi M.! i was induced w/ my son, and overall i had a good experience. The only thing that i did was hesitate on the epidural. So they gave me this other drug that ma...
