Going home after induction gel? - Page 2

marley2580 · Mar 16th, 2012, 11:44 AM

Have a look here http://www.homebirth.org.uk/overdue.htm

And stick to your guns. Yes there is an increased risk of going over 42 weeks, but there is also an increased risk associated with induction. All you can do is weigh up the risks and benefits for you and your family and make the decision that is right for you. If you do go in for monitoring, try and take someone with you for some moral support as thay can really up the pressure - they don't like people that go against the norm.

kaykay25 · Mar 16th, 2012, 11:55 AM

Argh!! OH just on phone told him i wasn't doing it on monday he says... well have a cesarean then, wtf is he actually kidding, he thinks i should be induced 'oh well you go then and do what you want to do' cause i said i wasn't sure if he should come on monday cause he will just agree with doc and stress me out.

Why cant anyone just see this from my point of view, i need this baby to come by herself NOW!!

Blizzard · Mar 16th, 2012, 12:30 PM

Aw hun I'm sorry this is stressing you out. I hope you get your wish and baby comes tonight

x

kaykay25 · Mar 16th, 2012, 13:03 PM

Have convinced OH that induction is not a good idea, he did not realise there were risks involved as obv no one actually tells you of any risks involved you have to find out these things for yourself.

I wonder why they dont want to inform you of the risks of induction and why they seem so keen to go down that route rather than wait and do checks??
I mean if baby is ok and everything is working fine i just dont get the fuss??

Kaylakin · Mar 16th, 2012, 14:11 PM

I'm with you on this one. As much as I want to meet my baby already, he is doing well in there and in no distress so I worry about if I need to be induced. I was going to ask my doc the same thing about the gel if it comes to that. I mean why can't I get the gel in the office even and then go home and call when/if contractions are strong enough? I feel like if I go in for the induction they will try the gel, then try it again if it doesn't progress fast enough, then they'll start pitocin, then if things don't progress from there it's a c-section because god forbid you stay longer in the hospital and the insurance company pays for it... ugh! Well let us know now it pans out for you...

marley2580 · Mar 16th, 2012, 14:34 PM

Glad you've convinced your OH, it is important to feel supported when you're going against the norm. Do you have anyone else you can take on monday that could support you?

NuKe · Mar 16th, 2012, 14:41 PM

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Originally Posted by kaykay25

Plucking up the courage to tell midwife i dont want to be induced but i know she will make me feel bad about it like im putting baby at risk.

Isnt full term 37-42 weeks anyway? so technically im not 'overdue' as 42 weeks will be tuesday, and im sure they dont get due dates dead on so why all the pressure for inducing, she has not even mentioned to me that i can be monitored instead.

Am i pushing it at 42 weeks do you think? sorry to go on but i need some courage to call midwife!!

yes she will! mine did anyway. stick to your guns though!!!

laylasmummy · Mar 16th, 2012, 14:45 PM

No once they have started the induction process they dont let you go home. I was in 5 days after my failed induction because they dont let you out. hope all goes well x

kaykay25 · Mar 17th, 2012, 13:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Kaylakin

I'm with you on this one. As much as I want to meet my baby already, he is doing well in there and in no distress so I worry about if I need to be induced. I was going to ask my doc the same thing about the gel if it comes to that. I mean why can't I get the gel in the office even and then go home and call when/if contractions are strong enough? I feel like if I go in for the induction they will try the gel, then try it again if it doesn't progress fast enough, then they'll start pitocin, then if things don't progress from there it's a c-section because god forbid you stay longer in the hospital and the insurance company pays for it... ugh! Well let us know now it pans out for you...

Luckily we dont have to worry about insurance company and such things in the uk, would make it 10 times more stressfull!!

Apparantly they dont like you to leave because once they have got involved if anything goes wrong they can be liable so they like to keep an eye on you, what i dont understand is if full term labour is between 37-42 weeks why all the pressure to labour at around 40 weeks and why are they so against monitoring baby after 42? if everything is ok then what is the rush.

Oh well... baby still not in a rush to come yet, maybe she will decide tonight is the night!! fingers crossed cause im dreading monday if she's still not here.

jo14 · Mar 17th, 2012, 13:50 PM

i can understand last time i went in monday for induction, i had to coz of diabetes or i would have refused and i was still there on sat as it did not work but they wont let you go once they have started for some reason even though my waters had not gone!!! which in find odd

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marley2580 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Forfar Posts: 6,505	Have a look here http://www.homebirth.org.uk/overdue.htm And stick to your guns. Yes there is an increased risk of going over 42 weeks, but there is also an increased risk associated with induction. All you can do is weigh up the risks and benefits for you and your family and make the decision that is right for you. If you do go in for monitoring, try and take someone with you for some moral support as thay can really up the pressure - they don't like people that go against the norm.
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kaykay25 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 10	Argh!! OH just on phone told him i wasn't doing it on monday he says... well have a cesarean then, wtf is he actually kidding, he thinks i should be induced 'oh well you go then and do what you want to do' cause i said i wasn't sure if he should come on monday cause he will just agree with doc and stress me out. Why cant anyone just see this from my point of view, i need this baby to come by herself NOW!!

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kaykay25 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 10	Have convinced OH that induction is not a good idea, he did not realise there were risks involved as obv no one actually tells you of any risks involved you have to find out these things for yourself. I wonder why they dont want to inform you of the risks of induction and why they seem so keen to go down that route rather than wait and do checks?? I mean if baby is ok and everything is working fine i just dont get the fuss??

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Kaylakin Waiting To Try (WTT) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: USA Posts: 407	I'm with you on this one. As much as I want to meet my baby already, he is doing well in there and in no distress so I worry about if I need to be induced. I was going to ask my doc the same thing about the gel if it comes to that. I mean why can't I get the gel in the office even and then go home and call when/if contractions are strong enough? I feel like if I go in for the induction they will try the gel, then try it again if it doesn't progress fast enough, then they'll start pitocin, then if things don't progress from there it's a c-section because god forbid you stay longer in the hospital and the insurance company pays for it... ugh! Well let us know now it pans out for you...

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marley2580 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Forfar Posts: 6,505	Glad you've convinced your OH, it is important to feel supported when you're going against the norm. Do you have anyone else you can take on monday that could support you?
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laylasmummy Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Leicestershire, ENGLAND Posts: 609	No once they have started the induction process they dont let you go home. I was in 5 days after my failed induction because they dont let you out. hope all goes well x

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jo14 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 1,682	i can understand last time i went in monday for induction, i had to coz of diabetes or i would have refused and i was still there on sat as it did not work but they wont let you go once they have started for some reason even though my waters had not gone!!! which in find odd

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