Did your induction alter your mood?

[GingerNut]

So, the facts:

- Natural oxytocin makes you feel happy
- Synthetic oxytocin is used in induction
- When my induction started, I felt happy; not just naturally happy, but definitely drug induced - it was too sudden and too extreme to be natural. I get something similar if I take Nurofen Plus (especially combined with a caffeinated drink) so it's a feeling I recognise.

Do I get a buzz from being induced? Am I the only one? If not, why isn't it more widely documented?

(I also had an epidural and an insulin drip but I'm guessing it would have been the oxytocin that affected me as that's what it does naturally anyway)

 

[fedupwaiting]

Oooh I don't have a clue as this is my first but I'm very Interested to hear what folk think!!

You read so much about induction horror stories- I have one booked for Monday. A nurofen plus type smile on my face is a much more appealing prospect than the soul crushing un-natural panic that others describe!!

Xx

 

[GingerNut]

That's why I'm wondering why it isn't mentioned more! I was totally blissed out for the whole labour, just lying the on the bed grinning. I really enjoyed it : ) It was very far from the stories I'd heard about other people's inductions! Here's hoping it's the same this time...

 

[cherryglitter]

in my experience, i was not blissed out at all. anything but!
i had a horrible time. i wasnt horrible to OH, but i was evil to the midwives. which is probably what went wrong!
i wouldnt let them examine for hours. i don't even know why!

i lost control with it all and the pessaries made me so sore inside. i really did just want to go home throughout the whole thing. was horrible. x

 

[we can't wait]

I didn't have any effects from induction. All they gave me was cervidil, though... So maybe that's why?