does being induced hurt more than natural labour?

[madcatwoman]

For most,not everyone, then the answer is yes (for contractions that is).
The contractions come on quicker, more full on (less build up), I had this and im afraid i cant lie, it was agony.

This is exactly how it was for me. My waters went and literally within minutes I was having full on contractions every couple of minutes. They had to wheel me to delivery where I asked for, and was given, an epidural straight away.

this happened to me too!!!!.one min i was fine,next my waters went and to be honest i felt like the contractions were going to kill me! i too had to recieve an epi asap.

I remember I was trying to inch my way to the buzzer to call a MW and although it was probably just a few minutes, it felt like an eternity because I had to keep stopping and having a whimper with the contractions. Yeowch

there was no-one to see to me for 20mins,i was left clinging to the bed in tears,i couldnt draw a breath to shout,i nearly called a girl in the bed next to me to help but by that time my husband arrived and the a wheelchair.
our experiences must have been as bad as they were due to our waters going 1st i guess?

It could be bc of that...its tough to say, however, i see you had a face presentation as well....with that comes LOADS of back labor. They MWs and OBs told me "if you can birth a posterior baby unmedicated, than you an anterior baby will be a breeze!" lol apparently its hardcore! So it could have been from that too. Guess you wont know until you are in labor again

EDIT*** just realized face presentation isnt the same as posterior ...i imagine they are similar in intensity though

well, i was told the face presentation would have made the pain worse,G&A didnt even tickle the spot, it was so painul i couldnt speak let alone scream,i could just about nod my head if someone asked me something.

id have loved to experience a normal labour. i was told with the face presenting my body wouldnt have probanly gone into labour natrually.

 

[Guppy051708]

For most,not everyone, then the answer is yes (for contractions that is).
The contractions come on quicker, more full on (less build up), I had this and im afraid i cant lie, it was agony.

This is exactly how it was for me. My waters went and literally within minutes I was having full on contractions every couple of minutes. They had to wheel me to delivery where I asked for, and was given, an epidural straight away.

this happened to me too!!!!.one min i was fine,next my waters went and to be honest i felt like the contractions were going to kill me! i too had to recieve an epi asap.

I remember I was trying to inch my way to the buzzer to call a MW and although it was probably just a few minutes, it felt like an eternity because I had to keep stopping and having a whimper with the contractions. Yeowch

there was no-one to see to me for 20mins,i was left clinging to the bed in tears,i couldnt draw a breath to shout,i nearly called a girl in the bed next to me to help but by that time my husband arrived and the a wheelchair.
our experiences must have been as bad as they were due to our waters going 1st i guess?

It could be bc of that...its tough to say, however, i see you had a face presentation as well....with that comes LOADS of back labor. They MWs and OBs told me "if you can birth a posterior baby unmedicated, than you an anterior baby will be a breeze!" lol apparently its hardcore! So it could have been from that too. Guess you wont know until you are in labor again

EDIT*** just realized face presentation isnt the same as posterior ...i imagine they are similar in intensity though

well, i was told the face presentation would have made the pain worse,G&A didnt even tickle the spot, it was so painul i couldnt speak let alone scream,i could just about nod my head if someone asked me something.

id have loved to experience a normal labour. i was told with the face presenting my body wouldnt have probanly gone into labour natrually.

i hate when docs (or whomever) say stuff like that!
i was also told posterior babies would need c-sectioned...looks like we both prooved them wrong! haha. Babies really can make their debut in just about anyway possible, if we let them (outside of truly need medical intervention, like the c-section). this is a pretty cool article! I know you didn't have a nuchal cord, but same theory applies

https://birthwithoutfearblog.com/2011/09/22/grapich-birth-photo-of-baby-born-with-a-nuchal-hand/

 

[madcatwoman]

For most,not everyone, then the answer is yes (for contractions that is).
The contractions come on quicker, more full on (less build up), I had this and im afraid i cant lie, it was agony.

This is exactly how it was for me. My waters went and literally within minutes I was having full on contractions every couple of minutes. They had to wheel me to delivery where I asked for, and was given, an epidural straight away.

this happened to me too!!!!.one min i was fine,next my waters went and to be honest i felt like the contractions were going to kill me! i too had to recieve an epi asap.

I remember I was trying to inch my way to the buzzer to call a MW and although it was probably just a few minutes, it felt like an eternity because I had to keep stopping and having a whimper with the contractions. Yeowch

there was no-one to see to me for 20mins,i was left clinging to the bed in tears,i couldnt draw a breath to shout,i nearly called a girl in the bed next to me to help but by that time my husband arrived and the a wheelchair.
our experiences must have been as bad as they were due to our waters going 1st i guess?

It could be bc of that...its tough to say, however, i see you had a face presentation as well....with that comes LOADS of back labor. They MWs and OBs told me "if you can birth a posterior baby unmedicated, than you an anterior baby will be a breeze!" lol apparently its hardcore! So it could have been from that too. Guess you wont know until you are in labor again

EDIT*** just realized face presentation isnt the same as posterior ...i imagine they are similar in intensity though

well, i was told the face presentation would have made the pain worse,G&A didnt even tickle the spot, it was so painul i couldnt speak let alone scream,i could just about nod my head if someone asked me something.

id have loved to experience a normal labour. i was told with the face presenting my body wouldnt have probanly gone into labour natrually.

i hate when docs (or whomever) say stuff like that!
i was also told posterior babies would need c-sectioned...looks like we both prooved them wrong! haha. Babies really can make their debut in just about anyway possible, if we let them (outside of truly need medical intervention, like the c-section). this is a pretty cool article! I know you didn't have a nuchal cord, but same theory applies

https://birthwithoutfearblog.com/2011/09/22/grapich-birth-photo-of-baby-born-with-a-nuchal-hand/

interesting link,cheers
the midwives and docs conferred for at least 2 hours as to what should happen, i was on the way to a section i believe. one doc said she would like to try forceps,she did,and he popped out quite quick!,his face was in a shocking state though,real bad!,and i had the 2nd deg tear.

ignore the state of me,this was how my boy looked
this is also him 2 weeks on

 

[Guppy051708]

im so glad you were able to have a vaginal birth! that is awesome girl!!!

 

[madcatwoman]

thanks!,trust me to do things differently. ive added some pics encase you want a nosey

 

[Guppy051708]

awww, well i think you both did a great job and he is perfect

 

[bbyno1]

I keep reading that its more painful being induced. Im really worried already that i may go overdue and get induced :/

 

[Guppy051708]

I keep reading that its more painful being induced. Im really worried already that i may go overdue and get induced :/

being overdue does NOT mean you have to be induced!!! you CAN prevent that (assuming no medical issues). after you go "over" just ask for non fetal stress test and placental checks via ultrasound. trust me i went almost 2 weeks "overdue". there are laws to protect you and the decision you want to make. there are also options, no matter if a doctor gives you those options or not. just be sure to ask for the extra monitoring (even if your doc/MW doesn't bring it up) and youre golden! chances are everything will be fine, and then you'll go on your own i also recommend finding out what your care providers c-section/induction rate is...if its high...get a new provider!

 

[NawlinsMama]

I was induced with DD, so I can't compare (Yet! Hopefully I'll be able to after this LO arrives!), but the contractions became VERY intense immediately after my water broke. I had a cervical insert (which did nothing), then pitocin for about 7 hours before my waters went. It was honestly quite, quite intense, but mostly because you don't get a chance to get used to the contractions; they come on too fast for that. I've heard that without pitocin contractions come on slower, more like a wave (building and subsiding) as opposed to all at once like mine did. That was definitely the worst part - not being prepared for the pain. I would recommend having someone watch your monitor so that you'll know when the contractions are coming, that would probably have helped me A LOT.
I ended up with only a shot of stadol for pain (on nurse's insistence that LO's heart rate was too high, and I NEEDED to take it...), so anyone thinking about still trying to keep it as natural as possible should go for it! It's very do-able!

 

[madcatwoman]

There seems to be a theme here, for those whos waters went by themselves the induction seems to have been more painful, the more positive stories ive read about induction seems to be for those whos waters didnt go natrually, maybe im wrong??

I was 2 weeks overdue, but i was also immobile due to spd, i could litterally shuffle to the loo and that was it!. I actually asked to be induced (i was very niaeve!!!!), and never again!, but im only choosing to have one baby anyway. If i did want another, never in a million years would i be induced, personally if i could persuade the NHS, id want a section, i had a terrible few months healing from a natrual, and had friends who had a section who were off shopping and feeling 'not too bad' 4 days later! and there was me 5 weeks later only just being able to sit down.

 

[chuck]

I went into spontaneous labour with my first but had synto to speed things along (worst decision of my life).

I can honestly say that no part of either labour that were natural hurt at all.

With DS1 it wasnt painful until they gave me that synto then even en epi and GnA didnt cut it as they kept turning that drip up.

With DS2 none of the labour hurt until he crowned.

 

[Jai_Jai]

I was induced last time and I know I am lucky when I say this but I had a fab IOL and loved it and would opt for it again but I also know it doesn't happen like that for everyone - if you are induced I too hope you are very lucky and it doesn't take ages, you do not need a drip and it isn't too painful

 

[mummyflanagan]

thank you everyone ive still not popped yet xx

 

[Guppy051708]

you're only 2 days "overdue"! A normal pregnancy last from 37-42 weeks, so still PLENTY of time! I went to 41+5

 

[moomin_troll]

i think the more u worry about going overdue the longer things will take.

RELAX lol the more relaxed u are the sooner things will happen, i believe anyway

 

[Guppy051708]

i think the more u worry about going overdue the longer things will take.

RELAX lol the more relaxed u are the sooner things will happen, i believe anyway

This couldn't have more truth to it! Seriously! I was 100% fine with being "overdue" but it was everyone else (medical providers included, despite no true medical need, friends & family) that would pressure about the induction. It got to a point where i had to unhook the phone, turn off my cell, and not log onto the internet! They had me so upset! & my mom lives 10 hrs away. I knew she was coming up that weekend. I went to bed upset bc i was going to get another induction speech the next day at my MW appt. well my water broke on its own at 3:30am the day after she got there! Emotional thinking has as much to do with labor as your baby does

 

[moomin_troll]

i think the more u worry about going overdue the longer things will take.

RELAX lol the more relaxed u are the sooner things will happen, i believe anyway

This couldn't have more truth to it! Seriously! I was 100% fine with being "overdue" but it was everyone else (medical providers included, despite no true medical need, friends & family) that would pressure about the induction. It got to a point where i had to unhook the phone, turn off my cell, and not log onto the internet! They had me so upset! & my mom lives 10 hrs away. I knew she was coming up that weekend. I went to bed upset bc i was going to get another induction speech the next day at my MW appt. well my water broke on its own at 3:30am the day after she got there! Emotional thinking has as much to do with labor as your baby does

everyone including my mw knew i was refusing induction. i dont count being overdue till 42 weeks anyway.
afew hours before i went into labour i had a bubble bath and had a chat to my bump lol i was so relaxed and ready.

i was 40 +4

 

[Guppy051708]

^ i really believe a good mentality and emotions plays into labor...going into labor and during labor. So many woman's labors slow down when they arrive at the hospital. Its not rocket science, its bc of the emotional state and the fact that a hospital is not familiar with them. It is such a primal thing. Even animals, if they dont feel safe to birth, they will get up and leave, their labor will stop, and when they feel the environment is good and safe, they will birth their babies. We arn't any different in that aspect. Deep down, i think ppl worried about going overdue are afraid of the induction, and to be honest i can't blame them one bit! Follow that intuition! The part of the brain used for labor is the oldest part of the brain! It has had so much time to evolve, and so for that i think its a very trust worthy instinct to follow.

i really agree with you hun, i went at 41+5...haha that was a long wait but i am SOOO glad i didn't do the induction, which they wanted to do the wednesday before (i went into labor friday and had my LO in my arms on saturday). It could have been a VERY different outcome if i would have agreed to induction, ESPECIALLY since DS was sunny side up. Plus, inductions can take days and theres a chance i would have had him about saturday anyways Follow your instincts is the best thing i can say!

 

[Guppy051708]

This time i am not worried one bit! I got the hell out of the hospital and birthing at a free standing birth center with lay midwives (2) i am so excited! it is such a different experience! Even the monthly visits are different! Our visits are one hr in duration. I learn about them, they learn about me, and they teach me stuff! its such a great opportunity whereas my OB ...well i waited longer to see and then when i did it was less than 5 minutes. Youre in, you're out and then your done....never got a chance to really get to know them at all, and lets be honest, that is an important thing when it comes to birth! of course it wouldn't have mattered anyways since you get whoever is on call but you catch my drift.

Also, with them (my new MWs), they dont even require any monitoring (fetal non stress test, ultrasound, etc) until you get to 42 weeks. They view that as a normal gestational period. Then if you get to 42 weeks they just ask you to get some monitoring done and if all is fine they let ya go until 43. I feel so much more confident this time...like i dont have to fight a system or anything. I am not stressed about induction one bit. And tbh, i think i wont be going as far over just bc i am not worried about and because i TRULY trust my providers and i know they WILL be the ones attending my birth, and i know they wont run me through "the system". Furthermore, if i did have to be transported to a hospital they will be going with me. I dont need a birth plan bc THEY are my birth plan. I wont have to worry about fighting the system there either and i know i would be getting an honest recommendation from them if any intervention was necessary

 

[moomin_troll]

i went 41+5 with my first and was in on n off early labour for 13 days :/ they broke my waters so was classed as induced. i had my second at home so didnt need to worry about the hospital even tho i had to go after for stitches :/