GD late in pregnancy - scared, need advice!

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I had a gowth scan at 32 weeks which showed a bigger than expected baby, so I was sent for a GTT. I have only just got the results back and I have GD. I am 35+4. I am having a growth scan next week and have been given a montior to check my sugars throughout the day - and they want me to see how I go for a week, and if I can control through the diet. I see the consultant next tuesday and will have growth result back then too.

I'm quite worried that I'm this late on in pregnancy and its only just been discovered. I know nothing about it. MW told me today there is increased risk stillbirth which has really upset me. Why is that? I don't know what the other risks are - can soemone enlighten me and how do we go about reducing those risks. What should be happening? Will being induced earlier prevent risks?

Really worried that I've obviosuly had this for a long time undiagnosed and so effects on my Lo will be worse??

Any help appreciated. thanks xxx

 

[pinki]

Hi,

same thing has just happened to me. I'm 34+ weeks and just got diagnosed. My baby was off the scale for size on my last ultrasound.6lbs 9oz at 33 weeks. I had the GTT and it came back positive for GD. I'm also having to monitor my blood glucose now for a week to see how I go and am then seeing the consultant to review.

I had a blood test earlier this week that will show what my glucose levels have been like on average for the last 3 months. That test did show that I've had GD undetected for quite a while.

Course of action at the moment is monitoring glucose levels through diet, regular scans and consultant appointments and an elective section at 38 weeks (section because I 've had a section before).

They should induce you at 38 weeks I think as I was told risk of stillbirth increases in the last two weeks so I'd ask about that at your next appointment.

Some of the risks to baby are that they can grow very big (risk of getting stuck)and get low blood sugars after birth so they need to be fed straight away and have their blood glucose levels monitored for 24 hours before being sent home. Some babies may experience temporary breathing problems at birth.

Sorry, I probably haven't been of much help, but just wanted to let you know that you are not alone. I'm going through the same thing and it's not that great, but I'm trying to relax and follow the advice I've been given so far and do my best with regards to the monitoring.

Big hug to you, I know how you feel

 

[origin]

Hi,

same thing has just happened to me. I'm 34+ weeks and just got diagnosed. My baby was off the scale for size on my last ultrasound.6lbs 9oz at 33 weeks. I had the GTT and it came back positive for GD. I'm also having to monitor my blood glucose now for a week to see how I go and am then seeing the consultant to review.

I had a blood test earlier this week that will show what my glucose levels have been like on average for the last 3 months. That test did show that I've had GD undetected for quite a while.

Course of action at the moment is monitoring glucose levels through diet, regular scans and consultant appointments and an elective section at 38 weeks (section because I 've had a section before).

They should induce you at 38 weeks I think as I was told risk of stillbirth increases in the last two weeks so I'd ask about that at your next appointment.

Some of the risks to baby are that they can grow very big (risk of getting stuck)and get low blood sugars after birth so they need to be fed straight away and have their blood glucose levels monitored for 24 hours before being sent home. Some babies may experience temporary breathing problems at birth.

Sorry, I probably haven't been of much help, but just wanted to let you know that you are not alone. I'm going through the same thing and it's not that great, but I'm trying to relax and follow the advice I've been given so far and do my best with regards to the monitoring.

Big hug to you, I know how you feel

Thanks so much that helps a lot. When u say risk of stillbirth increases last two weeks do you mean the two weeks before your due date i.e. 38-40 weeks or 2 weeks after due date i.e. 40-42 weeks. I'm not sure they will induce me at 38 weeks as i am diet controlled (well atm - i have to see if my diet works). I see conultant next tues when i will be 36+4 and will have growth scan same day. my last scan showed baby at 5lbs at 32 weeks. Would you push for idnuction if u were me? I hear not great things baout it but then as my GD been undetected so long am worried about waiting for natural birth. xxx

 

[AmeliePoulain]

hello

my gd was diagnosed at 36+2 after 3+++ of glucose in my urine, slightly elevated fluid levels and bump measuring ahead.

even though you are late on in your pregnancy you should be offered an appointment with a specialist midwife and a consultant.

it is likely because you are so near the end of pregnancy you will just need to monitor your blood sugar levels and alter your diet to control it.

as for induction it really varies around the country as to policy - some places induce at 38 weeks regardless - others are happy to let you go to 41 weeks as long as the gd is being controlled.

as i was just diet controlled i was induced at 39 weeks. as previous poster said your baby will have their blood sugar checked after being born.

please try not to worry too much, they have to tell you the worse case scenario but gd really is quite common and complications are rare. also take growth scans with a pinch of salt - i was told to expect an 8lb-er and my daughter was 6lb 7oz, long and very lean! she breastfed from birth and her blood sugar was fine.

best of luck and

 

[AmeliePoulain]

Hi,

same thing has just happened to me. I'm 34+ weeks and just got diagnosed. My baby was off the scale for size on my last ultrasound.6lbs 9oz at 33 weeks. I had the GTT and it came back positive for GD. I'm also having to monitor my blood glucose now for a week to see how I go and am then seeing the consultant to review.

I had a blood test earlier this week that will show what my glucose levels have been like on average for the last 3 months. That test did show that I've had GD undetected for quite a while.

Course of action at the moment is monitoring glucose levels through diet, regular scans and consultant appointments and an elective section at 38 weeks (section because I 've had a section before).

They should induce you at 38 weeks I think as I was told risk of stillbirth increases in the last two weeks so I'd ask about that at your next appointment.

Some of the risks to baby are that they can grow very big (risk of getting stuck)and get low blood sugars after birth so they need to be fed straight away and have their blood glucose levels monitored for 24 hours before being sent home. Some babies may experience temporary breathing problems at birth.

Sorry, I probably haven't been of much help, but just wanted to let you know that you are not alone. I'm going through the same thing and it's not that great, but I'm trying to relax and follow the advice I've been given so far and do my best with regards to the monitoring.

Big hug to you, I know how you feel

Thanks so much that helps a lot. When u say risk of stillbirth increases last two weeks do you mean the two weeks before your due date i.e. 38-40 weeks or 2 weeks after due date i.e. 40-42 weeks. I'm not sure they will induce me at 38 weeks as i am diet controlled (well atm - i have to see if my diet works). I see conultant next tues when i will be 36+4 and will have growth scan same day. my last scan showed baby at 5lbs at 32 weeks. Would you push for idnuction if u were me? I hear not great things baout it but then as my GD been undetected so long am worried about waiting for natural birth. xxx

If you are not sure about induction ask for all your options, they can scan every day to check placenta function, fluid levels etc.

next time i would be more hesitant about induction as although my experiece wasnt awful, i did have a lot of intervention.

all i can say in my case is the doctor that checked the placenta said it was very healthy and his guess was that if i wasnt induced she would have stayed put for another 2 weeks ish - which maybe would have been better because she was quite small and took a while to get back to her birth weight - which caused me more stress than the gd ever did!

 

[pinki]

Thanks so much that helps a lot. When u say risk of stillbirth increases last two weeks do you mean the two weeks before your due date i.e. 38-40 weeks or 2 weeks after due date i.e. 40-42 weeks. I'm not sure they will induce me at 38 weeks as i am diet controlled (well atm - i have to see if my diet works). I see conultant next tues when i will be 36+4 and will have growth scan same day. my last scan showed baby at 5lbs at 32 weeks. Would you push for idnuction if u were me? I hear not great things baout it but then as my GD been undetected so long am worried about waiting for natural birth. xxx

I think different hospitals have different policies on when to induce mothers with GD. I think my hospital might have let me go to 39 weeks if I hadn't decided to have a repeat section, but this would depend on my next scan results. Also, they'll look at the scan and how well you've managed with your diet and then make a decision based on that. They don't want the babies to grow too big for the birth canal.
Your baby doesn't sound huge though, what centile was the weight on the last scan?
Mine was off the centile chart, but like the previous poster said, they aren't always that accurate and the growth might slow down now I'm monitoring my sugar levels. (i hope!!!)

I was induced with my first baby, and it wasn't too bad, but like previous poster said I needed more intervention than I probably would have needed had he come naturally.

I'm not quite sure weather the consultant meant the the risk increasing in the two weeks prior to or after you due date, but at my hospital they wont let mothers with GD go past their due date.

How have you managed with the glucose monitoring so far? This is my second day. I had two high readings yesterday of 7.9 after breakfast and 9.9 after lunch, but the rest were ok. Have been ok so far today, but i'm constantly hungry.

 

[origin]

Hi,

same thing has just happened to me. I'm 34+ weeks and just got diagnosed. My baby was off the scale for size on my last ultrasound.6lbs 9oz at 33 weeks. I had the GTT and it came back positive for GD. I'm also having to monitor my blood glucose now for a week to see how I go and am then seeing the consultant to review.

I had a blood test earlier this week that will show what my glucose levels have been like on average for the last 3 months. That test did show that I've had GD undetected for quite a while.

Course of action at the moment is monitoring glucose levels through diet, regular scans and consultant appointments and an elective section at 38 weeks (section because I 've had a section before).

They should induce you at 38 weeks I think as I was told risk of stillbirth increases in the last two weeks so I'd ask about that at your next appointment.

Some of the risks to baby are that they can grow very big (risk of getting stuck)and get low blood sugars after birth so they need to be fed straight away and have their blood glucose levels monitored for 24 hours before being sent home. Some babies may experience temporary breathing problems at birth.

Sorry, I probably haven't been of much help, but just wanted to let you know that you are not alone. I'm going through the same thing and it's not that great, but I'm trying to relax and follow the advice I've been given so far and do my best with regards to the monitoring.

Big hug to you, I know how you feel

Thanks so much that helps a lot. When u say risk of stillbirth increases last two weeks do you mean the two weeks before your due date i.e. 38-40 weeks or 2 weeks after due date i.e. 40-42 weeks. I'm not sure they will induce me at 38 weeks as i am diet controlled (well atm - i have to see if my diet works). I see conultant next tues when i will be 36+4 and will have growth scan same day. my last scan showed baby at 5lbs at 32 weeks. Would you push for idnuction if u were me? I hear not great things baout it but then as my GD been undetected so long am worried about waiting for natural birth. xxx

If you are not sure about induction ask for all your options, they can scan every day to check placenta function, fluid levels etc.

next time i would be more hesitant about induction as although my experiece wasnt awful, i did have a lot of intervention.

all i can say in my case is the doctor that checked the placenta said it was very healthy and his guess was that if i wasnt induced she would have stayed put for another 2 weeks ish - which maybe would have been better because she was quite small and took a while to get back to her birth weight - which caused me more stress than the gd ever did!

Thanks so much for you advice. And congrats on your v. new little baby girl - love the name! I will ask about induction on tuesday and see what their policy is. I know I have a lot of fluid too so maybe they can do regular scans to keep check - that's good that they can check placenta so regularly. Is that the doppler thing that measures blood flow in and out? xxx

 

[origin]

Thanks so much that helps a lot. When u say risk of stillbirth increases last two weeks do you mean the two weeks before your due date i.e. 38-40 weeks or 2 weeks after due date i.e. 40-42 weeks. I'm not sure they will induce me at 38 weeks as i am diet controlled (well atm - i have to see if my diet works). I see conultant next tues when i will be 36+4 and will have growth scan same day. my last scan showed baby at 5lbs at 32 weeks. Would you push for idnuction if u were me? I hear not great things baout it but then as my GD been undetected so long am worried about waiting for natural birth. xxx

I think different hospitals have different policies on when to induce mothers with GD. I think my hospital might have let me go to 39 weeks if I hadn't decided to have a repeat section, but this would depend on my next scan results. Also, they'll look at the scan and how well you've managed with your diet and then make a decision based on that. They don't want the babies to grow too big for the birth canal.
Your baby doesn't sound huge though, what centile was the weight on the last scan?
Mine was off the centile chart, but like the previous poster said, they aren't always that accurate and the growth might slow down now I'm monitoring my sugar levels. (i hope!!!)

I was induced with my first baby, and it wasn't too bad, but like previous poster said I needed more intervention than I probably would have needed had he come naturally.

I'm not quite sure weather the consultant meant the the risk increasing in the two weeks prior to or after you due date, but at my hospital they wont let mothers with GD go past their due date.

How have you managed with the glucose monitoring so far? This is my second day. I had two high readings yesterday of 7.9 after breakfast and 9.9 after lunch, but the rest were ok. Have been ok so far today, but i'm constantly hungry.

Thanks your post really cheering me up - don't feel as alone! With your intervention what was it that you needed if u don't mind me asking?

This is my second day monitoring too. So far highest post meal has been 7.5. I know what u mean about constantly being hungry I have been starving!!! Did they tell you what level they want you to stay under 1 hour after meals? I was eating so much pre finding out and my cravings were fruit juices and crisps - the v. things I can't have now. Makes me wonder if they were really pregnancy cravings or more realted to the blood sugar levels. I'm looking forward to tuesday now - just want to know what is going on more as feel a bit in limbo. I'm goign to see if my MWs will do early sweeps to help me come naturally a bit early. xxxx

 

[AmeliePoulain]

placenta function is checked with the doppler flow thingy yes

As for my induction - I was given pessary to soften cervix, but this caused my waters to break, my labour then didnt progress so I had a syntocin drip to start contractions.

During labour I had to have antibiotics because of the amount of time my waters were broken.

I also had to have a forceps delivery as my waters had been broken for 36 hours and they would only let me push for an hour.

Obviously all of these things can happen with a normal spontaneous labour too so dont get hung up on anything if you do need to be induced

 

[pinki]

Thanks your post really cheering me up - don't feel as alone! With your intervention what was it that you needed if u don't mind me asking?

This is my second day monitoring too. So far highest post meal has been 7.5. I know what u mean about constantly being hungry I have been starving!!! Did they tell you what level they want you to stay under 1 hour after meals? I was eating so much pre finding out and my cravings were fruit juices and crisps - the v. things I can't have now. Makes me wonder if they were really pregnancy cravings or more realted to the blood sugar levels. I'm looking forward to tuesday now - just want to know what is going on more as feel a bit in limbo. I'm goign to see if my MWs will do early sweeps to help me come naturally a bit early. xxxx

Hi,

I feel less alone too Hope everything goes really well for both of us. Can't wait to have the baby now so it's all over!!

I think my blood glucose is meant to be anywhere in between 5 and 7.8 1 hour after a meal. Mine have been around 5 today so far, but I ate a late dinner so am due to test in a few minutes, fingers crossed it will be ok. My highest reading was yesterday after having pasta pesto for lunch...it was 9.9 so quite high. I really don't know what to eat anymore...just meat and veg? I LOVE pasta LOL
What changes have you made to your diet?

I have also had huge cravings for fruit juice especially cranberry juice which I had gallons of b4 I knew I was diabetic. I feel so guilty...if only i'd known sooner...

Sounds like a good idea to ask if you can have a sweep earlier. I'm due to see the consultant on Monday and will hopefully find out more about my care then.

 

[AmeliePoulain]

I couldnt tolerate carbs very well at all whilst I was pregnant, have you tried oatcakes at all - I used to have them for lunch and they helped to fill me up.

I also lived on omlettes and cheese, lots of protein to try and fill me up

 

[pinki]

I couldnt tolerate carbs very well at all whilst I was pregnant, have you tried oatcakes at all - I used to have them for lunch and they helped to fill me up.

I also lived on omlettes and cheese, lots of protein to try and fill me up

Thanks for the tip...i'll try some oatcakes tomorrow. So are proteins and diary products generally ok on a diabetic diet?

I had some of my children's cheese sticks today and that did not seem to affect the blood glucose at all. apples seem ok too, but i had a high reading after eating a banana with my oatibix so i guess bananas are out too along with the pasta.

 

[AmeliePoulain]

Bananas are normally really hard to tolerate.

Obviously there is fat in dairy but it shouldnt affect your sugars, I went with the view that I wasnt eating cake, chocolate, sweets etc so I could go crazy on cheese!

There are so many websites on good food but I found this link helpful just for quick ideas...

https://www.the-gi-diet.org/lowgifoods/

Everyone is different - I couldnt tolerate any cereals for example but could happily eat crumpets

 

[CelticNiamh]

Hi ya, Ive had GD on all my pregnancies, Im on insulin now and injecting 6 times a day. you are more likely to be induced if you are on insulin or if like you GD is discovered very late, but if you can gain good control there is no reason if they are happy and you are as well to let you get to your due date. they can check as some one else mentioned to make sure all is ok with placenta, I have to stay 5 before meals and 7 an hour after meals.

I have been induced 3 times brake my waters and put me on the drip, I got to 10cm very quick and my last two labours were only 2 hours start to finish. hoping this one is as quick

As far as I know to get problems were may be the placenta ages to quick and cause still birth you would need to be in the double numbers and for a long time I mean really high like 16 and over

all my babies were big, smallest was 8lbs 5 and 2 were induced 39 week mark and were the 8,5 and 8,9 my biggest they let me go over and he was 10 pounds

only one of mine had problems with his blood sugars when he was born he needed a drip for a few hours but was fine after that.

oh some one mentioned loving pasta try some wholewheat pasta, rice, bread much better for the sugars if you cant eat the rice mix in some white to help!
if I can help in any way ask away!

 

[Sarah10]

Sending you big hugs
I had GD when pregnant with my little one, glucose ++++ since 19 weeks, got sent for a GTT at 29 weeks, but wasn't given the result till 34+3

Anyway, i managed through diet alone, i couldn't tolerate carbs at all at breakfast.
Things i ate were:
Breakfast - sausages, scrambled egg, boiled eggs, muller light yoghurt with a small amount of museli, etc.

evening meal - chicken, wholegrain pasta (quantity control lol) wholegrain bread, tuna salad, small jacket potato with tuna/egg mayo etc.

I was induced at 39 weeks, my son was born at 39+3 weighing 8lb6oz, his sugar levels were quite low (but not dangerously low) and i had to wake to feed him every 3 hours. It is very scary at the time, i kept thinking the worst!

It will all be okay

 

[origin]

Thanks your post really cheering me up - don't feel as alone! With your intervention what was it that you needed if u don't mind me asking?

This is my second day monitoring too. So far highest post meal has been 7.5. I know what u mean about constantly being hungry I have been starving!!! Did they tell you what level they want you to stay under 1 hour after meals? I was eating so much pre finding out and my cravings were fruit juices and crisps - the v. things I can't have now. Makes me wonder if they were really pregnancy cravings or more realted to the blood sugar levels. I'm looking forward to tuesday now - just want to know what is going on more as feel a bit in limbo. I'm goign to see if my MWs will do early sweeps to help me come naturally a bit early. xxxx

Hi,

I feel less alone too Hope everything goes really well for both of us. Can't wait to have the baby now so it's all over!!

I think my blood glucose is meant to be anywhere in between 5 and 7.8 1 hour after a meal. Mine have been around 5 today so far, but I ate a late dinner so am due to test in a few minutes, fingers crossed it will be ok. My highest reading was yesterday after having pasta pesto for lunch...it was 9.9 so quite high. I really don't know what to eat anymore...just meat and veg? I LOVE pasta LOL
What changes have you made to your diet?

I have also had huge cravings for fruit juice especially cranberry juice which I had gallons of b4 I knew I was diabetic. I feel so guilty...if only i'd known sooner...

Sounds like a good idea to ask if you can have a sweep earlier. I'm due to see the consultant on Monday and will hopefully find out more about my care then.

Changes to my diet - really hard! I've cut out all fruit and seriously limiting the carbs. Still got a reading today after lunch of 8.7 - and rest have been 6ish so feeling bit disheartened as feeling like i'm eating like amouse and not getting as low as i'd like and i'm eating everything that the GI diets say to. I've found my best meal is 3 boiled eggs with 4 oatcakes - that seems good. Hubby just gone out to buy me sausages and ham - so sausages and eggs for tea with a little veg. I was mainly veggie but now going to start eating some more meat as at least protein fills u up and helps keep the sugars low.
I'm glad your finding this thread helpful too. I'm finding myself v. emotional. I cried when i had my high lunch time reading - hormones and fatigue setting in - lol! xxx

 

[origin]

Hi ya, Ive had GD on all my pregnancies, Im on insulin now and injecting 6 times a day. you are more likely to be induced if you are on insulin or if like you GD is discovered very late, but if you can gain good control there is no reason if they are happy and you are as well to let you get to your due date. they can check as some one else mentioned to make sure all is ok with placenta, I have to stay 5 before meals and 7 an hour after meals.

I have been induced 3 times brake my waters and put me on the drip, I got to 10cm very quick and my last two labours were only 2 hours start to finish. hoping this one is as quick

As far as I know to get problems were may be the placenta ages to quick and cause still birth you would need to be in the double numbers and for a long time I mean really high like 16 and over

all my babies were big, smallest was 8lbs 5 and 2 were induced 39 week mark and were the 8,5 and 8,9 my biggest they let me go over and he was 10 pounds

only one of mine had problems with his blood sugars when he was born he needed a drip for a few hours but was fine after that.

oh some one mentioned loving pasta try some wholewheat pasta, rice, bread much better for the sugars if you cant eat the rice mix in some white to help!
if I can help in any way ask away!

Thanks for your help, that's really kind of you to join in - it's good to hear your inductions were psoitive. At what gestation were u induced with your little ones? xxx

 

[AmeliePoulain]

Thanks your post really cheering me up - don't feel as alone! With your intervention what was it that you needed if u don't mind me asking?

This is my second day monitoring too. So far highest post meal has been 7.5. I know what u mean about constantly being hungry I have been starving!!! Did they tell you what level they want you to stay under 1 hour after meals? I was eating so much pre finding out and my cravings were fruit juices and crisps - the v. things I can't have now. Makes me wonder if they were really pregnancy cravings or more realted to the blood sugar levels. I'm looking forward to tuesday now - just want to know what is going on more as feel a bit in limbo. I'm goign to see if my MWs will do early sweeps to help me come naturally a bit early. xxxx

Hi,

I feel less alone too Hope everything goes really well for both of us. Can't wait to have the baby now so it's all over!!

I think my blood glucose is meant to be anywhere in between 5 and 7.8 1 hour after a meal. Mine have been around 5 today so far, but I ate a late dinner so am due to test in a few minutes, fingers crossed it will be ok. My highest reading was yesterday after having pasta pesto for lunch...it was 9.9 so quite high. I really don't know what to eat anymore...just meat and veg? I LOVE pasta LOL
What changes have you made to your diet?

I have also had huge cravings for fruit juice especially cranberry juice which I had gallons of b4 I knew I was diabetic. I feel so guilty...if only i'd known sooner...

Sounds like a good idea to ask if you can have a sweep earlier. I'm due to see the consultant on Monday and will hopefully find out more about my care then.

Changes to my diet - really hard! I've cut out all fruit and seriously limiting the carbs. Still got a reading today after lunch of 8.7 - and rest have been 6ish so feeling bit disheartened as feeling like i'm eating like amouse and not getting as low as i'd like and i'm eating everything that the GI diets say to. I've found my best meal is 3 boiled eggs with 4 oatcakes - that seems good. Hubby just gone out to buy me sausages and ham - so sausages and eggs for tea with a little veg. I was mainly veggie but now going to start eating some more meat as at least protein fills u up and helps keep the sugars low.
I'm glad your finding this thread helpful too. I'm finding myself v. emotional. I cried when i had my high lunch time reading - hormones and fatigue setting in - lol! xxx

you are doing really well...i remember crying after bad readings.

Eggs are amazing i used to eat lots of curry with no rice but stacks of veg, same with casserole etc.

 

[origin]

Sending you big hugs
I had GD when pregnant with my little one, glucose ++++ since 19 weeks, got sent for a GTT at 29 weeks, but wasn't given the result till 34+3

Anyway, i managed through diet alone, i couldn't tolerate carbs at all at breakfast.
Things i ate were:
Breakfast - sausages, scrambled egg, boiled eggs, muller light yoghurt with a small amount of museli, etc.

evening meal - chicken, wholegrain pasta (quantity control lol) wholegrain bread, tuna salad, small jacket potato with tuna/egg mayo etc.

I was induced at 39 weeks, my son was born at 39+3 weighing 8lb6oz, his sugar levels were quite low (but not dangerously low) and i had to wake to feed him every 3 hours. It is very scary at the time, i kept thinking the worst!

It will all be okay

Thanks for your help. Like me you found out late then. My consultatn even told me he would bet moeny on it that I didn't have GD, as I was the one who asked for the test and he did it to humour me so will be funny when i see him on tues - lol! Why did they decide to induce you at 39 weeks specifically? Was it to avoid risks of placenta/big baby. I feel like I should maybe push not to go to my due date?

 

[CelticNiamh]

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Thanks for your help, that's really kind of you to join in - it's good to hear your inductions were psoitive. At what gestation were u induced with your little ones? xxx[/QUOTE]

on my first I was 4 days over I was diet controlled with him, on my second induction I never thought I get that far I had preterm labour at 32 weeks and then had a very irratable uterus on him, I was on insulin as well and I was 39 weeks when they induced me put me on a drip and broke my waters. I left it to late for epidural on that one!
I was 39 weeks on my third induction same as second both those labours were very quick 2 hours

I should say my first induction ended in an emergency c section because of fetal distress but he was fine!