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kaerbear
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Self Inducing Labour
Posted: 07-25-07 06:56am
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so, i was at my last prenatal class
yesterday and there was only one other
couple left in the class with us. the
woman is 32 weeks and she kept saying that
she wanted the baby out now. apparently
she had an early labour scare so she
thought it would be okay if she did some
things to induce labour since the baby had
tried to come out on it's own earlier.
the nurse kept telling her no, it's not
good for the baby, there are too many
risks at 32 weeks. but the woman kept
insisting that the baby would be fine
because most premie babies are okay anyway
and besides, she was so uncomfortable.
the nurse was trying to be nice but i
could just see her wanting to shake her
head at this woman. i can't understand
her either. i know some of what babies go
through when they are born too early and i
know what it feels like to have a tube in
your throat, it hurts like hell. i would
never think of putting my baby through
that if i could help it. no matter how
uncomfortable i got.
anyway, i saw on another thread, some
women arguing about inducing labour and
how safe it is for baby if you do it
before you reach your actual due date (or
even after)?. do we really need to be
that much in control of what's going on?
is it selfish or only natural that a woman
would do anything she can to get the baby
out so she can feel comfortable again? is
it any different for a woman to make that
call on her own than for the doctor to do
it for her with drugs? or should we just
wait and let nature take it's course and
stop trying to control it?
(not talking about medically necessary
induction)
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Anne123
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Posted: 07-25-07 08:28am
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I think it's incredibly selfish to try to
self-induce at 32 weeks because the
pregnant mom is "uncomfortable". The baby
might be okay, but labor will not progress
well if the baby isn't ready to come out,
so the woman would be putting herself at
an increased risk of needing a c-section
if successful at inducing.
Plus, doctors screw up the due dates ALL
THE TIME, so the baby could very well be
only 30 weeks.
Sure if you're "overdue" and the baby
feels very low in your pelvis and you've
been having occassional mild contractions
then go ahead - have sex, nipple
stimulation, go for a long walk, eat spicy
food but nothing that can negatively
affect the baby/cross the placenta barrier
(i.e. no castor oil).
Even at 42 weeks I wouldn't consent to
artificial induction and I will seek a
birth attendant who will not insist on
induction or interfere with natural labor.
Some women just take longer to "cook"
babies.
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sillyakchick
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Posted: 07-25-07 09:10am
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I wouldn't do it, no matter how
uncomfortable I was, without medical
reason to do so. With my first i had to
be induced with Pitocin (horrible!)
because of my blood pressure being
198/101. With my second, I was absolutely
miserable, but I just did all the little
natural things like nipple stim, ankle
rubbing, Evening Primrose oil, and sex
after I was 38 weeks. I don't know why
doctors are always so anxious to have
women deliver "on time" either. It makes
me nuts. I believe things go better if
they are allowed to take their own course
(provided there aren't any medical reasons
to do so early). My frined's baby was 8
weeks early and spend a month in NICU.
Their bill is over 100,000 bucks.
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Dannzibelle
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Posted: 07-25-07 12:26pm
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32 weeks is stupid, pregnancy lasts an
average of 40 weeks for a reason. Fair
enough yes it is horrible during the last
few weeks, i tried nipplestimulation and
had a membrane sweep after i was 40 weeks
but nothing happened and Mika ended up
being born 11 days late, a baby will come
when it's ready and how would she feel if
something she tried worked and that poor
baby died as a result? Just because most
babies are fine after being born premmie
doesn't mean that all of them are
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diamond splinter
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Posted: 07-25-07 13:51pm
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| Anne123
wrote: | | Even at 42 weeks I wouldn't
consent to artificial induction and I will
seek a birth attendant who will not insist
on induction or interfere with natural
labor. Some women just take longer to
"cook"
babies. |
You really should see your midwife and
discuss your options if you do go anything
over i think it is 14-20 days passed your
due date the placenta starts to degrade
and can poision both you and your baby.
I fully agree with everything else you
said having experienced twins born at 30
weeks i honestly can not see how anyone
could willingly put their little one
through premature birth just for the sake
of their own comfort hell no i am
currently 7 weeks pg now and beleive me
this one is staying in as long as possible
lol i need the peace
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Marfa2107
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Posted: 07-25-07 13:55pm
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i was a month and a half overdue..
and i was fine..
i guess i was just a freak incident or
something?
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diamond splinter
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Posted: 07-25-07 14:02pm
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| Marfa2107
wrote: | i was a month and a half
overdue..
and i was fine..
i guess i was just a freak incident or
something? |
I have no idea hun thats why i sugested
she discuss with her midwife i only know
that over here(uk) the hospital don't like
to leave you overdue for long as the
placenta starts to degrade.
I would hate to be so far over due how the
hell did you cope it's bad enough full
term did you have a big baby?
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Marfa2107
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Posted: 07-25-07 14:05pm
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no not me pregnant..
when my mom was pregnant with me!!
lol..
and she was fine i was just 8lbs..
my moms due date for me was May 2nd
i was born June 24th..
and a healthy baby!! 
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diamond splinter
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Posted: 07-25-07 14:11pm
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| Marfa2107
wrote: | no not me pregnant..
when my mom was pregnant with me!!
lol..
and she was fine i was just 8lbs..
my moms due date for me was May 2nd
i was born June 24th..
and a healthy baby!! |
Lol sorry i just assumed you were saying
your pregnancy was overdue your poor mum
must have been going up the wall waiting
for you.
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Marfa2107
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Posted: 07-25-07 14:14pm
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she said as long as i was in no hurry
she was in no hurry...
lol..
and i guess they didn't have a policy back
then (1989) for how long
you could go overdue...
but i'm glad they put one in now..
i would go CRAZY if my baby was that far
overdue..
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kaerbear
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Posted: 07-25-07 14:24pm
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i'm thinking maybe they weren't as
accurate at dating the gestation back
then. these days they use ultrasound and
can be more accurate at the date, but even
still it's not %100. i'm not sure what to
think about that whole not letting it go 2
weeks overdue idea. it worries me but i
wonder how common it is for the baby to
just decide not to come out on its own.
why would that happen? i'm sitting here
two days overdue and having these awful
thoughts about club foot and deteriorating
placenta and worrying myself for nothing.
i think we put too much emphasis on
calendars when these things just don't
care about weeks or due dates. i don't
like that i feel stressed and anxious
about being overdue because of the 'risks'
i keep reading about. plus, people won't
stop calling and asking me if i've had the
baby yet. i appreciate their concern and
all that but i just keep telling them
"don't you think we would call you if
something happened??" lol.
Last edited by kaerbear on 07-25-07 14:28pm; edited 1 time in total
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Marfa2107
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Posted: 07-25-07 14:27pm
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lol..
you just brought an interesting point up
in my noggin...
what did people do before we had dr's. and
ultrasounds and EDD?...
they just waited patiently until the baby
decided to come out..
i know some people used caster
oil......but.... i heard that's not
healthy..
i think the best thing to do is just wait
until your baby is completely ready..
and see what your dr. says at the appt.
tomorrow...
hoefully your baby isn't stubborn and
decides to meet the world soon!!
i'll be praying for a quick delivery for
you!!
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sillyakchick
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Posted: 07-25-07 16:33pm
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They just waited.
If you are too overdue your provider
starts worrying about the placenta, a
simple ultrasound can tell whether or not
your placenta is breaking down. Don't
worry youself about being over due (btw,
that's why I have NOT asked you about that
on purpose ). My midwife told
me once "nobody ever stayed pregnanat
forever you know". LOL It just feels like
you will! People freaked out on me
telling me what a big baby I was going to
have bla bla bla. THese things are truly
not helpful, despite people's best
intentions!
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Anne123
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Posted: 07-26-07 08:29am
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diamond splinter - thanks for the
information, but I'm not pregnant.
Someday if/when I am I will discuss with
my midwife when being overdue actually
becomes a risk to the baby's health, and
if that risk is significant. I plan on
ensuring that I choose a birth attendant
who does not insist on artificial
induction at any point because of timing
only. If we had an u/s and it showed the
placenta was breaking down (or something),
then we'd discuss risks of not inducing
and risks of inducing at that point.
Assuming I have a low-risk pregnancy I
won't be going anywhere near a hospital at
any point in my pregnancy! My blood
pressure goes up just thinking about a
hospital.
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Jules
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Posted: 07-26-07 08:42am
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Yes, in the old days, women had no choice
but to wait for their babies to arrive of
their own accord but maternal and foetal
deaths were also much higher then.
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bernibaby86
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Posted: 08-01-07 20:44pm
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Thats just wrong to try to do self induce
labor at 32 weeks. That woman might as
well wait until she's 37 weeks. Geez my
one friend tried doing that when she was
35 weeks. She used castrol oil which
turned out bad for her in the long run and
it didnt induce her labor.
I tried to self induce my labor around 37
weeks. I just used the natural ways of
doing self induced labor. Like Stimulating
my nipples and having sex. And I had my
daughter at 38 weeks exactly.
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