re: dont want to get induce!

Quoting momma melissa85:" Just say no. I heard pitocin makes labor painful and long"

Depends on the person, mine it was like 8 hours... but it does make it a bit more painful when you aren't already in labor.

Quoting Baby_Majick:" I think getting induced hurts worse than natural, but thats just my opinion. I got induced with my first ... [snip!] ... anything and it felt a lot better... I didn't feel the need for an epidural until I was a 10 and she was already crowning lol.."

is it true, there are some complications if baby is in there longer than 42 weeks?

Quoting Brittany Alspaugh:" im hoping i go on my own. my cervix is soft and dialted to a 2. im contracting. and dr did a membrane sweep so hopefully i progress "

Is it your first baby? I think something like 80% first time Moms go to 41 weeks if not longer. Its natural and normal...I really hate how doctors push for unnecessary inductions..I was a victim of this my OB told me my son was too big for me...he was 7 lbs 2 oz...those ultrasounds can be wayyy off. There really is no way to tell from dilation when you will go into labor...I was at a 2 for like 5 weeks. Some women dont dilate at all until they actually go into labor! If your not comfortable then dont do it...going in without confidence can screw with your labor too. Your the mom ...that doctor works for you,..dont let them push you into doing anything your not comfortable with..Sorry for rambeling a bit there

Quoting Brittany Alspaugh:" is it true, there are some complications if baby is in there longer than 42 weeks?"

Yes, the placenta can become old... and therefore the baby doesn't get the nutrients it needs.

Quoting Mama Lizzy :]:" Is it your first baby? I think something like 80% first time Moms go to 41 weeks if not longer. Its ... [snip!] ... doctor works for you,..dont let them push you into doing anything your not comfortable with..Sorry for rambeling a bit there"

thats what i thought. my friends and family are all excited because they think since im dialated that im going into labor!!! i know everyone is different. im just anxious  

Quoting Baby_Majick:" Yes, the placenta can become old... and therefore the baby doesn't get the nutrients it needs."

:/

Quoting Brittany Alspaugh:" is it true, there are some complications if baby is in there longer than 42 weeks?"

Once you pass 42 weeks your have a risk of placenta ageing...You can be monitored more closely..but I think some doctors have you come in like every other day if you go that far. But like I said earlier I have read/heard of many birth stories that went past 42...one was 43 1/2 weeks with no signs of ageing. Your due date is really just a guess.

Quoting Brittany Alspaugh:" :/"

Thats why I got induced with my first, her placenta was aging.

Do you have a facebook? There is this group I like to follow called Birth Without Fear...they post alot of awesome birth stories  . Some Home births and some hospital births.

Quoting Mama Lizzy :]:" Do you have a facebook? There is this group I like to follow called Birth Without Fear...they post alot of awesome birth stories  . Some Home births and some hospital births."

yes i do and i will

i was induced with daughter at 38wks..they said they needed to because of her heartrate..unless they have a serious medical reason of why they want to then yea I would refuse..they might be looking out for you and the baby too because the longer the baby is cooking the bigger its going to get and it might be a really hard delivery.

I got induced with both my boys labor was really fast for me with both of them, it was panful but I mean I don't know if its anymore painful than going into labor naturally but it wasn't unbearable.