Pregnancy-Info's popular weekly newsletters have been generating lots of great comments from readers, especially when it comes to labor induction. Are you thinking about getting your labor induced? Have you been induced before? Share your experiences with being induced, or tell us how it went if your baby stayed in past his due date. Read up on other moms' stories too! Need more information on labor induction? Check out Pregnancy-Info's article on inducing labor.
Share Your Induction Stories!
Name: Kayla • Due Date: 03/02/2007
Hi my name is Kayla and 39 weeks and 3 days. I am so tired of being of having a kicking baby in me. She is my first and I have to say, I think my last. I really want to go into labor. Anyone know how I could do it without castrol oil?? Let me kow please. I have tried walking, sex, but nothing seems to be working to help me!!!
Name: vicky • Due Date: 02/11/2007
i was due 8 days ago. my mid wife attempted a sweep term +6 but my cervix was too far back. she said this normal and that baby was just not ready yet so going for a second attempt tomorrow, term +9. fingers crossed cause i will be induced term +12 else and that's only 4 days away. I'm so nervous. I've tried all sorts of things to help baby along, all the old wives tails--pineapple has to be fresh by the way! the only two my mid wife pushes me on is a brisk walk every day to keep baby well down there and making love, sperm the best ingredient going! although i'm so fed up of waiting and told i now face up to an 8 lb baby. i cant do alot about the fact it's just not ready. It worries me that one lady is trying to induce herself at 35 weeks! that's not fair on your baby please think again and give it a chance to prepare itself for the outside world! good luck eveyone
Name: sasha • Due Date: 02/13/2007
i am 1 week overdue and i don't know what to do. no pain nothing but having some white sticky discharge while passing urine. my miiwife told me u r losing the mucuos. very concerned about my baby's health and i am scared of induction too.
Name: Jennifer • Due Date: 02/22/2007
Kristi, Why are ou trying to induce?! you are still preterm?!? As for me, I had my membranes stripped today which was painful, but Im starting to feel contractions and all that good stuff...Im thinking about taking a hot bath to help further....Of course, I will watch my core temperature, I don't want to harm my precious baby!!
Name: Ashley Schroer • Due Date: 02/10/2007
I am almost a week over due. I am told it is normal to carry longer if it is your first baby. But i am so frustrated..When will they induce labor and what do they do? Will it harm the baby in any way.. and is there anything i can do to hurry it along?
Name: P • Due Date: 02/15/2007
I have been in labor since Monday the 12th!. I went to the hospital and I was 2cm. They sent me home cuz labor wasn't progressing fast enough. Went back wednesday, was 3cm. Contractions weren't close enough.! I am so tired, in pain, can't sleep. I took to table spoons of castor oil last night. It didn't work. No cramps, no diarrhea nothing. I took two more spoons this morning. Nothing again!! Castor oil worked for my 1st but not working for this one. And I am 3 cm and 70% effaced. I am losing my mucous plug so maybe this baby is positioned wrong or something. HELP!!
