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: adia • Due Date: 08/17/2007
I am only a couple of days past my date but I feel like shouting. And my husband (bless him, as he is the most loving patient man on Earth) keeps telling me to do things to keep my mind off of it. But how can I keep my mind off of being pregnant when my back hurts, I cant sleep, I have the worst heartburn, and I have cramps all of the time. I envy how relaxed he seems to be. And I get phone calls and emails all day everyday wondering if our Little One is here yet. I want him out and in my arms!
Name: Stacy • Due Date: 08/20/2007
This is our first baby (girl) and she measured 7lbs 15oz on 7/25/07 with the sonogram. I am really freaking out. I have developed PUPPPs and can't tell you how uncomfortable and itchy I am. I just want her out of me!! I haven't slept more than 3 hours in days. I have tried having sex, walking, jumping, and even cleaning the kitchen floor. Nothing has helped and the doctors said they will let me go up to 14 days past my due date - I will kill someone by then :)
Name: Louise • Due Date: 08/13/2007
I am due in 3 days with my first baby. I am getting really impatient now because my back is really sore and I keep getting cramps. I have tried nearly everything I can think of to get things started but nothing seems to work. Someone told me to try bouncing on a trampoline because that worked for them but no such luck! lol. I don't think there is much you can do. Just have to be patient I think!
Name: Mallory • Due Date: 08/09/2007
I am 2 days away from my due date-- I just want to go into labor! Everything aches-- I'm more than 4 feet around. I've lost my mucus plug bit by bit and haven't seen any more of it come out for a couple days... hopefully I've lost it all, and I'm dilated to 2 cm. I've tried every single at home induce yourself remedy I've heard of -- none of that crap worked.
Name: Amber • Due Date: 08/17/2007
I am 10 days from my due date but I am very impatient with this one. My back hurts so bad that it makes me sick to my stomach. I have labor pains but my doctor doesn't want to check to see if I am dilated. Why it's much worse for me than it is for him! My 2 daughters are non-stop (2 & 7) and my husband is gone on a fire out of state. You would think with the amount of stress my body is under I would have gone into labor. All the torture is worth it in the end. That's all I keep telling myself
Name: tara • Due Date: 08/29/2007
I was induced with my first at 42 weeks but I am 36 & 4 days now. I don't want to go over my due date not when my amniotic fluid is decreasing so quickly & my baby is not growing so well inside; he would thrive better on the outside. But I would like to bring it on myself than the medical way if possible.
