Question about if I should induce labor or have a c section?

MARY1616

MARY1616

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Hello moms, So I went to the dr. last wed. and they told me I am measuring 2 weeks bigger than I should be according to my uterus. I had a rough repair after my 1st baby and they told me if this one is big I will need to have a c section. I asked my dr. if I could be induced early and he said that we can start doing sonos around 36 weeks and if the baby is not too big then he can induce. I am nervous about being induced but i am even more nervous about a c section. Has anyone been induced before and what are your feelings about it? How long was a c section recovery also? Thanks
 
I was induced with my DD at 37 weeks (she was not growing enough so they wanted her out) and it was not a bad experience. Let me clarify, I had a 4 lb 13 oz baby so I did not have that much to push out.
I went in to the hospital on Monday morning to start the process and started the med's to induce on Tuesday morning, water broke by 4:30 PM and had her at 6:43 PM, so I was only in labor about 2 hours.
Now that is just my experience. My BF had a 6 lb 13 oz baby and she was induced as well and did about the same, just had about 4 more hours of labor than me, but again she had a bigger baby.
I don't know about a C section, the only thing I have heard is it is painful once you get home and if you don't have help taking care of any other children you have and DH it can be a little hard.
So much is going to depend on you and your body, everyone is different.

I hope that answered your questions. PM me if you have any more.

Good luck!
Jana
 
Mary,

My first DD was 9lb 9oz, her shoulder got stuck on the way out, and I ended up with a 3rd degree tear - completely unmedicated. It took almost 2 hours to do the stitching. Horrid experience.

DD#2 was 10lbs 2oz, had a great position on the way out, and I had barely a tear. Two stitches.

My point is that the baby's size does not affect the difficulty of the birth so much as the baby's position as it descends through the birth canal. Personally, I would (and did) opt to let labour start on it's own and deliver the baby vaginally. My second choice would be to induce early. I've heard that induced labour can be more painful, so you might expect to need an epidural if you go that route. My last choice would be c-section. I see that option as one to be reserved for emergency situations (JMO). One of the problems with having a c-section is that, from what I understand, all future children will have to be delivered by c-section as well. So, if you plan on having more kids, you need to be open to the idea of having future surgeries, as well.

Good luck in your decision. Trying to predict such an unpredictable event is very difficult.

Sandra
 
Thank you both for your input. I am really trying to avoid a c section. The funny thing is my dr. said most women want a c section. I cant believe people would opt for surgery. I also had a really bad tear with my son, my ob said it was in the top 5 of the worst tears he has ever seen. The girl next to me had a c section and she was moving around better than me. That being said I still think I was back on my feet faster having a vaginal delivery. I am glad that my drs. will consider letting me go early to avoid the surgery. Next week I will see the dr. who actually delivered my ds, I will ask him hat his opinion is. I will keep you posted
 
Mary, first of all I measured 2 weeks bigger at week 28, 1 week bigger at week 30. I asked the doctor oif he was worried I'd need a csection since I am so tiny, he said wasn't worried since it is so early. After my water broke at 38 weeks, I was induced with dd #1. I would do it again. After a few hours of contractions and a few pushes out she came. By the time I wanted the epideral, I was 9 cm. I would do it again!
 
I've had one emergency c/section after a failed induction, a VBAC with spontaneous onset of labor and one planned c/section. All my kids were 9 pounds. If you don't start labor one your own, I'd go for the induction before planning a c/section. I hated my c/sections, although the planned one was much easier than the emergency one. Here was the difference for me: with the c/esection, I was worthless for about a week, but felt great a couple of weeks later. With my VBAC baby, my tailbone was sore for about a year and had much more lingering discomfort than the c/s, but I was definitely feeling great right after delivery.

Good luck. Kristan
 
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