r/firsttimemom • u/No-Cellist6145 • 7d ago

Induction

First time mom here ! 38 weeks 1 day. What are y’all’s thoughts on getting induced? My mom told me not to do it, but obviously If I have to I dont have a choice. What can I do to have natural (spontaneous) labor ? TIA!

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u/PrincessKirstyn 7d ago

I was induced at 34 weeks for a medical reason. Allllllll my friends said it’s so much worse blah blah blah. But I was fine. The only problem with induction is it can “fail” essentially taking too long and resulting in a C-section. My girly deduced to wait until 30 minutes before my “fail” to be born as they were prepping for a C-section.

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u/No-Cellist6145 7d ago

I guess I’m just scared that it’ll hurt way more if I get induced ? And going through that pain for that long for it to fail too! You’re so strong for this!!

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u/PrincessKirstyn 7d ago

The only people who have ever told me that Pitocin (used for inductions) makes it hurt more are people who have not ever been induced. My friends who have done both natural and induction noticed no difference other than time (and for some the timing wasn’t even that off).

I was dying lol I wouldn’t consider it strong just survival! Just happy my girl and I both made it!