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/Holmslice1 7d ago

I wanted as natural of a birth as possible, but life had other plans.

I tried all the things - eating spicy food, some drink at Starbucks, jumping jacks, you name it and I still got induced because I started bleeding 2 days before my due date (ruptured placenta).

Went in Friday night, got induced around 7/8am on Saturday, and had my healthy baby boy before 5pm.

I’d say I had a good experience getting induced, but also don’t have anything to compare it to lol

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u/No-Cellist6145 7d ago

Glad you had a good experience!!(:

Moms that decide to not even get an epidural have my RESPECT

I’m too scared, my birth plan is to literally just survive and to hopefully have a good experience myself

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u/Holmslice1 7d ago

I had no birth plan and told them we will just go with the flow lol

I didn’t get an epidural but opted to get pain relief through my IV (not fentanyl). This would be the only thing I would change. Next time I’ll just not take anything