What are the negative aspects of being induced?

I here a lot of preggo women saying that they rather wait even if they are late then be induced. Why is that?

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The primary risk you face if you're induced is that the induction won't work and you'll need a cesarean. The process of ripening the cervix and then inducing labor with oxytocin can take a long time. If you still haven't gone into labor after 24 to 48 hours, your practitioner may consider it a failed attempt and you'll have to deliver by c-section. This process can be very hard psychologically on you and your partner. What's more, having a c-section after a failed induction is associated with higher rates of complications, especially infection, and longer hospital stays.

In addition, certain techniques, including using Pitocin, prostaglandins, or nipple stimulation, occasionally hyperstimulate the uterus (meaning you have contractions that come too often or are abnormally long and strong), which in turn can stress your baby. In rare cases, prostaglandins or Pitocin also cause placental abruption or even uterine rupture, though ruptures are extremely rare in women who've never had a c-section or other uterine surgery. (Prostaglandins are associated with a relatively high rate of rupture in women attempting a vaginal birth after a cesarean (VBAC), so they should never be used if that's the case. And some experts don't think women attempting VBAC should be induced with Pitocin, either.)

To assess both the frequency and length of your contractions as well as your baby's heart rate, you'll need to have continuous electronic monitoring during an induced labor. In most cases you have to lie or sit while being monitored, but some hospitals offer telemetry, which lets you walk around during the process.

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It generally means a lot more time in the hospital and more drugs.

I'm trying to avoid both of those things!!

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Re: What are the negative aspects of being induced?

There are negatives with induction and going on your own...

I personally had such a wonderful experience being induced that I HOPE it happens second time around...I had the process started at 8am and at 10pm he was born. Not too bad. And i got to ask for an epidural as soon as i needed it which allowed me to rest and contract without feeling the pain of contractions.

I was scared to be induced, i had heard the pitocin was painful....but...with the epi I never noticed!

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I think basically that you risk having a c section if the induction doesn't work.

I hated the cervedil part, but the rest of it was fine. They placed the cerv at midnight on Thursday and DS was born at 9:59pm.

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i am going on thurs night and they start inducement friday morning. I am scared as hell b/c I heard the contractions come hard and fast (as opposed to gradual in regular labor)

By Friday I will be 10 days overdue so my dr doesnt want to take any chances

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You go from feeling completely normal to being in FULL BLOWN PAINFUL labor within minutes, its a real shock to the system. Also, I have posted about this a million times before, so sorry if I sound like a broken record! It can be a long and drawn out process. My induction started Saturday morning at 6 am and I was in painful labor (although not active labor) until the baby was born on Monday night at 9 pm. Thats 3 days of being in pain using a tens machine. I would have preferred to wait it out at home relaxing in my own bed. Also, you are at a high risk of being a failed induction and having a c-section anyway...

I didn't have a terrible experience, but it was not a NICE experience. Next baby I am going to wait until it drops out on its own!!!

Re: What are the negative aspects of being induced?

thanks ladies. I think i will wait for the baby to drop on his/her own as well. I dont want a c-section at all or deal with a lot of drugs.

Re: What are the negative aspects of being induced?

There are negative aspects that were summarized well. Some people consider it to be some sort of failure to either have to be induced or have a C-section. I don't agree with that as there are legitimate medical reasons for doing both (though they may be over-utilized at times).

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increased risk of c section is the major risk from an induction.

I was induced and wound up with a c-section but my dd was also 9lbs 8 oz

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I was induced with DD almost 7 years ago. I remember just wanting to get up and move around, but i had to stay in teh bed the entire time. I was very uncomfortable lying in the bed. Im really hoping to labor at home as much as possible with this one.