9 Days Late and Frusterated

I agree that sex works in stimulating labor. It worked with my first pregnancy. Also, something about stimulating the nipples works. They say that breastfeeding helps a woman lose weight and get her shape back faster. It's something like the combination of calories being burned and the uterus contracting down faster. Well, I guess the same idea holds true for contracting, period.

I was induced for my daughter. She had low weight and not enough amniotic fluid. In addition, I was at risk for preeclampsia. She was 34 weeks when she was born at 4 lbs 1 oz. I was first given cervadil and was supposed to receive pitocin after that but I didn't need it.

The contractions were a lot stronger than I remember them being with my son. That must be a negative of being induced. Other than that, everything was fine. Since they expected to induce me, they had given me a shot to help develop my daughter's lungs. She now has the best set of lungs...trust me.

I think you'll be fine if you get induced. Medical miracles happen everyday. I should know...to me, my daughter is one of them. :-D

I went thirteen days over my due date. (I delivered 7 hours before my induction time)It was miserable! My daughter ended up passing the merconium in the womb, so they had to watch her closely for awhile, but other than that, she was absolutely fine. I'm really glad that I didn't have to go through induction. I would just keep waiting (thats all you really can do) I didn't feel like I was ever going to go into labor, but low and behold, she came.

No need to worry I had two out of my three children induced. They will start off with breaking your water bag. Once they did that I gave birth in such a quickness. I went through exactly what you are going through. If then if the baby still did not come out then they will enduce it. Try not to get to nervous the baby feels your tention and can delay the baby from coming out. The more relax you are the better it is for you and baby. I felt desperate too to have the baby even more when you past your due date. Good luck and let us know how it went.

i was 2 weeks late with my second son. i even broke water and everything but for some reason my baby still wasnt ready to come out they had to induce my labor. everything was fine my baby came out ok i came out ok. if u see that u still havent had the baby i would advice u to induce cause u dont want anything to happen to your baby cause its after its time to come out. that could be very dangerous for the baby so induce your labor girl, if your in good hands with good doctors than u have nothing to worry bout ok.

My girlfriend was induced actually 2weeks early cause of issues. (like he was already to big)
She was induced at 9:30 am and my godson was born at 6:20 pm. a healthy wopin 7lbs 10ounce
every thing wne smooth.. she did great. she did have an epidural but she probably could have went without. she pushed he came out. i was enduced because my water broke but he wasnt coming out. and i wasnt' dialatiin enugh i was in labor from 2:30 pm on a monday until 12noon on teusday when they finally enduced me. my son was born at 9:30pm teusday night. it was a little more complicated due to 1 i was exhausted ,, 2 i was 34 yearsold. 3) i have my own medical issues. but if they induced me early i dont think it would have been so bad.
BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT PART... BOTH KIDS WERE BORN HAPPY AND HEALTHY.. MY SON WAS 7LBS 6OUNCES and was born at exactly 9months in the bellie. good luck either way havin a baby is nerve racking but you'll be fine.

I was induced for both of my babies. Something that you may want to keep in mind is that induction can cause the labor to be longer. My first was only 7 days late and I was having some contractions. Her heart rate was dropping during contractions so they induced. I was on moniters and in labor for a full 24 hours before giving birth to her. They were talking about c-section. The second one was keeping me awake at night with braxton hicks contractions and I decided that I wouldn't have the strength to give birth so I requested induction. This one went a little better - but was still long.

I've also been told recently that there are other risks associated with induction. I didn't ask for details, but the information came from a reliable source...so you may want to do some research.

Good luck!

Hi J.,
To tell you a bit of labor history that will scare you, I’m sorry to do this but it is important to know. In the old days when a baby was late it caused life threatening problems for mother and baby. In my family we had those problems and it didn’t end well. In some cases baby didn’t make it and in one case both the mother and the baby were list.
I had my first baby 6 months ago, and I didn’t dilate enough. My contractions were 2 min. apart when my doctor decided that they had to induce me. Thank God my sister was with me at that time and she went trough the same thing. She told me to get the epidural first, b/c once they induce you, you’ll dilate faster then nature has intended it. Little to say it is really painful. I wanted an epidural free labor, but I am really glad that I wasn’t stubborn like usual. After they induced me at 11pm I was ready in 10am. My water broke by itself some time during the night, and I had enough time to rest and be ready in the morning to push. I didn’t suffer any consequences from it all, and my son is healthy as an apple.
I am glad I did it.
Good luck,
A. R.

I was told to walk alot. No long distances but back and forth. It seemed to help me when I needed to go faster. It just brings the baby down farther and helps your body get ready faster. Hopes this works for you. Good Luck and congratulations. Mommy hood is such a great thing.

Hi,
Both my children were induced and I was thankful.It is ultimately safer than waiting too long, not to mention more comfortable! Enjoy these last moments of pregnancy and remember that the 1st 3 months of your baby's life is not a clear representation of the future. It gets easier and you will sleep again and it's truly wonderful!I'm a certified life coach living in Nashville and moving to Goshen in the late spring. Feel free to write if you have any other thoughts or questions @ ____@____.com

Hi J. :)

I have in your shoes! My first baby was born on her estimated due date, so I fully expected my second to at least make that if not sooner. Instead, she was born 10 days after her edd, after about 3 days of labor.

You're right to question consenting induction. If there is no medical reason for it (baby's doing fine, fluid is good, all the things you've mentioned), then it's not worth it. Failed inductions are one of the highest reasons for preventable cesareans.

However, I wouldn't fret about it - you still have time, and your baby can come any moment. Effacement and dilation (and your EDD for that matter) are just numbers. Some women are 4cm for weeks before they go into labor. Some women (like me with my first) aren't at all dilated until the moment labor begins. It's all relative - varying from woman to woman, even pregnancy to pregnancy.

Take walks. Take a warm bubble bath. Be intimate with your fiance (there are multiple benefits here - it is relaxing, and there are hormones which can help bring on contractions). Take a concious moment to make an imprint in your mind about these last few days of still being a "couple" rather than a "family", because it's all going to change and though I'm sure you won't regret it, you may find you miss it (you know, at 2am when your little blessing is screaming to be nursed and your fiance just rolls over, oblivious!;-) )

Your baby will come when he or she is ready to come. Trust yourself, trust your body, and trust your baby. The rest will fall into place.

Hi J.,
my doctor was going to induce me for my 2nd baby on a thursday and I had him on wednesday....can i suggest something? I know you may not want to even think about this but...have sex with your fiance. It is a completely natural form of induction (and fun too!) Good luck

i know how you feel, my son was 10 days late, and i was frustrated. I wanted to be induced, i didn't wait til my doc. suggested it, becuz by that point i was ready. Being induced isn't bad, it takes a while, other things may come up and it may take longer for the doc or nurses to start your induction, so it's time consuming. i was in the hospital for a day and a half before they induced me, so be patient. she's nice and warm in there, and she's waiting to make a grand entrance. i dont know how different midwives are but if your being induced, i think it's a lil more out of their hands. :) but everyone's labor is different, mine didn't hurt as much when i was induced, but i'm pregnant with my second child and i have already told my doc that i'm not going over my due date, so i'm being induced a week before. but good luck and congrats :)

I think it really depends on the woman as to how our bodies will respond to induction. I know several women who've been induced and have responded just fine but I also know several who didn't respond at all and ended up with c-sections.

In my case, with my first son in 1992, I was due on May 1 and when May 14 rolled around and I was still pregnant, they decided to try induction. We induced from early morning to late night on May 14 and... nothing. They took me off the meds so I could sleep and I stayed in the hospital that night. Bright and early the next morning, May 15, we started again and I was induced that entire day as well. Again nothing. I didn't even dialate a fingertip amount. All that contracting for two days solid and my body just did not respond. They sent me home the night of May 15 and said I'd probably go into labor on my own - nope. On the morning of May 16 I went back to the hospital to take a look at the baby and see how he endured the two days of contractions and being overdue and they just weren't happy with how he responded. So, I ended up having a c-section at 2:30 pm that day. Two years ago the exact same scenario happened to a close friend of mine. She was not overdue though. They induced her a week before her due date.

Like I said, I know other women respond to induction just fine. For some reason there are those of us whose bodies just don't want to cooperate though. Because of that first c-section all of my babies have been born that way, too. On December 29 I will be having my fourth (and last) baby via c-section. We are all very happy and healthy though so I'm not too upset about the way that first labor turned out. :)

Good luck to you and congratulations on your baby girl!

Unfortunately there's not too much that can be done. I was 2 weeks late with my first, had to be induced and I won't even go into the birth story.
I learned though w/my 2nd, who was 5 days late.
Try walking a lot, that seemed to help me. As long as your water hasn't broken yet there should be no harm to the baby.
I also drank Raspberry Leaf Tea....not sure how much that helped but I had heard that it was supposed to help induce labor naturally.
Good luck!

Hi J.--I was a week late and really wanted to have my baby already--my husband and I went bowling and out for spicy food (Indian, to be exact) and I went into labor about 4 hours later. Who knows, but we are convinced that is what did it! Good luck!

There are a couple of homeopathic remedies that help get you going - the first is drinking castoral oil - I took it with my first and had her a day and a half later. I must warn you thought I was dehydrated through the birth so I had to have a saline drip. The other my doula had me on I took in the morning and not even 24 hours later my son was born. It was a remedy but I am sorry I don't remember the name.

Try these, with the walking and the sex. every little bit helps.
Good luck
B.

From what I've been told, past 37-38 weeks the placenta and amniotic fluid starts to break down because the baby is mature and some risk of the baby having a bowel movement in the womb. So most likely a doctor will induce if you go too far past your due date because there is risk to the baby not getting oxygen or food. So I would ask the midwife why exactly she thinks you need to be induced. If its any of the above reasons I would do it and not worry. My sister had to be induced about 2 months ago and she had a totally healthy baby.

Z