OK, so I don't know whether I should post this in Ask A Mum section too because ideally I'd like opinions from you girls AND ladies who have already had their babies (as they have been through it & also aren't experiencing the excitement of meeting their LOs! I need unbiased opinions)
I've never been in hospital for anything other than a little appt for psoriasis or an X-Ray. I AM scared of hospitals, but it's more that if I have to be in hospital, I'd rather GO there IN pain, instead of going there with no pain KNOWING they're going to put me in pain and I could be there for hours just waiting for pain to start and I can't think of anything worse
Anyway, I can't decide how I feel about labour. I don't want to be induced, but as each day passes, I'm slowly losing hope of doing this naturally. I just feel like my body won't do it properly and I will end up being induced anyway, despite wanting to avoid it at all costs;
My Pros To Declining Induction:
- I will give myself a few days/couple of weeks extra to try and go into labour naturally (depending how long they are happy to leave it)
- I will be able to ENTER the hospital already in pain (instead of them causing pain iykwim?)
- I won't be alone at the hospital (sometimes they send your birthing partner home until the induction starts working and I don't want to be alone )
My Cons To Declining Induction:
- The longer I leave it, the more anxious I'm getting about labour and part of me thinks it might be best to just grab the induction date and get it over & done with instead of allowing myself time to worry more?
- I'll have a set date in my head for when things will start happening (this could also be a pro for declining actually?! )
- I might never go into labour naturally and will end up having to be induced anyway but have just spent an extra week or whatever waiting for things to happen naturally and causing more stress?
- The longer I leave it, the worse it is on Evie's health.
I'm seeing the MW tomorrow and I assume she'll give me an induction date? Can I have an induction date but maybe tell her that I might decide to decline it nearer the time after having a deeper think about it?
Since about lunchtime, this is ALL I can think about... I can't decide what I *actually* want to do...
(P.S - Please put your own feelings aside with wanting to meet your LOs and try to put yourself in my shoes if you can pweeeeese! I want opinions based on what you would do in MY position... Not what you'd do in your situation iykwim?!)
xx
I've never been in hospital for anything other than a little appt for psoriasis or an X-Ray. I AM scared of hospitals, but it's more that if I have to be in hospital, I'd rather GO there IN pain, instead of going there with no pain KNOWING they're going to put me in pain and I could be there for hours just waiting for pain to start and I can't think of anything worse
Anyway, I can't decide how I feel about labour. I don't want to be induced, but as each day passes, I'm slowly losing hope of doing this naturally. I just feel like my body won't do it properly and I will end up being induced anyway, despite wanting to avoid it at all costs;
My Pros To Declining Induction:
- I will give myself a few days/couple of weeks extra to try and go into labour naturally (depending how long they are happy to leave it)
- I will be able to ENTER the hospital already in pain (instead of them causing pain iykwim?)
- I won't be alone at the hospital (sometimes they send your birthing partner home until the induction starts working and I don't want to be alone )
My Cons To Declining Induction:
- The longer I leave it, the more anxious I'm getting about labour and part of me thinks it might be best to just grab the induction date and get it over & done with instead of allowing myself time to worry more?
- I'll have a set date in my head for when things will start happening (this could also be a pro for declining actually?! )
- I might never go into labour naturally and will end up having to be induced anyway but have just spent an extra week or whatever waiting for things to happen naturally and causing more stress?
- The longer I leave it, the worse it is on Evie's health.
I'm seeing the MW tomorrow and I assume she'll give me an induction date? Can I have an induction date but maybe tell her that I might decide to decline it nearer the time after having a deeper think about it?
Since about lunchtime, this is ALL I can think about... I can't decide what I *actually* want to do...
(P.S - Please put your own feelings aside with wanting to meet your LOs and try to put yourself in my shoes if you can pweeeeese! I want opinions based on what you would do in MY position... Not what you'd do in your situation iykwim?!)
xx