Is induction really necessary?
Hi everyone I got induced with my first pregnancy and want to have a natural at home birth with my next.
I got induced simply because I was 10 days past my due date. My birth was natural and healthy but lasted 15 hours.
My baby was 9 lbs and 2 oz when she came out, but was measuring small my whole pregnancy. The doctor said when I went in to get induced that my cervix was very thick and not ripe at all. And that I was barely dilated (not much at all)!
My baby was monitoring very healthy all through my pregnancy including the last days. My doctor also told me that my placenta was calcified but the baby did not seem to mind.
I also tried taking “midwives brew” (castor oil) before my induction but it did not work! I had contractions but they ended up going away.
I’m wondering if I should have waited and let my body go into labor spontaneously. But I was worried there was risks of still birth going past 42 weeks and other complications like baby being too big.
Does anyone have experience in this? I felt like my body wasn’t capable of having a natural birth and that induction was necessary. Can anyone give insight on their natural birth experience or body not going into labor before 42 weeks.