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A bit long of a post but could use support or advice. Currently 36 weeks into my third pregnancy. I’m on 12 units of insulin for fasting but other than that diet controlled. My doctors induce in the 39th week if insulin controlled GD.

I’m fine with this and I think it mostly has to do with having a very positive experience my first time around. I was on fasting and breakfast insulin during that pregnancy for the last 3 weeks. Scheduled for induction at 39+2 and baby girl born 39+3. However, when I got to the hospital, my water broke in triage! I ended up only needing one round of Misoprostol before my body ended up doing its thing. She was born about 15 hours from when my water broke. At my 39 week appointment (3 days before) I was 1cm dilated and had a membrane sweep. Once I got to L&D after water broke, I was still only 1cm dilated. The worst part of labor was that my epidural didn’t work on one side and was replaced entirely three hours later once I was already fully dilated.

This week at my 36 week appointment, my doctor went through the typical induction process if not already 3 or so centimeters dilated. Misoprostol + foley balloon + pitocin. It occurred to me that my water may not break prior to my scheduled induction like it did last time, and I may actually have to endure some of these interventions to get going. I’m so scared. It’s wishful thinking to expect the same experience but best case scenario my water breaks prior to induction or I’m already several centimeters dilated when I show up. I feel like I’ve heard nothing but bad things about the ballon and I’d really like to avoid pitocin for labor at all costs.

My 38 week appointment will be a few days before my scheduled induction so I’m planning to ask for a membrane sweep if it’s available to me and spend the weekend curb walking and using yoga ball like I did with my first. I’ll never really know if the membrane sweep did anything - was crampy all weekend but tha was it until Niagara falls in triage lol.

I don’t know what I’m looking for I’m just scared because I realize I may be looking out a more involved induction (or not if my body wants to get going before). If you’ve had several inductions what were they like? I keep trying to tell myself that I had a positive experience first time around, my body did its thing and it will do it again but I’m scared. Anyone have a good foley ballon experience, especially after having given birth before?

Just adding here that my second pregnancy unfortunately ended in a TFMR at 16 weeks.

35 weeks and still nursing my 2.5 year old. I started experiencing a nursing aversion around 28 weeks or so that has gotten progressively worse. I can only tolerate like two minutes per side now if that.

Sometimes it seems like my daughter is losing interest … I will ask if she wants milk and she will say no or put it off and then ask for it when I say I’m going to do something else, for example, in the morning when I tell her I’m going to get up and get dressed then she will want it. We typically nurse morning, before nap and bedtime. If she has a belly ache or is upset then she will ask. If she doesn’t want at normal times we just skip, after all it’s up to her.

I was hoping to keep nursing her through the transition of a new baby coming home (not at the same time). I figured it would help with the feelings and we would keep some us time doing what she knows. I don’t want to make a change now and try to wean her or anything.

I don’t know what I’m looking for just words of encouragement I guess. Her lazy latch has started making my skin crawl and I’m really hoping this goes away after the birth of this baby but I’m scared that it won’t.