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[dingdongdead]

so last week i was diagnosed with PUPPS which is honestly the worst thing EVER and has been seriously unbearable.  they gave me a steroid cream which did NOTHING so i went in today to get an oral steroid.  they checked me for dilation and saw that i am about 3cm and 80% effaced.  then the doctor said it would be her preference to schedule an

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[kastinkerbell]

Why avoid it?
1) The longer the baby bakes, the better the brain and lung development is. Nobody knows exactly why labor starts when it does, but just about every theory I've ever seen involves the the baby somehow triggering it when it's ready.
2) If your body was ready for labor, it would be in it.
3) The natural rhythm of labor is an amazing and beautiful dance of your body and the baby's body working together. The chemicals increasing the contractions get balanced out by endorphins to help you cope with them. There is no way to replicate this artificially.
4) Because of number 3, interventions and c-sections occur at a much higher rate because everything is being managed medically rather than naturally.

The best thing you can do for your baby (if you can) is to let your baby pick it's birthday.

[kastinkerbell]

why exactly is it likely that an induction would lead to a c section?

Pitocin is what is used to bring on the contractions. They come on hard without the balancing endorphins. Then you get the epidural, which slows labor. So they up the pitocin. Since you have the epidural, you can't feel it so much, but the baby can become stressed...c-section!

Also, the epidural will prevent you from moving. To get the baby in good position to come out, you have to move...so if baby isn't perfectly positioned when you start, you'll start hearing things like "failure to progress" and the solution in a hospital is generally c-section.

[dingdongdead]

i plan to get an epidural anyway so if the main concern with an induction is that it would lead to an epidural, then that helps make my decision easier.

although it does seem like the more brain and lung development the better so i will definately take that into consideration.

thanks!

[sandi1743]

alos think about this - Most women don;t get an epi until they are bit further in labor - pit starts off hard which causes many women to get the epi before the pit starts which prevents you from walking and moving which helps labor.

[holly_chad_life]

My Mom gets this reaction from the pool, they gave her that cream and it did nothing really. the other night she tried my Coal-Tar soap and she stoped iching right then and there.If you can find it you might want to try it

http://puresoapworks.com/coal_tar.htm

[dingdongdead]

thanks, its def something i'll keep my eye out for if the steroids don't help!

[bellajellybean]

I think that the typical attitude towards induction is that it could lead to numerous other interventions, and if you wanted a natural birth, the chances of that would be slim

[dingdongdead]

yeah, based on what i am reading it seems like the main concern is that it would lead to an epidural which could lead to other interventions, but since i plan to have the epidural anyway thats not really an issue for me. i guess now my biggest concern is letting the baby develop as much as possible before she is born, although the doctor said that at this point she will continue to develop inside or outside the womb and that she is good to come out now.

[sandi1743]

also - Cytotec is NOT approved for starting off labor even tho it is used. if you do agree to an induction find out what they are going to use and discuss with your doctor and do your own research!

[dingdongdead]

they said that because i'm already 3cm and 80% effaced they would just break my water and use some pitocin.

[mrsmak]

After looking up PUPP's I would have went for the induction. That looks miserable and I am really sorry you're having to deal with it. I think a lot of people don't like inductions because it's not "natural" and whatever. I googled it [i honestly didn't know any of the risks] and really the only main risk I could find was that if it doesn't work you'll have to get a c-section. But I read that it's usually most common in woman who aren't dilated/effaced. I know the drugs they use to induce labor can slow down the babies heart rate too but they keep an eye on it and can lower the dose as needed to make sure baby is okay.

I wish you the best of luck with your decision dear.

[bungalow10]

induction can make contractions unbearably fast and painful, leading to needing pain meds. Induction also generally means a woman is bed-bound, often on her back, which makes labor and delivery much harder and more painful.

Women who are induced don't produce oxytocin in labor, which is the natural bonding/love hormone, and it makes it more difficult to breastfeed, bond, and heal after labor. Inductions also generally lead to other interventions like episiotomies, use of forceps or vacuums, and others... not to mention c-sections (which are NOT fun, I had one and I will do everything in my power to not have another one).

Many inductions lead to emergency c-sections because the baby is in distress. Babies born by induction are more likely to have other labor-related complications (difficulty breathing, shoulder, hip, or back problems, etc).

I recommend you watch the move The Business of Being Born.

[dingdongdead]

do inductions tend to lead directly to those interventions (episiotomies, use of forceps or vacuums, and others) or does the induction lead to an epidural which tends to lead to those things?

[bungalow10]

My understanding from what I've read and heard from people that have been induced is that the inductions themselves start a series of interventions. Just making a laboring woman immobile increases the risk of tears or use of forceps/vacuum.

[sxylilwitch]

Considering you have a real medical condition which will only go away when the baby is born, I think you have a pretty good reason to have an induction. But being that you're only 39 weeks, I think you did make a good decision to research before giving in. Before consenting, you should ask the doctor about your Bishop score. I believe the higher it is, the more likely your induction will go favorably. I don't know much more than that, because I've only ever heard of it on this community and haven't done much research on it myself XP

It seems like everybody's given some pretty good reasons to avoid it already. If it were me, I would try to let the baby stay in there as long as I could stand it. If the drugs aren't working or it gets unbearable, I'd probably go ahead with the induction. I had an induction with my first at 41 weeks that went perfectly though, so I'm a little bias I guess.

[dingdongdead]

yeah, right now my plan is to HOPE the drugs work, but if they don't, plan to schedule an induction at my appointment on monday. thanks!