Comments on: Induction vs. c-section http://www.jennyology.com/2007/12/05/induction-vs-c-section/ Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:51:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Elizabeth McGee http://www.jennyology.com/2007/12/05/induction-vs-c-section/#comment-4960 Elizabeth McGee Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:33:16 +0000 http://jennyology.com/2007/12/05/induction-vs-c-section/#comment-4960 Hey Jen, Congratulations on Julianne. Hope the delivery went well :-) and that you're recovering well. I hope that if you had a c-section that you were spared a long labor first, as you said it will be a bit easier to recover. Warm wishes for you, hubby and baby Elizabeth Hey Jen, Congratulations on Julianne. Hope the delivery went well :-) and that you’re recovering well. I hope that if you had a c-section that you were spared a long labor first, as you said it will be a bit easier to recover.

Warm wishes for you, hubby and baby

Elizabeth

]]> By: Jill (legalsec from flickr) http://www.jennyology.com/2007/12/05/induction-vs-c-section/#comment-4920 Jill (legalsec from flickr) Sat, 08 Dec 2007 04:58:03 +0000 http://jennyology.com/2007/12/05/induction-vs-c-section/#comment-4920 Hi ! I just thought I would check in tonight before going to bed to see how you were doing? Any decision yet on Julianne. Take care, hope you and hubby and are well and waiting (or already have) Julianne. Jill Hi ! I just thought I would check in tonight before going to bed to see how you were doing?

Any decision yet on Julianne.

Take care, hope you and hubby and are well and waiting (or already have) Julianne.

Jill

]]> By: Larkness Monster http://www.jennyology.com/2007/12/05/induction-vs-c-section/#comment-4910 Larkness Monster Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:31:08 +0000 http://jennyology.com/2007/12/05/induction-vs-c-section/#comment-4910 Hm. Honestly? I think you might want to seriously consider a c-section. I know it's terrifying to think about, BUT, do you really want to go through a long, hard labor just to find out that the baby is too big to deliver vaginally? Of course there is no way of knowing that would happen, but still... at least if you get a c-section you know it'll be over very quickly. You probably don't want to go through 16 hours of labor like I did. :) It sucked! Anyway, good luck and keep us posted! Hm. Honestly? I think you might want to seriously consider a c-section. I know it’s terrifying to think about, BUT, do you really want to go through a long, hard labor just to find out that the baby is too big to deliver vaginally? Of course there is no way of knowing that would happen, but still… at least if you get a c-section you know it’ll be over very quickly. You probably don’t want to go through 16 hours of labor like I did. :) It sucked!

Anyway, good luck and keep us posted!

]]> By: chelsea http://www.jennyology.com/2007/12/05/induction-vs-c-section/#comment-4909 chelsea Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:57:41 +0000 http://jennyology.com/2007/12/05/induction-vs-c-section/#comment-4909 I am doing well - going into the hospital tonight to spend the night with Cervidil on my cervix and then the induction starts first thing tomorrow morning. Fortunately, my Bishop score is a 7, so I'm hoping that it'll go smoothly. Fingers crossed! I'm nervous, but really excited, too. This is just such a BIG DEAL, it's overwhelming. I don't know how people stay so calm. One of my best friends was in EXACTLY your same boat - she went past her due date, wasn't dilated at all, was really big and they did an ultrasound and they had her baby weighing in at 10 and 1/2 lbs so they scheduled a c-section. Turns out the baby was 11lbs 2 oz! She was really happy with the whole experience despite it not going the way she'd hoped. She said that there are definite advantages to the scheduled c-section. I don't know if that makes you feel any better or if it makes you feel worse...but I thought I'd throw it out there. Moral of the story being that you can have a happy birth story even if you have to have a c-section! I am doing well – going into the hospital tonight to spend the night with Cervidil on my cervix and then the induction starts first thing tomorrow morning. Fortunately, my Bishop score is a 7, so I’m hoping that it’ll go smoothly. Fingers crossed! I’m nervous, but really excited, too. This is just such a BIG DEAL, it’s overwhelming. I don’t know how people stay so calm.

One of my best friends was in EXACTLY your same boat – she went past her due date, wasn’t dilated at all, was really big and they did an ultrasound and they had her baby weighing in at 10 and 1/2 lbs so they scheduled a c-section. Turns out the baby was 11lbs 2 oz! She was really happy with the whole experience despite it not going the way she’d hoped. She said that there are definite advantages to the scheduled c-section. I don’t know if that makes you feel any better or if it makes you feel worse…but I thought I’d throw it out there. Moral of the story being that you can have a happy birth story even if you have to have a c-section!

]]> By: Jennyology http://www.jennyology.com/2007/12/05/induction-vs-c-section/#comment-4908 Jennyology Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:20:00 +0000 http://jennyology.com/2007/12/05/induction-vs-c-section/#comment-4908 Thanks, Chelsea. How are YOU doing? Thanks, Chelsea. How are YOU doing?

]]> By: chelsea http://www.jennyology.com/2007/12/05/induction-vs-c-section/#comment-4907 chelsea Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:04:58 +0000 http://jennyology.com/2007/12/05/induction-vs-c-section/#comment-4907 CRAP! What a toughie. I'm sending you good vibes from Kansas City! CRAP! What a toughie. I’m sending you good vibes from Kansas City!

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