who was induced?

[musiclady]

I was induced with two of mine. The first one they induced me weekly for the last 4 weeks of my pregnancy. Nothing took. Delivered her 3 days before due date. All that pitocin probably sped things up though. When I did go into labor, it was only 3 hours long!
The second one they induced on my due date. Both the gel and the pitocin drip. Probably sped up labor but didn't start anything for 5 hours until they broke my water, then it was 6 hours of intense pain and boom, there he was.
None of my deliveries were easy, but these two were shorter. As far as, autism, none of my kids are autistic. And neither of the two that were induced have shown problems. So it just shortened the delivery time.

 

[jedi2814]

There is mounting medical evidence that induction without a medical need puts both baby and mother at RISK!

Recent article indicating risks to baby:

HeraldNet.com - Local news: Doctors stress importance of pregnancy's final weeks

Recent study, Inductions are bad for both mother and baby
"Additionally, women who were induced had more bleeding – even after taking cesarean deliveries into account – and stayed in the hospital longer than women who delivered vaginally." Why would you want to increase your risk of postpartum bleeding?

Scheduled Deliveries Raise Risks for Mothers, Do Not Benefit Newborns - News Room - University of Rochester Medical Center


Also, there may possibly be a link between pitocin and autism. Studies are currently being conducted hoping to rule out a possible link - is it worth the risk?

Autism Today, latest news and resources for autism and autism related issues

Please make an informed decision. Your health and your child's health could depend on it.

Seriously? 60% of autistic children seen by this MD had been exposed to pitocin in labor. Well since about 80% of patients delivering in a hospital received pitocin at some point during their labor that's kind of a useless statistic. 99%-100% receive it after delivery - and pitocin does cross into breastmilk