Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.
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Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.
“…The Benefits Outweigh The Risks.”
“Well, it doesn’t matter because the benefits outweigh the risks.” -OB to suggesting to mother that she be induced, because her first labor was 6 hours start to finish, when the mother asked about the implications of inducing.
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Michelle Potter had this to say,
Apr 6, 2010 @ 4:13 pm (Quote)
So you don’t need to worry your pretty little head about what those risks *are* — just trust me that it’s worth it.
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Gee, whose decision is that to make?? It is called INFORMED consent. It is up to ME if the benefits outweigh the risks…not YOU.
When I was pregnant with my 3rd, I had an abscessed tooth. While I was at the dentist, for an emergency appointment, he told me I needed to have an antibiotic shot directly into the nerves. I asked about the safety of said antibiotic, during pregnancy…he said, “I don’t know, I guess you need to decide what is more important right now.” Well, what is more important is the safety of my child! Plus the fact that I’m allergic to half of the antibiotics available, so the last thing I need is to have my liver shut down (a reaction I have to antibiotics) while I’m pregnant!!
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Jane Reply:
April 6th, 2010 at 6:31 pm (Quote)
No, it’s not YOUR job to decide which is more important to you. It’s the dentist’s job to ensure your health and safety by investigating whether he can give you that particular medication during pregnancy. He could look it up online. He could (heaven forfend) call your pregnancy care provider and ask there. Most pharmacies would have that information too.
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“Yes, doctor, I understand that you are of the opinion that the benefits outweigh the risks. I was asking you what those were.”
Last I checked, six hours was not a precipitous labor. And even after I had an 85-minute labor, no one suggested inducing for that reason.
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Becky Reply:
April 6th, 2010 at 4:27 pm (Quote)
I want an 85 minute labor next time. PLEASEPLEASEPLEASE!
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Jane Reply:
April 6th, 2010 at 4:32 pm (Quote)
Other than the fact that the baby came out so fast she wouldnt start breathing on her own for a bit, I highly recommend the 85 minute labor. It’s always fun watching the midwife frantically trying to get gloves on, and there’s only so much they can do to you if you deliver within five minutes of entering the hospital. It was darn near painless, too.
OTOH, I also had one 24 hour labor, so it’s not all peaches and cream over here. 
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Becky Reply:
April 6th, 2010 at 4:38 pm (Quote)
Well, I’ll trade you your 24 hour labor for my sections…
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Sarah Dorrance-Minch Reply:
April 7th, 2010 at 6:34 am (Quote)
First baby: one all-American unneCaesarean.
Second baby: premature birth triggered by gastroenteritis, not sure when labour started but it was probably about two to four hours at a very rough guess.
Third baby: ONE HOUR, TEN MINUTES, from start of labour to placenta expulsion (or was it fifteen minutes, if I include the placenta?) Midwife and doula arrived in time for the placenta.
Let’s hear it for us Baby Cannons.
Oh, yeah, on a scale of one to ten, the pain was probably about a twelve for most of it, except when I screamed, which temporarily knocked it to a six, but hey, it was a one hour labour, my cervix was probably working hard enough to bench press a sumo wrestler.
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Inducing a patient because she had a fast labor is like inducing a VBAC because they haven’t gone into labor by 39 weeks. DOES NOT COMPUTE.
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Heather P Reply:
April 6th, 2010 at 5:01 pm (Quote)
Yeah, I don’t get it. 6 hours isn’t even that fast a labor. My second was just under four hours. It was the perfect amount of time for me to get my baby out.
Strangely enough, my paternal grandmother had 6 labors all under two hours. None were induced and all of them were born in a hospital. One was born on a gurney but still, not a need for inductions.
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My last was 55 minutes from start to finish. Called the midwife during the first contraction. She showed up half an hour later, brought all her supplies in the house, spread a plastic sheet, got her gloves on, took the baby’s head from my hands and said “You could be pushing you know…” The next second the baby fell out! LOL
I’m pg with #5 right now and just not sure what to do….preparing to do it UC because I can’t imagine anyone making it if my labors get any shorter…
Now out of curiosity…why would the doc suggest induction with short labor?
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Bamff Reply:
April 6th, 2010 at 6:06 pm (Quote)
“Now out of curiosity…why would the doc suggest induction with short labor?” — So that there is no chance that the baby will be born in the car on the way over, also known as, so the doctor gets paid. 
My sil has quick labors and her doctor suggested an induction for her last one because she lived 1/2 hour from the hospital and he didn’t think she would make it.
As a side, your first sentence could have been mine! My daughter was born 55 minutes from start to finish, I rather liked it.
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Jane Reply:
April 6th, 2010 at 6:29 pm (Quote)
Friend of the family had a 2.5 hour labor with her first. Her husband worked an hour from home; they lived half an hour from the hospital. The doctor was concerned that given traffic conditions around here, she might not be able to get to the hospital in time to have the baby there, so they induced her.
After my 85-minute labor, btw, the following children were born with 3 and 5 hour labors, so it’s not necessarily a given that they just get faster and faster.
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I’m so jealous of quick labors.
1st was 12 hours followed by a section because my doctor wasn’t patient and I was scared.
2nd was 52 hours successful VBAC.
3rd was 24 hours successful VBAC.
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Sheva Reply:
April 6th, 2010 at 8:07 pm (Quote)
You were scared BECAUSE he was impatient.
Proof: You were brave through a FIFTY-TWO HOUR LABOR!
Congrats on your successful VBACs!
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Jealous! Reply:
April 6th, 2010 at 9:38 pm (Quote)
You’re exactly right! I was scared because she was impatient! A nurse scared me into an epidural by telling me that this was my window of opportunity to get one and if I waited much longer than I would not be able to get one. She insisted that the contractions were going to get really hard once the OB broke my water (thankfully it broke on it’s own before she got there). Then the baby’s heartrate dropped because of the combo of pit and epidural so the pit was turned off. My OB said, “you can lay here all night and labor, but without pit you won’t make any progress. So you can lay here all night and labor and still end up with a section or we you can have your baby in your arms in 30 minutes.” Scared to death I gave in – plus it didn’t help that I had a nurse shaving my stomach before the OB even got there to access the situation.
Thankfully I left that OB and went to a midwife which was the best choice I ever made! I was successful at 2 VBACs COMPLETELY non-medicated! My history has shown that I have extremely long labors, but a little patience and a very educated midwife goes a looooong way!
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Kate, Ren's Mom Reply:
April 7th, 2010 at 8:10 am (Quote)
“…you can lay here all night and labor and still end up with a section or we you can have your baby in your arms in 30 minutes.”
Why aren’t these docs being charged with assault? “We ARE going to section you one way or another” sounds like threat of unconsented physical contact to me…
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Michelle Potter had this to say,
Apr 6, 2010 @ 6:39 pm (Quote)
My first labor was 24 hours with Pitocin and ended in a c-section. My third was 45 minutes at home, unassisted until the paramedics arrived. I prefer *not* making it to the hospital in time.
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The Deranged Housewife had this to say,
Apr 7, 2010 @ 5:55 am (Quote)
*Blink*
*crickets*
And what, pray tell, are the benefits? No long labors, seemed like her body was pretty efficient to do everything in six hours. So why do we need to even mention the word “induce”?!
It doesn’t matter … to think, that this answer would be good enough for some women. I feel like running around the room screaming right now, “No no no no no no!” *deep breaths*
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I got bullied into an induction 6 hours into labor because I wasn’t progressing fast enough. I hope she didn’t give in.
I really don’t see why a 6 hour labor is something to be worried about. Hopefully there weren’t any underlying health conditions or anything and that baby was born healthy without an induction.
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Sarah Dorrance-Minch had this to say,
Apr 7, 2010 @ 6:28 am (Quote)
Benefits including a scheduled tee time; and a probable c-section for failure-to-progress due to lack of readiness for labour, a c-section that generates enough money to pay for the tee time and still get Doc home in time for supper.
Time to look for a new care provider.
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Kate, Ren's Mom had this to say,
Apr 7, 2010 @ 8:03 am (Quote)
… my cervix was probably working hard enough to bench press a sumo wrestler.
LOL!
I had an induction due to pre-e, and my 36-hour pit labor was no fun, but the mag-sulf was even MORE no fun. At least my birth team was great, and I got to labor as long as I needed and avoid the c-section…
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This was me as well. This was at my TWELVE WEEK appointment! Ridiculous. I live in a metropolitan area with terrible traffic and the concern was that I wouldn’t make it to the hospital in time. I never mentioned it again and I guess she must have forgotten she wanted to induce. High quality care! I went into labor on my own at 39 weeks and had my second son in slightly over 8 hours. And no, she would not have scheduled it for convenience. I am covered under an HMO and would have received care from the on call doctor regardless.
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Charity had this to say,
Apr 7, 2010 @ 4:23 pm (Quote)
Sounds like what my dentist said the other day when I asked what medications were in the IV he wanted to give me. “What do you care? You’ll be asleep.” Hmmm… How about side effects, jackass?
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6 hour first labor???? I would have LOVED to have that! Mine was over twice that long (in a birth center). I would love to know what kinds of risks we are dealing with. Maybe the risk of not having someone to watch baby #1 when #2 decides to show up?
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IT??? DOESN’T??? MATTER???
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