tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218215652328409330.post3553337517381727920..comments2024-02-25T04:19:51.451-06:00Comments on Connected Mom: "Natural" InductionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218215652328409330.post-24668961858112536372011-05-01T13:51:28.371-05:002011-05-01T13:51:28.371-05:00I think you would have gone into labor either way ...I think you would have gone into labor either way Brenda. You were already almost 5cm. But for most, the intent is what makes it induction. If you had sex specifically to induce yourself, then sure. If you had sex because it's fun and there might be a possibility you would go into labor, no. And, one of the big parts of sex for induction is orgasm mixed with the cervix softening qualities of sperm.Kayce Pearsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09894465019118859309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218215652328409330.post-48824483997941517382011-04-07T13:20:39.552-05:002011-04-07T13:20:39.552-05:00So serious question- Should I not have sex the las...So serious question- Should I not have sex the last month of pregnancy? I secretly hoped last time that sex would speed up the dd due date (and it did). So because I wanted it to work does that mean then that I induced myself?Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03701550152209811317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218215652328409330.post-34247158053778849442011-03-16T02:26:13.970-05:002011-03-16T02:26:13.970-05:00It enrages me how the medical system continues to ...It enrages me how the medical system continues to dictate when babies are supposed to be born and denies women their right to birth where they will if they pass some pre-determined gestational date. It is completely absurd. Any birth attendant that tells their patient that they won't help them if they go postdates is only perpetuating the fear of needing to induce and birth a baby at a specific time, against the woman's body signals. Although I understand the legal implications, as long as women choose to induce themselves in order to appease their bullying midwives and doctors, how is the system going to change? And with that, people wonder why so many more women are choosing to freebirth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218215652328409330.post-14358765181806507742011-03-15T12:46:41.447-05:002011-03-15T12:46:41.447-05:00As a doula, this is one of the hardest things I ca...As a doula, this is one of the hardest things I can help a family understand. Natural is Natural there's no natural way to speed things alone :( Your body will do what it is ment to do at the time it is ment to do it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02909371620269002664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218215652328409330.post-90162390703929345962011-03-15T12:19:07.472-05:002011-03-15T12:19:07.472-05:00Since there's really no such thing as "na...Since there's really no such thing as "natural" induction, I've come to call it "non-medical." I agree that babies need to stay put until they say otherwise, but there are some very legitimate reasons to engage the non-medical methods in some cases. I've seen women who, for real medical reasons, require a medical induction, and in that instance using the "non-medical" methods first can help (at least, hopefully) ripen her cervix before the Pitocin is started, which will raise her Bishop's score and hopefully increase the effectiveness of the induction. (jeez, longest paragraph ever.)<br /><br />In my state, homebirth midwives are bound by a written collaborative agreement with a physician, and most MD's "require" that the mother be delivered before 42 weeks, otherwise she gets risked out of homebirth. My midwife will be a little "flexible" with the dates, but there's not much wiggle room. I really hope it doesn't come down to that for me, but if I have to choose between non-medical induction techniques, or losing my homebirth, I'm going with the former. It really SUCKS that that even has to be an issue though. I agree, the body is ready when the body is ready, and not a minute sooner. Unfortunately, it doesn't always work out that way within our current medical system, and we have to do the best we can with what we have.TheFeministBreederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870473200937110378noreply@blogger.com