Inducing My Labor Naturally - What Your Doctor's Aren't Telling You

Having a baby is the most amazing experience in the world. You want to bring your baby into the world in a way that is safe and healthy for both of you. If you are past your labor date, your doctor may have started pressuring you to induce. These are five reasons why you should induce your labor naturally from home. There are so many safe and natural ways you can induce without the dangerous side effects like hurting yourself or your baby. Protect yourself and your newborn by making sure you don't induce in the hospital. 1) You don't want your baby in intensive care. If there are complications with the delivery or the baby is induced before they are ready to your baby could be taken from you right at birth and put into the intensive care unit. It has been proven that babies need as much contact with their mom right after birth as possible. Not only does contact with your baby aid in natural social development but is extremely important when it comes to breastfeeding. If you chemically induce and your baby just isn’t ready, you won't be able to spend those important hours making that connection with your new bundle of joy. 2) Unnatural induction can lead to unnatural delivery. Your baby and your body know when its time to induce. If you aren't inducing your labor naturally, your doctor will have to resort to forceps or a vacuum to extract them. Not only will the baby not be in the best position for delivery if they're not ready, but they may be harmed during the extraction, and you might have to suffer through a more painful and lengthy delivery too. 3) Sometimes chemical inductions don't take, forcing you to have a c-section. When you've already agreed to an induction at the hospital and it doesn’t work, the doctor's can't wait until you induce naturally. This means that you are automatically forced to have a c-section. Your water may be broken by an amniotomy, this means there is a greater risk of infection to your baby. 4) Your baby can be delivered prematurely or suffer from jaundice. Babies that are induced chemically are more likely to have problems eating, breathing and keeping a normal temperature compared to babies that are induced naturally. Jaundice is also a normal risk when you induce at the hospital. 5) Fetal distress is a common result of chemically inducing labor. When you induce chemically there are very powerful drugs and tools that break that water that can traumatize your newborn. Not only will you cause distress to your baby, but you will also have a much more painful delivery and it could cause health risks during your delivery. There are so many reasons why you should avoid a chemical induction and induce your baby naturally from home. Natural inductions are safe, chemical free and gently help the baby position itself in a way that assures a fast and easy delivery. Don't put your health or the health of your little one at risk. Avoid the risks and give you and your baby the best start possible.