I don't have any extra advice from that already given except to wish you good luck! I would try and drag them out another few days to see if your body kicks into action! I think that unless bubs is in danger the more intervention that has to happen, the more likey a c-section is. ( I had the whole works with my first...horror story....so I have been interested in the advice given in case I am brave enough to try again ...for a VBAC!) Fingers crossed, you have the birth thath you want!

Best wishes !

Never had a c-section, but all three of mine have been induced by having waters broken. Each labour was shorter than the last.

Hello I had a vaginal birth (never had a caesarean) and after much debate decided to break my waters DURING established labour - in my case that actually helped to speed up the process.  However it can be risky if performed when the head is still high up in the uterus.  If you are in Brisbane try talking to the lovely ladies at BIRTHTALK who do seminars on VBAC or check out BellyBelly to speak to a doula (birthing assistant) - they should be able to give you some excellent advice and support.  As far as suggestions to bring on labour s e x is probably the most effective if any, but you need to make sure that your husband is on top and that you raise your hips afterwards and let the semen sit around your cervix for a while so that it has time to work.  Basically semen contains prostaglandin - a natural form of the stuff they sometimes give you to induce labour.  However this may not work if the time is not right, just as the gel won't work either.  Let me know if this helps

I heard LOTS of horror stories of how my labor would be awful because I was having a scheduled induciton....to be honest....it was easy....

They broke my water at 8:00 and pictocin was started. I alsted until about 12:00 and had an epidural placed.

Took a nap for a few hours and when the Midwife checked me I was all set to go. That nap did wonders for me.....aaahhhhh

DS was born at 4:40 p.m.

No complications at all....good luck.

My waters broke naturally the day before I was booked for an induction. But I still had to be put on a drip as nothing happened!! So I am not sure really as everyone is different. Have lots of sex, and go for a long car ride over a bumpy road :)

HI Well i am a little different than the other responses i had my water broken with my last child,they broke them and i had my boy 40 mins later.I guess everyone is dif maybe my body was ready i was 4 weeks early two. Its your decision really so if you want your waters broken and put on a drip which helps even more than thats what you do. If its a serious medical reason that you have to have a c-section than i guess you have 2 but if not than you tell them what you want!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tassie

There really isn't any guarantee way of bringing on labor. Breaking the water doesn't necessarily speed up the laboring process either, nor stripping of the membrane. Unfortunately, if your body is not ready, then it won't be ready. I've had this same experience during my last pregnancy - I had my cervix membrane stripped twice, a foley bulb to cause dilation, my water broken and pitocin to induce labor and I still ended up with a c-section. Many people will swear by different methods - having lots of sex, castor oil, eating spicy food, nipple stimulation but everyone responds differently to every method. They may or may not work for you. I wish you luck in the delivery process.

I had my waters broken, I was on a drip and baby was being monitored (another story)  I was in labour for 15hrs and ened up with a C section.  I'm a very small person and bubs was about 7pounds.

Try having sex or eating curry or going for a really long walk to bring on the labour.  Hey you might like to try all 3.  LOL

i just put this in your blog too. Ask about a "sweep". They disrupt the membranes( like an inturnal) and usually you go into labour within 24 hours. They did this to me when i was over due and it worked a treat.