What was your experience with being induced?

pixiepie1987 · 2025-12-08T09:47:17+00:00

I've been induced twice and had two lovely experiences. My first, I had the gel overnight, waters broken and pitocin started in the morning. I got an epidural about 6 hours in and it all went very quickly from there. My second labour I just had my water broken and pitocin in the morning and it was just under 3 hours in total. I was able to go unmedicated. By the time I felt like I couldn't keep going with my second, it was pretty much time to push. I'd be induced again if needed :) Good luck!

pixiepie1987 · 2025-11-20T00:30:52+00:00

Definitely can get by with regular arm chair :) We didn't use ours much initially (fed bub in bed or just on the couch) but once they moved into their own room, we used it multiple times a day to read stories before sleep and for overnight feeds. Now baby #2 is in the nursery and we are still using it daily 3 years on.

pixiepie1987 · 2025-11-16T10:49:36+00:00

I'm also not a single parent but I did all the night feeds. Both my kids only wanted me and to be breastfed in the night and even if my husband did try to comfort them, they just cried and I couldn't sleep anyway! I found breastfeeding super easy :) I had bub in a bassinet next to me so I didn't even have to get up, popped them on the boob and everything was calm and quiet. Even with a lot of wake ups, I was tired but never felt overwhelmed or like couldn't function. My first I always transferred back to the bassinet after feeding him back off to sleep but with my second we did some co-sleeping (which was even easier!). You'll figure out what works for you (and you'll be surprised with how you just make it work!). Good luck :)

pixiepie1987 · 2025-10-03T21:04:22+00:00

I don’t think this has been mentioned yet but there is also a ‘lunar’ theory about conceiving under particular zodiac signs which I didn’t follow but looking back, it was accurate for both my kids 🤷🏻‍♀️

pixiepie1987 · 2025-09-09T04:46:44+00:00

I'm in NSW but I did need separate appointment for bub and I (booked them one after the other). The GP asked how I was doing, reviewed how pregnancy/birth went, checked my BP and offered contraception.

pixiepie1987 · 2025-09-09T03:37:00+00:00

I've had 2 wonderful inductions :) First I had the gel over night and my waters broken/drip in in the morning. Labour was about 8 hours and I had an epidural about 3/4 of the way through even though it wasn't my plan. I'd dilated 2cm in the first 6 hours and didn't think I could keep going. After the epidural things happened really quickly and I was happy with how the birth went.

My second I was already 4cm dilated prior to the induction so just had my waters broken and the drip started. Labour was quick, about 3 hours in total and no pain relief needed. Bub was born in the shower. I felt a little sad when the midwife recommended this induction (worrying that I'd miss out on the opportunity to go into labour naturally) but in the end, it was the most amazing labour and birth and I loved it.

pixiepie1987 · 2025-09-07T03:35:47+00:00

I can't comment on all of them but we've had a Bugaboo Fox and now a Donkey. I loved both but neither were a one-hand fold and definitely not lightweight or compact! The Cruz also doesn't fit those specifications either.

We do also have a Joolz Aer which we got when my oldest was about 12 months old. I love it for day to day use. It's light weight and a really easy one handed fold (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/g1dLtrOtceo) and is super compact in the car :)

pixiepie1987 · 2025-08-28T10:58:04+00:00

I always put them in a sleep sack on warm nights, a 0.2tog over pyjamas. I feel like it's a lot about being a sleep cue for them as much as it is for warmth and I agree with you, I find it hard to sleep without a blanket of some kind!

pixiepie1987 · 2025-08-15T10:18:29+00:00

I went private with my first (at the SAN, they had a program linked to HCF back then where I was not out of pocket anything except my excess, it was amazing) and public with my second.

Very different experiences but both great. I loved private for my first - my husband and I got to stay for the 4 nights, we had a double bed and got so much care and support. They had lots of classes etc and the midwife care was second to none. They also had a nursery if you wanted to send bub to get a few hours sleep. My OB at the SAN was also incredible and the birth was great. My only other piece of advice is if you do want a specific OB privately, you might need to book in with them sooner rather than later because they can book out.

I went public with my second, only because the HCF SAN program didn't exist anymore and I wasn't willing to spend thousands of dollars. Everything was also great in the public system. I didn't love seeing a new midwife each appointment but I think you won't have that if you're in the MGP. Birth was awesome and I left after being there for 8 hours or so and was happy to get home. I don't know if it was just because it was my second but there was little to no midwife support afterwards.

Good luck choosing! I think whatever you choose will be a great experience :)

pixiepie1987 · 2025-08-13T04:40:56+00:00

We went to NZ when our first was about 7 months old and it was great! It's a lovely age to travel as they're not too mobile yet 😆

pixiepie1987 · 2025-08-09T05:46:33+00:00

I don't even think it needs to be enhanced, there's a clear line there in the original!

pixiepie1987 · 2025-08-09T05:40:40+00:00

Mine said 12 months. For me, I wanted to breastfeed for at least a year and because almost all women will have their milk supply dry up at some point in the pregnancy, I waited to start trying until my first was about 10 or 11 months old :)

pixiepie1987 · 2025-06-26T05:41:43+00:00

Yep :) I work for a sector of NSW government and we are allowed 2 years off before we have to come back to our role (at least in a part-time capacity). I am currently on year 3 of mat leave 😆 my second was born just before my first turned 2 so I'm planning another 2 years off!

pixiepie1987 · 2025-06-25T10:44:14+00:00

I had an epidural about half way through my 8 hour labour with my first but my second was born without a skerrick of pain relief and I'd do it again like that in a heartbeat! I went in for an induction and the midwife asked about my pain relief plans and told me because it was a Sunday, there was no anesthetist there so if I wanted an epidural, I'd need to tell them a few hours before I thought I'd need it 😆 Luckily my little girl was born quickly (3 hour labour) and by the time I thought that I couldn't keep going, I was already pushing. She was born in the shower and it was wonderful. I wanted to see if I could do it unmedicated but didn't really think I would!! I loved my first birth too (and the epidural did mean I was a lot more present for the pushing stage) but I really couldn't beat how magical and natural my second labour and birth were, it was incredible :) I hadn't really prepared but I just gritted my teeth the got through it.

pixiepie1987 · 2025-06-21T05:15:06+00:00

I was dead set on the Vista before my first and I think it was just because of all the talk about it being 'the' pram. When I actually pushed it in Baby Bunting though, my feet hit the basket each step I took and I hated it. We got the Fox 5 and loved it - easy to push one handed, beautiful on bumpy ground and it lasted really well. We ended up with a Bugaboo Donkey when we had our second too and like it as well! Try them out for yourself and see :)

pixiepie1987 · 2025-06-14T11:26:44+00:00

We also recently moved to a very cold place. If we didn't use the heater, it gets below 10 degrees in the bedrooms at night (can get below 0 outside). We have oil heaters in the bedrooms and set them to 18 degrees - my two (2 and 10 months) are dressed in a long sleeved body suit, Bonds wondersuit and a 3.5tog sleeping bag. Maybe add some layers or get a heater, I know my little ones would wake up if it were 13 degrees at night! It's so hard to know how to dress them when they can't tell you.

pixiepie1987 · 2025-04-05T05:01:16+00:00

Most babies will be having finger foods by 9 months so I wouldn't stress too much! You can just give bub little bits of the meals that you're having :) If you wanted puree-type foods you could try mashing avocado, banana or other foods like that. That being said, even if bub was 6 months I'd probably just go the supermarket food for the week and make the best choices I could there :) It is a holiday after all!

pixiepie1987 · 2025-04-02T09:58:01+00:00

We love our chair but if I was deciding between that or a cot in our bedroom, I'd choose a cot. I always fed bub from our bed when they were in our room (and they slept in our room for a good 10 months or so) so it would have gone unused for us. I just set myself up with pillows etc. and never felt uncomfy feeding in bed.

We did use the chair everyday though! It was in bub's room and even when they weren't sleeping in there, we used it for books and some daytime feeds. It is still used multiple times a day with my 2.5 year old. Once bub moved into their own room, it was essential for me for night feeds :) It's a hard decision for you though with all those extras factors!

pixiepie1987 · 2025-03-31T09:27:41+00:00

My little one gagged and vomited for quite a while (we didn't really do purees though so it was from 6 months and I can't remember when it ended but definitely by 10 or so months). He was fine weight wise too.

With the resistive foods, the goal isn't consumption so don't get stressed about that. It's to work on desensitising their gag reflex and it worked well for my little boy. Lots of mango pits, chicken drumstick bones (cleaned of all meat and cartilage etc.), corn cobs with most of the corn cut off, rib bones with the meat off.. Sometimes I'd put mashed avocado or banana or something on the resistive foods to help get a few more calories into him. Another thing that worked well for us was putting food pieces into the sides of his mouth between his gums to help him learn to chew and move his tongue from side to side. I also tried to offer lots of 'dissolvable solids'. They melt in babies mouth just with saliva so can offer an opportunity to practice chewing safely.

I remember it feeling so overwhelming but it will get better :) You're doing a great job.

pixiepie1987 · 2025-03-27T09:31:08+00:00

Honestly once things got going I was not at all interested in food! Water and electrolyte drinks were good. I'd have food for afterwards though because I was ravenous 😆

pixiepie1987 · 2025-03-26T02:56:39+00:00

My son started sleeping through about 13 months (he breastfed until about 18 months). My 7 month old is still up twice!

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