I hope everything works out to the best possible end! Hoping for you to get what you want, but also praying that the baby gets all it needs (if both happen at the same time--awesome!!).
Post by bunnymendelbaum on Dec 11, 2013 21:25:10 GMT -5
Great! (Does your midwife think you'll have a 12/13/13 baby? My friend was induced this past Monday and didn't have her baby until Wednesday! Don't mean to be a downer, she wasn't prepared for it taking that long and it was really hard on her. Wishing you a much more speedy delivery!)
Post by bunnymendelbaum on Dec 11, 2013 23:07:45 GMT -5
I almost don't want to type this... She was a full week over due, fully thinned, 4cm dilated. Had membranes stripped last week. I just want you to be prepared that it could take a while. Probably won't but still. My poor friend!
Yay!! I had my membranes stripped and went into labor the next day. It started just as you are describing so you never know. Good luck and can't wait to hear the good news!
I almost don't want to type this... She was a full week over due, fully thinned, 4cm dilated. Had membranes stripped last week. I just want you to be prepared that it could take a while. Probably won't but still. My poor friend!
Lol. That sucks. Power of positive thinking! And I'll be thinking of the flower opening. Eta: and as I typed that, I got punched in the GD cervix again. She is trying to pull herself out. I'm gonna stay positive. Lol
The flower opening! HAAA! I really feel bad about being such a negative nelly, but my friend really wishes everyone would not have acted like it was going to happen that same day! Sorry!
I had one with with Baby W and it was awesome AND hell. Different than natural labor, but you'll live. Can't wait for the baby announcement!!
Did you have an epi? With pit, I would DEFINITELY want an epi. Well, I figured I would anyway. Sounds like it's suggested I get to 4, get the epi and then let them break my water after the epi.
She did loosen my membranes a little, so I guess I could still go naturally before Friday. I am feeling more like I'm having contractions, but they don't hurt or bother me, not timetable etc.
Im just so glad we won't have to do this just days before Christmas. She knew I was a little stressed by that, we talked about it a few weeks ago.
I had one with both. I lasted MUCH longer with natural than I did with pit, but with the pit, my labor overall was much shorter. With Baby W, I think they had me hooked up to the pit and broke my water and let me labor for awhile without the epi. But it wasn't too long lol.
Thinking of you @merida! Hope to hear baby news soon.
My friend and her husband were in a Bradley class and had to read aloud an independent assignment about what they visualized the opening to be like (a flower or whatever.) He goes, "your cervix is opening...like the STARSHIP ENTERPRISE". So id a flower doesn't work try that?