Post by stephm0188 on Sept 29, 2015 15:46:12 GMT -5
I was in the wait and see camp as well. I wanted to go as long as possible without any intervention.
I was induced at 42 weeks. I had been at 3cm-4cm for 6 weeks but never went into labor on my own. Pitocin didn't do anything to kickstart labor. They broke my water and that sent me into active labor. I did opt for an epidural because he had turned and back labor was awful. He came really quickly after that. I was in active labor around two hours.
I was so nervous and disappointed about being induced, but it really couldn't have gone better. I was 40W 3d and was induced due to low fluid. I was already dilated almost 2 cm and my body responded well to the Pitocin. From hospital check in to baby being born was 10 hours, which is pretty good for a first time induction. I got the epidural at 4 cm and I went to 9cm in a half hour. Two hours of pushing and baby was born vaginally. All in all, I only had about 30 minutes of really uncomfortable contractions before I got the epidural.
I cried when I was told I'd be induced and had one day to let it sink in. Then I read a lot of horror stories online before going in and I think that is what made me so nervous. Hopefully my good experience will help a little!
I wanted to take a wait and see approach, but my water broke without contractions. It broke at 6:30, and I wasn't having contractions by about 10, so they started pitocin. I got an epidural about 3 and DS was born at 7:30 vaginally.
So about 13 hours from water breaking to DS being born. Everything worked out really well and no complaints.
Also, with DD1 I bawled like an idiot for a few hours after they told me I'd have to go straight to the hospital to be induced. I wanted to go med free and avoid the IV altogether so I was upset and just could not get my shit together. I cried to the receptionist at the hospital because it was taking so long to be checked in. She apologized profusely and asked if I was in a lot of pain and I just yelled "no!" back to her. My friend finally texted/talked me down.
Also, with DD1 I bawled like an idiot for a few hours after they told me I'd have to go straight to the hospital to be induced. I wanted to go med free and avoid the IV altogether so I was upset and just could not get my shit together. I cried to the receptionist at the hospital because it was taking so long to be checked in. She apologized profusely and asked if I was in a lot of pain and I just yelled "no!" back to her. My friend finally texted/talked me down.
lol. This is how I feel everytime someone asks me how I'm feeling. I feel fiiiiine, motherfucker.
I hadn't necessarily wanted to go without pain meds, but it didn't go quite like I wanted.
My water broke at home with no contractions so I got pitocin. And I ended up with hypertension and magnesium. So I couldn't really move and got an epidural pretty early one.
Birth actually was good though, Had vaginal birth without too much issue. At one point DS's heart rate dropped and I almost got a csection but they were able to fix it.
My doctor insisted on inducing me because of high blood pressure. I still ended up delivering vaginally. I wanted to go without an epidural/pain meds, but once I got to about 6 cm, I was worn out of scared of how much more pain there would be, so I asked for an epi.
Wellll...the anesthesiologist couldn't come right away, so they gave me some kind of narcotic once I was 8cm. I asked them to give me a very very mild dose, but it still made me so drowsy, which I was unhappy about. When they finally came in to do the epidural, the nurse checked me and said I was 10cm, so I could go ahead and get it just to push or skip it. I got it. I was so numb I couldn't feel the contractions to push! So I ended up pushing for over 4 hours!
I still think frequently about how much I regret getting the pain meds and epidural. I know I could have done it without them. I got SO far and looking back, I feel like the nurses pushed me into it. I'm hoping I can both go into labor and deliver naturally next time around.
With dd, I was past my due date. Honestly, it was kind of a relief to have a plan at the point. It was a scheduled induction and went well, vaginal birth, no epidural.
With ds, I was 7 cm dilated for 3 weeks. Started having sporadic non-painful contractions and went to triage at my ob's advice. I was 9 cm but still sporadic non-painful contractions. They broke my water but nothing changed so I got a little pitocin. Also no epidural, vaginal birth.
Keep an open mind. The important thing is to deliver baby safely!
I kind of hate this phrase. I would never willingly put my baby in danger, but being afraid of a host of interventions is not unreasonable. I don't think it's unreasonable, either, to consider your own health and recovery when giving birth (mine was definitely impacted by the circumstances of my labor and I'm not okay with that 14 months later).