Induction postponed

[swiftlyirun]

So the plan all along has been a 39w induction. Today it looks like baby is still too high. I’m distraught. I’m less worried about another quick labor and more concerned with the chaos that is my life right now. DHs job (which provides our insurance) is extremely volatile and could end at any time. Because of said job situation, we’re considering a move soon.

I’m so so stressed and I know that forcing an induction when my body isn’t ready is a terrible idea, I’m just upset and needed to put this somewhere.

I guess just looking for hairpats or even better- ways to get baby to drop. I’ll just be over here eating cookies.


ETA: and now I have a sick kid. Just got a call to pick up DD2 from school because she puked everywhere. FML

[urbancowgirl]

I'm sorry you're dealing with this. The job/insurance situation sounds incredibly stressful, on top of already being almost 39 weeks pregnant with two small children. I hope your baby drops soon so that your induction can be scheduled.

[Susie]

I'm so sorry.  I know what it's like to be right at the end and have plans change.  It so so sucks.  

With my more recent baby, we planned as early as 20w to induce in the tight window between 39+0 and 39+2, after I was full term, but before the point when my DD had come via super fast labor.  

At 38+6, I was 1.5-2cm, and totally over being pregnant and ready for my finish line.  Since I was not quite a full 2 cm, the NP who saw me, scheduled me for a Cervidil induction starting at 1pm on 39+0.  I went back to work, packed up, and told everyone I was starting my maternity leave the next day.  

Around 9am on baby day, my OB's office called.  The on-call OB saw my chart, and didn't agree with the NP's decision to schedule me for a Cervidil induction.  But they only start pitocin-only inductions early in the morning before office hours, and I'd missed that window.  They were not flexible on that, so they bumped me to the next day.  

At 39+1, I showed up to the hospital at the appointed time.  While H parked the car in the garage my phone rang.  L&D was full.  Head home, we'll call you if a bed opens up later.

39+2 was day 3 of this "baby day?" bullshit.  Still no beds available.  I gave up counting hours on meals in case they called and just ate normal meals.  Meanwhile I was desperate to go into labor so I could get admitted, and doing all the things, but also still trying to avoid it starting outside of the hospital.  When I woke up that morning I was more pregnant than I'd ever been, and completely mentally fried.  I probably cried 14 times before breakfast.

My OB finally took pity on me and made an exception to do a Saturday induction on 39+3.  It was the same OB back on call who didn't let me do 39+0, and I think she felt bad.  Plus by Monday I'd be 39+5 and that was pushing it.  Pitocin started around 11am, and it was all over in like 4 hours.  We really could not have done this exact same timeline on 39+0!?  But whew.  We did it.

I swear to God those days of waiting to start were 3 of the most miserable days of my life.  FX for you that your waiting game is over soon.  I'm sure you're doing all the things -- the bouncing on balls, the walking.  Gravity is your friend here, but god knows if we could just WILL babies out, I'd have done it.

As far as health insurance worries.  Are you definitely sure if your H left his job, that coverage would end at the same time?  Last time MH changed jobs, his old job's coverage ran through the end of the month in which he left.  We still had a gap because his new job had an 8 week waiting period (sigh) but is there any chance you could have a little more time cushion?

tl;dr:  Sending cookies.

[swiftlyirun]

Susie that’s terrible! Also another one of my fears. I deliver at the busiest baby hospital in the country and it’s routinely full for elective inductions.

Yes, unfortunately our coverage would end immediately. In most normal places you could hope for an overlap, but that won’t be the case here.



ETA: I was induced with DD2 at 41+1, I’m terrified that if I have to wait until baby drops I’ll go overdue again. With my prior pregnancies baby didn’t drop until just before delivery (both with the induction and natural labor) and I didn’t dialate until just before delivery. Like I was 4cm with DD2 then she was born 14min later. I’m 5’8- baby has a lot of room to stretch out!!! Uuugghhhh.

Back to dealing with my puking child

[sloan]

I’m so sorry, changing plans SUCK. Especially since the end is so miserable and it’s hard to have the expectations changed on you even more with everything else going on.

I’ll second checking on the health insurance though- the two jobs I’ve left my coverage has always gone through the end of the month even though I left in the first half of the month. The one I was laid off from actually went longer the way severance was structured.

ETA just saw your last post and if that’s the case I’d talk about it frankly with your OB.

[jennistarr1]

well I was going to go with hairpats until I read the update and then now I'm like "OMG I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO HELP YOU"...what a kick in the pants!

was induction today? or later this week

things will definitely work out, you'll see!!!!

[jennistarr1]

Feb 4, 2020 13:20:41 GMT -5 Susie said:

I'm so sorry.  I know what it's like to be right at the end and have plans change.  It so so sucks.  

With my more recent baby, we planned as early as 20w to induce in the tight window between 39+0 and 39+2, after I was full term, but before the point when my DD had come via super fast labor.  

At 38+6, I was 1.5-2cm, and totally over being pregnant and ready for my finish line.  Since I was not quite a full 2 cm, the NP who saw me, scheduled me for a Cervidil induction starting at 1pm on 39+0.  I went back to work, packed up, and told everyone I was starting my maternity leave the next day.  

Around 9am on baby day, my OB's office called.  The on-call OB saw my chart, and didn't agree with the NP's decision to schedule me for a Cervidil induction.  But they only start pitocin-only inductions early in the morning before office hours, and I'd missed that window.  They were not flexible on that, so they bumped me to the next day.  

At 39+1, I showed up to the hospital at the appointed time.  While H parked the car in the garage my phone rang.  L&D was full.  Head home, we'll call you if a bed opens up later.

39+2 was day 3 of this "baby day?" bullshit.  Still no beds available.  I gave up counting hours on meals in case they called and just ate normal meals.  Meanwhile I was desperate to go into labor so I could get admitted, and doing all the things, but also still trying to avoid it starting outside of the hospital.  When I woke up that morning I was more pregnant than I'd ever been, and completely mentally fried.  I probably cried 14 times before breakfast.

My OB finally took pity on me and made an exception to do a Saturday induction on 39+3.  It was the same OB back on call who didn't let me do 39+0, and I think she felt bad.  Plus by Monday I'd be 39+5 and that was pushing it.  Pitocin started around 11am, and it was all over in like 4 hours.  We really could not have done this exact same timeline on 39+0!?  But whew.  We did it.

I swear to God those days of waiting to start were 3 of the most miserable days of my life.  FX for you that your waiting game is over soon.  I'm sure you're doing all the things -- the bouncing on balls, the walking.  Gravity is your friend here, but god knows if we could just WILL babies out, I'd have done it.

As far as health insurance worries.  Are you definitely sure if your H left his job, that coverage would end at the same time?  Last time MH changed jobs, his old job's coverage ran through the end of the month in which he left.  We still had a gap because his new job had an 8 week waiting period (sigh) but is there any chance you could have a little more time cushion?

tl;dr:  Sending cookies.

I had a almost similar frustration to part of this

I didn't want induction, but I was at 41W2D when they induced me, couldn't wait until 42 weeks because they only do inductions on Monday or Tuesday. So I show up for induction and there is no room. So I'm like "can I go home" and they're like "no, just wait in the hallway". Eventually I'm like "i'm walking around, hold my shit for me at least". So I decide to walk the steps of the hospital, racing up and down them having my husband time me. I thought if anything, if I could go in to labor then i could avoid pitocin. But nothing worked and they took me back after 4 to 5 hours of waiting and I was stuck in the hospital bed for a going nowhere induction I didn't want to begin with.

[gastro]

Sorry to hear all the added stress with the induction. Does your state have COBRA?

[megamous]

Last pregnancy, I was not supposed to go past 39 weeks (I have type 2 diabetes). My last several appointments with my OB were not with my OB because he was out. It was a very stressful situation and I ended up scheduling an induction through the nurse practitioner for 39 weeks 1 day, after crying in her office. I finally got to see my OB the Thursday before the induction date. I was not dilated at all and barely effaced. He gave me the choice since my baby was very active and doing well to wait to do the induction until 40 weeks 1 day. I ended up waiting to avoid a possible C-section. My water ended up breaking on the day before my due date and I had my kid at exactly 40 weeks. It was so stressful through all of that and I hope I don't have a repeat of it this time. All of this to say is I'm sorry you are going through this and having to deal with the insurance issues on top of that. Good luck!

[swiftlyirun]

Feb 4, 2020 15:44:38 GMT -5 gastro said:

Sorry to hear all the added stress with the induction. Does your state have COBRA?

Yes! So I know that’s a good option, but I just don’t want to deal with all of my FWP, ha. So many hormones and so many moving parts in my life. I just want to enjoy this baby, my last baby

[jorja]

Ugh, I’m sorry. It’s so hard when this shit happens at the end.

[sunflower17]

Hugs.

[swiftlyirun]

Thanks y’all. Just keeping my fingers crossed that things will have changed by Friday!


We were planning to induce on Monday so it’s possible it could still happen if baby decides he’s in a better mood to do so!!

[madDawg228]

swiftlyirun, I also have my fingers crossed for you that things have changed on the induction front. I hope baby boy is ready for eviction!

[sloan]

Feb 5, 2020 6:20:54 GMT -5 swiftlyirun said:

Thanks y’all. Just keeping my fingers crossed that things will have changed by Friday!


We were planning to induce on Monday so it’s possible it could still happen if baby decides he’s in a better mood to do so!!

Hoping things have changed for you!

If you get induced Monday we could have twins! At my appointment yesterday we scheduled an induction for then if she doesn’t show up over the weekend- my son came 3 days late but was 9 lb 13 oz so they’d rather me not go late again and I tend to agree.

[swiftlyirun]

Feb 7, 2020 17:54:39 GMT -5 sloan said:

Feb 5, 2020 6:20:54 GMT -5 swiftlyirun said:

Thanks y’all. Just keeping my fingers crossed that things will have changed by Friday!


We were planning to induce on Monday so it’s possible it could still happen if baby decides he’s in a better mood to do so!!

Hoping things have changed for you!

If you get induced Monday we could have twins! At my appointment yesterday we scheduled an induction for then if she doesn’t show up over the weekend- my son came 3 days late but was 9 lb 13 oz so they’d rather me not go late again and I tend to agree.

Sadly baby is still high so recheck on Tuesday. Good news is that I was at least a LITTLE dialated. I’m still holding out hope he’ll come on his own soon- tonight would be great, haha!

ETA: to add insult to injury, I think I’m experiencing prodromal labor. What a mind game.

[sloan]

Feb 7, 2020 19:09:26 GMT -5 swiftlyirun said:

Feb 7, 2020 17:54:39 GMT -5 sloan said:

Hoping things have changed for you!

If you get induced Monday we could have twins! At my appointment yesterday we scheduled an induction for then if she doesn’t show up over the weekend- my son came 3 days late but was 9 lb 13 oz so they’d rather me not go late again and I tend to agree.

Sadly baby is still high so recheck on Tuesday. Good news is that I was at least a LITTLE dialated. I’m still holding out hope he’ll come on his own soon- tonight would be great, haha!

It IS a full moon this weekend, maybe that’ll work some magic! FX!

[swiftlyirun]

Feb 7, 2020 20:32:48 GMT -5 sloan said:

Feb 7, 2020 19:09:26 GMT -5 swiftlyirun said:

Sadly baby is still high so recheck on Tuesday. Good news is that I was at least a LITTLE dialated. I’m still holding out hope he’ll come on his own soon- tonight would be great, haha!

It IS a full moon this weekend, maybe that’ll work some magic! FX!

I’m hoping so!!