Yay Jules!! Definitely thinking of you!
Babybump hang in there!! It will come eventually. And the midwives brew is a combination of apricot juice, lemon verbena tea, nut butter and castor oil. I took it and within 5 hours was in labor! So now I am officially a believer.
Afm- I started having contractions Monday morning at 2am, fell asleep at 4a and woke up at 6a to my water breaking. Contractions started up a few hours later and got down to 2-3 mins apart and pretty uncomfortable so I decided to head to the hospital. I believe this was my first mistake but never having had labored before I didn’t know they weren’t the real deal yet. They were just so uncomfortable I thought for sure I was progressing to active labor! We got to the hospital and much to my disappointment I was 1cm, 50% effaced and -3. My contractions started to stall and even with a wireless monitor and bouncing and walking I wasn’t progressing. Not wanting to augment labor I left the hospital against medical advice to labor some more at home. I thought this might help my contractions pick back up. But it didn’t. After 4-5 hours I decided I was tired and should go back in to the hospital to allow augmentation to begin.
We got her about 8p, I still hadn’t picked back up with contractions or progressed at all and was still where I was when we left. I agreed to start pitocin and around 10:30 we started. Contractions started pretty quickly and at 1a I couldn’t take it anymore and requested I be checked so I could get some pain relief. I was 3cm and 70% and -2!!!! I was so relieved and excited!! I was actually progressing (which was my biggest fear due to not getting the opportunity to with my daughter!)
So I got IV morphine at 1:20a and had a couple of hours of relaxation and consistent non-painful contractions until about just now. I woke up feeling pretty crappy through my contractions but I am so excited to be progressing and I’m looking forward to my next check. I think then I will request an epidural so I can actually get some sleep! I’m exhausted and haven’t slept almost at all.
I’ll keep you ladies updated and Mark&annie I’m off to read your birth story now. Wish me luck and I send all my love and positive vibes to you beautiful ladies!!