So, (and I'm just gonna say some of this may not make alot of sense cos it's all my jumbled thoughts!) I was induced yesterday morning after going two weeks over.
I've had a really easy pregnancy and no problems apart from the odd bit of heartburn. On early hours of Monday morning I started getting pains, what I thought could be contractions. They weren't too strong and about 8-15 minutes apart. I went up for my induction as planned and they checked me to find my cervix was 2cm dilated but otherwise unfavourable (so I was in early labour by myself). They put the first prostin pessary in and arranged to examine me at 5 o clock (6hrs later). When they did I was 3cm and cervix was very favourable. I was really pleased.I'd had some contractions about 3 in 10 but they weren't too strong and I was managing without pain relief. They then put the 2nd pessary in and contractions came stronger about 5 every ten minutes very strong and becoming stronger and more frequent.I went for a walk with oh and when I came back they were worse. I had my tens on by this point but it wasn't really helping. I asked for some paracetamol which they brought me. Soon the pains were awful and I was absolutely climbing the Walls, getting
shivery and generally talking nonsense to oh. I called the midwife in and explained I couldn't cope. She felt my tummy during a contraction and said they were mild to moderate, it was going to get alot worse and become 'explosive' and arranged quite grudgingly for me to have some codeine- crucially she did not examine me despite me saying the pains were a minute long and felt pretty constant. A few minutes later I felt the urge to push. Oh called the midwife, another midwife came in and I ranted about the urge to push, I was going crazy by this point begging for an epiural. This midwife told me i 'didn't look like I was in active labour' and the pains were likely to just be prostin pains, but cause of the pushing she agreed to examine me. Well surprise surprise when she examined me I was 9cm dilated and the pushing was real, not back to back like she had said!! Well then the midwives shat themselves and rushed me to labour ward on a wheelchair where baby got into distress cos I was hysterical and pushing despite not really being ready. About twenty minutes later Joseph was born via ventouse cos of fetal distress. I suffered a second degree tear which cos of where it was needed to be repaired in theatre under a spinal. I cannot tell you how gutted I was when I heard I would need a spinal despite having done the induction and whole of labour
with paracetamol (the codeine had not taken effect). But when it came to it it was wonderful to be free from pain for a bit. Joseph stayed with oh in the delivery room.
It is sooo lovely to have my baby boy, he's just gorgeous. But I wish the midwives hadn't been so dismissive of me when is said I was in terrible pain. In hindsight I feel like I was totally robbed off, I've got no idea why cos I was completely undemanding up until that point.
I know my story seems quite negative but it really is all worth it to have your baby and what I will say is follow your instincts- if you feel something is wrong it probably is!! And if you've read all that you've got the patience of a saint!
I've had a really easy pregnancy and no problems apart from the odd bit of heartburn. On early hours of Monday morning I started getting pains, what I thought could be contractions. They weren't too strong and about 8-15 minutes apart. I went up for my induction as planned and they checked me to find my cervix was 2cm dilated but otherwise unfavourable (so I was in early labour by myself). They put the first prostin pessary in and arranged to examine me at 5 o clock (6hrs later). When they did I was 3cm and cervix was very favourable. I was really pleased.I'd had some contractions about 3 in 10 but they weren't too strong and I was managing without pain relief. They then put the 2nd pessary in and contractions came stronger about 5 every ten minutes very strong and becoming stronger and more frequent.I went for a walk with oh and when I came back they were worse. I had my tens on by this point but it wasn't really helping. I asked for some paracetamol which they brought me. Soon the pains were awful and I was absolutely climbing the Walls, getting
shivery and generally talking nonsense to oh. I called the midwife in and explained I couldn't cope. She felt my tummy during a contraction and said they were mild to moderate, it was going to get alot worse and become 'explosive' and arranged quite grudgingly for me to have some codeine- crucially she did not examine me despite me saying the pains were a minute long and felt pretty constant. A few minutes later I felt the urge to push. Oh called the midwife, another midwife came in and I ranted about the urge to push, I was going crazy by this point begging for an epiural. This midwife told me i 'didn't look like I was in active labour' and the pains were likely to just be prostin pains, but cause of the pushing she agreed to examine me. Well surprise surprise when she examined me I was 9cm dilated and the pushing was real, not back to back like she had said!! Well then the midwives shat themselves and rushed me to labour ward on a wheelchair where baby got into distress cos I was hysterical and pushing despite not really being ready. About twenty minutes later Joseph was born via ventouse cos of fetal distress. I suffered a second degree tear which cos of where it was needed to be repaired in theatre under a spinal. I cannot tell you how gutted I was when I heard I would need a spinal despite having done the induction and whole of labour
with paracetamol (the codeine had not taken effect). But when it came to it it was wonderful to be free from pain for a bit. Joseph stayed with oh in the delivery room.
It is sooo lovely to have my baby boy, he's just gorgeous. But I wish the midwives hadn't been so dismissive of me when is said I was in terrible pain. In hindsight I feel like I was totally robbed off, I've got no idea why cos I was completely undemanding up until that point.
I know my story seems quite negative but it really is all worth it to have your baby and what I will say is follow your instincts- if you feel something is wrong it probably is!! And if you've read all that you've got the patience of a saint!
