Breeelizabeth
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This is a really long story, but if I don't write it I'll probably forget the details one day. I hope you ladies who are facing an induction read this and see that there are lots of positive stories.
It was a very looong 9 months, I had struggled with Hyperemesis, GERD and reduced fetal movement. A week before my due date, my doctor and I discussed the possibility of an induction, due to the fact that I was losing quite a lot of weight, couldn't keep anything down and was being admitted every two days to hospital for IV fluids. He agreed to try a stretch and sweep on the 29th of December, which was unsuccessful. He tried again on the 5th of January and despite stretching me to 3cm I didn't go into labour and he agreed to induce me on my due date, the 6th of January.
9am on the 6th I was given Prostaglandin gel. The midwife told me not to hold my breath and that she'd see me tomorrow for my next dose. My doctor on the other hand was confident that the gel would work first go due to the favorability of my cervix. I was monitored for half an hour on the CTG and sent home to wait it out. Within an hour I started having mild contractions, but was adamant that I wasn't going into labour. I went for lunch, went to the chemist and hung out with family until about 1.30 when I realised the contractions were coming every 5 minutes and lasting 1.30 minutes each time.
It was at that point we rang L&D and were advised to return. When we got there I was placed on the CTG and was definitely in 'established labour' (I was having 4 contractions in a 10 minute period). We went for a little walk around the hospital and returned when the pain got too bad and it hurt too much to move. Between 2 and 4pm I managed to take the pain away by sitting in the bath (we also flooded the birthing suite because we forgot it was running
) and by gas and air. My back was incredibly sore and if it wasn't for the back pain I probably would have been able to go much longer without pain relief. (Having a posterior baby and back labour is horrible!!)
At 4pm my contractions got worse and they decided it was time to check me. I was only 1cm and felt so discouraged. I was assured I was doing incredibly well and that was enough to keep me going. At 6pm my OB arrived and broke my waters and said I was 4cm dilated. He also gave me morphine for the pain. Between the gas and air and the morphine I managed to pass out only waking every few contractions but I was so off the planet. By this stage my contractions were coming 3 at a time on top of each other and I begged for an epidural, which I got (and was absolutely wonderful, might I add, I was still able to feel my legs and move them slightly but felt no pain from the contractions). I had a sleep at this point and had a syntocinin drip hooked up as my contractions were stalling.
At 9.50 I felt this horrible urge to (tmi, sorry) but do a big poo. I was checked and sure enough I was at 10cms and baby's head was starting to transition. I pushed for half an hour (which only felt like 5 minutes) and at 10.21pm on the 6th of January my little girl entered the world, she was posterior and the midwives turned her just after her head was delivered (totally explained my horrible back labour). My OB didn't make it in time and the wonderful midwives delivered her. I had trouble delivering the placenta (it actually took longer to push out the placenta than it did the baby). And had a second degree tear requiring quite a few stitches. Apparently (I don't remember this but was told) missy took a very long time to cry after she was born and it took a lot of coaxing from the midwives to get her to breathe.
Charlotte Alexis weighed 8lb 5oz, measured 50cm long and had a head circumference of 36cm. My induction was positive, I got a healthy baby girl, I had wonderful midwives who held my hand and encouraged me through every stage of labour and I had my mum cut the cord and shed a tear as her first grandchild was being born.
In the future, if I decide to have more kids - I'd probably like to try it with less pain relief, as the combination of the morphine and gas and air took me out of the moment and there are a few hours where I don't remember anything at all (I must have passed out?)
If you got this far, thank you
It was a very looong 9 months, I had struggled with Hyperemesis, GERD and reduced fetal movement. A week before my due date, my doctor and I discussed the possibility of an induction, due to the fact that I was losing quite a lot of weight, couldn't keep anything down and was being admitted every two days to hospital for IV fluids. He agreed to try a stretch and sweep on the 29th of December, which was unsuccessful. He tried again on the 5th of January and despite stretching me to 3cm I didn't go into labour and he agreed to induce me on my due date, the 6th of January.
9am on the 6th I was given Prostaglandin gel. The midwife told me not to hold my breath and that she'd see me tomorrow for my next dose. My doctor on the other hand was confident that the gel would work first go due to the favorability of my cervix. I was monitored for half an hour on the CTG and sent home to wait it out. Within an hour I started having mild contractions, but was adamant that I wasn't going into labour. I went for lunch, went to the chemist and hung out with family until about 1.30 when I realised the contractions were coming every 5 minutes and lasting 1.30 minutes each time.
It was at that point we rang L&D and were advised to return. When we got there I was placed on the CTG and was definitely in 'established labour' (I was having 4 contractions in a 10 minute period). We went for a little walk around the hospital and returned when the pain got too bad and it hurt too much to move. Between 2 and 4pm I managed to take the pain away by sitting in the bath (we also flooded the birthing suite because we forgot it was running
) and by gas and air. My back was incredibly sore and if it wasn't for the back pain I probably would have been able to go much longer without pain relief. (Having a posterior baby and back labour is horrible!!) At 4pm my contractions got worse and they decided it was time to check me. I was only 1cm and felt so discouraged. I was assured I was doing incredibly well and that was enough to keep me going. At 6pm my OB arrived and broke my waters and said I was 4cm dilated. He also gave me morphine for the pain. Between the gas and air and the morphine I managed to pass out only waking every few contractions but I was so off the planet. By this stage my contractions were coming 3 at a time on top of each other and I begged for an epidural, which I got (and was absolutely wonderful, might I add, I was still able to feel my legs and move them slightly but felt no pain from the contractions). I had a sleep at this point and had a syntocinin drip hooked up as my contractions were stalling.
At 9.50 I felt this horrible urge to (tmi, sorry) but do a big poo. I was checked and sure enough I was at 10cms and baby's head was starting to transition. I pushed for half an hour (which only felt like 5 minutes) and at 10.21pm on the 6th of January my little girl entered the world, she was posterior and the midwives turned her just after her head was delivered (totally explained my horrible back labour). My OB didn't make it in time and the wonderful midwives delivered her. I had trouble delivering the placenta (it actually took longer to push out the placenta than it did the baby). And had a second degree tear requiring quite a few stitches. Apparently (I don't remember this but was told) missy took a very long time to cry after she was born and it took a lot of coaxing from the midwives to get her to breathe.
Charlotte Alexis weighed 8lb 5oz, measured 50cm long and had a head circumference of 36cm. My induction was positive, I got a healthy baby girl, I had wonderful midwives who held my hand and encouraged me through every stage of labour and I had my mum cut the cord and shed a tear as her first grandchild was being born.
In the future, if I decide to have more kids - I'd probably like to try it with less pain relief, as the combination of the morphine and gas and air took me out of the moment and there are a few hours where I don't remember anything at all (I must have passed out?)
If you got this far, thank you
