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I had another doctor appointment on Wednesday. Rampton checked to see if I had dilated yet and I haven't. He did try to move my cervix forward just a bit and get a finger inside to swipe the membranes. It didn't work, I'm still so tightly closed. At least, I was on Wednesday. So, then he sat down on his stool and looked at me and my husband and said, "Well, now it is up to you two. What do you want to do?" He informed us that he doesn't like to go past the 42nd week and my husband and I had already discussed that we didn't want to go past that either. So, after some talk we decided that I would go to the hospital Friday night, tonight, and he would give me something that would hopefully make me dilate. That they would watch me all night to see if I had. If I had dilated then he would attempt to break my water. If I hadn't then he would give me pitocin. We had a discussion there. I told him I had heard horror stories of pitocin and I was afraid of contractions piggy backing. He shook his head and told me that he doesn't let them do that. He cuts off the pitocin when my contractions are closer than five minutes but longer than two minutes and allows my body to take over.That is a relief. At the same time, I'm terrified of pitocin. Piggy back or not, it sounds like horrible stuff.
So, here it is Friday night. Husband and I went grocery shopping and cleaned so we can come home to a clean house. Started to pack and I got a phone call from the hospital. She was confirming my appointmed Saturday morning at 7. I told her that it was suppose to be tonight at 7pm. She said she was going to call my doctor and verify and call me back. Instead of her calling me back my doctor called me. He apologized for changing the plans without informing me. He said that he had rethought what they were going to do. Normally, he brings people in to be monitored over night when given the.. stuff that starts with a P, because if it doesn't work then they send them home the next day. He told me that he isn't sending me home. I will be 42weeks tomorrow. So, if it doesn't work then he'll start pitocin. He also told me he would rather I get a good night sleep before tomorrow. Which, I'm all about!
Matt is disappointed.. I'm okay with it. I'm not nervous or anything... but the second I get in that bed and in that gown... I just hope this doesn't lead to a c-section.. but my mom never dilated with her kids so she had to have one, so far I'm not either, so.. I'm going in open minded. I won't be upset if I get a c-section but I'd rather not deal with it..
Anyways. Wish me luck!
So, here it is Friday night. Husband and I went grocery shopping and cleaned so we can come home to a clean house. Started to pack and I got a phone call from the hospital. She was confirming my appointmed Saturday morning at 7. I told her that it was suppose to be tonight at 7pm. She said she was going to call my doctor and verify and call me back. Instead of her calling me back my doctor called me. He apologized for changing the plans without informing me. He said that he had rethought what they were going to do. Normally, he brings people in to be monitored over night when given the.. stuff that starts with a P, because if it doesn't work then they send them home the next day. He told me that he isn't sending me home. I will be 42weeks tomorrow. So, if it doesn't work then he'll start pitocin. He also told me he would rather I get a good night sleep before tomorrow. Which, I'm all about!
Matt is disappointed.. I'm okay with it. I'm not nervous or anything... but the second I get in that bed and in that gown... I just hope this doesn't lead to a c-section.. but my mom never dilated with her kids so she had to have one, so far I'm not either, so.. I'm going in open minded. I won't be upset if I get a c-section but I'd rather not deal with it..
Anyways. Wish me luck!