So i was asking about GD awhile back, and it turns out that this birth is going to be a 39 week induction. (not my birth, someone else's
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I was induced with my 2nd at 41 weeks. No eating or drinking except for ice chips or popsicles. I could get up out of bed as much as I wanted. I just kept unhooking the monitor to go to the bathroom and pushed the iv pole with me. I didn't walk the halls, but I roamed the room quite a bit. I got an epidural after 2.5 hours of pitocin. I couldn't handle the long, painful contractions with very little break in between them. I was 4 cm after epidural insertion and fully dilated and feeling pressure an hour later. I ended up with a c-section because the baby was in distress. The cord was wrapped around his neck and no matter what we tried, his heart rate kept dropping and he wasn't low enough for my doctor to unwrap the cord from around his neck
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I was on pitocin because of an incomplete water break at the doctors check, which they thought was complete. They would not allow me anything other than ice and clear liquids, and I was confined to the bed because someone else had the portable belly monitor. I had my water break completely when they put internal monitors inside and less than an hour later I got an epidural and then was forced to stay in bed. My labor was not your typical labor.
I had a 39 week induction due to GD as well. First cervidil, then pitocin. My original OB had told me I could eat/drink whatever I wanted, but she was on emergency maternity leave herself and her replacement really did not want me to eat anything other than jello and broth. She yelled at me for eating crackers. I was able to walk the halls only because the hospital had portable monitors, but they didn't work well and the nurses were constantly chasing me down to adjust them and try to make me get back in bed. Nothing was going on with the baby, they just really wanted me in the bed. After 18 hours on pit I was at the max dose and had only dilated to 2 and my contractions were horrific and never ending. The OB talked me into a section while my doula was out and my husband/self was too tired to think clearly. I don't really know the "reason" - the baby was not in distress so I guess I would call it FTP. The OB wrote CPD on my chart but since I never even got close to the pushing stage I don't think that is a true diagnosis.
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yeah, these are my thoughts as well, but i'm just the doula, its not my birth. it is her firsrt baby but she does have the advantage that she has been at 3 cm since her first check at 36 weeks. i'm hoping the induction will take. i hear they do work sometimes :-) since there's nothing i can do to stop it, i am just going to help her make hte best of it. thanks for your input.
I was induced at 38 weeks due to pre-e. I was only allowed ice chips and I was only allowed out of bed to go to the bathroom. I was hooked up to so many monitors and cables that I didn't really want to get out of bed anyway, although I think it would have helped me deal with the contractions.
Oops sorry, forgot to include that I did eventually get an epidural. I feel it was the right choice as my labor picked up and the pitocin started really working. Before then, I was not dilating very much. My daughter was born vaginally, with less than an hour of pushing. Even though my original plan was completely different, I was happy with how it went.
I'm glad you were happy with your labour! I can relate to wanting a natural birth with as little medical intervention as possible (because that's what I want), but I wouldn't rule anything out just in case... it's a good thing medical interventions are there in case they're needed! An epidural is one form of pain relief that I would actually consider having if it was appropriate in my situation.
My first birth was augmented with pitocin (around 39 weeks). When the OB on call said it was either that or go home, I responded with "epidural please" (I had already been laboring at home for over 30 hours. I was tired.). I was not allowed to eat or drink anything from the moment I was admitted (which was while I was receiving the epidural. Fun times!). I was not allowed out of bed at that point since I was hooked up to all kinds of monitors and IVs and had a catheter. Thankfully, it ended in a vaginal birth with an 8 lb 1 oz baby girl! Though we did deal with some fetal distress that was probably due to her cord being squished between her and the uterine wall
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Congrats on your baby! :D
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