I know you girls have been seeing me piss and moan for almost 3 weeks now about my constant contractions, slow dilation, lack of sleep and exhaustion, etc... My due date is this Thursday, and I know most midwives/OB's wont induce until you're at least 41wks, but I'm considering asking (crying and begging, really) my midwife to induce me on my due date.
I normally would say that a baby will come when a baby will come, but I'm exhausted from all this. My torso and vag are constantly sore from the contractions, and I am just ready to END this all.
What are your honest opinions, ladies? Suck it up and stick with it (she's got to come out at some point, right?) or beg for an induction?
Re: Should I beg for an induction?
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Considering I have seen most all of your posts the past few weeks (bulging bag of water, cervix like putty... oh yes, I'm jealous), PLEASE ask to be induced... you need it and deserve it if you haven't had the baby by your due date. You've had to endure a lot lately and pissing/moaning aside, you've handled it better than I would.
It can't hurt to ask, especially at this point in your pregnancy. It isn't unreasonable for you to ask about it being done on her EDD - at least you aren't 35 weeks and begging for it. And you're miserable - we can all see that from your posts. If she won't do it, then fine, but if you don't ask you'll never know.
Good luck.
Beg! I'm only 38 weeks and I am contemplating it myself! I can't imagine being where you've been for 3 weeks. I've only been struggling for one and I am FRIED. Good luck lady!
I say beg for the induction. I know you wanted to go med free, but it probably won't go that way if your so exhausted. I know what having weeks of contractions and labor pain can do (I broke down crying at OBs with DS2 from lack of sleep which is what prompted his induction). It's not a contest and you need to be there for your other two children too. I would explain to MW/OB that you know she will come, but clearly your body is needing help and so is your sanity. (You might be more susceptible to post partum if you have the prolonged stress of a drawn out labor) --Just a thought since that puts an enormous strain that you don't just bounce back from once LO is here.
GL. Your in my thoughts!
Yeah, but this is also my 3rd baby and my MW is really great. She even stripped my membrane last week out of pity. I think if I talk to her seriously about it, she might consider it. Especially since my due date is this coming Thurs, and she knows I've been dealing with this for a while... I really feel like she's on my side. My contractions have been getting rougher in the past few days since the membrane stripping, but I don't think any real progress is being made. I don't know how much longer I can handle this.
The worst: I ran out of tylenol last night. Therefore, I don't have any tonight. I'd send DH out to Walmart to get some, but he's already in pj's and he won't run out for me anyway. I'll just have to wait til tomorrow. How will I sleep tonight...
I've been having some contractions all day and I just took my tylenol PM. I am SO sorry you don't have any. If I lived within driving distance I would so bring some to you...I know how important my tylenol is!!!
It sounds to me like LO wants to come out & could use some help, I say go for it.
On a side note I came up with a philosphy years back that when someone asks you a question they're usually asking for validation of what they're thinking. For example if someone says does this dress make me look fat, they don't want you to say no (as one would normally think). They know it makes them look fat & they want you to have the guts to say yes, otherwise they never would have asked in the first place (unless they're just fishing for compliments but that's a whole other thing). If you said no they might hem & haw, but if you say yes they'll immediately admit that's what they were thinking. It applies to anything. In your case I think you might need our support that you're doing the right thing. I think you are & so does the majority. I know you said a baby will come out eventually but think about the mortality rate before modern medicine was 50% for moms. I think you & you're baby are having a rough time & you should take advantage of what modern medicine has to offer.
Mine was just set for Thursday. Thing is, I'm so far progressed that they're going to admit me and break my water, and are thinking that will do the trick. Not the whole cervadil, then pitocin (unless needed later), etc.
You're in the same boat as me, so I think it makes sense. It's not like your body has not progressed at all.
When my OB told me she thought I should be induced (this baby is likely really, really big), I told her I would normally say no, to just wait and see, if I wasn't having progress. She said having as much progress as I have is a great sign, and the fact that I've had a child before with no trouble and no problems progressing is also good. She's more concerned about going further with his growth rate, my rising BP, and my pre-e last time.
Talk about it with them, but I certainly don't see any harm in asking.
I stalled out with my first baby at 5cm, was stuck there for 8hours before they finally put me on pitocin. My second was never given a chance to naturally progress past 8cm because they hooked me up to pitocin again. I'm really wondering if those two experiences have 'taught' my body to not even worry about it because pitocin will always be there to do my body's job for it.
I tried calling in for an appointment this week, and all they had was 2pm today... We're a one vehicle family and DH has the car today and all tomorrow. I'm going to try to have a walk in for Weds., but they can't fit me in til the 9th next week. I already have an appointment for the 7th, so that's retarded. I HATE having being a one-car family! Dear heavens above, why did I agree to let DH have a play car instead of making him have a REAL car? If he had a car he wouldn't have to take mine. (Now my aggro about him having a stupid plaything for a car is coming out. Ahhhh the animosity always seems to boil down to that car!)