@longliveregina sorry you need to go the induction route but hoping it goes smooth and your body takes a gentle nudge. Hopes for a great L&D and meeting your lo tmw!
@Spartanrd4 baby has arrived, check out the birth announcement thread. Thank you all for your best wishes and positive vibes....hope I paved the way for the March baby train to officially commence!
@Spartanrd4 congratulations!!!! so glad it all went well!
@longliveregina@CanadianintheSouth good luck today!!!! Cannot WAIT to hear the details and see sweet pictures!! Also, @Gators&BoSox best of luck and plenty of labor dust to you! Im so happy all these babies are arriving! Its like watching flowers pop up everywhere!
Congratulations @MahiMama your little one is perfect! Glad you had a great birth experience! But so sorry to hear about the traumatizing hemorrhaging! Prayers you can process that part of your experience and journey. Hugs mama
Congratulations @MahiMama!! So glad you had a good delivery but oh my goodness I'm so sorry you had to go through all that followed! Hope you can focus on the good & your new LO & hope you recover quickly!
@MahiMama congratulations on your awesome birth! I am so glad your hemorrhaging was able to be controlled and will pray for you to find relief from the flashbacks
@MahiMama congratulations! Wishing you a quick recovery from what sounds like a terrifying experience after such a lovely birth. Hoping your sweet baby helps you to forget
@kap1988 and @kjd291 my induction is scheduled for tomorrow at 3:30AM. I never thought I'd be EXCITED about an induction, but IT.IS.TIME! I am so ready to meet my little guy and join the outside babies club! Fingers crossed that I can be even half the warrior that the Mamas on this board have been so far!!!
Best of luck, @hippiemama and congratulations @MahiMama- so glad you are ok after such a scary ordeal!! Also @kap1988, just noticed your ticker, happy due date!
@hippiemama I'll be thinking of you tomorrow.. so close to getting to hold him!
I have maybe hit my limit and would gladly go next but I think there are a few other mamas out there that wouldn't be so happy with that! Ha
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@jenny0228 Thank you! I can't believe it's here! I will be happy to have my turn soon, but I'm actually halfway hoping for a few more days to get over being sick.
Induction questions for mamas who have done it: I am a STM and the OB just scheduled an induction for me next week (38 weeks). It's for a medically necessary reason because I have an immune issue where my body is starting to recognize baby's as an invader and could potentially start to harm the baby's blood cells. It's similar to the Rh issues that some people have, but it's more rare and there's not a shot to fix it. So, here I go next Sunday (if I make it). I had a medication free birth last time because I went so fast, and I expected this time to be the same. I am afraid of inductions because I have heard and read all about pitocin, pit to distress and the cascade of interventions leading to c-sections etc. For the moms that have been through induction, how was it? How long did you labor? How bad was the pit? How long did it take before you had to push? Can you compare it to natural labor if you've done that? How long were you able to hold off on the epidural- or did you hold off all the way? Were you able to move around for pain management even with the IV etc.? My worst fear is having to labor on my back again with no meds and/or having a c-section. This has totally changed my birth plan and I am scared and really frustrated about all of this. I'd love to hear any personal stories or tips on birth plan info for inductions. How do I make sure they don't turn the pitocin up too far and too fast? Maybe baby will just throw a curve ball and come before next Sunday and relieve my fears but I'm not holding my breath.
Congratulations to @dubcompanion!!! I just saw your post pop up in the birth announcements and shrieked a little! Im glad everything went well and you were able to hold out until the last before going into surgery I'll be praying for your speedy recovery and for a smooth transition to bringing baby home!
Congratulations @dubcompanion!! I definitely just found out how scary that kind of situation can be! So glad you are both healthy and wishing you the speediest recovery... wow what a day of babies!
Induction questions for mamas who have done it: I am a STM and the OB just scheduled an induction for me next week (38 weeks). It's for a medically necessary reason because I have an immune issue where my body is starting to recognize baby's as an invader and could potentially start to harm the baby's blood cells. It's similar to the Rh issues that some people have, but it's more rare and there's not a shot to fix it. So, here I go next Sunday (if I make it). I had a medication free birth last time because I went so fast, and I expected this time to be the same. I am afraid of inductions because I have heard and read all about pitocin, pit to distress and the cascade of interventions leading to c-sections etc. For the moms that have been through induction, how was it? How long did you labor? How bad was the pit? How long did it take before you had to push? Can you compare it to natural labor if you've done that? How long were you able to hold off on the epidural- or did you hold off all the way? Were you able to move around for pain management even with the IV etc.? My worst fear is having to labor on my back again with no meds and/or having a c-section. This has totally changed my birth plan and I am scared and really frustrated about all of this. I'd love to hear any personal stories or tips on birth plan info for inductions. How do I make sure they don't turn the pitocin up too far and too fast? Maybe baby will just throw a curve ball and come before next Sunday and relieve my fears but I'm not holding my breath.
I'm sorry you're having to face an induction. But sounds like it's the best thing given your situation. I hope you spontaneously start labor before next Sunday and I wish you the best no matter what!
I've had 2 vaginal births involving Pit without any pain meds, and one Pit-free labor which ended in CS for breech presentation (but I labored to 10 cm before the CS). I've never had an epidural. I can tell you that Pitocin contractions are more intense than natural contractions, but it's definitely possible to avoid meds.
First baby: I was about 2cm when I went in for an induction. We started very slowly (2mU/min) and crept up until my body started having regular contractions (9mU/min). This took about 3 hours, but I was on my feet, walking with the pole. My nurse told me that walking and moving helps your body do its thing. I stayed out of bed the entire time. Transition started suddenly and intensely (like an electric jolt), and my nurse turned down my dosage just like we had agreed. I was in that shockingly-intense-painful-pitocin-transition stage for about 2 hours before I begged to be disconnected from the IV. They disconnected me and my body kept going on its own for another hour until it was time to push. I had no IV when pushing, and was able to stay upright and out of bed until delivery.
Second baby: Contractions were more gradual and would build in intensity. Definitely more tolerable than pit labor! But alas, my footling was a CS. My CS recovery was awful, and I suffered severe PPD.
Third baby: I was already 4-5cm and contracting on my own, but weakly. They agreed to start the Pit slowly (I had ruptured membranes and GBS+ so we wanted baby to be born within 24 hours). I slept through the pit drip for 4-5 hours before there was actually anything painful. The pit contractions started with a jolt, and I was like, holy crap this is just like baby #1. I demanded they turn down the IV. I think they halved the dosage (from a 6 to a 3), and the intense part lasted only about 45 min and it was time to push. I was leaning over the bed and on hands and knees throughout.
So here is my advice: Before hooking up to the IV, confirm with your nurse that your plan is to start slowly, and have him/her agree to turn down the dosage if you need it turned down. Get that same verbal confirmation at every shift change. Stay up on your feet and walk. Drag that silly pole up and down the halls. If it gets too intense, demand they turn it down - realizing it can take several minutes to titrate out of your system so you may have a few more contractions of that intensity. It might help to have a birth partner speak for you at this point if you're unable to talk! BREATHE and SURRENDER to the contractions. Tension can make the contractions less effective - let go and let your body do its thing. Once your body has several contractions 1 min apart, disconnect from that IV and let your body take over. Sometimes it just needs a kickstart and will continue on its own. You can do this - you may need to change your birth plan a little, but you can definitely handle this.
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EDD 3/3/17
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@disneybaby84 Yayyy for bringing home your baby!!
Best of luck today @longliveregina and @CanadianintheSouth hope both of your inductions go smoothly!!
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me: I'll update my AW thread in a few. meeting with new shift MW and new Nurse any second now to make today's game plan for continuing induction.
@longliveregina @CanadianintheSouth good luck today!!!! Cannot WAIT to hear the details and see sweet pictures!!
Also, @Gators&BoSox best of luck and plenty of labor dust to you! Im so happy all these babies are arriving! Its like watching flowers pop up everywhere!
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Samantha - 4/5/2017
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I think I had my 'bloody show' this morning. Not sure if it means much as this point but hey, some sort of progress.
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Me 28 DH 28 Married 2012
TTC #1 since March 2015
Metformin + Femara + Gonal F + Trigger = BFP 6/24/16
EDD 3/3/17
Found out it's a girl! 9/23/16
Married: 04/14/12
DS: 10/15/13
BFP #2: 7/22/16 EDD 3/25/17
Me 28 DH 28 Married 2012
TTC #1 since March 2015
Metformin + Femara + Gonal F + Trigger = BFP 6/24/16
EDD 3/3/17
Found out it's a girl! 9/23/16
Also @kap1988, just noticed your ticker, happy due date!
@hippiemama I'll be thinking of you tomorrow.. so close to getting to hold him!
I have maybe hit my limit and would gladly go next but I think there are a few other mamas out there that wouldn't be so happy with that! Ha
1 Samuel 1:27
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TTC #1 since March 2015
Metformin + Femara + Gonal F + Trigger = BFP 6/24/16
EDD 3/3/17
Found out it's a girl! 9/23/16
Me: 39 DH: 40
Married: 12/6/2014
BFP#2: 10/28/15 MC: 11/24/15
BFP#3: 3/20/16 MC: 4/26/16
BFP#4: 7/15/16 DD: 3/18/17
BFP#5: 5/1/18 EDD: 1/12/19
Samantha - 4/5/2017
I've had 2 vaginal births involving Pit without any pain meds, and one Pit-free labor which ended in CS for breech presentation (but I labored to 10 cm before the CS). I've never had an epidural. I can tell you that Pitocin contractions are more intense than natural contractions, but it's definitely possible to avoid meds.
First baby: I was about 2cm when I went in for an induction. We started very slowly (2mU/min) and crept up until my body started having regular contractions (9mU/min). This took about 3 hours, but I was on my feet, walking with the pole. My nurse told me that walking and moving helps your body do its thing. I stayed out of bed the entire time. Transition started suddenly and intensely (like an electric jolt), and my nurse turned down my dosage just like we had agreed. I was in that shockingly-intense-painful-pitocin-transition stage for about 2 hours before I begged to be disconnected from the IV. They disconnected me and my body kept going on its own for another hour until it was time to push. I had no IV when pushing, and was able to stay upright and out of bed until delivery.
Second baby: Contractions were more gradual and would build in intensity. Definitely more tolerable than pit labor! But alas, my footling was a CS. My CS recovery was awful, and I suffered severe PPD.
Third baby: I was already 4-5cm and contracting on my own, but weakly. They agreed to start the Pit slowly (I had ruptured membranes and GBS+ so we wanted baby to be born within 24 hours). I slept through the pit drip for 4-5 hours before there was actually anything painful. The pit contractions started with a jolt, and I was like, holy crap this is just like baby #1. I demanded they turn down the IV. I think they halved the dosage (from a 6 to a 3), and the intense part lasted only about 45 min and it was time to push. I was leaning over the bed and on hands and knees throughout.
So here is my advice:
Before hooking up to the IV, confirm with your nurse that your plan is to start slowly, and have him/her agree to turn down the dosage if you need it turned down. Get that same verbal confirmation at every shift change.
Stay up on your feet and walk. Drag that silly pole up and down the halls.
If it gets too intense, demand they turn it down - realizing it can take several minutes to titrate out of your system so you may have a few more contractions of that intensity. It might help to have a birth partner speak for you at this point if you're unable to talk!
BREATHE and SURRENDER to the contractions. Tension can make the contractions less effective - let go and let your body do its thing.
Once your body has several contractions 1 min apart, disconnect from that IV and let your body take over. Sometimes it just needs a kickstart and will continue on its own.
You can do this - you may need to change your birth plan a little, but you can definitely handle this.