XP: Sad/scary story re: pitocin

SouthernBellelovesaYankee

https://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/11142854/ShowThread.aspx#11142854

::crosses pitocin off of list::

chels0120

OMG! Can you even imagine?!?!?

SouthernBellelovesaYankee

How awful..god, I can't even imagine.

mitzi goodson

That is just awful & scary!!

schmoodle

It seems to me the issue is more with a negligent nurse than the medication. If an induction is necessary, thousands of women have pitocin in the appropriate amount without this happening.

evhamm

I didn't want it on my list in the first place. so incredibly scary. I would sue for sure also!!!

SteffaniO

Wow... pitocin was already off my list but this definitely solidifies that.

music247

That is terrible!

I don't think I would've posted it in a place where I'm sure many women would need pitocin though.

It's like posting millons of plane crash pictures in an airport.

MidwestTexan

Yikes!!!!

Temp534591562502098

Do you know how many meds out there would hurt you to the same extent if you took double the dose? Blame the nurse not the drug.

 

robin house

That is incredibly sad...But i trust my hospital with pitocin.

I was induced with my first & they started it really really slow, and gradually increased it every so often.

Please don't let a bad hospital/nurse scare you over something like that. Just make sure you are at a good facility and trust your nurses and docs/midwives!

erino&chrish

Ugh-why did that girl post this here?  Note that she was given 2x the normal dose.  That is a pretty big screw-up and I'd say it's super rare.  Let's all slow our heartbeats back down and stop sweating now!!

EAN

luvsong04:

That is incredibly sad...But i trust my hospital with pitocin.

I was induced with my first & they started it really really slow, and gradually increased it every so often.

Please don't let a bad hospital/nurse scare you over something like that. Just make sure you are at a good facility and trust your nurses and docs/midwives!

I agree.  It is obviously a mistake and a fluke.  I don't understand what some of you mena by saying that you are taking it off your list?  Does that mean you would rather have a c-section, which is major surgery?

margeincharge2

I used to work in litigation and have seen my share of medical malpractice cases involving deliveries with some horrific outcomes for mom and baby. I don't think it helps to share stories like that especially when we have such little information.  

All we know is that the nurse gave twice the recommended dosage. If anyone does anything more than they should, it will likely result in problems, no matter what the drug is. The sad truth about giving birth or anytime you have any kind of medical procedure is that doctors, nurses, and midwives make mistakes. But, one person's story isn't anothers. So this doesn't change my opinion at all about pitocin.

 

music247

EAN:

luvsong04:

That is incredibly sad...But i trust my hospital with pitocin.

I was induced with my first & they started it really really slow, and gradually increased it every so often.

Please don't let a bad hospital/nurse scare you over something like that. Just make sure you are at a good facility and trust your nurses and docs/midwives!

Does that mean you would rather have a c-section, which is major surgery?

I think she means she doesn't want pitocin...

SouthernBellelovesaYankee

I think it's a damn joke, crossing off pitocin..atleast that's the way I meant it.

I'd rather blow out my vaj than have a c-section any day.

 

IselaCid

Well it is very possible to birth a child without pitocin, it's often not really necessary!

margeincharge2

I should also add that uterine ruptures are incredibly rare. In an unscarred uterus (e.g., not a VBAC), the chance of uterine rupture is something like 1 in 18,000 births. Most doctors only see one or two uterine ruptures in their entire careers, if they see any. So if pitocin was causing all these women's uterus' to rupture, it would be happening a lot more often and we would have heard about it by now. Just my 2 cents.

Mama Jan

I would cross bad doctors and nurses off my list before I would cross pitocin off.  Sometimes pitocin is necessary.

belladee08

Omg!! How sad!! Thats so scary....

ajo810

Pit is such a helpful medication, especially for mom's with high blood pressure, gest. diabetes, etc. when the baby needs to come out at an appropriate time. If managed correctly, there's no problem. Rupture is rare.

techsan1298

I got pitocin with DD. When they increased the dosage, her heartbeat fell a bit. Once they lowered the dosage, DD responded well. That was the only problem I had it. The pitocin was adminstered by a machine to control the amount. I have no problems using it again.

blf722

IselaCid:

Well it is very possible to birth a child without pitocin, it's often not really necessary!

 

I appreciate you mentioning that.  I have heard so many stories lately about complications from being induced.  One from a woman who was "overdue" and another from woman who was told that her baby needed to come out now because the baby was too big.  The baby ended up being 5 lbs. 10 oz.  I think those babies know when it's time to come out!

toospooky

Pitocin nearly killed my brother. He was born under respiratory distress and wasn't breathing. It took them four minutes to resucitate him. It was an unnecessary medication for my mom - the doctor wanted to speed up the labor so he could go to his tee time. They did not inform my mother that Pitocin has a risk of respiratory problems with the baby, and that it crosses into the baby's bloodstream.

Hence, I will not be using Pitocin at all, or any drug for that matter, unless absolutely medically necessary.