Dr. wanting to Induce on Friday

Gaberinos

I had my normal Dr. appointment today and my BP spiked back up because it was the first time they did an internal exam and I was really nervous. Apparently I am 75% effaced but only a couple centimeters dilated even after all of the cramping I've been having lately. If baby doesn't decide to come on her own by Friday he wants me to go in for an induction. They are aware my BP goes up when I am nervous and it was already going down, but they didn't give me a lot of time to just sit and calm down before coming back in and re checking it. I am just super nervous about induction because I have heard there is a higher risk of c sections and that really scares me. I just wish the Dr.'s office would listen to me more. Just crossing my fingers that everything goes smoothly on Friday as it would be a miracle to get me to dilate enough to go into labor on my own before then. I have been more crampy since the exam, but I think that is due more to him doing the check, which was not as bad as I thought it would be. The Nurses just scared me telling me how painful it was going to be. Ugh. Sorry for the vent. It has just been a rough couple of days with the cramping, my husband not being his happy go lucky self and then this since I am extra nervous now. 

Thanks for reading. I hope all of you ladies are having a good night. 

FormerlyKrista555

Aw man! I'm sorry.

Do you feel in your gut that inducing is the right decision, or are you just going along with it?

I definitely believe that there are times when induction is the best, and that if they are concerned about your BP, it's better to be safe than sorry.  However, I also believe in a mother's gut instinct.

Maybe you could talk to your doctor and have a heart-to-heart and explain your feelings?

Anyway, I hope you go into labor on your own before Friday so that you don't even have to worry about induction.

Gaberinos

Honestly, just going with it since the Dr. said that would best for both of us, although I think we's be better off waiting a few more days at least. 

A lot of my BP really is caused by nerves. When I go check it on my own or go to the grocery store it is much, much lower. Still a little elevated compared to pre pregnancy, but not the 140 over high 80's or 90 they are seeing at the clinic. There is one Nurse that can make it work and she came in after a couple others tried and it was actually a little lower, but they took the higher readings instead. 

As of today baby is -2 station, 2 centimeters and 80% effaced according to the paperwork he gave me. Since my Dr.'s visit I have felt a lot crampier and it feels like baby has dropped down more. Still no regular contractions, though. I am just nervous of the medications they use to induce mainly. I googled Cytotec and found out it is also used as an Ulcer medication and can cause some pretty bad side affects, like uterine tearing and other things. The articles ranged from 1999 to 2008. There were also others that were more recent and more positive. I am honestly just not sure what to think.

The Dr. even stated that he was pretty sure my high BP was white coat syndrome since he has seen it go down so quickly and it hasn't been consistently high. He said that if he thought otherwise I would have been induced a few weeks back. They ran a lot of bloodwork panels on me throughout this past month and extra urines that they said had great results so they were pretty sure it wasn't pre-e. They were also trying to take it with me laying there on the bed with a paper drape covering me at one point. I get nervous really easily and that definitely didn't help. I just wish they'd listen to me. That is the biggest complaint of patients from this clinic is they just do not listen to their patient concerns. 

I am just hoping that everything goes smoothly. I am sooo close to being 40 weeks and was hoping baby could come on her own time. Also, the risk of C Section if induction fails terrifies me. 

I was just hoping there would be some ladies on here that had experiences they'd be able to share. Optimistic, but deep down just feel Dr.'s sometimes rush into things like this. Hoping for some Contraction/Dilation dust and that I will finish thinning out so that I don't have to worry about taking the medications on Friday! 

elizxu

I'm so sorry!! I understand where you are coming from & what you are feeling. I'm 41+ weeks, being pressured into an induction & not comfortable about it either. You need to trust your gut...If you really feel that the BP is normal when you aren't stressed/nervous then ask if you can push back to the end of the weekend.

I have a Dr appt this morning to do a membrane sweep, which I hope starts things for me. If not, they want me to report tonight for cervical ripening, with the induction scheduled for Friday. I am wrestling with the choice to changing it to Sunday night reporting/Monday induction. I will probably go with what I end up being most comfortable with at the end of today's appointment.

Good Luck - I hope it works out for you, in a manner you are comfortable.

NY-allie

An induction can actually be relaxing.  I was induced on Tuesday - it was nice knowing when i was going to have the baby.  They started the Pit at 8:30ish am.  I felt my 1st contraction at 9:30 and DD was born at 12:30pm.  My birth was really easy and I left the hospital after only 24 hours.  I feel great and now I'm relaxing at home. 

NatesLady1309

If you don't feel comfortable with being induced, PLEASE go with your gut and refuse... especailly if they plan on using Cytotec... which is NOT approved for use in inductions. At the very LEAST, I would demand they use something else (Cervadil, etc) for the cervical ripening part of the induction.