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Hypnobirth BIG Fat FAILURE!!
Here's the birth story Giselle Eaurouge, 6.6 pounds, 19 inches long. 40w6d.
Friday night at 1030, my water breaks. We drive to the hospital and its confirmed that my water did indeed break. Dilation = 0.
I cant go home because the doctors and midwives agree that I lost too much amniotic fluid. I get admitted and by 3 am, I am started on a small pill inserted into my vagina to start labor. By 6 am, I am dilated to 2 cm.
We decide to go on Pitocin by 3 pm with no epidural. By 6 pm I am dilated to 4cm. By 730 pm, I am dilated to 6cm. At midnight, I am still 6cm! And at this point, my hopes of a epi free birth are gone, bc I just cannot handle the pain. I have went 24 hours induced without any relief. Hypnobirthing was no longer possible as I was broken down with no encouragement in sight. At 1 am, I take the epidural and am a new woman. Still at 6 cm, remember this.
By 6 am, my parents are here, my ILs arrived last night (early enough to see me in pain, early enough to score some DIL brownie points). By 830 am, I am almost an 8cm. By Noon, I am 8cm. For some reason, I am just not dilated. My water has now been broken for over 36 hours, putting LO at risk for infection. But because there were NO signs of stress at ALL, I was able to continue with a vaginal birth.
Still at 8cm, the midwives suggest that I turn left to right every hour and up the pitocin to a gradual 30cc/hour. Now keep in mind, you need permission to go over 20 ccs. Its noon. And they increase my pitocin to 30ccs until about 6pm. At that time hopefully, I will be a 9 or even 10cm!!! Yay, baby is on her way.
But by 4 pm, I am still 8cm 
C Section time. After 44 hours of HARD BACK LABOR, with gradual epidural relief, baby Giselle EauRouge was born! From wanting a totally natural hypnobirth and vaginal delivery experience, I went in the TOTAL opposite direction.
The pain is in the past and is a distant memory. All I can think about is the new love in my life!This discussion has been closed.
Re: Hypnobirth BIG Fat FAILURE!!
Congrats. I think that you did a VERY GOOD JOB. You went a long time without any pain meds.
Congratulations on your gorgeous baby girl!
I agree with pp... you totally went through natural labor, and should be really proud of trying so hard and having as much determination as you did. I'm sure the preperation you did helped for all those induced hours without pain meds!
I had a very similar birth experience, and was kind of sad for a long time that it didn't go how I wanted, but now (after 14 months) I'm ok with it, and would be ok with another c-section. You did a great job, and made the right calls for your family. Congratulations again! :-)
Congrats on your beauty!
Probably not. The whole time,. I kept thinking that I could be the exception...dilate late all of sudden, baby rotate last minute, etc. She was only 6.6 pounds and she was stuck in my pelvis.
She is gorgeous! I love her little expression.
I tried the vaginal delivery with my son after the cervadil, breaking water, pitocin, laying on my side and nothing. C-section did it for me.
Congratulations!!
You should check out the Bradley Method when/if you have another. either way... your baby is beautiful!?