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3rd Trimester
I kind of hope they induce on Monday
This pregnancy was so incredibly easy until the high bp showed up. Then yesterday was the trip to L&D for 3.5hrs thinking I was getting an emergency induction only to be sent home. At this point, I kind of just want to cry bc I'm now stuck on the couch on full bedrest. I have to go back to the doctor for yet another bp reading on Monday when they'll decide if they want to induce. They were planning on doing it no later than May 10th anyway.
I was so scared yesterday but I managed to keep myself calm for LO's health but I don't think I can emotionally take that again. If they send me over for testing again I better not leave without my baby in my arms bc it was so emotionally draining and terrifying that I'm still ready to cry thinking about everything.
They would start with Cervidil for 12hrs (my cervix is only 1cm dilated and pretty thick so they're hoping it'll thin out before they have to induce...at this point I don't think I really care), then they would start the pitocin so she wouldn't be born until Tuesday or Wednesday depending on when they start the Cervidil. I'm not a big fan of having to be in the hospital that long, and I might not be allowed to walk around or use the tub or anything bc of my bp...which is another reason I hope they induce on Monday...why wait until my bp is too high and unstable? why not do it when we can still control it even though its high so I can walk around and stuff??
I guess now I just really hope that they start it on Monday. And I'm trying not to show DH that I feel like this bc he'll want to fix it, but there's nothing he can do...plus I like that he's making me laugh....I don't want him to feel sorry for me...I want him to keep making me laugh so I don't freak out or cry or something.
Thanks for reading if you made it this far. I just had to share with someone.
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Re: I kind of hope they induce on Monday
Thank you. And good luck to you as well. I've been trying to tell myself the same thing about the doctor knowing best...I didn't go to med school right? Keep me posted on how you're doing! When is your next appointment?
I've had the high bp since 32 weeks and at 34 weeks I was taken off of work and put on modified bedrest which wasn't too bad bc I could still go out and all that. Yesterday they put me on full bedrest. Also, I've known for about two weeks that I'm getting induced at 39 weeks bc of safety and I've been going to the doctor 2x/week for 3 weeks now. But I felt off yesterday before I went in so I really thought when she said they'd test and probaby induce that they really would. I still feel off today (water retention, swelling won't go away when before it would, really tired, etc)
but still....If I have any shot at going through with this without an epidural, I need to be able to walk around and use the tub and do relaxation techniques so why wait until I don't have a choice and I have to go through hours of labor laying on my side?? I may actually ask this question on Monday and make a point of it. Even with an epidural I don't want to be stuck on my side for hours at a time, and I also don't want the epidural at all honestly but like my mw said...I may need it if I'm in labor for 30hrs bc of exhaustion (pitocin, from what i understand, isn't like real labor where you get natural breaks...its much more work).