I'm an informed patient and I'm not afraid of off-label uses for drugs that actually work. However, I'm having a hard time finding accurate info amid the hearsay horror stories and label indications. I've read a few of the bad stories on here as well.
But I know obstetrical educators, doctors, and the WHO wouldn't support the use of Cytotec if the success stories didn't outnumber the nightmares.
Can any of you share a POSITIVE Cytotec induction story?
Re: XP: POSITIVE Cytotec stories?
At 39 weeks, 4 days I spiked a high blood pressure at my appointment and the doctors were concerned that it was so close to my due date so they sent me in for an induction.
My cervix was so unfavorable the on-call doctor literally said to me "if I were you, I wouldn't want an induction either. Not with such an unfavorable cervix." I was at -2 station, no effacement, no dilation.
They put in the first round of cytotec at 10:30pm and I honestly felt nothing. I actually slept until 2:30am the next morning when they checked the progress. Still no effacement, but I had dilated 1 cm. The second round of cytotec was started. Still didn't feel anything and slept until the 6:30am check.
At 6:30am I still had 0 effacement and hadn't dilated any further. But they started pitocin at that time. I had heard horrible things about pitocin induced contractions, but all I felt was a mild cramping. Of course, in my case the pitocin wasn't doing anything, which could be why the contractions weren't painful. It wasn't until they broke my water 12 hours later that I actually had any pain/felt any contractions/anything happened. And after they broke my water things moved pretty quickly and my son was born 8 hours later.
DS: 11/8/11 | 9 lb 7 oz, 22 in
DD: 5/22/14 | 9 lb 9 oz, 21.5 in