March 2012 Moms
Jazzyashes84
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Tell me your induction story...
Jazzyashes84
member
I'm going to be induced on Monday and I'm really nervous! I'm curious how your timeline went and if you ended up with a C/S at the end. My doctor wants to induce me because she thinks I'm narrow and thinks baby is already over 8lbs. TIA!!
TTC#2: 8/17/14 // BFP: 9/5/14
TTC#1: 7/30/11 // BFP: 8/22/11
DS: Carson Robert 4/29/12
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Re: Tell me your induction story...
Not typing it all again, but here is a link to mine:
https://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/64637464.aspx
BFP #2 7/18/11 - EDD 3/29/12 - Born 3/13/12
BFP #1 4/4/11 - Natural M/C - 7w1d - 4/30/11
M/C #2 - October 2016
MMC #1 - April 2016
BFP#1 6.12.10 EDD 2.20.11 MMC 8.10.10 D&C 8.11.10
BFP#2 7.17.11 EDD 3.11.12 DS Born 3.17.12
BFP#3 10.30.14 EDD 7.10.14
They broke my water at 10:30 and contractions started immediately. I dilated to a six by noon and got my Epi. Then they started pitocin. I started pushing at 4:30 and he was here at 5:51 pm. I had an awesome induction! I'm a FTM.
It's normal to be nervous... I like to think that when I'm nervous it's because I care.
I was induced with both of my kids. With DS (baby #1), at 40 weeks I was measuring 2 weeks ahead, and DH had shoulder issues on delivery. Thus, I was fearful of his size. I was induced at 40 weeks, 2 days. I had a ripe cervix (3 cm/ 50-75% effaced), so I was definitely a candidate for induction. They started the pitocin around 12:30 pm, broke my water around 2:30, and I got an epidural around 4 pm. I delivered DS at 3:43 am vaginally. I had a 2nd degree tear/episiotomy. My labor was really easy once I got the epidural. I was able to sit up, talk and joke with DH and my ILs, etc... It just seemed to take forever. I did some practice pushes around 1 am, but he never descended. DH and I took a nap for about an hour or so and I woke up to a tremendous amount of pressure. I paged my nurse and I was ready to push. I pushed again for 30 minutes and out came DS.
With DD (baby #2), I had a lot more contracting ahead of time, and walked around ~4 cm for a good 2 weeks. I never went into labor on my own. At 40 weeks, 3 days, my OB wanted me to be induced because he didn't want me to go over 41 weeks since DS was nearly 9 lbs. So... at 40 weeks, 6 days, he induced me. This time he broke my water first (7:45 am) and started the pitocin about 45 minutes later (8:30). This labor was a bit scarier as I had blood pressure issues once I got the epirdural. I had to lay down the entire time, and DD did not tolerate the combination of the pitocin and epidural. They wound up turning off the pitocin around 10 and fortunately I didn't need it. At 12:15 pm, my OB came in to see how I was doing, and I'm pretty sure he was going to talk about a c/s. But, when he checked me I was complete! So, I started pushing about 10 minutes later and DD came out at 12:36 pm. I pushed for less than 10 minutes and I think 3 times? She was almost the same size as DS- 8 lbs 11 ozs.
Anyway, both inductions were successful. For DS, long, easy labor and a somewhat difficult recovery from the tearing/episiotomy. With DD, short, more challenging labor but easy delivery and recovery. For both kids, I went in wanting a healthy and happy baby along with an epidural. I did not have a birth plan, and was open to the thought of a c/s if it brought me a healthy and happy baby. That was the most important thing for me, and it worked both times.
This almost exactly! Was completely closed and had two doses of Cytotec. Spent a miserable night in pain with pit started in the am. The doctor broke my water and I got to almost a 4 ( though I got my epidural right when I was a 2-3). My c-section was a great experience. It was over quickly with minimal discomfort. I was walking the halls the next day and had a super easy recovery. Honestly, after my c-section, would never choose to labor.
long story... and since I never shared it here... here goes... the somewhat condensed version...
I went to 41w3d when my dr had me induced. I was "completely closed up" and not even remotely favorable for an induction, but my little one was measuring in at almost 10lbs and my ob's practice doesn't allow you to go past 41w5d. So I got to the hospital on Wednesday night, first induction attempt with the foley balloon failed miserably. It actually made me bleed a lot and wouldn't stay in. So then came the cervidal.
Thursday morning checked, no progress. I think they gave me another round of cervidal at that point. I can't remember. Checked again, no progress. By Thursday night, they started discussing other options. I had my doula come anyways (even though I wasn't contracting and didn't need her at that point) and she tried a bunch of "moves" to get the baby to engage the cervix. Nothing worked.
By early Friday morning, with absolutely no progress whatsoever, we had them break my water. Contractions really started picking up and they decided to also try the foley balloon again since I was a whole ONE CM by then. The balloon again made me bleed, stretched me to a three, and then popped out. It wouldn't stay in. I had to get in the shower to ease the uncomfortableness from my contractions and the shower worked perfectly. I was able to relax and take each surge with breathing and thought "geez this is getting difficult... there's got to be more progress!" and felt so positive about the whole situation. While I was in the shower, I started shivering uncontrollably and thought it just had to do with the water, even though it was pretty hot. Dr came back and checked me again: NO PROGRESS!!! I felt so unbelievably defeated and almost betrayed by my body. They checked my temp and I also had a low grade fever. Everything we tried seemed to just be rejected from my body.
Finally I decided to go for some pitocin to get things moving. My contractions were coming on STRONG and out of control... my drip was only to a 4 and my body just couldn't handle it. My doula said she's seen women take a drip at 40 and not even remotely have the contractions that my body was producing. At one point I was having the worst contraction and just waiting for it to end... and it never did. My doula and nurse couldn't believe how long that contraction lasted for... and it was one after another. Boom, boom boom. I was dealing with it hoping that it was making progress and when I was checked again... there was NO PROGRESS. I was crushed and at that point just broke down crying.
My dr wanted me to go in for a c-section considering how long I had been there for, the fact that there was no progress past 3cm with all of that, and because I was running a fever. My last attempt at a vaginal delivery was to accept the epidural and let things go on a little longer with the pitocin. Within 15 minutes it was administered and I was able to relax a little bit. And then the pain started up again, but in my back. I swear it was all a comedy of errors! One thing after another, after another. Finally at about 8pm on Friday, almost 48 hours later, we all said enough is enough and went in for a csection. My beautiful baby girl was born 9lb8oz and perfect!
As they were stitching me up, my blood pressure dropped considerably and they were having trouble getting it back up... it was really touch and go for a while there and everyone in the room did such a great job at keeping my husband calm, and they only kept him in the room because he kept me somewhat "alert". After they stabilized me, they sent me to ICU where I had to stay for the next two days and get four blood transfusions. I was able to see my baby once during that whole time and I was so heartbroken. The only thing that kept me sane was that she was healthy and perfect.
Six days later, we were able to leave the hospital finally! I'm still recovering and dealing with feeling faint if I'm on my feet for too long, but each day is better and I have more energy.
I know my story isn't "the norm" but I thought I'd share it anyways... because really, anything can happen and it's good to know and be prepared for whatever comes your way.
I was induced at 33w4d due to complications with LO. I had 12 hours of labor, 6 of which I would call "active". I didn't have an epi, but found the pain managable and I didn't end up with a c-section. My nurse was awesome and kept a close eye on my dosages.
I didn't realize how dreaded induction could be until talking with people about it after having Lo, but it wasn't so bad IMO.
I was induced at 40 weeks, 1 day. My labor was pretty quick. Went in at midnight. Started Pitocin at 12:30. At that point I was 3 cms. Fell asleep and woke up at 2 in pain with a lot of pressure. Nurse said I wasnt having strong contractions and that it was too soon. It turned out that the external monitors weren't positioned correctly so my contractions weren't registering to their fullest extent. She checked me and I was at 6 cms. At that point, I got my epidural. By 4 am, I was at 8 cms and by 6:30 am, I was at 10. The doctor broke my water but the baby was high so I couldn't push yet. Also, my OB had a C/S so I had to wait to push. I started pushing at 8:45 am and my daughter, Abigail Lee, was born 19 mins later at 9:04. I did have an episiotomy. Good luck!!