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May 2015 Moms
cambam7
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FTM.40w appt...membrane sweep, 2cm 80%effaced, -2station, scheduled induction
cambam7
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I am 40w1d today. At my 40w appt. Sono shows baby is 8lbs8oz. I'm adamant about vaginal delivery. My doc swept my membrane. Nothing has happened...yet. she said i was a "tight 2cm dilated" (the only change.) I am still 80%effaced ,soft cervix, and baby still -2 station from last 2 internal exams.
She said to wait for baby to come on her own over the weekend. If baby doesn't, doc wants to schedule induction for either mon/tues/wed. Waiting to hear back from the hospital for a room.
Pitocin is going to be used from what doc says.
My birth plan was to not use pit, no csect, yes epi. How can i make this work vaginally?
I heard low dose pit? Hold out on epi? If so, at what dilation should i ask for it? I dont want to stall out and end up csect.
My main goal is to have the baby vaginally. She is measuring 90th percentile. Any tips/advice? Success stories? What/when to ask/say no to interventions?
She said to wait for baby to come on her own over the weekend. If baby doesn't, doc wants to schedule induction for either mon/tues/wed. Waiting to hear back from the hospital for a room.
Pitocin is going to be used from what doc says.
My birth plan was to not use pit, no csect, yes epi. How can i make this work vaginally?
I heard low dose pit? Hold out on epi? If so, at what dilation should i ask for it? I dont want to stall out and end up csect.
My main goal is to have the baby vaginally. She is measuring 90th percentile. Any tips/advice? Success stories? What/when to ask/say no to interventions?
Best Answer
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jakobaby member
I just had an elective induction two days ago. FTM. They started a pill in the cervix at midnight. At 4 am, inserted a foley balloon. Told me to wait until it fell out and it did 8 hours later. I had tolerable contractions at this point. At 345 pm they started pit. Contractions were manageable but starting to get difficult. I decided to ask for the epi at 630 pm because I knew contractions could get much worse and I was still only 3 cm, 90% effaced. I was a little discouraged. I didn't get the epi until 8 pm. It took so long because they needed to get more fluids in me first and the anesthesiologist was tied up next door. The woman's husband fainted and hit the floor during her epi! In that hour and a half my contractions became super strong and 1-2 min apart. I became completely irrational. Back pain started in. My water broke everywhere, I was shaking uncontrollably and sitting for that epidural was a huge challenge. Not long after I had the epidural did a midwife shift change happen. My new midwife checked me after 30 min of epidural. I was complete and pushed my baby out in 9 min.
I had no plan to use pit or get an epidural. You will know when it is time to ask for the epidural based on how you feel. It is hard to make that decision based on dilation alone given my situation as an example. Things can happen really fast. I realize now that by the time I got the epi, I was in transition.
I was so thrilled to have my son vaginally however they will warn you of possible cesarean. They have to.
I went into it with the mindset that I was going to be patient, listen to my body and deliver vaginally. Stay positive. Ultimately if you must have the c section, it's because it's what is best for the babe.
Re: FTM.40w appt...membrane sweep, 2cm 80%effaced, -2station, scheduled induction
Keep in mind an induction by no means ruins your shot at a vaginal birth. It shouldn't change your decision for an epidural. I wouldn't worry too much about baby's weight as its only an estimate, and your body could be more than capable of birthing a baby that size and you can still have a successful vaginal birth.
Can I ask why you don't want pitocin? It does make the contractions come harder and faster but they should be tolerable with an epidural.
With my first, I had an induction that started with cervadil at 9 am because I was 0 cms, by 3 pm I was at 3 cms.. But then everything stalled when I reached 5 or 6, so they broke my water and gave me pitocin ( no epi). I was able to fully dialate, so I would say my induction was successful. Mind you he ended up being a C anyway because he was sunny side up. Hard to plan for that!
With my third , she was vba2c, and I was induced just by having my water broken. Pitocin wasn't allowed or necessary, and I had a successful delivery.