friend being induced and stuck at 7cm

tmp-581032062508552 · January 2009

any advice to move her along? her dr wants to do a c/s, she doesn't want one. she was induced at 9:00 last night, stuck at 7 for a couple of hours....advice would be appreciated!

PMJacobsen · January 2009

visualization, moving around/changing positions...and the midwife who did our birthing classes said to make sure your bladder is empty

halij52002 · January 2009

has she tried walking or bouncing on a birthing ball? thats what helped me labor and progress. bouncing on the ball helped my water break too.

Jhawks482 · January 2009

My advice is if the doc wants to do a c/s, then that's probably in her and the baby's best interest. I was in the same position and it is stressful on the baby.?

ad*H*ab · January 2009

I was stuck at 6cm for what seemed like forever! I think it was about 4 hours. I realy felt like I had to poop so finally I tried and 25 minutes later I was pushing DD out and it only took 15 min. So tell her to try to take a big poo! And good luck.

Sami8468 · January 2009

there's probably not much she can do. there must be a reason her body won't let her go any further.

ketamarie · January 2009

Sorry no advice here..I was stuck at 5 cm for 38 hours then had a c/s. I was happy to have him finally out at that point!

mrsransom · January 2009

I got stuck at 6 or 6.5. After 3 hours of no progress beyond that, my doctor wanted a c-section. Is the baby posterior? That's what caused me not to progress anymore, & of course they can't turn them unless you're fully dilated. Good luck to her! Either way, I hope delivery goes smoothly!

mrsm_07 · January 2009

try laboring in different postions

PMJacobsen · January 2009

Jhawks482:
My advice is if the doc wants to do a c/s, then that's probably in her and the baby's best interest. I was in the same position and it is stressful on the baby.

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MichelenDave06 · January 2009

Did they break her water?? I went from 5 to 10 in a few hours because they broke my water. I know that isn't up to her, but maybe if she hears it is coming it can put her mind at ease.

Jhawks482 · January 2009

PMJacobsen:
Jhawks482:
My advice is if the doc wants to do a c/s, then that's probably in her and the baby's best interest. I was in the same position and it is stressful on the baby.
wow. you are really pretty! (sorry, i promise i'm not a creepy stalker!)

Wow, Thank you! That made my day!

ali-1411 · January 2009

She get an epidural yet? That can move things along...

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