UPDATE#2: only dilated .5 cm - cue the tears. Induction is no bueno! Going to continue with the cyrotec and maybe think about the bulb later. I'm here for the long haul! It's crazy- I had no pre-e symptoms (no protein, no swelling, no headaches, etc ), just a few spiked bp readings and a slightly elevated protein number. They r very proactive here!
You are going down the same road as me almost exactly. The cytotec did nothing for me either. No dilation or effacement after 12 hours. I don't know how proactive you want to be, but I never did the foley. We went straight to pitocin (which also did absolutely nothing after 12 hours on it). What ended up working for me was breaking my water - once they did that, I started actually progressing, and progressing quickly.
BUT before you suggest or request that - make sure you talk to your providers. I was reluctant for them to break my water because of the whole clock ticking thing, but at least at my hospital, getting the baby out after the water breaks only matters if your water doesn't break in the hospital. Meaning there was no need to jump to a c-section after 24 hours as long as I wasn't running a fever or showing any signs of infection.
I was just thinking the same thing and was going to ask txngrl31 if they broke her water yet. I also got a whole lotta nowhere before they did that, but my induction was with Cervidil then Pitocin.
UPDATE#2: only dilated .5 cm - cue the tears. Induction is no bueno! Going to continue with the cyrotec and maybe think about the bulb later. I'm here for the long haul! It's crazy- I had no pre-e symptoms (no protein, no swelling, no headaches, etc ), just a few spiked bp readings and a slightly elevated protein number. They r very proactive here!
I had a similar situation! But my blood pressure went high, and kept climbing. After being on hospital bed rest for four days, it just kept going up. I had slightly elevated protein, and my platelets were low...but no other symptoms. But by the time I delivered, I was classified as severe pre-e because of the high readings that stayed up. But that was my only real symptom.
I elected to go the c-section route. I didn't want the added stress or anxiety of being induced and having to deal with a 24-48 hour labor. My blood pressure would have really been whacked out then!!
You're still in my thoughts and prayers!! Healthy baby, healthy mama!! Hang in there my friend.
In our birthing class, they showed a video about encouragement and visualization. At one point, the lady in the video was actually telling the mom to "imagine your cervix opening like a blooming flower....it just melting away like warm butter...."
I told my hubs if he said that stuff to me, he would get punched in the face. Lol.
Widget123, gilder40billyhorrible they are discussing what to do next since my contractions are probably at a pain scale of 3. There was discussion of a foley bulb. They also said there were many other options too. I Kind of broke down in tears earlier, so they let me unhook from the monitors and take a shower. I feel like a new woman! Thank you ladies for sharing your experiences because it reminds me that all this is totally normal. I'm just not one to like to sit in bed all day!
@kej004 I will take all the cervical cheers hahahaha!!
For all ladies facing induction, make sure your DH has nose strip breathe rights if he is a snorer!! I wanted to throw things at him last night hahaha.
Again, thank y'all for all the motivation and well wishes. Y'all are amazing!!
Post by billyhorrible on May 22, 2015 13:16:23 GMT -5
Widget123 - Cervadil and cytotec serve the same purpose. A lot of doctors/hospitals are reluctant to use cytotec because the dilation/effacement is actually an off-label side effect (meaning that's not the intended purpose of the drug) so cervadil is a lot more common.
txngrl31 - I completely know where you're coming from. DH was SO excited when I got sent in for an induction because "YAY BABY IS COMING" and I was super unhappy/miserable because "Yeah, but probably not until sometime next week and until then I'm just sitting in a hospital bed."
With my induction they did the pitocin no epidural and I was slowly progressing. Until they broke my water then I went from a 5 to a 10 in less then an hour. I think the water breaking did the trick.
Post by bendherova on May 22, 2015 16:34:12 GMT -5
sending good thoughts! It took about 24h for things to really get going with my induction. (cervadil x2 and then pitocin). And then the rest took 8 more hours.
I know it seems interminable at this point, but it will end! and you'll have LO in your arms. .
Widget123 - Cervadil and cytotec serve the same purpose. A lot of doctors/hospitals are reluctant to use cytotec because the dilation/effacement is actually an off-label side effect (meaning that's not the intended purpose of the drug) so cervadil is a lot more common.
txngrl31 - I completely know where you're coming from. DH was SO excited when I got sent in for an induction because "YAY BABY IS COMING" and I was super unhappy/miserable because "Yeah, but probably not until sometime next week and until then I'm just sitting in a hospital bed."
Yep, pretty much sums up the way I feel! It doesn't help the bp cuff usually goes off after I've had a mini meltdown hahaha.
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