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Q: No baby yet :(
asked by: Electriceyes on January 28th, 2008
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So, here is what happened with my induction.


My mom, Dallas, and myself left here at 10:30 friday evening to get to the hospital and register and everything. We get there register and go up to be put in a room. The nurses come in to take blood and put in my IV. Now, I already HATE needles so I wasn't looking forward to getting an IV for the second time in 2 days. Anyways.. they get my IV in and the nurse tells me to go use the bathroom before they put the thing in to try to get my going. I don't know what the drug was called but it looked like a tampon lol. Well, i had to lay there, flat for 2 hours. They told me to rest but I couldn't. The entire time I slept maybe 4 hours. Dallas slept almost the entire time lol. But he'd been up for over 24 hours.... So they had to come check my BP every hour or so and one of the times I fell asleep i was apparently having bad contractions that I couldn't feel. After the 2 hours was up I was up peeing seriously every 15-20 mins lol. well I finally get some good sleep and I wake up at about 6:30 and i'm starving 'cuz I hadn't eaten since like noon friday. Well they tell me i can eat something lite but they have NOTHING good that was lite enough for me to eat. So I starve until the dr comes to check me at 10:30. The drug did barely anything after 12 hours. So, he said lets try this again next week.. ok so I go back thursday morning to try this other drug...that will hopefully work. I'm mad though. If i would have dilated 2 more cm. He would have broken my water..

Anyways, so we go in for round 2 Thursday morning at 5. So, we leave here at 4:30 am.

oh yeah.SEX/ORGASMS DON'T WORK!!!

-Ashley
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Mabel
replied on January 28th, 2008
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Your cervix isn't ripe. What they gave you was most likely cytotec - a medication that can help to ripen the cervix. He cannot break your water because you aren't dilated far enough and there are risks of infection if your water has been broken for more than 24 hours.

The good news is your baby must be fine in there! So no worries about the NST. Wink
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Eyes Wide Shut
replied on January 28th, 2008
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LOL!!!

Well I'm glad the baby's heart rate wasn't alarming them again! Ya know??

Hopefully you'll go into labor without needing to be induced!!

And I though you'd be posting piccccsss!! LOL!

Sarah
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Electriceyes
replied on January 28th, 2008
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Yeah, he said I was dilated to 1 as before it wasn't even at 1. He had said to ad your not dilated to 3 or I could break your water. DANG IT!! lol. But yeah, I think that was what they gave me...

Actually Sarah, a few times the heart rate did go down REALLY low. 88. but for the most part he was good.

I do hope that I will go on my own and not need to be induced. I was hoping that the sex I've had the last 2 nights wound work but of course it didn't

I was hoping to be posting pics but nope Sad..

I would have updated sooner but my net is down so i have to use my moms laptop
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Mabel
replied on January 28th, 2008
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princess6591 wrote:
Yeah, he said I was dilated to 1 as before it wasn't even at 1. He had said to ad your not dilated to 3 or I could break your water. DANG IT!! lol. But yeah, I think that was what they gave me...

Actually Sarah, a few times the heart rate did go down REALLY low. 88. but for the most part he was good.

I do hope that I will go on my own and not need to be induced. I was hoping that the sex I've had the last 2 nights wound work but of course it didn't

I was hoping to be posting pics but nope Sad..

I would have updated sooner but my net is down so i have to use my moms laptop


If they were concerned about the heartrate, they would have done something more aggressive to get your labor going. So be assured that all is good.

Also, they would have done more than make you wait until Thursday for your 'next' round of induction. Are you having more NSTs before then?
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Electriceyes
replied on January 28th, 2008
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Yeah, his heartrate didn't stay that low as long as it did on thurs. Thursday it was that lor for a few mins. It was only that low for a few seconds this time. I wasn't THAT worried.

No, I'm not having another NST before then. I'm sure all is fine with him or they would have done something more.

The dang nurse had us scared though. She said we could leave at 11 'cuz they wanted to keep an eye on the baby a bit longer..well we didn't leave till almost 1 because they made the dr come check him out. Scared me to death.
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Mabel
replied on January 28th, 2008
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Sounds like everything is fine. If it were a really big worry, they'd be having you in every day for an NST.
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young Girl
replied on January 28th, 2008
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GIRL i was JUST about to post about you last night!!!!!!!!!!!

geesh i thoght for sure you had that baby!!!!!!!!!!! Sad
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Electriceyes
replied on January 28th, 2008
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yeah.. I was hoping.Sad I'm sure I will by the end of the week though...I've been getting some pretty good contractions when I couldn't even feel them before.

Ingi, you're right. I'm not worried about it. I think that part of it the other morning was because I was sitting straight up and the thing wasn't picking up his heart very well
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Becky
replied on January 28th, 2008
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Don't worry you will have your baby soon Wink
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Electriceyes
replied on January 28th, 2008
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yep. I can't wait.
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acruz
replied on January 28th, 2008
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baby.....come out..... Smile
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Electriceyes
replied on January 28th, 2008
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lol. I keep telling him that :p
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yellow ribbon
replied on January 28th, 2008
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aw I bet that was diappointing Sad HURRY UP BOY!
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Electriceyes
replied on January 28th, 2008
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it was disappointing... Yes. HURRY UP!! lol. he needs to not be stubborn and listen
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monkeygirl22
replied on January 29th, 2008
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I'm sorry the induction didn't work. Hopefully you will have a baby soon.
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newmommy07
replied on January 29th, 2008
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Never heard of an induction not working and suprized they offered one to you seeing you werent dialated much. I had to be at 3cm before my Dr. would schedule an induction. I had to get an induction becuae my baby was overdue and running out of fluids and room. My cervix was nearly gone (really thin like 90% effaced) when I went in so all they did was give me saline solution and pictocin to start my contractions. 7 hours later (lucky as a first time mom!), my son was born! Smile Goodluck with everything, cant wait to see baby. Very Happy
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Electriceyes
replied on January 29th, 2008
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yeah it sucked... Well, what they gave me was just supposed to ripen my cervix and then hopefully start contractions or what ever...

The only reason he suggested it was because on thursday night my baby's heart rate kept getting to like 120 or lower and that really bothers my doctor.

Thursday my doctor is gonna give me this gel stuff but I don't think that will work after the 6 hours so i'll get another dose of that and then if the second dose of that doesn't work we're gonna ask him to give me the pictocin because this same thing happened to my aunt with one of my cousins. The gel didn't work then 3 hours after he gave my aunt the pictocin my cousin was here.... So, by friday afternoon baby Alexander should be here...

I'm gonna take my mom's laptop and hope they have internet at the hospital so I can update...
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Mabel
replied on January 29th, 2008
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Your mom could update us since she knows we are all here - and she has an account and all. You might not feel up to it.
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Eyes Wide Shut
replied on January 29th, 2008
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Maybe when you go in, and they check you, your cervix will be softer from the gel. So they won't have to give you the gel anymore.

I hope, however he decides to come, that it's not horrible for you.

Sarah
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