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Getting induced...????


babygirl23320 wrote: At my appt. yesterday the doc. told me that if nothing has changed by the 18th he was going to give me something (I think he said cervidil) on the 19th to ripen the cerxix, he said we would talk more about it when i went back on the 18th!
Does anyone know if i have to be admitted to the hospital for this or not ?







Due 11/26/04........

MomToMany replied: Yes, you have to be in the hospital and on a fetal monitor. Can I ask why you are being induced?

FroggyJK replied:
Really?

I thought that was just some cream stuff they put on your cervix to rippen it. I didn't know you had to be monitored for it. huh.gif

MomToMany replied: Hmmmm, maybe different Dr's do it differently? I had to be in the hospital AND on a monitor. I asked if I could do it at home and he said no.

I'm never, ever getting induced again, no matter how miserable I am. It was too awful!

FroggyJK replied: No, your probably right. I've never had cervidil.

I guess I was all ready ripened they just gave me pitocin. THAT is the nasty stuff!!!

babygirl23320 replied: The baby is is getting pretty big and i am not a very big person ..and the doc. wants to try and avoid a c-section..

MomToMany replied: I see. I hope everything goes well for you! It's no picnic getting induced.

I hope you stay awhile here; it's a great place, with lots of helpful mommies and daddies.

Good luck!

babygirl23320 replied: Thanks...so did you have cervidil..if so how was it and how long did it take ?

ediep replied: I didn't have cervidil, but my friend did. She was admidded into the hospital, they put the gel on her cervix, she started having contrax, next morning they gave her pitocin and she had the baby that evening.

maestra replied: I had cervidil and it did absolutely nothing. NADA. I had to stay in the hospital while getting it, was sent home for a few hours, and had to report promptly back to be put back on the monitors.

I went into labor on my own almost 2 weeks later.

They told me dd was going to be 10lbs plus and she was only 8lbs 4oz. Now I AM a big person and getting her out was easy. (only 5 mins of pushing)

Good luck! wavey.gif

Maddie&EthansMom replied: wavey.gif Hi!

I was induced with both of my children. wink.gif I never had cervidil, though. Just pitocin. I hope it goes well. Let us know when your bundle arrives! wub.gif

babygirl23320 replied: yeah well i guess i will know more when i go back to the doc. on the 18th...I just hope she comes before than so i don't have to get induced...

babygirl23320 replied: I just have a good feeling that even if i get induced i will still have a c-section sad.gif

A&A'smommy replied:
UGH DON'T go with that feeling, I was induced and that morning at 4am I was getting ready (because we had to be there at 5:30am ugh) and I thought all the sudden I don't see myself pushing this baby out sure enough I had a c-section it was horrible (mostly because we have a crappy hospital not really because of the c/s). Please try to stay positive so you can enjoy the birth of your baby! (((HUGS)))

MomToMany replied:
I did have it with my last delivery 7 months ago. It wasn't too bad, better than Pitocin. I had contractions within 15 minutes of the Dr. putting it in at about 9pm. But I stalled out at 8 cm, and had to have Pitocin at about 5:40 am. My daughter was born a half-hour later. That half hour was THE WORST part of it. I felt like I had no control over the contractions, and dealing with the pain was real hard. I didn't have any pain medication at the end there. I kept wanting to push, but the nurse kept saying there was cervix left. I said forget it, I HAVE to push NOW. So, 2 pushes and my daughter Kayla Marie was born.

It took about 8.5 hours from start to finish for me, which was my longest labor. The others were about 5 hours long.

Please let us know when your baby comes. Do you know what you are having?

babygirl23320 replied: alyssa'smommy
So why did did you end up having a c-section ?

babygirl23320 replied: Yes..i am having a GIRL!!! biggrin.gif

MomToMany replied:
wub.gif Congratulations! Girls are wonderful! wub.gif

babygirl23320 replied: MomToMany
When you were given the cervidil were you already dilated, ect. ?

MomToMany replied:
I think I was at 2 cm, and not effaced at all (or very little). I was 9 days overdue too. Ugh, no fun at all being overdue!

babygirl23320 replied: Yeah i don't think i could make it being overdue....I am barely making it now at 38 weeks....

babygirl23320 replied: The doctor keeps bringing up c-section b/c she is still pretty high up.. i think he said she is at -3

A&A'smommy replied:
I'm so sorry I missed this but I did reply to your pm

mummy2girls replied: I had that with jordan. it took along time for it to work. I was getting very high blood pressure. so iwas admitted and given that stuff. i was completely closed. not dialated at all! it was the most painful experience ever! With jenna i wanted to aviod induction because of how hrrible it was but again i got very high blood pressure, protein in my urine and gained alot of water retention and swelling. But this time i was already 3 cm dialated to i just was hooked up to the drip... Still painful. but not as bad as with jordan.

coasterqueen replied: I had cervidil too and it did absolutely NOTHING. Then they went to pitocin which made things absolutely WORSE. After 30 hours of labor and baby wasn't budging (she was stuck) they did a c-section. sad.gif

jem0622 replied: They plan on giving me Cervadil. I've never had it before. I am 35 wks with twins and my specialist/perinatologist wants the girls out by 37 wks. That is the day after Thanksgiving.

I know it is easier and more likely to work if you have already begun effacing/softening. I've been induced with Pitocin and was so happy to hear that they weren't giving it to me for the girls.

With Pitocin I went from pre-term labor to delivering my birthdaughter in 6 hrs.

I did get some kind of a pill inserted in me to further dialate me with my oldest son. I was dialated to 4 cm and stalled. I don't remember the name but it was not Cervadil.

I was told by my OB nurse that I would have to go to the hospital for the Cervadil. I didn't ask if I'd have to stay, so I'm glad I saw this thread so that I can ask about that.

Good luck to you!

By the way...my twins are girls. I have two boys at home.


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