This is dc no2 for us. First was induced at 38 weeks due to severe pre-eclampsia. Was totally unprepared for the sudden and intense pain of an induction, and even though the labour was fairly short (10.5 hours from pesssary to birth), I hated it. The pain was awful, with little or no space between contractions and I had a second degree tear which was eventually sewn up by the obs consutlant and then took ages to heal. I had g+a and was eventually persuaded to have pethidine even though I didn't want it - I think they were trying to make me shut up as there was a lot of loud groaning going on . I spent the whole labour on the d on my back as I was told not to move cos of the CTG monitoring. No one even mentioned an epidural.
So now number 2 is almost here and I am getting really worried about it. I have no signs as of yet of pre-eclampsia but there is still time. I'm worried about being induced and having the same pain, about being told not to move again even though I want to try and use some yoga positions from my pregnancy yoga class, about whether or not to just go for an epidural, about tearing again... I am not looking forward to it at all
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33 weeks and starting to worry
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lookout · 07/09/2011 11:04
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