Tee hee y'all. I have a brand new problemo that you all need to resolve. I am in love with another man and we have been intimate. Well, had intimate discussions. Well, discussed things to do with my bits.
The senior (no less) consultant ob/gyn of Wakefield and Pontefract (that's both hopsitals, not just Ponte where we were at) saw me today (I'm not worthy). He's luuuuurvely. Ok, he's a bit young for me, looking as though he's still in his 30s 'n' stuff, and maybe I was skewed a bit by his kindness to me in the hopsital, but still, I said to YOB as we left that it was a good job I was already married .
He walked into the cubicle and the first thing he said was, "so what's the plan" . I told him I liked him already!!
We discussed everything. He said he was really surprised because most women come in begging for induction, so that's the expected norm. However, he said that the risk of induction was higher than the risk of wait and seeing. The risk of infection is exceptionally low. I said that I was worried that as he'd not yet come, he's just not ready, and he agreed. He explained what I needed to look out for and if there was any sign of infection that would be an obstetric emergency and I'd need to come in immediately for induction or section, but it was really unlikely and I could be monitored at the local pregnancy unit 2-3 times a week, and other than that just wait!
However he highly recommended IV antibiotics in labour because assuming I spontaneously labour, and there's no infection showing, there still may be something there (statistically). Mostly, the infection goes onto the baby's skin (not a problem). Very rarely, it gets into their lungs and causes pneumonia which is nasty but treatable. Very, very, very rarely it causes meningitus which is almost always fatal.
So we're talking about extraordinarily low risk but with catastrophic outcomes, so we agreed that for something as simple as a drip, and probably an upset stomach/thrush for me, the risk/benefit was such that we would go with the IV. BUT he said that he was happy for me to waterbirth!
In fact, if I didn't accept the IV I could still homebirth! But on balance we've decided that giving that up and having the drip isn't a big deal to remove the teeny chance of a terrible outcome.
So, this has all come about because I questioned things. It turns out they expected me to be induced yesterday which is why they were going to shine a searchlight up there, as box put it, because introducing infection then isn't a big deal when you're going straight into managed induction. Thank goodness I asked...
So that's me. I'm not jumping up the list too much igg and cos. Who knows - may be weeks yet!!
box so glad your hossie is ok. Scary
fanny I read your comment to YOB (LOL). I don't think he would object, despite my utter sexyness on that ball .
Hi lyra
Spoke to ski. She's ok, but finding feeding V difficult with stitches. VV hot there (37!!!) and hopefully she will be out on Monday. I'm sure she won't mind me sharing this with you as it got me PMSL. The pessary for induction reacted badly with her and she was in terrible pain. The nurse said that "most people cope with it ok" (helpful!) and offered her an aspirin!! ski replied that she could stick her f*ing aspirin up her arse. I could just visualise it...