Bishop's Score of 2, induction booked for Friday, baby back to back, feeling crap

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That actually pretty much covers it other than the fact induction was booked sort of on maternal request-ish on mental health grounds as I have family support til 40+14 but not after this.. and will be 40+6 on Fri.

I am going to delay the induction if I get to Fri and not favourable but the psych at the Perinatal Mental Health Team was sort of more in favour of getting on with the induction and onto meds because she feels my anxiety is extreme, while obviousy obstetric team would be in favour of delaying. Risks and benefits on both sides but I don't want to increase risk of section...

The back to back presentation has really thrown me. I had Kielland's forceps last time and the recovery was shockingly slow, just shocking. Cue a screamy sore baby and feeding difficulties and failure to thrive and PND and and and and... I have been so positive it wouldn't happen again, been super active and baby this time has posterior placenta whereas ds was anterior so I was really feeling confident that I wouldn't be in this situation.. but it is all feeling familiar. I know baby can turn at any minute but I am just aware I am having the same ineffective stop-start labour that is not dilating me and the backache and all that crap and it's just making me feel RUBBISH.

I just feel like every other woman in the world can just do all of this without complaint or quibble and some of them have really terrible things happen and they get on and endure and I am a bloody gibbering wreck about all of this and it's all just worry rather than reality. Really want to kick myself in the arse bigstyle and get a grip but struggling.. struggling.

Just want to go into labour. Please? Anyone have any foolsure tips or stories of Bishop's Score miraculously righting itself to 8 in two days, or back to back babies deciding to play ball in nice, easy induced (or otherwise) labours? All positive stories received with immense gratitude xxx

Thunks, I really have nothing to offer you, but a hug and to tell you I'm thinking of you. I wish I had more. Really I do.

Hope someone else can post something a little more constructive.

Thunks I don't really have any knowledge about what could help but just wanted to say I really admire you, I think you are so brave! Forget how other women 'get on' with things, everyone is different and has different fears etc. Women are far too hard on themselves, we can only do our best.

I don't know if this helps, but I was a back to back baby and my mum had a positive experience, pretty easy (but quick!) labour. I'm hoping so much that you get what you want and need.

Hello,

I have joined MN to share my story hopefully to encourage you. DS was perfectly positioned (ant placenta) until MW appt at 40+2 (first sweep) when he was back to back. The little sod darling then gave me stop start contractions all week until 40+6 (though 42wks on my dates) when my waters broke and had meconium in them.

I went on a drip as I wasn't dilating properly (not quite the same as induction i know, but same net effect of constant contractions) and he stayed back to back (I was on my knees most of the time) until I turned round ready for the doctor bringing in the forceps, when he slid out. 3 tiny stitches, no forceps, no c section (which they were threatening because I wasn't dilating enough) which meant no chocolate either as I was nil by mouth. It's the no chocolate thing which will stick with me the longest.

There is hope it won't be like last time. Look after yourself.

Plenty of time for cervix to ripen.

And posterior babies often turn much more easily in a second labour because there's.... ahem..... not such good TONE, so more space to move.

I had a posterior baby first time around. Shocking labour. But I've not forgotten the midwife saying to me with ds, 'second babies are beautiful babies to birth', and actually ds came in a third of the time and inflicted a fraction of the damage that dd did, despite weighing 11lbs.

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Thanks for these stories and good wishes.. I just freaked yesterday. Hmm and Ariel thank you for your thoughts particularly as I know you know my whole sorry back story and the handholding is appreciated! Have agreed with hosp that if not at an 8 tomorrow they will reschedule for Mon or Tue... So just keeping busy and breathing my way through this last hurdle... Nearly there..

Well done thunks, you are right you are nearly there now. After reading your posts before along with Hmm and Fruity I have so much more respect and admiration for women and I don't feel so alone or weird as before!

Thunks, its fine to freak out. I think I'd be more worried if you weren't, under the circumstances, if I'm honest. Freaking out is at least getting it out of your system now and not bottling it up for later. Being able to do the brave front can be a bad thing at times. Theres a right time and wrong time for both.

It sounds like you are in control and are making your own decisions as best you can, even though things aren't perfectly to plan at the moment. Keeping my fingers crossed that things start going more your way. Nearly there... x

Please dont pay too much attention to bishop score, on first sweep I scored 6 on the second a week later it was 8, then on my induction day I was 2. I really believe it all depends on the midwife and even if they all did the sweep one other the other I think they'd all score differently. Good luck hope it goes well.