Hi everyone
I am terified to have another baby incase im induced again... I often hear about ppl who need repeat inducements with their pregnancies. Is it xommin to have an inducement agsin if you did with your first pregnancy!?
Badically here is why I am so terrified ( sorry in advance for essay lol!)
I was induced with first at 40 weeks + 9 days. I was in slow labour ( contracting on and off) for two days prior to this. The night before i was due to be induced I went into labour and was up all night contracting until they were around 5 mins apart. Then they suddenly stopped around 10am and I had to go and be induced :/ inducement for me was not pleasant. I was exhausted already which did not help. I was contracting in my back from the pessary contractions and then once in full blown labour i continued with back to back labour. The 'real' contractions were less painful than the pessary ones- yet I wasnt allowed any proper pain relief. (Diamorphine) until in 'established ' labour- fair enough.... But pessary contractions are HORIFFIC!
Anyway, sorry I digress... So in the end I was given epidurual and that helped massively as gas and air made me vomit and diamorphine had wore off- and around 6 am i had to push but baby wouldnt come , cord was round neck , she was showing signs of distress ( they couldnt find her heartbeat prior to this as i was about to get epidurual then finally did) but then it happened again when time to push- so buzzers were pressed and docs and team were called in.
It was the most traumatic experience- my mother and partner were in tears and I had to be cut and ventouse used but it fell so then tried agsin and finally my daughter was born. Her cry made me cry! I just remember the Utter relief she was ok. Id prayed and prayed the whole time i was being cut etc that she woyld be ok as i genuinely feated the worst :( at such a time the docs etc have no real time to explain- theyvjust say she is distressed and needs to be pulled out.
I was so happy to hold her when she born but I had haemorrhaged though and was practically passing out due to being so dehydrated from constant vomiting and also i was exhausted from days of no sleep. So it was a beautiful moment , but rather surreal as i was so out of it !
In the end i needed a transfusion , I was aneamic, traumatised and exhausted and sent home with a baby I tried and failed to Breastfeed and as i had minimal to no supply (due to anemia from haemorraging -and probsbly stress too ) i couldnt do it and my poor girl got so hungry i was told by Mudeofe she had to go on formula.
So , all in all, it wasnt the best experience !! I would love another eventually but i honestly couldnt cope with another induction ...
Please let me know -to all mums out there who have been induced... Is it lukely i will be again!?
Thankyou in advance. :)