Hi, I came to be induced yesterday at 40 + 1 as I am 40, and advice is not to go over due date. I had a sweep at 38 + 5 but it didn’t work.
It’s no ones fault but it just seems to me baby wasn’t ready. I was 1cm at 38 + 5 and I was still 1cm yesterday. I had the pessary put in and it’s just all been a bit of a nightmare, everything I was terrified of has happened.
I think the baby must have moved and what started out as discomfort moved to really unbearable pain (I was crying!) but the ward is so busy and there was no pain relief for four hours. Then I got some contractions but these stopped.
I feel absolutely bursting full of fluid, and I have this near constant pain to empty my bladder but barely anything comes out. And now I have pains in my bottom. They are struggling to find the baby on the monitor and having to be strapped to the bed is horrendous, I honestly feel as though someone is pushing knives up my bum (sorry)
They want to break my waters later but I just don’t think I can. I can’t take it. Can I say no, I want them to go naturally? Or insist on a c section? I wanted an elective because I had a feeling my back wouldn’t stand the pressure and I think I was right.