Hi
I live in London not far from UCLH. I have PCOS and it took me 3 years to conceive. My early pregnancy wasn’t smooth. An appointment and seeing a midwife were good. At 30 weeks into pregnancy, I started to notice reduced movement. 36 weeks midwife appointment my fundal height was measuring small which was an indication that something was not going right. The midwife requested a scan. Which to get an appointment for the scan wasn’t easy. Finally, when I had the scan it turned out my baby was not growing as he should have. So the plan was to deliver him in 39 weeks. I was booked for induction of labour. Get a phone call from the hospital to come at noon which I did by 14 induction process started which was prostaglandin gel unfortunately first try felt my cervix was high up and closed. I was getting strong contractions. Got a second gel again contractions were bad with only the fingertip opening of the cervix. I was given no painkillers just paracetamol because I wasn’t 4 cm dilated. I had 4 cervical examinations without painkillers and is fair to say that was painful. My option was to get C C-section. I was told not to eat and drink at 16:40 I was told to eat as they couldn’t do the C-section that day because of other emergency cases. The next day the same thing happened. I was so upset and I was emotional I discharged myself from that hospital i don’t safe to give birth there. How can I change hospitals now that I am 39 weeks plus? Did any of you have, a similar experience and what was your outcome, please?
Thanks, ladies I am lost