Failing induction - any similar experiences or advice?

[Overdueandworried]

Hi all,
I am currently 40+6 with my first baby. I was advised to come into hospital for an induction on Sunday 29th June at 8 am when I was 40+4.

I was given the propess pessary which had absolutely no effect after 24 hours and I remained 0cm dilated after a couple of examinations. Yesterday, Monday 30th June I was given two of the prostin gels. These caused painful contractions for about an hour after each insertion but the pain tailed off eventually. After examinations I was still between 0-1cm dilated.

I then had to wait until midday today 1st July for a doctor to check me and agree to the third gel. I was checked and still 0-1 cm and told there’s no way would they be able to break my waters at this level of dilation.

I have now been in hospital for 3 days remaining on the antenatal ward which means no pain relief beyond paracetamol when I was having contractions and have made absolutely no progress whatsoever so have requested a c section asap as my consultant wanted baby born by 41 weeks due to my high BMI and her being a big baby (8.14 at last growth scan). The doctor here pushed for me to wait the rest of the day and see if anything more happens in terms of dilation. I’m no longer having any tightening whatsoever.

The midwife on shift today even said it’s like my body is doing the opposite of what they expect.

Am I right in thinking I’m well within my rights to now push for the c section? I can’t sleep here as everyone around me is actually in early labour and so making a lot of noise , I can’t eat the food, it’s 31 degrees today and I’m becoming more and more uncomfortable and upset.

I genuinely didn’t want to go to C section if I could avoid it but not really seeing much other option. The only option I was given was to rest my body 24 hours then begin the induction process again but they didn’t seem very confident that would work.

Has anyone else experienced this? Or can anyone offer any advice on best course of action

Thank you x

Hospital tried for six bloody days to induce my dd with dgd2 but she never got into established labour. I was looking after her toddler and she was exhausted and fed up. There was concern about baby’s heart rate dropping and lack of movements and eventually she asked in desperation for a c-section which finally took place in the early hours. I’ve since read about at least one baby dying because of staff’s failure to act. I can’t remember the details but I guess baby was in distress and induction was taking too long.
Induction was fairly slow with dd’s first baby too - started on the Saturday morning, into established labour by about Sunday lunchtime, and delivered on Sunday evening, but induction with second baby was just ridiculous and I think we both wish she’d had a c-section earlier.