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Induction Cancelled!!!

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Twotumsellie · 22/11/2012 07:38

What the title says really... 40+12 today, was supposed to be going into hospital at 8.00am to start induction but they have cancelled as they have no room. i have been up all night worrying that this was going to happen. i was right to worry!

i haven't even been given another date, just told they will call me.
i'm so upset right now. my DP started his pat leave today for nothing and DD1 was supposed to be going to my mums whilst this took place, my mum is going to London at the weekend so i won't have anyone to look after DD after tomorrow.

No idea what we are going to do now.

keep crying cuz i feel like i have been abandoned and this baby is never going to come. Also terrified of something bad happening to baby. movements have slowed over last few days and i haven't been checked now for over a week.

How can they leave me so long, it feels so unfair!

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lookingfoxy · 22/11/2012 07:41

Can you give them a call back and ask them when you are likely to be taken in, hopefully it will just be later today?
Sorry you must be so stressed out.

MyLastDuchess · 22/11/2012 07:43

Ohhhh you poor thing.

If movements have slowed then call your midwife and they will send you for monitoring. This is essential.

I am 40+5 today and already fed up so I can only imagine how you feel.

Now, go and call your midwife and insist on being sent for a heart trace etc. Let us know how it goes. And do try not to worry too much, I have been for monitoring for reduced movements 3 times already and all has been fine, but they really need to do it to be 100% sure.

Twinklestarstwinklestars · 22/11/2012 07:44

This happened to me with ds1 I turned up on April fools day of all days! They had rung but we live an hour away so missed the call. Luckily we got in the next day. I wouldn't have planned on being out for the weekend though as it could take days, is there no one at all to help? Would your mum consider rearranging?

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Twotumsellie · 22/11/2012 07:49

no one else and she can't rearrange as its been booked for months.

baby is moving just not as much, i have told them this and they don't seem interested at all.

Midwife said it was normal as baby is running out of room.

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MyLastDuchess · 22/11/2012 07:54

Mmmm but the baby doesn't 'run out of room' in a few days. They are putting on about 100g per week at this stage.

I'm sure it's nothing but your peace of mind is also important (at my appt yesterday they spent ages asking me how I was feeling, it can be a scary and frustrating time). I really think you need to make a fuss about being worried. I'm sorry, I'm not in the UK so I don't know how it works there but there must be someone else you can contact?

Have you already had a sweep?

One thing to hold on to: at this stage your chances of labour beginning spontaneously are very, very high, so hopefully it will just HAPPEN today and none of their interventions will be necessary!

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Twotumsellie · 22/11/2012 07:59

I've had 3 sweeps and i have no signs at all that labour will start on its own. Not even a twinge.

Just really frustrated by it all. if they haven't called me by lunch time i will try and get in touch with them again, But they told me not to call again as they are too busy

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espanol · 22/11/2012 08:05

Please don't stress. I've been in exactly this situation and I sobbed when they told me so i know exactly how you feel. They told me 4 hours later that i could come in that evening. DD arrived next day at 40+13..

Usually they cancel because they've had more labouring women than expected and won't have space for another one - you - so hold off until they have space. It's usually a matter of hours than days.

Have a sob and a cuppa. Phone the hospitals every couple of hours to check the situation - they'll probably bring you in if you keep harassing them like I did

Then keep your childcare/pat leave plans in place and head out with DH for a nice lunch. After the initial upset - and it is very upsetting when you've been waiting 12 days and had this deadline in mind - DH and I left DS with gps as planned and ended up having a lovely day together. We had a great brunch, wandered in some fancy art gallery and trinket type shops that we'd never go in with DS, stopped for tea and cake. Then headed in to hospital all happy and lovey-dovey and ready to meet our baby it ended up much nicer than if we'd just gone in at 8am, promise!

Best of luck. It's awful being this overdue and thinking your baby will never come but very soon you'll be home with your baby

lots33 · 22/11/2012 08:06

Sympathies.....this happened to me last weekend too, it's horrid. I went in last Thursday at 40 plus 11 and was told to leave again, no space. I was monitored though and think you should insist on this. I returned on the Friday am and again no space was admitted to wait and agreed to stay as was worried if I left it would be out of sight out of mind!

This continued until Saturday evening when a bed became available and I was induced.

I don't think I could have done anything o change it and agree about the nightmare of changing arrangements for older child who I also missed terribly!

Hopefully your wait won't be so long but insist on daily monitoring.

DD was born at 40 plus 14 btw.

Best of luck.

Ileithyia · 22/11/2012 08:10

Why are you being induced? Your EDD is not a definite date, just a guess, so your baby may not be ready to come. Induction is hideous, the contractions are unnaturally fierce, and you are much more likely to end up with a c-section, if this was me I'd be fighting induction for "post-dates" and cheering that its been cancelled. no thanks!!

I know you're stressed and fed up, but 12 days is not overdue yet. Try to relax and let the baby come when s/he's ready.

backinaminute · 22/11/2012 08:11

This happened to my friend recently, she was fed up so I went round for a coffee that morning. As I got there thesis pitfall was on the phone to tell her there was now space. I'm guessing like other people have said that there's just lots of people having babies today. If you were there you would probably be tucked away and left because all the midwives will be rushing round delivering babies. Best to be at home with your own tv and chocolate.

If you're really worried ring them back about the slowing down of movements. Can your DC1 still go to your mums so you can go and have a lovely lunch somewhere with your partner? Try and have a nice day (hard I know).

Good luck x

Bearandcub · 22/11/2012 08:13

I had something similar with DS2.

Ring PALS, make a complaint, ask to speak to the Head of Department. Get good and mad about it all and with any luck labour will start as you pick up the phone!

Northernlurker · 22/11/2012 08:15

It is NOT normal for movements to slow down and change. Send dd to your mum's anyway and you and dh need to go to the labour ward and ask them to monitor baby for an hour. Just do that. Don't think about, don't ask if you can go, just GO and say 'my baby's movements have slowed down monitor me please' Don't take no for an answer. Then when that's sorted and your minds at rest go out with dh for a nice lunch and mabe a little walk and celebrate that he's on paternity leave and your baby will be here soon.

Seriously do not muck aorund with this - get that baby checked this morning

espanol · 22/11/2012 08:16

Lleithyia - I don't think the poor OP needs to be told that when shes already feeling stressed and has already decided she wants to be induced. And there is no definite about it - my induction was not hideous, it was wonderful. Contractions fine, delivery straightforwards, best experience if my life which I remember with a good deal more fondness than my natural labour.

I think you're scaremongering inappropriately on a thread where the OP wants the induction and is upset it's been delayed. Do you think you're making her feel better when she's already feeling fragile?

Bearandcub · 22/11/2012 08:19

Obv. I didn't mean mad at them!

FWIW, we were called in 5 hours later when there was space. They will try their best to make sure you're seen. If its that busy up there though, you're not going to get much attention. It's better that you can relax (or try to...) at home or use the fury to scrub the floors and see if it brings it on.

Good luck

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Twotumsellie · 22/11/2012 08:24

i had to have an induction with DD1 13 years ago too as labour never arrived 3 days after my waters went at 40+8. seems my body doesn't know how to startion its own :(

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Flatasawitchestit · 22/11/2012 08:28

Sorry you're feeling upset. I'm a midwife and its horrible saying there's no room at the inn but if we are full, there's really nothing that we can do, I've worked night shifts where we've been empty knowing we'll take the induction ladies at 8 only for 6am to come around and we've started filling rapidly! That said we can empty just as quick.

We do have a policy though of asking women like yourself to come in to an/PN ward for a ctg.

Good luck

5madthings · 22/11/2012 08:36

insist on being monitered.

my.hospital has a pregnancy and well being suite they call it the paws unit? anyway yoi can.just ring up and arrange to go in, i did this with dd for extra monitering as i was concerned re movement.

btw it wont help but in my area you arent induced till term plus 14days and thats the nice guidlines now that induction should be offered at term plus 14. the policy seems to vary from one hospital to another.

they will induce in order of priority as space becomes available, concerns over movement will make you a more 'urgent' case so make sure you get monitered and its documented that you are concerned.

good luck xx

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