Anyone else induced using pessary?

[SashaSays]

Hi so i am currently 37 weeks and I'm being induced due to some medical problems. This morning at 11am they inserted a propess pessary (not sure of name,tampon thingy) and told me they would check in 24 hours and try to break my waters then. My cervix is soft according to dr and a tiny bit open. This was almost 7 hours ago and i've had mild cramping but nothing painful. How long did yours take?

[allegretto]

Congratulations!

[SashaSays]

Hi. So i gave birth to a beautiful baby girl yesterday at 10.09 am. To share my story for others who may have to get induced also and need hope. So the process started two days before i gave birth, i was given a vaginal exam to check my see if my cervix was favourable for induction meaning soft and dilated. It wasn't dilated but was soft although far back so i was deemed favourable and given a pessary which they inserted into my vagina up behind my cervix, it looked like a thin tampon and didn't really hurt that much. After this i was told to wait 24 hours and be checked to see if my cervix had got dilated enough to break my waters and to expect contractions during this time. During the next 24 hours or so i felt extremely mild contractions and a dull ache,nothing more than a period pain i would say so i was convinced the pessary had made no difference. To my surprise i was checked and the midwife said i was 1-2cm dilated and they could break my waters. My waters were broke at around 4.30 pm i have to say this was very uncomfortable although was quick and after this i was given 2 hours to start contracting or i would be put on the drip to start them, i was really reluctant of this so I insisted to wait till 10pm to see if contractions progressed..they came but stopped about an hour later. At 10pm doctors decided i had waited long enough and gave me the drip and an epidural at the same time which i had wanted to not feel pain. The epidural was amazing and I didn't feel anything from then on, at 4 30 am i was checked and was 6cm dilated then again at 7 30 am and was ready to push. I was given an hour and a half to rest and started pushing at 9am, my baby was born within the hour and i only teared a little bit despite feeling no indication of when to push. I would like to say i had a positive experience with induction.

[sycamore54321]

Glad all is progressing and wishing you the very best for a safe, terribly boring delivery. I am a huge fan of epidural and would highly recommend going straight to one if it gets very painful. Hope to see you posing soon about a healthy baby and a healthy you.

[SashaSays]

Hi everyone so amazing news. Ive been checked & i am 1 - 2 cm dilated so i am being sent down to labour ward in a bit to break my waters, after that they will give me two hours to start contracting if not i will be put on drip which im not looking forward to because i heard its quite painful but oh well atleast i get to meet bubba soon finally.

[spangleknickers]

Good luck - don't get disheartened

[spangleknickers]

All 5 babies were 40+13 (weird!) and two of them were induced. One pessary only and 15 hours later she was born after around 6 hours of contractions, only 30 minutes intensely painful. 1st son born after pessary and oxytocin drip simultaneously (guess they don't do that any more) and 6 intense hours later...he was born

[MagpieCursedTea]

Don't be too disheartened. I was induced at 38 weeks, they started with the propess on the Monday and I needed a dose of gel after that, they couldn't break my waters until the Wednesday morning but once they did the contractions really kicked in. I still needed the drip in the end as I wasn't progressing as quickly as they liked but it was successful and my DS was born on the Thursday morning.
All the best!

[SashaSays]

Hi everyone. Just to update as i'm feeling really disheartened. I had propess at 11am yesterday since then I've been monitored regularly & some mild contractions have been picked up nothing major at all . Just hoping my waters can be broken when drs come back at 11. Feeling like i'll be given gel or something now.

[Ian0808]

We had this done on Monday as overdue 41+ 6. Had the pessary at about 3pm, monitored for an hour and then sent home. Contractions started around 4am next morning, went back in hospital at 11 as contractions were 4 mins apart. Babies heart rate was very fast when they hooked us up to the monitor and they made the call to do an emergency C Section pretty much straight away. Baby born 90 mins later.

No idea why they sent us home as every forum I have been on people have said they are kept in and monitored when being induced.

[lostoldlogin2]

I had the pessary - it took 17 hours.

[MrBloomIsActuallyAttractive]

I had 1 pessary in for 24 hours, major cramps but no baby. That was 2pm Tuesday to 2pm Wednesday. At 9pm they broke my waters. At 11.47pm my son was born. :) good luck :)

[laurzj82]

3 x pessary for me and nothing :-( Had DD by EMCS on the 4th day. Hope things happen quicker for you!

[TheDisillusionedAnarchist]

yes, 39 weeks (first baby), put pessary in, immediately started cramping, went on for about 12 hours then wore off a little but came back, never got regular or really strong. I was pretty hopeful but 24 hours later had actually gone backwards, cervix was less favourable than before. Decision made to get some sleep and start again in the morning.

Had a coffee and a cupcake. Cramps came back, so decided to go in the bath, got stronger very quickly so got out after 20 minutes, tried TENS, hated it. Started throwing up and then needing to push. Waters broke. Told I was 3cm, next contraction asked for c-section as DD's heartrate dipped, they got the forms, next contraction they saw her head, next contraction she was born (total 15 minutes 3cm-birth) planning on doing it all again in three weeks, hoping for a similarly positive induction story this time.

[redheadbarmaid]

Ds1(at 40 + 12) pessary around 6pm, contractions started around midnight and baby born at 4.50am. All very quick but very intense.

Ds2 (again 40 +12!!)pessary about 5pm and nothing! Was so confident would be in and out of hospital in 2 days max!

Waited for another 2 days for a slot in labour suite to have waters broken but too busy. Ds2 eventually decided to put in an appearance after going into labour myself at 40+15!


Good luck op, we're all so different.
Hope everything goes smoothly for you.

[SashaSays]

Thanks sycamore54321 i will ask but i think i am pretty favourable as consultant made it clear they would only start induction if my cervix was favourable,if it wasn't they would of tried to make me wait a couple of days after a sweep. I'm trying to tell myself to not expect too much and things will happen when they do!

[sycamore54321]

You can ask them what your Bishop score is, it is an indication of how likely induction is to succeed.

I had a good score. I got pessary at 8am, nothing. Another one at about 2pm, still nothing. That night I was told to go to sleep and they would do one more and start drip in the morning. I was disheartened and upset at staying overnight on the same floor as my ERPC for a miscarriage shortly before that pregnancy. Just as I lost all hope, my water suddenly broke spontaneously at the stroke of midnight, contractions started very soon after and were 2-3 minutes apart from the beginning. I got epidural at 2am and baby born just after 4.30 am.

I was 40+6 though, with a favourable score, so I expect your situation might be different.

Having said that, of the 7 women admitted the same time as me, I was the only one left on the induction ward at nine that evening.

[SashaSays]

Thank you for the luck everyone! I'm beyond excited..i might sound crazy but I actually want to feel contractions lol just so i know things are moving in the right direction, the more pain i have the closer i am to meeting my baby.

[PotteringAlong]

I was for my first - pessary at 1pm, DS born 11am the next morning.

Good luck

[GemmaB78]

I was induced at 40+12. Pessary inserted around midday and it started working. Waters broke but took pessary with them so everything stopped. I was put on a drip the following morning, and DS born 24 hours later via forceps delivery.

[allegretto]

I had three pessaries and they didn't work! Hope you have more luck.

[Hellmouth]

I was induced using the pessary as I was overdue. It works differently for every woman, so I would not worry about how long it is taking.

When I checked into the hospital, I was put in a room with a woman who had already been there for 24 hours, and it had not worked, so they had to do it again.

I, on the other hand, was hyper stimulated (8 contractions within 10 minutes at one point), and within hours I was in labour. DS still took a day to arrive though, he really didn't want to be moved.

[user1471950254]

My pessary was inserted around 3pm and when I was examined around 11pm I was dilated enough to move to the labour ward. There were a couple of other women who needed a second or third pessary so hopefully you're moving along nicely on your first! Good luck

[RayofFuckingSunshine]

I loved my induction labour. Much preferred to the spontaneous onset with my first.

Had the first pessary at 9am, started having regular contractions by 3pm which meant they couldn't give another pessary. They finally managed to break my waters at around 6pm and DD2 was born 7am the next morning.

[SashaSays]

Thank you for the strories. I'm suprised at how many are positive! Im having mild cramps now so hopefully i get to meet my baby soon.

[wen4567]

I was induced with dc1, already overdue by 1 week and went in for the second time with reduced movement. Was 2cm when examined and had the pessary put it. Had a few mild pains over the next 24 hours but nothing much happened. Waters broken the following day, followed by drip. Got to 10cm within about 10hours but baby in wrong position and heart rate all over the place and ended up with emergency c-section. Whole thing took 4 days in the end!