Morning all, so our little Lilly arrived yesterday evening after a somewhat dramatic end to an induction.
Went in on Wed morning to be induced due to GD and a guessed weight of around 9lb. Had a tablet then another 2 hrs later, nothing happened until 2am when my waters broke. What no one tells you there is how much fluid there is! And that it doesn't stop! And it stinks! So glad i was in hospital n didnt have to clean that up at home! Anyway, then contractions started, they were ok, then was checked next morning and given an enema as they said that would also speed things up, well it did, i was contracting pretty much without a break and they were really painful. Went in the birthing pool which did nothing to help so got out and asked for an epidural. Took a while as they kept telling me to relax, while one dr was pressing on my shoulders to keep me still and i was still having awful contractions, anyway they got that in and it was immediate relief! I managed to sleep a bit and then they hooked me up to an induction drip to get things going. Thats when it got a bit scary, i got to 10cm dilated but after 3 hrs pushing she wasnt making progress and was getting distressed. They ramped up the drip but still no movement. Called the dr over and he said it looked like a section would be needed. I wasnt prepared for that and really didnt want to go that route unless of course baby needed it. He said we could try suction cups so he would hold her head and guide her as i pushed. Well i have never pushed and screamed so loud in my life, im normally calm but it just didnt feel possible to get her out, had a word with myself and decided to try n ignore everything and just bloody do it and about half hour later she was there. The reason she couldnt move down on her own was the cord was wrapped round her neck twice so she was getting strangled. I cant even think about what the outcome could have been, but the team were fantastic and in the end the huge 9lb baby with a big head was 7lb 2!
I tore a fair bit, i think mostly from the metal suction cup so have a few stitches and completely agree with @GWhiteley about the blood, woke up to what looked like a murder scene this morning!
Sorry for the long post, but all you ladies still waiting, what will be will be, try not to plan too much because these little ones make their own rules, and while yesterday was the most pain ive ever known and i already told hubby not to even think about having another one for a good while, it is so worth it when they are here.