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Three sweeps and still no labour

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scrabbledabbl · 30/06/2022 14:00

I'm so annoyed at my body guys
I've had three sweeps but still no active labour
I'm on an induction ward - they say I am dilated enough to have my waters broken but there's no beds in delivery suite so they can't get me started. I'm sat here like a lemon.
I've watched women come and go from here into active labour.

I feel so emotional and upset :-( it just feels like it's never going happen even though I know it will it's just driving me mad I can't take another second of this. Help.
How long have you had to sit and wait on induction ward? I mean surely it's in their interest to keep me moving along don't they need this bed. It's all just so disheartening. My DD was nothing like this she came herself at 37 weeks and I went from 0 to active labour in space of 4 hours. I've totally mismanaged my own expectations. Just needed a rant sorry. Thanks for reading.

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BurningBenches · 30/06/2022 14:11

Hugs.
I've had about 1 million sweeps and 4 inductions, I totally understand that feeling. I still feel a pang when I think about my birth experiences that I just didn't seem to be able to tip into spontaneous labour, apart from DC2.

My most recent induction at 41wk last June. I had sweeps at 39, 40 40+6. Well dilated from 39wks. By 40+6 I was about 3cm. They fully expected me to go naturally overnight before my induction the following day. I did not.

Arrived around 7.30/8am I think and waited on the ward until about 2.30pm waiting for space on delivery. I had very little warning they were taking me down at 2.30, luckily husband was due to come back then as it was visiting hours.

Waters were broken 3.05, then I had to sit and be monitored for approx 30mins. Then I stood up and started contractions, baby was born 2hrs later around 5.30pm.

I then was home by about 9.30/10pm.

Hang in there and let us know how you get on.

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scrabbledabbl · 30/06/2022 14:21

Hey thanks so much for replying it's good you got it all done on the same day I've been here since yesterday they just seem to have forgotten about me just had monitoring this morning and since then no one has come to see me. I just keep repeatedly getting told that delivery suite is too busy. I don't understand how long I'm meant to be in here for!

Did you feel like your labour was quicker each time round with your DCs ? I am really hoping because this is second time round the whole process will be quick but I'm loosing hope right now - once waters are broken I would very much like to deliver quickly and just get the hell out of here! But it's been 5 years since I was pregnant with my first so....

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BurningBenches · 30/06/2022 14:30

Ah bless you. Thats really rough. I was fortunate that due to covid it was really quiet on the ward so I read a book, and generally had a bit of a rest away from my other 4.

They generally got quicker.

1, induced at 42wks was about 13hrs

6hrs
Induced 2hrs

4 Induced 4hrs

Induced 2hrs.

4 took longer as it was 40wks so "early" for me. All were easier than 1. 5 even came out with her hand by her head like superman and still it was easier!

BurningBenches · 30/06/2022 14:31

Also there's 9yrs between 1&2, 17m between 2&3
8yrs between 3&4
22m between 4&5

So some big and some smaller gaps.

HSKAT · 30/06/2022 14:34

I was the first one in to get induced and I was the last waiting to get a bed in delivery suite.
It's bloody annoying op.
I hope they can get you moving soon

HSKAT · 30/06/2022 14:34

I was the first one in to get induced and I was the last waiting to get a bed in delivery suite.
It's bloody annoying op.
I hope they can get you moving soon

Should have told times
In at 8am, first pessary 9:30, water broke by MW 22:30 😭

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scrabbledabbl · 30/06/2022 14:36

@HSKAT omg isn't it so difficult watching all the women come and go whilst your sat there I literally have been in tears most of the day :-( I want labour so bad I don't even care about the pain I'm ready for it. I feel annoyed because my expectations have been mismanaged no one told me it would take this long and there was a chance you could just be sat around for hours days even. I literally thought it was a done deal as soon as I rocked up.

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HSKAT · 30/06/2022 14:37

I know what you mean, we didn't expect it to be that long either 🙈
What I will say is though, get your sleep in now as if they break your waters tonight you'll be up all night.
I couldn't sleep in labour even with epidural

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scrabbledabbl · 30/06/2022 14:42

@BurningBenches okay thank you so much that gives me some hope with the age gaps and the decreasing time for labour. I'm really hoping when they break my waters whenever that is I will labour quickly but so far the way things are going I'm not so sure.....

I'm so disappointed and frustrated with my own body!!!!

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scrabbledabbl · 30/06/2022 14:43

@HSKAT how long after they broke your waters did you go into labour hun? I've read horror stories of people not going into labour for hours days even despite broken waters! And how long were you in labour until you delivered?

I just wish they had told me from the outset it was going to be a really slow process my husband doesn't even need to be on paternity right now like the whole thing is such a disappointment when I was so excited

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