Panic mode

[Lulu90]

This obstetric cholestasis is going to be the mental death of me.

Yesterday at the hospital the doctor said that if my bile acids don't come down and stay below 10, I may be induced even before my original date at 37 weeks. Those of you that have been induced, what's the process exactly? I haven't had any of this explained to me yet and I've gone into panic mode, with him being my first baby, I'm just clueless xx

 

[Tmum]

No, don't panic!!!!
I have never gone into labour naturally as I was induced with my lb so I have nothing to compare to but honestly it was fine.
I was brought in first thing in the morning and given the pessary and hooked up to the monitors. I wasn't really allowed out of bed, only for the loo but I know this can be different for others as they are often advised to go for walks around the hospital etc.
After a while I started to get crampy pains but all manageable. Breaking my waters was the worst pain in my whole labour and I know this is different for others so I don't know why mine was so bad. Up until this point I had had no pain relief, I'd been offered paracetamol but had turned it down because although it was sore I was coping.
After they broke my waters I was taken up to the labour ward and had an epidural. It felt like hours went by but hubby and I watched some TV, spoke general chat to the midwife and had a sleep.
I woke with a different kind of pain and they realised that it was pressure as I was fully dilated and so the fun began! Not sure how long went by but Tyler was born at 4.48 in the morning greeted by a full team of people in the room as it had got a bit tense. When he arrived they realised his cord was round his neck twice but he was perfect, all 5lbs 10oz of him and after they cleaned him up he came to me for skin to skin and then to daddy for some skin to skin because I was a bit sick after lol!

I know that everyone's experience is very different but I think ours was pretty positive but as I said I have nothing to compare it too yet lol! Hopefully hearing other people's experiences will help as I hadn't heard any and was completely clueless so I think that maybe made me a bit apprehensive. Hopefully it won't be the same for you Lulu!! It's so exciting!! xx

 

[Lulu90]

Thank you for replying hun. That sounds like a pretty positive experience to me! I am excited, I'm just anxious going into something I really know nothing about. Feel much better now. I thought it would be an extremely long process. I mean I know labour can go on for a long time but I thought being induced you're literally waiting like 5 days or something xx

 

[Mary Poppins]

I was induced at 7 20 in the morning, then had a shower, did my hair and make up etc. had a little nap after lunch for an hour... belle was born at 6 16 that evening. Labour was very intense, which I believe may have been due to being induced but it certainly wasn't a long process ~ just the one pessary and I was well away, and home at lunch the next day. Don't panic ~ it can vary greatly from lady to lady, just as any normal labour can xx

 

[Lulu90]

That's reassuring to know hun, thank you xx

 

[Jenbob]

Lulu I'm so sorry to hear the OC is getting worse for you I hope everything goes ok! I have my fingers crossed for you Hun xxx

 

[Lulu90]

Thanks sweetheart xx

 

[buggy1]

I went in to labour after a sweep with no my first. Built gradually b7t steadily. I was in established labour for about 9 hours. Was painful until 8 got gas and air (had to wait until 6cm). She got stuck as was large and I needed episiotomy and ventous to help her out. Was generally a positive labour experience I'd say.

second was induced. Generally the nature of this, being a loss made it a bad experience but I found being stuck on a bed made it harder. It was more intense and I ended up with a lot of morphine but as I say I wasn't going to be happy in that situation whatever. I had two pessaries and ittook aaround 7 hours start to finish.

The third I went into labour again after a sweep.. This labour was even more intense and built so quick! I was in established labour for 57 min! It still hurt a lot with the gas and air and being in the pool! However it was over quickly so the pain was relatively short lived!

I think it just really varies and there isn't necessarily a direct link between how you start and what happens along the way.