and you were having normal contractions and progessing like normal, did you get pitocin?

I just dont understand how MOST people from what Ive seen get pitocin to "help things along" when most really dont need it...
i think its for money honestly, giving pit costs more money and helps the pharmacy...it also increass your chance of a c-section which gives the doctors and hosptials more money too.... i really dont think its a coincidence....

Yes. I didn't want it. I refused it for hours, but eventually my doctor talked me into it. I wasn't progressing fast enough and my doctor was worried about infection, since my membranes had ruptured, so he augmented my labor with Pitocin.

My water broke naturally, but I think they did give me a dose of Pitocin to speed things up after I had been in labor 12+ hours.

I was 9 days overdue, my water broke that am 14 hours later after walking and walking and walking I was only a 4.5 they gave me pitocin to speed it up some.

Nope I stayed at home as long as possible so they wouldn't try to convince me at a vulnerable moment.

I did have a fast labor though, started at 5am, I left home at 7am and had my son 8:28am. I was a 6 when I got there and water broke when I threw up lol

I refused until I gave in...I went hours between 4cm and 5cm. Like 5 or 6 hours. After the pitocin I went from 5-10 in 3 hours. The contractions got worse but nothing unbearable. I would do it again next time if necessary!

No, I didn't get pit.

I refused pitocin at first then accepted it later when I got an epidural and my progression stopped. I wouldn't have accepted it if things were moving along on their own.

Quoting TTC Queen Bee [expecting]:" I refused pitocin at first then accepted it later when I got an epidural and my progression stopped. I wouldn't have accepted it if things were moving along on their own."

You're pregnant! Congrats! How are things going so far?

My water broke naturally, then I got to 8cm by myself and things just stopped so I had to have the pit. I think there is some connection between water breaking on its own before contractions, and c sections. Because I very nearly needed a c-sec, and a few people I know (whos water broke before contractions) ended up having c-secs after waiting for nature to do its thing, and failing.

Natural labor, no pitocin, I think it's because I used a midwife over an OB.

I also didn't really know I was in labor and got to the hospital at 8cm, but my son DID get stuck, I sat at 8cm for two hours and they almost decided to go for an emergency c-section, luckily, I sat on the toilet and i guess gravity worked and after about 15 minutes of that, things finally got going again and I was able to push.

Quoting TTC Queen Bee [expecting]:" I refused pitocin at first then accepted it later when I got an epidural and my progression stopped. I wouldn't have accepted it if things were moving along on their own."

omgosh! your pregnant! congrats!!!!!!!!!

Quoting Squeaky McGee:" You're pregnant! Congrats! How are things going so far?"

Thank you!! I'm not pregnant myself, my DH's aunt is our surrogate and she is pregnant   We just had our first ultrasound this morning and everything is looking great!

Nope, they let me do it on my own. They mentioned if I didn't start progressing more they may have to (i had been there awhile and when my water broke it was green) but I was dehydrated and as soon as I got a bag of fluids i progressed quickly.

Quoting TTC Queen Bee [expecting]:" Thank you!! I'm not pregnant myself, my DH's aunt is our surrogate and she is pregnant   We just had our first ultrasound this morning and everything is looking great!"

Either way, congrats!