My Induction

At 40+1 weeks, on December 19th at 5:30 am, i went into the hospital for my induction. Since i was GBS+, they started me on antibiotics shortly after i arrived. While putting in my IV, they had to try 4 times since my veins kept rolling. The 4th one stuck, but infiltrated. I refused to have Cytotec used on me, so at around 6:30 am they used the Foley Bulb to help dilate me, and started the Pitocin at 7ish am. Everything was going really easy, i even napped intermittenly. Around 1 pm, the contractions started hitting me pretty hard, and i requested the epi. I was checked, and the doctor wanted to wait and see if i would progress some more, and if not, he was going to break my water before i got the epi. He ended up not having to. I ended up getting sick, was puking pretty hard, and had to be put on oxygen. At first i thought i'd peed myself at,since it was just a tiny amount, then it gushed all over the bed. Well when it did, it was meconium stained, and i was informed that the NICU people would be there when she was born. Needless to say, i was pretty freaked out. Well at that point, they let me get my epi. I was having fast and hard contractions and still upset that she'd pooped in me, but for some reason the nurse took off my oxygen mask, and i ended up hyperventilating so bad my entire body was shaking. The nurse actually yelled at me to grow up(total bitch), and i eventually calmed down enough that they gave me my epi and let everyone back in. Well, my epi was working great, and i was pretty high from it, goofing off and pretending to be Darth Vader. Then they upped the Pitocin, and gave me another dose of the epi. Shortly after, the line was disconnected from the port, and i was in some serious pain. Eventually it started getting better, but ended up wearing down right before i had to push, so i felt everything. The urge to push came at round 7ish, and i had to fight it for an hour before i could actully push her out since she wasn't dropped down enough. At around 8:15 pm i started pushing, pushed about 20ish times, and she popped out at 8:58. Unfortunately, because she had pooped, tyler was not able to cut her cord, and they whisked her away to the other side of the room. It was rough, but very much worth it. From the start of the Pitocin to delivery, i labored for 2 minutes shy of 14 hours, but only had contractions for 8 of those hours.

Power to the People:

DS popped in the womb and they put him on my belly and still let DH cut the cord. I've heard most places don't allow that but I love my hospital for it. DS was fine.
Home birth for me next time though.

Your little girl is so precious! Congrats. I'm sorry you had to deal with a bitch nurse.

Quoting Jenna+1:" DS popped in the womb and they put him on my belly and still let DH cut the cord. I've heard most places ... [snip!] ... Home birth for me next time though. Your little girl is so precious! Congrats. I'm sorry you had to deal with a bitch nurse."

I couldn't do a home birth. And she was a great nurse, but she was extremely callous and kept lecturing me and SO. NOT what we needed. No one in my family liked her other than my grandmother.

Your girl is sk cute! Sorry nurse was a bitch

<blockquote><b>Quoting Chelsea Dawns Mama:</b>" I couldn't do a home birth. And she was a great nurse, but she was extremely callous and kept lecturing me and SO. NOT what we needed. No one in my family liked her other than my grandmother."</blockquote>




Well at least she could do her job then. One of my good friends actually had a nurse who was a bitch and who just didn't care about her job anymore it seemed because she sucked at it. But she was older so she had to have been good at some point right? She got fired in the middle of my friends labor. It was intense.

Quoting Jenna+1:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Chelsea Dawns Mama:</b>" I couldn't do a home birth. And she ... [snip!] ... was older so she had to have been good at some point right? She got fired in the middle of my friends labor. It was intense."

Holy crap! I think the job just made her callous is all. SHe was a good nurse medically speaking, but her people skills sucked.

She is so adorable Congrats!!

Congrats. She's cute. My son also pooped in his water. They put him on my belly for a split second and yanked him away from me before I even had the chance to reach out and touch him. BD didn't get to cut the cord either.
Glad she's alright! And you too.

Quoting Sami&Baby Silas:" Congrats. She's cute. My son also pooped in his water. They put him on my belly for a split second and ... [snip!] ... before I even had the chance to reach out and touch him. BD didn't get to cut the cord either. Glad she's alright! And you too."

They let me touch her head as she was crowning, but that was all i got till they had me stiched and cleaned up. And thank you!

Quoting Chelsea Dawns Mama:" Holy crap! I think the job just made her callous is all. SHe was a good nurse medically speaking, but her people skills sucked."

dont you hate that! what the hell is the point of being a nurse if you dont have people skills? wen i had my son the shift chance came shortly after i started pushing. one of the nurses stayed and the other left. the girl the sent in was ON HER PHONE the whole time bitching at me that i needed to hold the whole 10 seconds and stop complaining and just get it over with. not once did she even look at me. i ended up having to get a csection anyway.

Quoting →Ebahϖ:" dont you hate that! what the hell is the point of being a nurse if you dont have people skills? wen ... [snip!] ... and stop complaining and just get it over with. not once did she even look at me. i ended up having to get a csection anyway."

Yeeeaaahhh, that'd piss me off! Thankfully she was pretty quiet while i pushed, other than saying i was a good pusher. But while i labored, she kept snpping at me while i had contractions cuz i ws yelling/screaming. So my mother got it in her head that while i'm resisting the urge to push, and battling severe pain that it'd be smart to YELL at me to stop yelling. I wanted to punch her.

Silas pooped in me and Jordan was still able to cut the cord, and Silas was still placed on my belly. I can't believe the nurse yelled at you though, that's messed up. I had a nurse early in the morning when I arrived that seemed kind of bitchy but she didn't yell or anything, she just seemed to be an angry person in general but she left before my labor got bad and Megan the nurse that replaced her was amazing, I loved her. And my midwife Deb was amazing. She was encouraging me to scream and make noises because it helped me to breathe better.

The epi made me feel like I was super cold, I was shaking and my teeth were chattering but Jordan told me I felt really hot, and I still felt freezing and I was under like 5 heated blankets lol. The epi was amazing though other than the cold.

I'm sorry you had kind of a crappy experience but I'm glad you and Chelsea are okay!! Congrats momma she's adorable.