Labouring on disappointment
So labour hum? Sounds exciting. Contractions too, I'm sure. I wouldn't have a clue about either of those though, because my labour has not begun as promised.
I had, what I was hoping will be my last, pre-natal appointment yesterday. Doctor said everything looked ok and the heart beat was great. Before leaving he asked if we should do an internal exam just to see how things were going and IF I was at around 2cm dilated then he could do the stripping the membranes to bring on labour. Well, lo and behold I was at 4cm and 90% effaced. Surprise! So he proceeds with the stripping *OMFG hurt like effing hell - I started sobbing in Phil's shoulder after the doctor left the room. Felt extremely violated....* and he lets us know that labour should start within 24 hours. Hurray! Finally the end of all this kicking in the ribs nonsense. Phil was over the moon and I started panicking about the pain that was assured to come.
Phil was getting a little antsy around 6 this evening so we packed up the car seat and the bags and headed off to the hospital to see if anything had changed at all. After being on the fetal monitor for 20-25 minutes and being manually checked *still painful* we were sent home disappointed; no change since yesterday, waters nowhere near being torn and just a general "come back when you're tearing out the dashboard in pain". Phil is happy and can now relax knowing the baby is ok. I for one thought it was the biggest waste of my time, not to mention a terrible reason to wake me from my momma slumber.... *growl*
So it is now 10pm; 30 hours have passed and all I've seem to have done is sleep, pee more today than I have in the past month and have a little gas. Seriously people; I highly doubt that is what labour has to bring. I'm expecting pain; LOTS of it. Bone crushing, hair tearing, doubling over menstrual like pains!! BRING IT ON! But I'm sad to say I'm a little disappointed. From what I can tell - and from what I've read on the net - the stripping did not succeed in bringing on labour and I am now forced to reckon with nature.
I had, what I was hoping will be my last, pre-natal appointment yesterday. Doctor said everything looked ok and the heart beat was great. Before leaving he asked if we should do an internal exam just to see how things were going and IF I was at around 2cm dilated then he could do the stripping the membranes to bring on labour. Well, lo and behold I was at 4cm and 90% effaced. Surprise! So he proceeds with the stripping *OMFG hurt like effing hell - I started sobbing in Phil's shoulder after the doctor left the room. Felt extremely violated....* and he lets us know that labour should start within 24 hours. Hurray! Finally the end of all this kicking in the ribs nonsense. Phil was over the moon and I started panicking about the pain that was assured to come.
Phil was getting a little antsy around 6 this evening so we packed up the car seat and the bags and headed off to the hospital to see if anything had changed at all. After being on the fetal monitor for 20-25 minutes and being manually checked *still painful* we were sent home disappointed; no change since yesterday, waters nowhere near being torn and just a general "come back when you're tearing out the dashboard in pain". Phil is happy and can now relax knowing the baby is ok. I for one thought it was the biggest waste of my time, not to mention a terrible reason to wake me from my momma slumber.... *growl*
So it is now 10pm; 30 hours have passed and all I've seem to have done is sleep, pee more today than I have in the past month and have a little gas. Seriously people; I highly doubt that is what labour has to bring. I'm expecting pain; LOTS of it. Bone crushing, hair tearing, doubling over menstrual like pains!! BRING IT ON! But I'm sad to say I'm a little disappointed. From what I can tell - and from what I've read on the net - the stripping did not succeed in bringing on labour and I am now forced to reckon with nature.
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