I went into the hospital July 31st at 6pm. I went in for pre-eclampsia (all along i had PIH)- They did find protein traces and my bp was still super high 150s/90s. I did great on the cervadil and progressed to 3 cm on it w/o pitocin- They set me up with an epi around 3pm (Saturday, August 1st) and then gave me the pitocin about an hour later- They thought for sure that I was having this baby today.
After 5 cm and them breaking my water, I slowed down to 1cm every 3 hours, which apparently is really really slow (it's supposed to be 1 cm an hour)- I did make it up to 9cm and fully effaced! The nurses got the baby's bed all ready and prepped for delivery, until the docs disagreed on how far I was dialated- One doctor said I was 9 then the other said 7- the final concensus was that my cervix was swelling and the baby was not deceding into the birth canal easily- They thought she was too big to fit through my cervix. They said I can continue to labor since I was progressing, but just slowly, however, they said they would consider a c-section at this point. They gave me the facts about delivering a big baby through a small cervix (and after Hale's neuropsych class, I knew the damages that could do to learning and development!)
I felt constant pressure and was not feeling well- it was 3pm the next day after pitocin (Sunday, August 2nd) and after crazy epi shakes, hot flashes, cold sweats, throwing up every 5-10 minutes, I finally threw in the towel (i had been in hospital since Friday and it was now sunday with no baby)- I cried all the way to the operating room and while on the operating table.
But I ended up with a beautiful baby girl and looking back on it, I wouldn't have it any other way! I think I made the right choice to go ahead with the c-section. I don't regret a thing- just trust your gut with it!
She is beautiful!!
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