Well I was having contractions on and off since Saturday the 2nd of September. They would start up and last for about 2 hours and then go away. This happened on Saturday night Monday night and Tuesday night. It was like my body did not want to go into labor. So on Tuesday (my due date) I had a doctors appointment and he said that I was 3 cm and 50% effaced. I had a sonogram and they said the baby was a big one and that I should go into the hospital the next day the (September 6) to be induced, unless I went into labor on my own.
We went home and I was starting to get contractions but nothing with a regular pattern and then they would stop and come back. I finally got to sleep knowing that I would be induced at 6:30 in the morning. I woke up in a lot of pain and when I went to the bathroom, there was bloody show. I was excited that I was going into labor on my own before I had to be induced. Well morning time came and I was still getting the contractions but nothing regular, so at 6 am I was off to the hospital for the induction. I was so scared and nervous I have never went passed my due date before and was never induced so I did not know what to expect.
I got all set up and they put the monitors on the and started the IV with the pitocin around 8:30 am. When the doctor came in, I was doing very well. I was staying focused and breathing and said that I will probably not take any drugs. When the doctor came in about an hour or two later and asked how I was, I said that I was doing good, it was not that bad. Well this….person….said “Well then you definitely are not in enough pain” and broke my water. She was very rough about it and jacked the pitocin all the way up saying now I should feel real pain. How mean was that? Thank goodness she was not the one who delivered my precious girl.
So after that I just lost it. I lost my focus and concentration and could not handle the pain of the contractions anymore which were coming like every 2 minutes and lasting 1 1/2 minutes since she jacked up the pitocin. So in came my savior the anesthesiologist LOL! I had asked for an epidural but he gave me a new kind of drug. It was a one time spinal shot that worked wonders. t numbed me from the waist down and I could not feel a thing. It didn’t even feel like I was pregnant I was so comfy and was able to rest since I was up the whole night before. This shot would last for 5 hours before I needed anything else and the doctor said he guaranteed me that I would deliver my baby within 2 hours after having this cheap drug, because it relaxes you so much.