pushed into meds during labor

[mrs_araujo]

My daughter was born May 16 2012. My water broke on its own at 36 weeks 6 days I got to the hospital and when I was officially admitted the nurse made me get potossin (if that's how you spell it! Lol) scared me to death and told me if I didn't I would have a dry birth!
I know this nurse lied to me now!!! How long can labor go on until they should properly recommend any meds?
I am 5 weeks with baby #2 :) live in a different area now, so different dr and hospital! What reason would they HAVE TO give me potossin?

[thirdtimemum]

I think they administer that when they can see labor would not be starting anytime soon. Maybe because your water had already broken they didn't want to leave it too long.

[mrs_araujo]

She said it was pitocin that she wanted my contractions regular.and stronger so I wouldn't be in labor over 24 hours and have a dry birth.

[breee08]

Did they say it was pitocin? Or was it just the bag of electrolytes? Because you need that or it would be a "dry delivery"

[mrs_araujo]

I was only in labor a hour at the most when the nurse told me I had to have it!!!
I did not want any meds at all!  Before the meds I was feeling great didn't want a epidural or nothing,  but I ended up getting a epidural because the pitocin made my contractions horrible!

[breee08]

Pitocin is used to speed up contractions, its not like a pain killer or anything