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Update on my doctor's appointment today.. :(
So I went to see my doctor this morning. The day started out horribly. I didn't sleep good last night (didn't get to bed til 3 a.m.) and had to get up by 7:45 so I could make sure my boyfriend and I both got our showers in before we went. Ended up getting there 15 minutes early thinking the earlier you get there, the earlier they'll get you in. NOPE! My doctor was next door at the hospital waiting on a patient to deliver, so we were stuck waiting FOREVER in the waiting room. I don't know about you ladies, but I get so hot! I started sweating! Finally I got called back and my boyfriend kept giving me problems all morning! "Ask them why you pee so much!" "What's wrong with you? Why are you hot? I'm fine!" "They won't induce you I know it." all that **** and really discouraged me. I told my doctor my reasons for wanting to be induced and he checked my cervix. No change. I'm still at 1 cm and my cervix is really high and REALLY hard. He said he can't induce me because my cervix is not "favorable." They hooked me up to the NST machine and told me it'll be only 20 minutes and that I should try to stay still on my back. They left me in there for over an hour!!! I'll probably have a bed sore by tomorrow! Turns out my baby is fine! It's just tha my body is not working! They told me to come back in 2 days, but I feel like I can't wait any longer! I cried so much because I am soooo miserable! I am itching uncontrolably, I can't sleep, I can't eat, I can't function and I have to be able to atleast do that! On top of that my boyfriend gave me hell the entire time! He kept saying "I'm hungry why did they tell us it was only going to be 20 minutes? It's been an hour!" "I'm hungry and these f*cking people don't care!" and "Gah you look so fat like that!"
I told him he could leave, but then he just stayed. I told him to wait in the waiting room but he wouldn't. It's like he makes my appt's worse than they should be. Like it's all about him or something! I'M THE ONE WHO HAS TO GO THROUGH IT AND THEN DEAL WITH HIM ON TOP OF IT! He's not coming with me on Thursday. I can't take it anymore. I am so upset today that all I've done is slept and walked around. I can't even eat that much. I don't want to leave the house, I don't want to talk to anyone, I just want this kid out of me. I'm miserable!
I told him he could leave, but then he just stayed. I told him to wait in the waiting room but he wouldn't. It's like he makes my appt's worse than they should be. Like it's all about him or something! I'M THE ONE WHO HAS TO GO THROUGH IT AND THEN DEAL WITH HIM ON TOP OF IT! He's not coming with me on Thursday. I can't take it anymore. I am so upset today that all I've done is slept and walked around. I can't even eat that much. I don't want to leave the house, I don't want to talk to anyone, I just want this kid out of me. I'm miserable!
Sex to Induce Labor
Semen contains prostaglandins. Prostaglandins cause the cervix to "ripen", or soften and prepare to open. While it is debatable whether there are enough prostaglandins in semen to have any real effect, it is not a terrible way to keep hope alive and while away the last weeks of your pregnancy. Another great side effect is the fact that orgasms produce oxytocin, the hormone that causes contractions. So, between the two, there is a pretty good case for the cure for pregnancy.
Evening Primrose Oil and Red Raspberry Leaf Tea
Neither will actually induce labor. While some lay midwives will argue that statement about the Evening Primrose, which is the reason it is not recommended until 36 weeks or "full term", almost all sources with experience agree that it does nothing that the body was not ready to do on its own. I will repeat this at the end of this section, to make sure you understand this, as there is a lot of confusion and misconception surrounding these two substances.
Evening primrose oil is an excellent source of prostaglandins, which we already determined readies your cervix for labor. It can be taken orally as soon as 34 weeks, and can be applied directly to the cervix at full term (36 weeks). The general recommendation is two 500mg
capsules per day until week 38, at which time you increase to 3-4 per day. The entire capsule can be inserted vaginally (inserted just before bed, it will dissolve before the first time you wake to use the bathroom), or you can use the oil on your fingers for your perineal massage, then also rub on your cervix (assuming you can reach it). Applying directly to the cervix is optimal, but the beneficial ingredients are absorbed through the external skin or the stomach also.
Red raspberry leaf tea is a uterine tonic used by Native Americans for thousands of years. It tones your uterus by helping to "focus" your Braxton Hicks contractions. Think of its job as helping your uterus do more effective exercising while you are pregnant. It does not "cause" contractions and can be safely used throughout pregnancy. It is contraindicated for those having complications "just in case", however, by most doctors who do not understand its use. Many women safely use it from the moment they learn they are pregnant at six weeks until months after delivery. (It helps to tone the uterus after delivery as well, shrinking it back to size more quickly and reducing bleeding.)
Again, neither of these actually causes labor to start!
Castor Oil to Bring on Labor
First let me just say that I do not recommend this method. That is because I used it with my second child and it was just about the most horrible mistake I could have made (other than maybe getting another epidural, anyway).
The theory behind this induction method is that the castor oil causes diarrhea and the diarrheal cramps cause sympathetic cramping in your uterus, another smooth muscle. This is another of the methods that "won't work if you're not already ready anyway", as the sympathetic cramping will be ineffectual if all conditions are not already optimal for labor. In my case, my contractions began 10 minutes after my first dose of oil, hours before the diarrhea began. Therefore, it could not have been the castor oil that brought on labor in my case, and I caused myself all that trouble for nothing.
There has been much debate over whether taking castor oil to induce labor will cause the baby to have its first bowel movement in the womb before birth. This pre-birth bowel movement, called meconium, can be dangerous, because if baby inhales some of it it can cause pneumonia in the lungs. Meconium is also a widely-held signal that the baby is in some sort of distress. Most professionals with any experience with castor oil inductions agree that this is untrue. They have found that there is no increased occurrence of meconium in castor oil induced labors over spontaneous labors.
The real danger lies in the mother when using castor oil for labor induction. With the severity of the diarrhea, a laboring woman can quickly become dehydrated. Especially in a typically highly managed hospital birth where a woman is allowed few fluids. Dehydration makes one tired and less able to endure through physical activity. Plus, not only does this endanger breastfeeding (proper hydration is necessary to make adequate milk), but a dehydrated uterus is an aggravated uterus, and an aggravated uterus causes more pain for the mother. More pain makes a woman less able to handle natural child birth and puts her and the baby at increased risk for a snowball of interventions.
i got this off of a website for you. every site you go to is different. you may want to research a little. GOOD LUCK
Semen contains prostaglandins. Prostaglandins cause the cervix to "ripen", or soften and prepare to open. While it is debatable whether there are enough prostaglandins in semen to have any real effect, it is not a terrible way to keep hope alive and while away the last weeks of your pregnancy. Another great side effect is the fact that orgasms produce oxytocin, the hormone that causes contractions. So, between the two, there is a pretty good case for the cure for pregnancy.
Evening Primrose Oil and Red Raspberry Leaf Tea
Neither will actually induce labor. While some lay midwives will argue that statement about the Evening Primrose, which is the reason it is not recommended until 36 weeks or "full term", almost all sources with experience agree that it does nothing that the body was not ready to do on its own. I will repeat this at the end of this section, to make sure you understand this, as there is a lot of confusion and misconception surrounding these two substances.
Evening primrose oil is an excellent source of prostaglandins, which we already determined readies your cervix for labor. It can be taken orally as soon as 34 weeks, and can be applied directly to the cervix at full term (36 weeks). The general recommendation is two 500mg
capsules per day until week 38, at which time you increase to 3-4 per day. The entire capsule can be inserted vaginally (inserted just before bed, it will dissolve before the first time you wake to use the bathroom), or you can use the oil on your fingers for your perineal massage, then also rub on your cervix (assuming you can reach it). Applying directly to the cervix is optimal, but the beneficial ingredients are absorbed through the external skin or the stomach also.
Red raspberry leaf tea is a uterine tonic used by Native Americans for thousands of years. It tones your uterus by helping to "focus" your Braxton Hicks contractions. Think of its job as helping your uterus do more effective exercising while you are pregnant. It does not "cause" contractions and can be safely used throughout pregnancy. It is contraindicated for those having complications "just in case", however, by most doctors who do not understand its use. Many women safely use it from the moment they learn they are pregnant at six weeks until months after delivery. (It helps to tone the uterus after delivery as well, shrinking it back to size more quickly and reducing bleeding.)
Again, neither of these actually causes labor to start!
Castor Oil to Bring on Labor
First let me just say that I do not recommend this method. That is because I used it with my second child and it was just about the most horrible mistake I could have made (other than maybe getting another epidural, anyway).
The theory behind this induction method is that the castor oil causes diarrhea and the diarrheal cramps cause sympathetic cramping in your uterus, another smooth muscle. This is another of the methods that "won't work if you're not already ready anyway", as the sympathetic cramping will be ineffectual if all conditions are not already optimal for labor. In my case, my contractions began 10 minutes after my first dose of oil, hours before the diarrhea began. Therefore, it could not have been the castor oil that brought on labor in my case, and I caused myself all that trouble for nothing.
There has been much debate over whether taking castor oil to induce labor will cause the baby to have its first bowel movement in the womb before birth. This pre-birth bowel movement, called meconium, can be dangerous, because if baby inhales some of it it can cause pneumonia in the lungs. Meconium is also a widely-held signal that the baby is in some sort of distress. Most professionals with any experience with castor oil inductions agree that this is untrue. They have found that there is no increased occurrence of meconium in castor oil induced labors over spontaneous labors.
The real danger lies in the mother when using castor oil for labor induction. With the severity of the diarrhea, a laboring woman can quickly become dehydrated. Especially in a typically highly managed hospital birth where a woman is allowed few fluids. Dehydration makes one tired and less able to endure through physical activity. Plus, not only does this endanger breastfeeding (proper hydration is necessary to make adequate milk), but a dehydrated uterus is an aggravated uterus, and an aggravated uterus causes more pain for the mother. More pain makes a woman less able to handle natural child birth and puts her and the baby at increased risk for a snowball of interventions.
i got this off of a website for you. every site you go to is different. you may want to research a little. GOOD LUCK
thanks so much for the help! haha i'm all in for male bashing! haha! but actually i did buy some raspberry leaf tea from the health food store and drank it for a while, but i stopped for some reason. guess i just got tired of it. i'm not sure but now that you guys reminded me, i'll have to start up again. maybe now that's it's waaaay past my due date it'll work better than before. how does the evening primrose oil work???
oh hon!! men can be sooo insensitive. just try to ignore your BF. im sorry that you had an awful day. i think the every pregnant woman has a horror story or 2 to tell. i hope that this will be your one and only.
its really frustrating how men dont understand how much our bodies change and how our emotions get all screwed up during pregnancy. just remember you are NOT fat... you are pregnant. he probably just says that to tick you off. maybe he just needs a good smack or something!! lol send him my way... i'll tune him in. lol
so its a waiting game for you now? you poor thing. i would do what Cremzin suggested for sure... thats definately gonna be my route if i dont dialate anymore by friday. i wish you all the best... and i'll be thinking about you. please keep me posted as to any progress. and if you want to have a male bashing session, im all for it!!
its really frustrating how men dont understand how much our bodies change and how our emotions get all screwed up during pregnancy. just remember you are NOT fat... you are pregnant. he probably just says that to tick you off. maybe he just needs a good smack or something!! lol send him my way... i'll tune him in. lol
so its a waiting game for you now? you poor thing. i would do what Cremzin suggested for sure... thats definately gonna be my route if i dont dialate anymore by friday. i wish you all the best... and i'll be thinking about you. please keep me posted as to any progress. and if you want to have a male bashing session, im all for it!!
aww, I'm so sorry to hear you had a bad day and that your still not dilating more than 1cm...
Have you thought about trying raspberry leaf tea or evening primrose oil? If I were in your situation I would be at the health food store or vitamin store right now!
You could look it up online to get more info, just google it!
Hope everything gets better for you!
Have you thought about trying raspberry leaf tea or evening primrose oil? If I were in your situation I would be at the health food store or vitamin store right now!
You could look it up online to get more info, just google it!
Hope everything gets better for you!
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