12.30am my surges were back to every 10mins and I remained 7cm.
We discussed ARM and I consented to it to see if it would help things move along - there was meconium. I started having some decelerations in bubs HR. Epidural was put in at around 8pm (after it being a effort of getting me on the bed and staying there) I could still feel surges and move my legs however I was able to rest! Not sleep but rest! I consented to a VE at the 10pm and I was still 7cm. My scar was fine - must have been ligament pains however it made everyone very nervous for 10-15mins. I told the midwife who got the Dr and was assess very quickly. However I started getting pain in my left lower abdominal where my pervious scar was. Until this point I had been labouring with shower, labour Comb +/- TENS.ħpm came and I was hysterical just wanting it over. I was in the post natal room for around a 1.45hrs before moving back to birth suite as my contractions were every 5mins again (12.30pm). I agreed and walked the (once again could not sit). The staff suggested I go to the postnatal ward and labour there as they needed the room. I however didn’t feel comfortable with it - I knew I couldn’t sit in the car. At 10am I accepted a VE (4cm) The staff offered me to go home. After the decelerations in bubs HR I felt comfortable with it. I accepted CTG - despite not wanting it my whole pregnancy and fighting to not have it for so long.
Once I got there surges were every 10mins. Headed into hospital and surges slowed right down - 45min drive. I knew it was going to happen and I was so angry at it. I called the hospital and said I was headed in and asked if I can have the room with the bath - I got told it’s not allowed for VBAC! I said read my 40week appt as it was clarified then. Surges were 5mins apart and they were consistent.
4am I woke my husband and said I needed to go to hospital (my plan was to labour at home as long as possible). I was unable to sit down as my surges were in my back. All throughout pregnancy I wanted a spontaneous labour and it was happening! I laboured in the shower, on a fit ball with use of a labour comb and TENS. 41+3 woke up at 12.30am with surges, by 2am I was out of bed and in the shower! I was in labour. Went to bed at 10 in anticipation things would kick off! Monitoring was fantastic so we came home. As I had agreed for daily CTG I went back to hospital for monitoring and surges were distant. During the day I had a nap and surges completely fizzled out for a few hours. I had never laboured with my first so it was a massive step for me.Ĥ1+2 - woke up during the night with surges every 40mins to start with and then by morning every 10-15mins. I was happy to find out I was 2cm dilated. No decelerations in HR - had still been advised for induction - once again bed situation wasn’t favourable, I asked if they could do a membrane sweep. After the hour baby was doing well, and then they hospital had no beds for induction so I went home and agreed to going back the following day for more monitoring +/- induction.Ĥ1+1 - monitoring was good.
I asked for 30min-1 hour more monitoring to make a decision as I just didn’t feel it was right. When bubs HR reduced I had just sat up and was eating dinner. A doctor had recommended at that stage for baby to be born asap, she understood I wanted a VBAC so said I would need a balloon catheter in overnight and ARM in the morning. I asked the consultant OB to clearly write it in my notes so I could get people to check it when the time came.Ĥ1 weeks appt- explained I didn’t want any intervention to induce labour until after 41+4 (my family genetically don’t birth until after 41 weeks )- DR asked if would I accept to book induction at 42 weeks (which I was shocked I didn’t have to put up a fight for- I was okay with it).īP was slightly elevated so was requested to go to maternity assessment unit for CTG & BP monitoring + bloods to check for pre-eclampsia.īP & pre-eclampsia screen was all fine however noticed on the CTG baby having some slow heart rates. If I required Syntocinon then I couldn’t use bath. It was clarified if I went into spontaneous labour bath could be used for labour however not for the birthing of baby & monitoring was required. This pregnancy- I declined GBS swab, 36week growth scan, had it clearly documented I didn’t want CTG monitoring (after many heated conversations with OBs at a public regional tertiary hospital).Ĥ0 week appt - clarified using bath during labour - it was very unclear in the policy for VBAC if it was going to be supported, every appt I had I discussed using the bath. Wasn’t the VBAC I had hoped for however I’m incredibly proud of how I went!įirst baby - planned caesarean 39 weeks for breech October 2020 - never laboured. My baby was born at 41+4 via unplanned Caesarean.
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