UPDATE: So went to the Dr. this afternoon and no change since Sunday night. Oh well I guess it's just a matter of patience. Also the doctor said that they should be able to induce me on Easter or close to it.
Okay so I've been having fairly regular contractions since last Monday the 23rd. Michael and I went to the hospital where they confirmed yes I was having contractions anywhere from 2-4 minutes apart however they were not doing anything productive and I was only 1 centimeter dilated. I went to my regular appointment on Wednesday and had only progressed a half centimeter. On Thursday I had an ultrasound done and they estimated Ian at being 7 lbs 13 oz. So anyone who voted for a smaller baby it looks like you're going to be wrong. Those estimates can be 6 to 8 oz off so I guess he could have been only 7 lbs 5 oz but that was almost a week ago so I'm guessing he's closer to at least 8 lbs now. Anyway so I've tried everything under the sun to get this baby here including eating spicy Indian food on Thursday night, finding supposed pressure points (then pressing on them until I bruised), taking 1 Tblsp of Castor Oil on Friday and then 2 Tblsps on Monday, walking all over various shopping venues, as well as other recommended activities for inducing labor. I GIVE UP! So Sunday evening (the contractions always get worse in the evenings) we went to the hospital again. I was at a 2.5 when I first got there and had progressed a little the second time the doctor checked me where I was about a 3 and 60% effaced. He said to walk around and sit in one of the hospitals jacuzzi tubs and see if that helped me progress so more and he'd check again and if I had progressed he'd break my water. So I did all that, the pains got worse and I was crying for an epideral. However when the doctor checks me again he said not only had I not progressed but that Ian's head was up higher than it was before and in a position that even if he wanted to break my water he couldn't. Oh how I cried. I think the doctor was genuinely disappointed for me since he knew I was in pain and sick of these contractions. So I'm off to the doctor again in a few hours and I'm hoping he'll say I've progressed but I'm not counting on it. We'll keep you posted. No news means he hasn't come yet. We'll send out an e-mail and or update our blogs within an hour of his birth.
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Oh Meg, I'm So sorry! I hope he comes soon!
Good luck guys. A similar thing happened to another friend just the other day. She went from a 2 to a 2.5, to nothing the other day (the baby crawled back in and she is no longer dialated at all. I really hope you guys get a good word at the doc. appt. You are one strong woman, hang in there.
Chica.... that is the saddest and longest labor story! I so hope he COMES soon. You are strong and awesome... I know it will happen soon.
So is there a certain point they will go ahead and induce you? I can't imagine how hard it must be to go through all of this. Patience is definitely something you'll have by the end of all this, if you don't already have it.
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