Induction

Well today was a turn out for the books. What started as a routine consultant appointment turned out to be me coming away with a date to be induced which I really didn’t see coming!!

Usually pregannt women are under consultant care when theve got underlying health conditions, overweight or just having a few extra problems in pregnancy. For me it’s because my BMI is high and my blood pressure hasn’t always been what it’s supposed to be. So every few months I’ve had to go up to the JR in Oxford to be seen. It starts off in clinic seeing a nurse for the usual wee sample, blood pressure and weight check then you have to go back into the waiting room and wait to be seen by your consultant. Which is usually a 10 min chat about what’s been happening ect ect. Which is what I assumed today was about!

Oh I was so wrong. So I did my deed and pissed in my little pot, had all my other bits and pieces done then went into see the consultant who was sooooo lovely!! we talked about Labour and my concerns because for anybody who doesn’t know I didn’t have the easiest of times with Rex I was so long in Labour he ended up being forceps delivery and I lost over 2litres of blood! Yikes that still makes my hair stand on end thinking about it now. So naturally I’m absolutely petrified of that happening again and them not being able to stop the bleeding ect. So we had a good old chat about the what if’s and actually the consultant reassured me if it happens again there’s many things they can do to stop the bleeding, ranging from a pack, to a balloon they shove up you to put pressure on the bleeding spot to stop it, and even a small operation to sew the womb up which sounds horrific but to be honest I’d rather be alive. Worst case scenerio would be a hysterectomy but that’s extreamly rare apparently. They are also having blood on standby for me if I need it. So even though I’m still shitting myself at least I know what they can do this time.

So I thought the appointment was over at this point then she springs on me that they want to induce me between 40-41 weeks!! Shit so in a couple of weeks I’m deffo having this baby!! So she rings up the maternity unit to book me in for my induction and I almost fell off my chair when she said there’s a spot next Monday!! Which just happens to be my due date and only 5 days away. So we’ve got to be up the hospital for 6:30am on Monday the 26th to be induced!! Trying not to hyperventilate just writing this because shit just got real and it turns out I’m actually having a baby in 5 days!!

Secretly I’m really glad I’m being induced because the thought of being in labour at home or out and about scares the bejebbas out of me!! So if baby girl could hang on in there for a few more days that would be Marvellous.

As far as the induction goes I don’t know what they have planned. The first time around I had a gel put into me that’s supposed to start Labour off but it didn’t work so next I had a hormone drip which was absolutely brutal! But it did the trick and got me into Labour. So we will see what happens this time. Please think of me and send me all positive energy and vibes for Monday and probabley the next time I speak to you all I should have a baby❤️

Z

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