Dilapan

Anyone been induced with dilapan?

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I was, I did originally go through the hormonal route and didn’t make much progress. Then had the rods fitted and got to a stage where they could pop my waters. It was uncomfortable having them put it in but removal was super easy and painless x

did the rods work?

They helped me progress a little bit so they could pop my waters so we could start the hormone drip :)

did you end up having a vaginal birth? I had csec with my first hoping this time I dilate and baby drops

No, baby ended up being back to back so we only got to 2cm then they decided to do a c-section

ah how are you feeling that’s one thing I really wanted to avoid having a Csection again. I haven’t heard many positive outcomes on the dilapan rods

also was it emergency Csection or did you opt for Csection

Still a little sore but I was pleasantly surprised about recovery. Started driving at the weekend after 2 weeks. I did have a post dural puncture headache which was awful but it cleared up after a few days. It was emergency in the end, they didn’t want to do one due to risk of bleeding but it luckily went to plan

also did you have epidural

I ended up having 2 as the first one fell out when I moved 🤦🏼‍♀️ then they did the spinal for the c-section

oh damn I’m getting mine fitted soon

will be going back tomorrow at 1pm fingers crossed it works 😭 they told me there’s only 50% chance that I’ll have a vaginal birth and I didn’t dilate the first time with my first

Good luck! Hope everything goes smoothly and you have the birth you want x

in our community

Anyone else up feeding their Bebe?

As above. Trying so hard to keep my eyes open

Is this normal??

I’m 29 weeks pregnant and having really aching legs and they’re all lumpy and swollen. Above the knee and behind the knee . Should I be worried ? My legs have never looked like this up until a few days ago. ??

Induction experience

I just wanted to share my experience with being induced as I wasn’t sure what to expect and thought it may help others.

I opted for the foley balloon which was inserted at 8am Saturday morning, I had to stay in hospital due to hypertension and protein urine however usually you can just go home once this has been done. The insertion of the balloon was not painful, was slightly uncomfortable as there was slight pressure. I actually found having the cervix checked prior to be worse (again not painful at this point just uncomfortable) The balloon had little effect and after having it removed I was still only 1cm. Removal also was pain free and hardly even noticeable.

I then had my first dose of the gel and definitely noticed a difference, I started experiencing period like cramps almost immediately however they were light and manageable. After 6 hours I had another cervix check and although my cervix was soft it was still only 1cm and was only open at the front. I had another dose of the gel and felt an increase in pressure and more intense cramping where I now required pain relief (codeine). After another 6 hours I had another cervix check and I had now dilated to 2-3cm however was still quite difficult to get all the way through so a third gel was recommended which I agreed to.

Almost immediately I noticed the difference and was in considerable pain, I had paracetamol and codeine however the contractions had now become intense and a lot closer together (around 3 minutes apart). After a couple of hours I had my last cervix check and was 4cm and taken down to the Labour ward to have my waters broken and an epidural.

I had been in my room for approx 20minutes when my waters broke by themselves and I was now 10cm and actively pushing…. There was no time for the epidural and my beautiful girl arrived into the world within 2 minutes of pushing.

All in all I would say the cramps/contractions were manageable up until the third gel where it became pretty unbearable however it was for a very short time a gas and air helped take the edge off. The worst part about any of it was actually the later cervix checks where after stimulating the cervix my contractions were at their most painful.

If I had to be induced again I would skip the balloon and opt for the gels immediately as thy had a quicker effect and I would have been out a lot sooner if I had done this to begin with.

One more thing, I’ve never believed when people say “you forget the pain once they’re here” but I can honestly say this is true. It’s been 4 days and I would do it all again in a heartbeat.

Anyone else experiencing this?

Gave birth (vagina) 5 days ago and yesterday morning and this morning getting lot of pain in my right bottom side and lower back

It’s my birthday tomorrow.

Ok so I am going to be 35 years young. I can’t believe how much this life has thrown at me but it’s okay I’m a survivor. I am truly blessed to be alive. 🥳🧁🎂 The only downside is I won’t be celebrating my birthday because my man can’t take me out. So many emotions right now.

Exercise 6 weeks after c section

What movement did people start to introduce? I won’t do anything too vigorous until I’ve seen the pelvic physio as I don’t want to compromise anything that may have been extremely weakened through pregnancy! But just wondering what types of classes/movement people started off with?