Did I cause my emergency c section?

No!
Do not beat yourself up about this!! x
I had the hormone drip and still ended up with an emergency c-section, I was contracting 5-6 every 10 mins (double what should have been), bubbas heart rate started to dip too and labour wasn’t progressing despite this x

Congratulations
Even people who plan their c sections have emergency ones. I had my daughter at 35+5 due to preeclampsia. She was a planned c section due to her brothers being big babies so the prediction was her being a big baby. She was massive at 9lb7. But due to me being unable to walk properly without dying for breath, unable to eat without puking. Lack of monitoring as i was unable to lay flat without struggling and her kicking them everytime they tried. Plus her birth weight, everyone decided her eviction is better to be early than wait

Don’t think that way please
I had every form of induction, even hormonal; had my waters broken, and still ended up in a c section
Baby’s heart was fine, my cervix just wouldn’t dilate even after 3 days, so I had to have the section

Main thing is- you are fine, baby is fine.

Shake off every other feeling😃

Considering you were in the early stages of pre-eclampsia, they should have listened to you in the first place and done the planned c-section. This is not on you, this is on your doctors who ignored your wishes.

Anyway, the important thing is that you and baby made it through it. Hope you’re recovering well. Xx

I had an emergency c section with my first after two tries to induce me didnt work then they broke my waters and started me on the hormone drips more than 8 hours of contractions and only 2cm dilated i was taken in for and emergency c section. I really wanted to do it myself too but honestly don't beat yourself up about it, it almost never goes to plan with the plans we have to have our little babies. Congratulations on your baby 🍼 Xxx

I had the balloon followed by the hormone drip and still ended in emergency csection so honestly could of happened anyway.
I didn't even dilate on the hormone drip at all so it doesnt always work.

Ello’ emergency c section mama here.
I felt how you felt, we were induced too and unfortunately he got stuck and heart rate was dropping and not going back up.
God I felt awful for ages, but now I look at my little boy (5m) and wouldn’t change it for the world, he’s here, he’s safe and he’s healthy. Please do not beat yourself up about this, it’s not your fault and you have a lovely 11 week old that you can look at to forget all the bad xx

I had hormones and had an emergency c. Sometimes it just is what it is, but bottom line- you safely had your baby. The path you had to walk did not fail you!

You can’t beat yourself up for it. Sadly most induction methods increase risk of fetal distress especially pitocin (hormone drip).
The only wrong step was breaking your waters so early. That alone being done early can increase risk of infection when it’s broken too long and so doing it first is kind of a setup.
It sounds like they gave you the cooks catheter (2bulbs, in for 24hrs tops) instead of the foley bulb (1bulb, in for 12hrs tops). The 1 bulb balloon typically works better, I don’t even know why the 2bulbs is still in use.
The epidural as well can lead to fetal distress so no it’s not your fault but the circumstances and slightly the medical team mishandling your induction. You didn’t know so you couldn’t make different decisions bc it’s possible if you understand how each works.

In the end you did the best you could with what you had. Take care of yourself and don’t blame yourself. Have a debrief and go over what could’ve went differently and better. Bc it’s not you!