Induction!

I was induced at 39 weeks, my little girl weren’t ready to come out but in the scan I had that morning I was told that she had stopped growing… fast forward, after my ultrasound that day I was sent to day unit and then admitted (after being told I could go home, I went home done shopping and then had 3 missed calls saying I needed to go in asap) I got back to the hospital and after 4 hours they finally had a doctor come see me and said they’d like to induce me… now… because there was also something wrong with the placenta not giving her enough of what she needed so I suddenly was like shit okay then… first the pessary, the insertion was horrific sharp and horrible as my cervix was too high, the next morning it was scratchy when I walked I told a midwife they said to push it up my self if they do it it’d be really uncomfy… so I did and it was slightly better better, after 24hrs they done the vaginal exam (worse experience of my life) they said I had barely dilated (pt 1)

Pt 2 - so they wanted to do another pessary… fine… another 24hrs I’m dialated 1cm but during this I was contracting but it was so painful I was given pethadine, which sent me to sleep almost instantly and stopped all contractions and I’m convinced it slowed down everything! The following night after removing the pessary, they needed a doctor to review the doctor came into me 2 hours later about 1:30am and said there was a choice, c-section or try the dilapam rods so I said I’d give the rods a go, they did use the speculum but it was still uncomfy I was so sore from the pessarys… they said they can stay in for 12 hours, I was relived but after 12 hours they decided to keep them in for another 3 hours just to help… then after that they said another couple hours until labour ward are ready, I had this rods in for 19 hours before anything… then I go to labour ward they remove the rods I’m 2cm… each exam worse and worse… they break my waters and then give me 4 hours before oxytocin drip…

Pt 3 - oxytocin drip, worst experience of my life, I asked for epidural, the epidural weren’t working so they’d came to replace and redo it, and again not working, I was in labour actively because of the drip from 8pm on 14th May and at 11:45am 15th May I finally said enough, and elected the C-section, the midwife’s said they were close to saying I’d need to go for one anyway… my little girl finally came 1:20pm of 15/05 via C-section… all I can say in any of this is I wish I done the section at the beginning of the week, and I’m surprised they even allowed me to go that long when they wanted my baby out :(
I really hope you have a better experience than I did and your body works with you! 😢