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post #1 of 42
2/26/07 at 9:55pm
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I am posting this across the boards, since I am really really trying to escape the cykle of Pitocin here!

Hey everyone,

I am looking for input here. I am past 39 weeks and woke up this morning with my water broken. Took it easy, did not panic and informed my midwife and practice 3 hours later.

Now about 14 hours have past- and nothing more has happened. I am pretty sure, that that is not just a leak, it is pretty intense gushing when I walk.
Of course the Hospital is already waving the Pitocon IV at me- they "give" me my 24 of peace- I went back home.

They have been pretty good so far- they kept their fingers out of me, no internals and so on.
But I know that from tomorrow morning on they WILL bug me massively. And of course it is easier said then done to keep them at bay- since running around with ruptured membranes isn't exactly the most comforting thing in the world either.

I don't have a fever, GBS negative- how long did you go with ruptured membranes and no labor? I am crampy but by no means is this labor.
I am just really really afraid right now to be heading down the slippery slope of Pitocin and everything that comes with it.

Tomorrow morning it will have been more than 24 hours and I am not really sure on how to feel about this. I got out of the hospital, no internals as of yet- but I just don't know I can do this running around with my water broken and no signs of labor. Nipple stimulation, walking- I guess my body just ignores all those things.
post #2 of 42
2/26/07 at 10:06pm
My water was broken for about 60 hours with no labor. We tried everything.
I was planning a homebirth and when we were going into the 3rd day we decided to go to the hsopital for pitocin. Finally got into labor!
I think its perfectly safe to wait a couple days( or however long YOU are comfortable with) as long as you pay attention to hygiene, etc.
post #3 of 42
2/26/07 at 10:09pm
Oh dear... i hope that you magically go into labour before they pressure you for an induction!!

I know a bit about PROM, but of course not as much as your MW... i do have a different point of view though. IF you lay down, put your feet up, and start drinking a ton of water, believe it or not, you can replenish and keep enough fluid in there so that your baby is happy. And from what i've been told and have read, you can actually do this for awhile... like weeks.. if you had to. OF course, you probably shouldn't though! As for infection, as long as you don't introduce anything into your vagina, and stay out of baths/pools, keep clean, you SHOULD be fine.

Now, if you could induce yourself naturally somehow, at home, that would be best wouldn't it? I wonder why your baby thinks it shouldn't come out yet :/

Liek i said, i'm no one to get advice from, but if it were me, i would go another 2 days or so just staying laid down and drinking LOTS of water see what happens, maybe it would be enough to give your body time to go into labour naturally. I also would drink a huge ton of strong rubus tea and take a bunch of Evening primrose oil and do anything else that i thought might induce (except exercise and sex of course)
Ultimately, at least you are close to your EDD, you may still go into labour anytime now! It could be so much worse, imagine if it happened months ago?

Good luck to you and baby! Hope that it goes well, whether with or without the pitocin!
post #4 of 42
2/26/07 at 10:16pm
the protocol with the midwives who I had for my youngest was to try to encourage labor, introduce nothing vaginally (and no baths until labor had started), use echinacea to boost immunity (after a baseline CBC) and wait. They've had clients go as long as 9 days with AROM (PROM would be before 36 weeks).

Have you tried nipple stimulation? (a nurseling would be best, it also needs to be long enough to do some good) Walking up and down stairs or a hill? Maybe some blue and black cohosh in a light dose?
post #5 of 42
2/26/07 at 10:22pm
Like pp my understandng is that your waters will continue to replenish themselves so as long as the baby keeps moving normally don't worry about that. I hadn't heard that lying down could help but really don't know, can see logically that it might (for the same reason that often AF is light at night, kwim?). I have even heard taht membranes can repair themselves.

Myself, my waters have broken before labour both times. with ds, it was an hour before contrax, with dd, it was over 10 hours. It was never long enough to be a problem, and my labours go fast, so it wasn't an issue... but if it happens again, I'm not telling anybody until active labour starts I'll just monitor baby movement and my temp myself and keep clean. I really don't believe there's much to worry about - "they" worry about infections because they CAUSE the high rate of iPROM nfections by not keeping their fingers to themselves. Oh and no baths until active labour. I think somebody said that already.

If it were me... I'd just say no to induction. Just don't answer the phone. Call them or go in when you're in active labour, or when you can't stand waiting anymore, whichever happens first.

Hang in there. You're OK... just don't let 'em push you around. If you get pit, let it be YOUR choice.

Hugs
xo Robin
post #6 of 42
2/26/07 at 10:23pm
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I have tried the nipple stimulation and the walking/stairs climbing. Does not seem to impress my uterus.
post #7 of 42
2/26/07 at 10:29pm
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What pi**es me off: Nurse called at my Hubby walking by saying "we have scheduled your wife for induction if she's not in labor after 24 hours", but of course nobody said that loud and clear to me- as if they know I am not happy with that idea. So Hubby hears and lets me know of course. Just kind of mad about the "scheduling" part in there- and that they tell him, not me. Of course I know they are waving the IV already.

Hmpf, so far midwife was good and did not want to stick anything into me, hands off. I am afraid though that approach will change sometime tomorrow. Of course I am getting nervous as well, this diaper and gushing is pretty weird, knowing that I am waiting for those contractions.
post #8 of 42
2/26/07 at 10:30pm
That's ok. Is anyone pressuring you right now? Or do you have time to just simply wait it out? Is 24 hours your m/w limit?

The nipple stimulation has to be for LONG periods (like at least 30 minutes) though I've heard of some using a breast pump for it. Do you have one available?

hmmm. there's also the orgasm way, perhaps hubby could help you with that? (all externally of course)
post #9 of 42
2/26/07 at 10:35pm
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Midwife was fine with letting me go home, stay at home-until tomorrow morning. After that the pressure will start. So unfortunately 24 hours is the "official" hands-off limit, after that they will start increasing the pressure.

I am happy I went home as soon as I could.

No breastpump as of yet- I wanted to see first which one I liked, so I propably will just try the manuell approach again, my nipples just hurt thinking of it, my boobs have been incredibly sore all 9 months. And of course I thinking of breastfeeding with raw nipples from my stimulation...

There goes my "laboring in water"... *cry*
post #10 of 42
2/26/07 at 10:39pm
not yet! 24 hours aren't up yet!

I know it sounds crazy, but if you are really upset it will delay labor. The same reason an animal who is scared will even stop labor until feeling safe.

Are they going to come to your house and drag you in? I would hope not at least, so take some comfort in the knowledge that at this point you still ARE the one with the power. If you don't go in, YOU have the power.
post #11 of 42
2/26/07 at 10:39pm
how about oral? not on you, on him. the protaglandins should help. even if they arent directly on your cervix. is he willing to do oral nipple stim for half an hour?
eat something spicy?
post #12 of 42
2/26/07 at 10:39pm
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Originally Posted by NatureMamaOR View Post
That's ok. Is anyone pressuring you right now? Or do you have time to just simply wait it out? Is 24 hours your m/w limit?

The nipple stimulation has to be for LONG periods (like at least 30 minutes) though I've heard of some using a breast pump for it. Do you have one available?

hmmm. there's also the orgasm way, perhaps hubby could help you with that? (all externally of course)
Yeah, I am thinking of the orgasm think as well, they are contractions after all. I just really really don't feel like even trying to reach that mountain, but maybe I'll get over the "too wet for fun" feeling that keeps me from that attempt. On the other hand- try for the orgasm or pit?? I try to get over the "not in the mood", hmpf.
post #13 of 42
2/26/07 at 10:42pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NatureMamaOR View Post
not yet! 24 hours aren't up yet!

I know it sounds crazy, but if you are really upset it will delay labor. The same reason an animal who is scared will even stop labor until feeling safe.

Are they going to come to your house and drag you in? I would hope not at least, so take some comfort in the knowledge that at this point you still ARE the one with the power. If you don't go in, YOU have the power.
Oh, I am not willing to surrender that one. I certainly will not stand at the Hospital at 6:30 in the morning, I don't think so. I will stretch my call to at least lunchtime... you know...

I am fairly calm actually, make make something to eat and so on.
post #14 of 42
2/26/07 at 10:44pm
ooh! can you get your hands on some birthroot? birthwort? they're supposed to induce labor!
post #15 of 42
2/26/07 at 10:50pm
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my health food store closed at seven, the other one at friggin' eight. 8:45 now, I only have nursing tea in the house...

Aside from the obvious "nursing" herbs it also contains Verbena and Spearmint. Verbena I read good things about inducing labor, Spearmint I found polar opinions about. Strange.:
post #16 of 42
2/26/07 at 10:54pm
have anything with clary sage oil in it?? Sometimes its in haircare products even. or how bout a nice relaxing glass of wine.. or 2?
post #17 of 42
2/26/07 at 10:55pm
do you have any goldenseal on hand? it can trigger contractions...
post #18 of 42
2/26/07 at 11:09pm
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Hubby made a cranberry-vodka that I will allow myself. I am sure that will kick after such a long time. No wine since I usually reaaaly like nice, expensive wines- so watching them in my kitchen would be too much.

Hubby offered his services in the sex department.
post #19 of 42
2/26/07 at 11:13pm
good luck! let us know when labor happens!
post #20 of 42
2/26/07 at 11:14pm
mmmmm cranberry vodka. Happen to have any black or blue cohosh on hand? warm relaxing shower?
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