You might find this intersting but not so surprising. I have been lurking these past several weeks just waiting for Baby to come. In doing so I read about cytotec and the dangers that it imposes on moms and their babes. I thought to myself, "my doc wouldn't use that stuff." I was wrong.
My estimated due date according to my LMP was May 18th but according to my ultrasound it was the 24th. Nothing too drastic. but I could either be 12 days overdue or 6 days overdue. That's drastic in the world of mainstream medicine.
Anyway, I had an appointment yesterday and induction was discussed. Up until yesterday I was slightly okay with being induced for purely selfish reasons. I like the rest of you May pregnant moms am ready to meet my babe and feel normal again. I asked my doc what he would start the induction with and he said Cytotec and then Pitocin if needed. I asked him if he knew about the implications that Cytotec imposes on mom and babe and he obviously wasn't aware. I told him that at that point I couldn't remember for sure what some of the possibilities are but I know they are out there. He then went on to tell me how it works and that it isn't approved by the FDA! It is used to treat stomach ulcers for those of you who may not know. There are too many risks with induction and that is why it has not been improved. I was dumbfounded when he told me that most of the docs at my hospital use cytotec to induce.
On my drive home I became increasingly uncomfortable with my decision to induce thus bringing me to today... I am going in tomorrow morning for a NST. If the baby is fine I go home and wait some more. My grandmother used to say, "When the apple is ripe, it will fall." If there seems to be a potential problem, DH and I will discuss our options and go from there. At this point though I believe that the babe is still well and thriving because it is incredibly active all the time. I have no reason to believe that anyone's health is being compromised at this point.
On a side note, doesn't Cytotec help to thin out the cervix? Right now my cervix is "paper thin" so wouldn't Cytotec be pointless? Anywho, that stuff is not going anywhere near my body!
Have a fantastic day!
My estimated due date according to my LMP was May 18th but according to my ultrasound it was the 24th. Nothing too drastic. but I could either be 12 days overdue or 6 days overdue. That's drastic in the world of mainstream medicine.
Anyway, I had an appointment yesterday and induction was discussed. Up until yesterday I was slightly okay with being induced for purely selfish reasons. I like the rest of you May pregnant moms am ready to meet my babe and feel normal again. I asked my doc what he would start the induction with and he said Cytotec and then Pitocin if needed. I asked him if he knew about the implications that Cytotec imposes on mom and babe and he obviously wasn't aware. I told him that at that point I couldn't remember for sure what some of the possibilities are but I know they are out there. He then went on to tell me how it works and that it isn't approved by the FDA! It is used to treat stomach ulcers for those of you who may not know. There are too many risks with induction and that is why it has not been improved. I was dumbfounded when he told me that most of the docs at my hospital use cytotec to induce.
On my drive home I became increasingly uncomfortable with my decision to induce thus bringing me to today... I am going in tomorrow morning for a NST. If the baby is fine I go home and wait some more. My grandmother used to say, "When the apple is ripe, it will fall." If there seems to be a potential problem, DH and I will discuss our options and go from there. At this point though I believe that the babe is still well and thriving because it is incredibly active all the time. I have no reason to believe that anyone's health is being compromised at this point.
On a side note, doesn't Cytotec help to thin out the cervix? Right now my cervix is "paper thin" so wouldn't Cytotec be pointless? Anywho, that stuff is not going anywhere near my body!
Have a fantastic day!
: Just wanted to chime in with Jillian. I usually take on a lot of clients who make birth choices that I would not (after all- it's their birth). However, after one particular... um... how do I want to describe it accurately, and yet gently...
