Hi everyone. I'm still new on this forum but just wanted to share my waters broke 1 am this morning and i've been having contractions on and off since about 4am... they have got regular (at their most frequent, every 6 minutes) then tapered off again, then started again, but overall have got stronger and more intense. I don't mind the gradual approach but as my waters have broken the midwives at hosp (i'm booked for a home birth) are being very alarmist and saying if i'm not in well established labour by 24 hrs since the waters broke (ie 1 am tonight), i will have to be induced and given intraveneous antibiotics in hospital bc of increased infection risk...there goes home birth etc... i feel they jumped the gun with it as at 9 am this morning the midwife who rang me up wanted to actually BOOK the induction for tomorrow...made me really angry!
anyway i refused and said i'd keep them posted. i know they are just sticking to protocols but i also know from speaking to my sister in law who's a recent ex-midwife, that those protocols change all the time (usually getting stricter) and the 24 hour rule is no law of nature, it can actually be up to 92 hours before its a problem. I've been monitoring my temperature and its all good, baby movements fine and regular, just seems things are slow. drinking RLT, massaging with oils, etc etc...any advice/suggestions would be very welcome. Thanks!
anyway i refused and said i'd keep them posted. i know they are just sticking to protocols but i also know from speaking to my sister in law who's a recent ex-midwife, that those protocols change all the time (usually getting stricter) and the 24 hour rule is no law of nature, it can actually be up to 92 hours before its a problem. I've been monitoring my temperature and its all good, baby movements fine and regular, just seems things are slow. drinking RLT, massaging with oils, etc etc...any advice/suggestions would be very welcome. Thanks!
