Re: how successful are the natural methods of inducing labor?
i also got a membrane sweep done at the beginning of 37 weeks, as i was 4 cm dilated and baby’s head was really low. but nothing happened. i entered 38th week with very strong irregular contractions that will just come and go. One night i felt very strong pains which i thought were coz of the huge dinner party i hosted but they started coming every 5 mins, so i went to the hospital. They checked me in triage and said that i was almost 5b cm dilated and contractions were 3 mins apart so i wont take long. She asked me to walk so that my water bag breaks. 3 hours passed nothing happened. I begged the nurse for epidural but she said i can make it with out it…6 hours of contractions 2 mins apart and still in labor, so i screamed at them to give me the epidural and i really thank Allah that i did get it as the baby didnt come out after another 6 hours passed. so after 12 hours i was still pregnant with contractions 3 mins apart and 8 cm dilation. finally OB decided to break my water bag and said it will take an hour or so so i am going to deliver another baby. the moment he stepped out of the room, i started pushing…he was delivered in the presence of a resident doctor and nurses after 30 mins of pushing.
I agree that it is totally worth the pain it but i am never going through it again.