mami2moisesito
07-19-2008, 09:31 PM
i was 36 weeks pregnant almost 37 weeks. i went to my regular check up and everything went good except i had high blood pressure. so they sent me upstairs to L&D for monitoring in triage. they monitored me for an hr. my blood pressure was through the roof so they said i wasnt leaving the hospital without my baby. i was scared. here i am about to be induced and alone. im in the army stationed in texas and my family is in florida. my mom was on the fone with me when they made the decision to induce me. she hung up immediately and called me back crying bcuz she couldnt get on a plane til the next morning. i was terrified to have to do this alone. but i told her it would be ok bcuz im sure this would be a long process. the nurse laughed at me and she was like u are having this baby tonite. well my mom called me back and told me my sis found her a flight she was on her way to the airport now and she would be there asap. so i was admitted and just watched TV. they hooked me up to the patocin. nothing was happening. i wasnt feeling the contractions the monitor said i was having. i was happy. bcuz i knew my mom wasnt gonna miss a thing. the only thing that sucked was i was confined to my bed for monitoring bcuz of the patocin. my mom got there about 3am we talked for awhile and she went to sleep. i couldnt fall asleep even tho i was exhausted.
they swtiched out the bag of patocin but still nothing. so at around 8 the next day they took me off the patocin and let me eat and shower. they decided to send me home bcuz the patocin wasnt working and my BP went back down once i got the patocin. so i bursted into tears. i got my hopes up in seeing my baby and my mom took a plane half way across the country to support me and her first grandchild through his birth. so they sent us home. i was even more sad bcuz my mom only had so much vaca to use and if we went any longer she would have to be with us without pay and she is the only one working in our family besides me. so i felt so guilty. we tried everything. walking, castor oil, a pregancy massage, nipple stimulation, warm bath. nothing changed.
so monday i had a follow up and again i high blood pressure so we had to go back upstairs for monitoring again. then they checked the blood work and urine i had given and said i had pre-e and wasnt leaving without the baby. so they admitted me again and here we go with the patocin. nothing again. so we did that for bout 8 hrs. then the shift change came with a new dr who told me that they werent sure if i had pre-e that they were gonna stop the patocin. (my heart sank she said if i didnt have pre-e they were sending me home bcuz obviously my baby isnt reading to come out) and they were gonna collect urine for 12 hrs to be sure that i did in fact have pre-e. so i got to eat, take a shower, watch TV, for 12 hrs. then the next day the dr who originally told me i had pre-e was back on shift and he came back and told me that my results were in. that i did have pre-e. that he knew i did and that this test was pretty much a waste of time. so they started me on cervadol bcuz the patocin wasnt working. i was a lil happy cuz i wouldnt be hooked up to an IV yet again. So i would be able to eat and walked around and take showers. then the nurse put it in. (its a pill that goes in ur cervix.) she put it in and it was the most painful experience ever. i literally climbed backwards to the top of my bed screaming. lol. it was so bad. then later my mom was like i think she stuck her whole hand inside u. so i was scared it wasnt gonna work and i would need another one. so 4 hrs later they had to do another one. but this time the dr. did it and it wasnt so bad at all. i was relieved and was like wow that didnt hurt so much and the new nurse heard me and she was like it hurt the first time? i said oh yeah my mom said when the nurse did it the first time she stuck her whole hand inside me. and the nurse freaked out she said that wasnt our job she wasnt supposed to do that. well i was pissed bcuz that nurse caused me horrible pain for no reason. so then the next 4 hrs the cervadol didnt work either. so we tried cervadol one last time. still nothing. by this time it was weds. (i went into the hospital again on monday. if u count the time i was in the hospital in thurs and fri the previous week now it was day 5.) so i was getting irritable. the dr that originally told me i had pre-e was back on shift again and told me that they were gonna put me back on patocin.
it was about 6am. they told me i wouldnt be able to eat breakfast. they did let me shower one more time. so my mom went to my apartment while i did that so she could shower and change and not eat in front of me. so after the shower i got back in bed. the hooked me up to the patocin. the dr came back in. and checked me. then he stripped my membranes and broke my water. about 15 mins after that i was feeling everything. i text messaged my mother and told her to come back NOW! so at about 7 i asked for my epidural. but 7 is when the shift change actually begins so i had to wait for the new epidural person to come back on shift. my friend happened to stop by to see how i was doing and i was so happy i wasnt alone. i was crying for something in my IV til the epidural could get here. then they told me i needed blood work done b4 i could get the epidural. i was even more pissed bcuz i had told them from the begining i would be getting an epidural and they wait til i had been there 5days and til the last possible min to give me my epidural. so i was even more pissed i had to wait for an hr and a half b4 i got it. i didnt want my friend monica to leave me. bcuz her hands were cold and she was touching me and it felt soooo good. my mom had got there and i felt bad cuz i made her stand in the corner of the room and not touch me. her hands were really warm. monica had to go to work and i was sooo sad. i begged her not to leave me but she had to.
so i finally got the epidural and was happy. they have me a cathiter and an internal monitor for my contractions and the baby's heart beat. so after about another hr at 10 i told the dr i felt like i had to push. since 7am-10 i went from 3cm-9. so about 5 mins later i said i felt the urge to push and around 1030 they took me to the delivery room. i told them that i wanted the baby to be put on my tummy right after he was out so we could have the skin to skin contact. at 1045 they ignored me took him, and did what they had to do and gave me my stitches. by the time i got him he was all wrapped up. they pushed me back to my labor suite where i undid him and latched him on. he latched like a champ and has been exlusively bfed since then. i was in the hospital another 2 days bcuz my BP was still high and they wanted to monitor me. So the nurses in the mother baby unit one was so rude. but they were all very helpful especially bout BFing they were there every 2 hrs to make sure we were okay and if we werent they would help.
im in the army and was not satisfied with the way i was treated in an army hospital. i mean im the one that is serving our country and getting treated like i dont have a job and im moochin off the govt. i had a friend who was unemployed and getting medicaid and she was able to L&D the way she wanted to in a birth center. I will have a better birth next time. Now that i know what to expect.
they swtiched out the bag of patocin but still nothing. so at around 8 the next day they took me off the patocin and let me eat and shower. they decided to send me home bcuz the patocin wasnt working and my BP went back down once i got the patocin. so i bursted into tears. i got my hopes up in seeing my baby and my mom took a plane half way across the country to support me and her first grandchild through his birth. so they sent us home. i was even more sad bcuz my mom only had so much vaca to use and if we went any longer she would have to be with us without pay and she is the only one working in our family besides me. so i felt so guilty. we tried everything. walking, castor oil, a pregancy massage, nipple stimulation, warm bath. nothing changed.
so monday i had a follow up and again i high blood pressure so we had to go back upstairs for monitoring again. then they checked the blood work and urine i had given and said i had pre-e and wasnt leaving without the baby. so they admitted me again and here we go with the patocin. nothing again. so we did that for bout 8 hrs. then the shift change came with a new dr who told me that they werent sure if i had pre-e that they were gonna stop the patocin. (my heart sank she said if i didnt have pre-e they were sending me home bcuz obviously my baby isnt reading to come out) and they were gonna collect urine for 12 hrs to be sure that i did in fact have pre-e. so i got to eat, take a shower, watch TV, for 12 hrs. then the next day the dr who originally told me i had pre-e was back on shift and he came back and told me that my results were in. that i did have pre-e. that he knew i did and that this test was pretty much a waste of time. so they started me on cervadol bcuz the patocin wasnt working. i was a lil happy cuz i wouldnt be hooked up to an IV yet again. So i would be able to eat and walked around and take showers. then the nurse put it in. (its a pill that goes in ur cervix.) she put it in and it was the most painful experience ever. i literally climbed backwards to the top of my bed screaming. lol. it was so bad. then later my mom was like i think she stuck her whole hand inside u. so i was scared it wasnt gonna work and i would need another one. so 4 hrs later they had to do another one. but this time the dr. did it and it wasnt so bad at all. i was relieved and was like wow that didnt hurt so much and the new nurse heard me and she was like it hurt the first time? i said oh yeah my mom said when the nurse did it the first time she stuck her whole hand inside me. and the nurse freaked out she said that wasnt our job she wasnt supposed to do that. well i was pissed bcuz that nurse caused me horrible pain for no reason. so then the next 4 hrs the cervadol didnt work either. so we tried cervadol one last time. still nothing. by this time it was weds. (i went into the hospital again on monday. if u count the time i was in the hospital in thurs and fri the previous week now it was day 5.) so i was getting irritable. the dr that originally told me i had pre-e was back on shift again and told me that they were gonna put me back on patocin.
it was about 6am. they told me i wouldnt be able to eat breakfast. they did let me shower one more time. so my mom went to my apartment while i did that so she could shower and change and not eat in front of me. so after the shower i got back in bed. the hooked me up to the patocin. the dr came back in. and checked me. then he stripped my membranes and broke my water. about 15 mins after that i was feeling everything. i text messaged my mother and told her to come back NOW! so at about 7 i asked for my epidural. but 7 is when the shift change actually begins so i had to wait for the new epidural person to come back on shift. my friend happened to stop by to see how i was doing and i was so happy i wasnt alone. i was crying for something in my IV til the epidural could get here. then they told me i needed blood work done b4 i could get the epidural. i was even more pissed bcuz i had told them from the begining i would be getting an epidural and they wait til i had been there 5days and til the last possible min to give me my epidural. so i was even more pissed i had to wait for an hr and a half b4 i got it. i didnt want my friend monica to leave me. bcuz her hands were cold and she was touching me and it felt soooo good. my mom had got there and i felt bad cuz i made her stand in the corner of the room and not touch me. her hands were really warm. monica had to go to work and i was sooo sad. i begged her not to leave me but she had to.
so i finally got the epidural and was happy. they have me a cathiter and an internal monitor for my contractions and the baby's heart beat. so after about another hr at 10 i told the dr i felt like i had to push. since 7am-10 i went from 3cm-9. so about 5 mins later i said i felt the urge to push and around 1030 they took me to the delivery room. i told them that i wanted the baby to be put on my tummy right after he was out so we could have the skin to skin contact. at 1045 they ignored me took him, and did what they had to do and gave me my stitches. by the time i got him he was all wrapped up. they pushed me back to my labor suite where i undid him and latched him on. he latched like a champ and has been exlusively bfed since then. i was in the hospital another 2 days bcuz my BP was still high and they wanted to monitor me. So the nurses in the mother baby unit one was so rude. but they were all very helpful especially bout BFing they were there every 2 hrs to make sure we were okay and if we werent they would help.
im in the army and was not satisfied with the way i was treated in an army hospital. i mean im the one that is serving our country and getting treated like i dont have a job and im moochin off the govt. i had a friend who was unemployed and getting medicaid and she was able to L&D the way she wanted to in a birth center. I will have a better birth next time. Now that i know what to expect.