Am I going to be pregnant forever?

We went in on Wednesday night to start inducing labour. It had been a hard decision for me to make, but in the end I decided to go ahead with the induction.

So, we went into the hospital at 7:00 on Wednesday night. I registered, signed in and went to one of the labour rooms. I assume this was in case I was kick-started into a quick labour. The nurse examined me, and then monitored me and the baby for 30 mins before starting. She applied a prostaglandin gel (Prostin) to my cervix and then monitored me again for 30 mins, and made me walk around the hospital for 10 minutes, then monitored me again. There were no adverse reactions from me or the baby, so they sent me home, to rest and wait for labour to start. I guess alot of women end up coming back the same night, once they're sent home. Well, not me. :)

We were scheduled to come back the next morning at 7:30 am to start the actual induction phase. We arrived at the hospital a little late, of course, and registered again. This time I was given a hospital ID bracelet though. So we went to one of the labour rooms again, and they did another internal exam. I hadn't dilated at all during the night, which was a little disappointing. They got me hooked up on the IV, and gradually started the oxytocin drip. When I asked the nurse she told me that most women start to feel contractions after about 30 minutes on the drip. Well the time went by, they increased my dosage, with no effect. Around lunch time I started getting pre-contractions, which were basically just a tightening of my belly, but not of my uterus. Unfortunately the baby's heart rate was dropping a little after each of these pre-contractions. So they stopped the oxytocin. The baby's heart rate came back up and normalized. Since the change was minor they started the drip again. We worked the oxytocin back up to the same level as before (from 30 ml/hr to 60 ml/hr), but with no reaction, from me or the baby. They continued raising it again, past the point it had been at before (all the way up to 90 ml/hr) with still no reactions. I wasn't even getting any pre-contractions anymore. At this point it was 7:00 pm. I had not dilated, and wasn't having contractions, after almost an entire day on the IV.

My doctor came and laid out my choices to me. I could have a Cesarean that night, (waiting at least 6 hours for an OR) or wait a few days to see if I started labour on my own, and we would schedule another inducement for Monday. If the inducement on Monday doesn't work, I could have a cesarean at that point. My husband and I talked about it and weighed the pros and cons. I asked if there was a way to determine if he was too big to fit out the birth canal, and they said that the only way to really tell was through a trial of labour (some women's bones stretch apart, and the baby's head can compress). We also asked what the chances of another inducement working were. The doctor didn't have any stats, and wasn't willing to commit. When Bill finally asked him to commit to a stat of more or less than 50, he did say that in general it was successful on the second try less than 50%. I'm going to try an google some info on this.

In the end we decided to wait out this weekend and see if anything happens spontaneously, if not we'll try again on Monday. I am mentally preparing for a cesarean at this point. I don't think Ryan's coming out until we force him. :o/ He's a stubborn, ornery, little guy alright. I hope he's not this much trouble when he gets here. :P