I have a silly question. I have had 4 children now and this is the first time I am not sure how long I was in labor.
Background: I'm 40 and there is 16 years between my new son and my daughter. I'm type 2 diabetic and was on insulin for the entire pregnancy. My sugars were so well controlled that my endo doc wants permission for my course of treatment to be used as an example to other diabetic moms so they will know that it CAN be done.
My perinatalogist and I decided on an induction at 39.5 weeks as the ultrasound that I had at 35 weeks measured my son at about 7 lbs 11 oz. OK, I come in on Sunday night for (and I am not sure of the order) cervadil/cytotec insertion. Measuring a fingertip of dilation. The next morning I am allowed to shower, etc. and then they inserted cytotec/cervadil and waiting for 4 hours. They then started the pit. Not much change all day long in terms of dilation. They decided to stop the pit, insert cytotec/cervadil x2 overnight and let me rest. Restarted the pit the next morning and then things started moving right along.
After admmission to the L&D at 8PM on Sunday night, my son was born at 9PM on Tuesday night.
So, was I considered to be in labor the entire time or what?
