Help With Contractions, 3 Days Now

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I hope that someone can help me with my problem I have been contracting for 3 days now. I am just past finger tipped and my cervix is very soft. My OB told me that if I continue to contract that he was going to induce me. I wanted to try something natural before taking oxy. I heard about red raspberry tea, I have drank one cup and I think it has been about 1 hour I dont know how long it will take to work, or if it will. I am 38 weeks along I have numerous fibroids, I was going to have a cs but I have a fibroid right at the area of where incision will be. This is my first baby I am scared and i feel guilty for drinking that tea but my contractions have subsided. PLease HELP!!!

When the apple is ripe, it will fall from the tree. I know waiting is the pits!!! but it is better for you and the baby ( if there are no other problem that you know of) to wait and let nature take its course. Good luck.

I am an L&D nurse. Stripping membranes OFTEN does not work: only causes you to have more uterine irritability. You are only a little past 38 weeks now: you have plenty of time. If there is no medical reason for an induction, don't permit the doc to talk you into that. YOu;re just setting yourself up for a more intervention filled labor and that is definitely the hard way to go.

Pitocin hurts a lot more than a natural labor (I have two kids: one with a little pit and one completely natural without anything, including IV's). If you can steer clear of pitocin,please do yourself a favor! :coollook:

I am aware that you are uncomfortable now (most women are), but let nature do the work. You'll thank yourself later.

Betsy RNC

Connecticut

Specializes in Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis.

I agree w/betsy. If I only had a dollar for each case of "stripped membranes" for which NOTHING changed.....sigh.

Oh I dont know, Ive heard worse. So I dont think YeeHaw would be too bad. My husband and I were thinking about wearing our cowboy hats just for the hell of it. Not a cowgirl just like to ride the bull. Come to think of it that would be pretty damn funny to hear a woman in labor yelling YEEHAWWWW!!!!!!!!

I don't know about the patient wearing a hat and boots but I know when I was born down in Memphis the doctor came in wearing a hat and cowboy boots and promptly replied when I was born "we have a filly here". :chuckle

My poor mom

Thank you all for all of your help. I had Madeline Elizabeth on March 29 at 2256 my membranes ruptured at 0520 I went to Hoag Hospital and 17 hours and 56 minutes later I was still at 4cm

it sucked. I had pit and that sucked too. I earned this first baby.

Her head was in the birth canal, I had a fibroid that was not allowing her to pass. So that is why they decided to do a c-section and for the fact that it was about to be 18 hours and high risk infection. Well so my beautiful little girl was 5 pounds 11 ounces and 18 1/2 inches long. I cant believe how much I love her.

THanks again ladies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:) :)

:balloons: :) :) :balloons:

so glad your precious baby girl is here and well......I was thinking that you were having that baby! i am sorry it sucked and so happy you are both well and in love. kiss that little one for me. ::sigh:: - new baby heads - yum :)

Specializes in Case Mgmt; Mat/Child, Critical Care.

Congratulations on your precious baby girl! :balloons:

Congratulations!

Yes, I agree with you, you definitely did earn that first baby! I hope that she has a wonderful life with you!

:balloons:

Thank you all for all of your help. I had Madeline Elizabeth on March 29 at 2256 my membranes ruptured at 0520 I went to Hoag Hospital and 17 hours and 56 minutes later I was still at 4cm

it sucked. I had pit and that sucked too. I earned this first baby.

Her head was in the birth canal, I had a fibroid that was not allowing her to pass. So that is why they decided to do a c-section and for the fact that it was about to be 18 hours and high risk infection. Well so my beautiful little girl was 5 pounds 11 ounces and 18 1/2 inches long. I cant believe how much I love her.

THanks again ladies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:) :)

Isnt that an amazing kind of love? Congratulations!!!!!

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