I had my last ob appointment this morning. He checked me. He marked me down as 3-4 cm... leaning more towards the 4. He did some sort of "trick" to get the contractions coming along better, ha ha ha, is that not what they were doing already?

He then gave me my baby ticket ; ) Okay, that's what he called it, but it's just my order to go to the L & D in the morning. I am to be there no later than 6:00 AM, when they will prep me and get me started on Pitocin to regulate the contractions... unless I go tonight (which he said is a possibility). He said that this time they wouldn't send me back home, ha ha ha. He claims that the nurse was wrong in much of what she told me... perfect. He said the key was that there was not enough of a change in the cervix to warrant me staying. That's what he said defined "false labor." Interesting.

Anyway, he still forecasts a normal and quick delivery. Guess we'll find out tomorrow. ; )

Good Luck with it, keep us informed, praying for a smooth delievery.

Praying for you! Also - warning - pitocin makes those already icky contractions even worse! Hope all goes quick and smooth and we get pics of a beautiful baby boy real soon!

sorry bit thick here but what is pitocin I had the pessery with Sinead and that was bad enough is pitocin worse than that.

Zoey, here is a little bit about Pitocin. It is commonly used around here, probably something similar to what they gave you in your neck of the woods. = )

" This is from: http://pregnancy.about.com/od/induction/f/pitocin.htm--

Q. How is pitocin used to induce labor?
From Robin Elise Weiss, LCCE,
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A. Pitocin is a liquid medication that is a synthetic form of the naturally occurring hormone, oxytocin. Pitocin is diluted with a standard saline solution an introduced into your body by IV drip. The medication is regulated on a medication pump. This is an attempt to minimize complications and to help your doctor or midwife mimic normal labor as much as possible.
This IV drip will be set to deliver a certain amount of Pitocin per hour. Depending on the orders written by your practitioner, the Pitocin drip will normally be turned up every hour until you have reached the contraction pattern that they are looking for you to have. This may be different for each woman. Some practitioners turn the Pitocin up really quickly and others go more slowly. Some of this will depend on how you respond to the Pitocin and how well your baby responds to Pitocin.

When you have Pitocin you will also normally have:


continuous IV drip
continuous electronic fetal monitoring
There are increased risks with using Pitocin including:


fetal distress
more likley to request pain medication like an epidural
cesarean section
uterine rupture
Women have different views on Pitocin.

Some find it wasn't a problem at all, while others intensely dislike the thought of it. I think much of this has to do with your expectations of the medication as well as how your practitioner uses the medication. Discussions about how labor will be managed ahead of time will help you adjust to the use of this medication.

Ooooh, how exciting! Praying for a smooth labour and delivery for you!

Ooooh, how exciting! Praying for a smooth labour and delivery for you!

Meg took the words right out of my mouth (keyboard)!

Praying here too! Can't wait to hear updates. I'll be thinking of you and praying for you tomorrow!

So excited for you! I will be praying and thinking about you when I am up for my 5am feeding tomorrow :) Just think you will be up feeding Daniel every 2 hours also VERY SOON!

Praying for a quick, smooth, pictosin-free delivery!

Can't wait to hear of your little ones arrival and praying everything goes smoothly! God Bless :)

I'm so excited for you, Alison!

I am so waiting to hear...probably not as excited as you!! Post pics as soon as possible. Praying for a smooth and easy delivery!

WooHoo!! Praying things go smoothly!!

How exciting! Praying for you sweetie!

I'm soooooo excited!!!!!!!I can't wait to hold the little(or not so little-LOL) fella.I'll probably stop by after work tomorrow to check on ya.Continuing to cover you all in prayer.
Love ya
WWWWWWWWWWW

Good luck! I can't wait to hear about the new baby and see pictures!

Ah now I know what it is.

I am praying your labor went well, and that you are now holding your new little one! Can't wait to hear!

(yeah, pit is yucky, but it gets the job done sometimes...bleh! LOL)

Blessings,
Amber

Been praying today....can't wait to hear from you again!
Hugs to you my friend!