Instincts or Medicine?
So today I had a scheduled induction. Much to my hesitation I followed through with the appointment and showed up this morning at 5AM excited to meet this little one.
All the while feeling like things were being forced and a little too early for this babies arrival. Little things like, this babies birthday doesn't feel right to be in April? But I still haven't figured out my-personal line between relying on medicine and relying on instincts? I kept telling myself, if I don't go in today and I opted not to go in yesterday; what if the chord raps around her...and you know from there....and it was my decision to wait. No one can predict that but how could I live with not trusting my doc and just going in?
I will say that I prayed hard before Monday's appointment asking God to help me make the right decision. God didn't reveal his confidence to me on Monday but He sure did today. He took care of the details today.
Brady and I showed up at the hospital at 5AM. They started patocin at 7AM and the doctor checked me at 7:30 thinking he would break my water and we would have the baby by noon. After he checked me he realized it was too early to break my water and we waited things out until noon. No epideral, thank goodness. I was free to walk to the bathroom and move around as much as needed. The cantractions were rough with patocin but nothing unbarable, I know they would have been a lot worse if my water would have broken. The nurse hinted that if the doc comes back and brakes my water the risk of a C section would be a lot greater, 2 vaginal deliveries and then a C section...NO Thank you. When the doc checked me I asked if it was an option to just stop the patocin and go home. It was starting to feel very clear to me that it was not God's timeing for this baby to enter the world yet. I found such comfort that doc. said yes and left it up to us. Believe me, I didn't want to tell everyone, "No baby, time to go home." Especially to Mammy and Pops who left New Hope at 2:30 this morning, Teresa who drove 2 hours to get here, Brooke Allen from Conway and everyone that came to the hospital. Or to have waisted a day full of contractions.
But my feeling this whole time was confirmed...I finally had the condidence to say..."Baby is just not ready." So essential this is where we are at, dialated 2-3 and 50%. No contractions currently, going to wait another week to let nature take its course. I will be up for another try at induction in a week but have high hopes for going into natural labor between now and then. I have no formula for ensuring an easy delivery come the next 6 days or for avoiding a C section. I just pray that God'd will shall be done and that I will aware of his call to this delivery and this babies needs.



This same thing happened to one of my friends that I work with, she went in to be induced and they ended up sending her home and told her to come back a week later. Sometimes your body just knows better. When #3 is ready, she will come!! Good luck and I can't wait to see pics!!