2 days of pre labour. can't sleep. help?

[mousy]

Hello All. I don't have very good news I'm afraid. I'm at the hospital now. After irregular labour' my midwife today morning did an internal exam and found my pubic arch too narrow. She felt my cervix soft but cudnt get 2 fingers in to tell if I was dilated. Either way the head not engaging meant no good progress of labour and with nothing to press against the cervix it wont dilate much.

Anyway doctors here have confirmed the same. I'm waiting to discuss my options. Midwife reckons a c-section is very likely.

I'm so confused, hurt, angry, dissapointed. This has turned ugly way too fast.

Thanks all of u for ur support.

I will post again when I can.

[Kristin27]

Aww Mousy I'm sorry things aren't going as planned. Just remember at the end of the day a healthy baby in your arms is all that matters! You've done the hard work of pregnancy and you will be no less of a mother or woman because you don't give birth vaginally.

I had my DD via c-section and have bonded and are BFing beautifully.

Good luck, soon you will be holding your baby and nothing else will matter.

[HotI]

Hi Mousy

Hoping that you feel some sense of control and comfort with what is happening. You will have your little one with you really soon (if not already)! Check back in when you can.

take care,

k

[Toomanytoomany]

Hello All. I don't have very good news I'm afraid. I'm at the hospital now. After irregular labour' my midwife today morning did an internal exam and found my pubic arch too narrow. She felt my cervix soft but cudnt get 2 fingers in to tell if I was dilated. Either way the head not engaging meant no good progress of labour and with nothing to press against the cervix it wont dilate much.

Anyway doctors here have confirmed the same. I'm waiting to discuss my options. Midwife reckons a c-section is very likely.

I'm so confused, hurt, angry, dissapointed. This has turned ugly way too fast.

Thanks all of u for ur support.

I will post again when I can.

Mousy, that's too bad. Have they done an actual pelvic measurement to properly measure the pelvic outlet? I think I'd be wanting some proper evidence before consenting to a c-section, if you really don't want to have one unless absolutely necessary. Perhaps they could allow a trial of labour and see how things went? If the baby isn't going to go down the canal, then a c-section can be done at any time, but if the baby does go down, then they were incorrect.

[mousy]

Hi All,

Had a c-section after four days of labour. Felt I'd tried everything and then chose a cesarean.

Bubs came out fine. And I'm recovering well.

Docs and midwife did say that I chose well and timely, as there was meconium in the uterus and the placenta had some calcification. Bubs looked like he lost a bit of weight towards the end. Was a bit more wrinkly than normal. He looks fine now though.

I have come out of this with more questions than answers.

Will be following up specialists on getting pelvic measurements done for future pregnancies.