Hey Hollye,

Another thing i wanted to mention, just because i wasn't aware, and it was a real shock to me. My BP was so high that OB was concerned that when i was in labour it would go up more and i would have a stroke. When your body feels pain, your BP naturally goes up. For this reason he strongly recommended i have an epidural. (An epidural also lowers your BP)I was devastated, i was in tears for an hour while he sat with me and we talked about it. In the end i realised that in order to have a well baby and still be around to see it i needed to have the epi. So we negotiated, and i was induced without the epi and my BP was monitored. The deal was if it started rising i would have the epi. So i at least got feel what labour was like for a few hours hours. I managed to get to 5cm before my BP started rising and i had the epi.
This may not happen to you, but it is a possibility, and i would have prefered to know.

I was really glad i was induced in the end, although it was far from the birth i was working towards! My DD was 2.6 kg, she had stopped growing at 37 weeks becasue of the PE. My placenta was shutting down and she was starving. I hate to think what the outcome may have been if i wasn't induced.

One last point. If my cervix was still high and closed tight i was more than likely going to have to have a c/s. Apparently inductions arn't possible in this situation...... i am a little hazy on this, someone will correct me i am sure! lol
Fortunately, one good thing about PE is that your body seems to know it needs to get the baby out. So i went from a high closed cervix, to a forward, ripe, ready to go one, 1cm dilated, overnight.

I can;t wait to hear the birth announcement of your little girl! xx