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**Glamoreyez** · July 8th, 2009, 01:25 PM

Cass! DO NOT ACCEPT THAT!
You deserve an answer to every question even it is for them to say "I don't know".
This level of care is absurd and really if you can move to a different hospital.
You need to complain.
Listen and be heard!!!!
No one should be treated this way!!!
Call Alan and have a chat to him about the things you are feeling, he seems like he could give you some answers and some reassurance.
Big hugs honey...

**Inertia** · July 8th, 2009, 03:44 PM

~ She had a go at my pain threshold, saying most people can just strug it off.

I think the saddest thing about you being in pre-labour, Cass, is you wont have the time to find an actual obstetrician before you have the baby! What a horrible woman to say such a thing. We NEVER shrug it off. We cope and get through it til the next one. Pain is pain. No one should be judging anyone for the pain they are feeling.

I really hope this all works out in the end. I would certainly be making the longest formal complain letter I can draft - and they'd hate that because I am extremely verbose! I'd be making a point to CC it to Nicola Roxon too - let her know exactly what they are forcing women into!

**Amaunet** · July 8th, 2009, 07:09 PM

Boo Hiss to that Obs - how is she to know how much pain you are feeling? I also think they should be seeing you more regularly - I am seeing my obs weekly. I agree with Interia - COMPLAIN LOUDLY!!! Ask to see the head obs, generally make yourself a pain in their ar**e!

I hope it all improves for you soon!

**Catastrophic** · July 8th, 2009, 09:33 PM

Bec - Unfortuntly this is the only hosp i can get into "under the catchment area bullst" Plus all other hosp are over 40mins away, where as this one is only 5.

I am writing up a complaint... But atm there is a little too much emotion (swearing) in it! so going to take a while. Thanks Inertia! I will remember to CC it!

I just want my little girl out, this is horrible :-( I hate feeling like this. I folded up washing this evening and put it away and ended up in AGONY with contractions and just feeling like crap,

I'm going to go see my GP next week, He actually listens. and at least then i will be heard and if he doenst think im okay he can maybe put in a word to the hosp.

There is good news (i feel i havn't shared enough good news lately so is going to balance it out)

DF parental leave starts on FRIDAY, He had it pulled forward / longer (6weeks now instead of 4) So he can look after me. and i don't have to worry about him being at work when i go into labour...
And we have pre approved for our new car, just waiting for the right one to come along

**Catastrophic** · July 13th, 2009, 11:51 PM

Hey all! Thought i should let you know that i am still here!!!
I think that i will still be pregnant this time next year! Still feeling very much the same - Hopefully all this prelabour makes for a lovely nice quick labour!

**~Saram~** · July 14th, 2009, 12:26 AM

Cass - you poor thing! My heart goes out to you - someone here who struggled through 3 wks of prelabour due to a stubbonly posterior bub. What hospital are you at??? Is it possible to drive a certain distance and "have" to call in at another hospital and say you were visiting in the area and need to be checked due to pain???

Have you considered seeing someone like acupuncturist/chiro for the pre labour??? My chiro was able to use some pressure points to get the pre labour to stop which was blissful - but I didn't have the maybe UTI maybe ROM just prelabour.

Hope you are hanging in there

Oh PS - not that you are in the modd now but I'm popping down in Aug/Sept would love to catch up with you and Izzy and bean if you are up to it

**BekZ** · July 14th, 2009, 08:18 PM

Cass good luck. I had Eva at the same hossy you'll be going to. If you want I'll pm you the middy I had..she was devine!!! very caring

**~CrazyMumOf3~** · July 15th, 2009, 01:50 PM

just thought id update for Cassie - she has been back in hospital last night and again this morning. Last night they sent her home with pain killers and today she has been given a drip(not sure what for) but she has some sort of virus and will more then likely be home again later this afternoon. Cervix is closed and high - poor thing is going through hell.

Bek ~ i too had one of my others there and was really happy with them although this time round im actually scared of having to go and birth there after Cassie's horrible time she's been having, other stories ive heard and i also dont like my OB. I too loved my midwife i had last time - he was excellent!

**BekZ** · July 15th, 2009, 02:41 PM

Poor Cassie, thanks for the up date CMo3!!

I didn't think anything of the OB's either but the midds are still awesome. I found going in with a birth plan the best thing I ever did. When I arrived to give birth I gave the first mid my birth plan. She went and gave it to the other mid wifes to have a look at and one returned to my room telling me how much she loved my plan and that it was her style of labouring..Good luck you'll be fine

**~CrazyMumOf3~** · July 15th, 2009, 03:19 PM

another update from cassie

she is on her way home with instructions to rest and take it easy. they done some blood tests and still waiting for results and will call her if anything shows up. she is glad to be going home. she mentioned that she wanted to swap spots with the girl across from her as she was being induced.

Bek i only just noticed you have one day left. All the best hun.

**Glamoreyez** · July 15th, 2009, 04:37 PM

god... poor cass.

**BekZ** · July 15th, 2009, 04:52 PM

Cmo3 - i gave birth last Thursday

**~CrazyMumOf3~** · July 15th, 2009, 05:12 PM

well now dont i look like a goose. Congrats on the birth of your lil one

**Catastrophic** · July 16th, 2009, 07:45 PM

Bekz - Will send you PM... And Congrats on your birth

Thanks Crazy for updating... Filling in details...

Tuesday night was very sick with vomiting and alot of cramping, DF called up the hosp and they said to come in so they can check to see if anything is going on... Get in there around 7ish and they put me in the birthing suite...
They put me on monitors, it is quite scary stuff watching beany's heart rate go from 100 to 200 with every cramp/contraction what ever they call them...
An OB came and did a speculium (duck test as my lovely DF calls them) Cervix still high an closed, and still getting a black reading from swap but they said there is no pooling of the waters...
OB gave me Prodein x2 (sp?) and Tamaze x2 (sleeper i think thats what it called) and to go home...

Wednesday morning, My RN from work came and saw me and didn't like the fact i was still in pain and she rang my dr, I still couldn't keep anything down, was up half the night with vomiting still... Dr adviced that i go back up to the hosp. went back up to hosp (i really am sick of seeing those four walls)

They put me on monitors, completely different to the night before, me and Beany we're very drugged up... Beany wasn't moving and her heart rate stayed at a stead 118 (pretty much), and I was just extremely tired and keeping it hard to stay awake, They kept it on longer, until they woke her up and she moved around... Different OB came along. I was dehydrated so she put me on the drip and maxolin to stop the vomiting... Was able to tolarate some water so after 6 hours was able to come home...

Yay! Which is where i am now... stop throwing up... Able to eat... hoping this nightmare ends sooon... And my dream begins hehehe

**Amaunet** · July 16th, 2009, 08:32 PM

Oh Cass - sorry to hear this is all still happening. Hope you get to meet Beany really soon!

**Catastrophic** · July 20th, 2009, 02:04 AM

Contractions + Back pain... Keeping me awake... Ohhhhhhhhhh wow

I feel like i really need to poo and spew... But neither are happening... So i am just walking around my very quiet house (it really is quite peaceful this time of night :P) and catching up on some BB