After yesterday's visit wit the ob (midwife had been called away), my decision to labor at home has been much more solidified. (Ob was offering an induction to avoid a big baby- which I'm not concerned about). I was induced at 41.5 weeks last time, and have no desire to go through that again.
So, my plan is to labor at home for as long as possible and make it to the hospital in time to push. The tricky part? Hospital is 30 minutes away, and I don't know how to base my timing based on my last labor due to the induction. I started with arom at 8 am, pitocin at 1pm, epidural (thanks to the pit) at 6pm, and baby was born at 8:48pm. At 5pm I was I still only 5cm, but by the time the epidural was put in I was fully dialated but couldn't feel to push. So I took a nap for an hour to let some of the meds wear off.
any suggestions on timing? Now that I know what transition is like I was thinking of waiting until I got near that point, but I guess I'm scared of not making it in time.
Check out the area. Are there any parks? 24hr walmarts? You can always walk around in the hospital.
wait until labor is well established, no question that it's the real deal. Drive to the area. Continue laboring, make sure your pre-registered(weeks ahead of time) check in intime to deliver.
Have you considered a home birth?
It's so hard because every labor can progress so differently. I stayed at home for most of my first labor too and those transition contractions in the 10 min car ride were definitely the worst... not really something I'd want to repeat again.
Is there a friend/relative's house or a hotel closer to the hospital where you could labor?
My mother in laws house is about 10 min away, but honestly I would be more comfy walking around the hospital than there. Which is a good thought. If labor has slowed when I get to the hospital I can walk around before checking in.
Quoting FunBetty:My mother in laws house is about 10 min away, but honestly I would be more comfy walking around the hospital than there. Which is a good thought. If labor has slowed when I get to the hospital I can walk around before checking in.
I think you'll probably know when you need to go to the hospital. In my experience (hospital was a 1hr drive), I knew my labor was progressing quickly, and we left about 2 hrs after my first contraction. It was a terrible drive, but we made it to the hospital with about 45 min to spare before baby was in my arms. Total labor was 3 1/2 hrs. If you're a 1/2 hr away, you'll probably make it within 15-20 min (trust me, my hubby made the drive in 40 min lol). When your contractions feel like they are INTENSE, but bearable, head for the car ;) Just my opinion though. I liked only being at the hospital for the very end. ONLY downside is they wanted me hooked up to the monitor and in the bed to "make sure everything was okay". That part made me mad. This time, I plan on telling them to shove it lol.
Quoting BaileysMom9:I think you'll probably know when you need to go to the hospital. In my experience (hospital was a 1hr drive), I knew my labor was progressing quickly, and we left about 2 hrs after my first contraction. It was a terrible drive, but we made it to the hospital with about 45 min to spare before baby was in my arms. Total labor was 3 1/2 hrs. If you're a 1/2 hr away, you'll probably make it within 15-20 min (trust me, my hubby made the drive in 40 min lol). When your contractions feel like they are INTENSE, but bearable, head for the car ;) Just my opinion though. I liked only being at the hospital for the very end. ONLY downside is they wanted me hooked up to the monitor and in the bed to "make sure everything was okay". That part made me mad. This time, I plan on telling them to shove it lol.
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on Jan. 26, 2013 at 5:55 AM