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From: Vicki Guidry
Email: loulabelle1@webtv.net
Category: Induction/Pitocin
Date: 03 Oct 2001
My story is quite a horrible one although I know that there are worse stories out there. I was nineteen years old when I found out that I was pregnant. My entire pregnancy was miserable. I had twelve ultrasounds, numerous non-stress tests, and two amniocenteses (yes, TWO) My triple screen came back abnormal and my ob sent me to a perinatologist who performed every amnio and ultrasound. At thirty-two weeks, my perinatologist did the second amnio to find out if my baby's lungs were fully developed. Three hours later, he called and said that his lungs were developed and that I needed to be induced immediately. He said that if I carried my baby another week that I would lose him. My placenta had prematurely aged to that of a woman two weeks overdue. The next morning, they started the pitocin (7:00) and at 7 o'clock p.m., they cut it off, broke my water, and gave me the cervadil (vaginal suppository). Bright and early at 7 o'clock the next morning they took the cervadil out and began the pitocin again. Every thirty minutes, for two days, they upped the dosage of pitocin. At 7 o'clock the second night the doctor came in and told me congratulations I had reached TWO centimeters. After thirty-six hours of pitocin and labor with no pain medication (I'm allergic) I had only reached two centimeters. I demanded a C-section and in twenty minutes my beautiful baby boy was born. He was only four pounds and spent eleven days in the hospital. He came home the day after mother's day. Now, after two and a half years, I have to bring him to a neurologist because he will not talk and we don't know if it is because he was eight weeks premature or something else. But I can guarantee that if it is because of thirty-six hours of labor and induction drugs, someone will hear from me. The worst part is that when my doctor found out that the doctor on call did all of this to me, he apologized profusely. I do still have all of my organs but I have to be honest that I would be terrified of having another baby. I don't think that I could go through any of it again. It sure is a lot to go through on your first baby to have a hard pregnancy without the almost impossible delivery on top of it. I love my baby but every time I look at him I am reminded of 36 hours of horror instead of a beautiful, joyous occassion. That doctor took that away from me. By the time the delivery was over, I was too worn out and needed more recovery than my premature baby. Something is wrong there. My husband had to take more care of me than the baby. And to top everything off, the doctor asked me on the operating table if I wanted him to tie my tubes. At nineteen years old! I hope this helps your cause in some way or at least makes someone feel less alone.
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