Cervix not dilating yet! Would you elect to ripen your cervix?
I have had no complications in pregnancy and am not really eager to force an induction, BUT today at my "last" appointment before his due date I have made no progression since last week when I was at 1 cm dialation & 60% effaced.
My Dr. offered to make me an appointment for cervical ripening in which I check into the hospital for the monitored insertion of protaglandins into the vagina in order to soften and encourage dilation.
At a moment of frustration and desperation I agreed and made the appointment for Thursday morning. Now I am having second thoughts and am feeling guilty and selfish for trying to speed things along.
Mind you I have been doing all the "natural" tricks all week to help keep me busy (sex, walking, yoga ball, pineapple, raspberry leaf tea).
I am still working full-time up until he comes so that might be making me more eager to have him so that I can forget the stresses of work for a while.
Also I believe I will lose my secondary insurance coverage on my 26th birthday which is on January 20th, making the expenses of childbirth a little more scary as well.
The pressure has been weighing on my mind and I would love to get some thoughts from other soon to be mamas who know just how hard it is to be THIS pregnant and make any kind of decisions.
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