This happened to me my first 3 labours! All 3 times I knew I was ready to push just to be told “you’re only a few centimetres, it’ll be ages yet” The second time it was so fast and large baby (9lb11) I ended up with atonic uterus. Would definitely not recommend!
Same
My first was text book, apart from being 6 weeks early (she didn’t need special care either) My second who I had at LWs I had contractions on and off but when I actually went into Labour, I was 3/4cm for 3 hours, and then with 20 minutes went fully dilated and didn’t even try to push, he was born with 6 minutes of involuntary pushing starting, with my third baby, I had a shouting argument with the midwife, because she wanted to put me on that drip, and I said no wait, because of how fast I suddenly dilated with my second, if that happens while you’ve got that drip in, it can cause problems. I was 4/5cm for nearly 8 hours, baby back to back and really quite painful. I demanded a consultant who came in and agreed I was being reasonable (I wasn’t refusing, I was saying wait). Anyway, it got to about 7 hours, and I said I’ll have the drip as no progression. But I wanted an epidural in first. So an anesthetist came and did that, consultant checked me, still 4/5cm, set the drip up, and said “can we examine you again just before I turn it on” and I said yeah and he went “oh. Well we won’t be starting that drip as you’re fully dilated now” I was like I told you this was why I wanted to wait I wasn’t being awkward.
I agree with you though, even without the atonic uterus, (and my babies were tiny too, first two 4lb9 each and third 6lb11) even though my second was the shortest and easiest of mine, I didn’t like it. If I had to do any of mine again, it wouldn’t be the second. I felt really shook up as it happened too fast, within 20 minutes I’d gone from sat with mild contractions messaging my mate on blackberry messenger, to my baby being born and taken away to neonatal. Whereas with my first and third, I felt like I understood what was happening, and could process it in my mind a lot better.
I agree with you though, even without the atonic uterus, (and my babies were tiny too, first two 4lb9 each and third 6lb11) even though my second was the shortest and easiest of mine, I didn’t like it. If I had to do any of mine again, it wouldn’t be the second. I felt really shook up as it happened too fast, within 20 minutes I’d gone from sat with mild contractions messaging my mate on blackberry messenger, to my baby being born and taken away to neonatal. Whereas with my first and third, I felt like I understood what was happening, and could process it in my mind a lot better.