Chalenging Labors and Cesarean Birth (part 2)

There are also medical methods to start labor, some of the most common once are prostaglandin, pitocin and artificial rupture of the membranes. Prostaglandin is put in the vagina to help ripen, its the same substance in semen. This substance comes in different forms gel, tampon-like or pills. Pitocin is a drug just like the oxytocin made by your body, its given to start contractions. This substance is given by an IV, It starts at a slow dose and once contractions start the dose increase. Artificial rupture of the membranes (AROM) means breaking the bag of water with a plastic hook. Its used more often to speed up labor rather then starting it. When my sister had my niece I remember that she had high blood pressure and they had to start labor early. They did all 3 methods on her. She said that once they broke her water it didn't hurt, but it felt as she had peed. Her mood got really grumpy after, and was complaining about everything. There are also different types of labor like a short but fast labor. Short labor goes by really fast and is more painful contractions come one after the other. There are many things you can do during this type of labor. First of all make sure you get to the hospital as fast as possible and take deep breaths. I would want to have this type of labor since its faster then you can just get it over with, but I just don't know about the contraction parts. As i was reading on there was a small box with information on how you can know if your baby is coming. The scariest one was you can see and maybe even touch his head at the opening. I would get so scared if I just felt something wet and hard down there, especially knowing its my sons head popping out, knowing me ill start panicking.