Would E.R. doctors believe me if I told them I was in alot of pain and want to be induced?

Question

I am almost 36 weeks, and I have never been so uncomfortable. This is my 3rd baby, and everything has been so painful for me. I can't stand for longer than 5 minutes before my back is hurting so bad I want to curl up and cry or walk for longer than 5 minutes without being completely winded. I am carrying more in my back, so that could be where the back pain is coming from. I sleep *maybe* 2 hours a night from all of the pain. I was thinking about safe ways to self induce (but definately NOT castor oil...that sounds like the worst idea ever) I've been trying to walk as much as I could, sex really isn't working and I don't think spicy food will do anything but give me more heartburn. My next thought was the E.R., but I don't want them to send me home because I'm not in labor yet. So are there things I could say or do so I could be induced there? Please help with no negative feedback. I want my baby as healthy as possible and my dr. assured me that she's fine and a great size to be born.

Answer 1

I can understand how you feel. I am also pregnant with my third and am suffering severe back, hip, and pelvic pain with little to no sleep.



The problem with trying to naturally induce is that the methods only work if your body is already starting labour. It is the baby's lungs that release a chemical signaling to the woman's body that the baby is ready to come. So you will just wear yourself out even more trying things to bring on labour. Not to mention the stress and frustration you will feel every time something doesn't work.



As for the ER doctors inducing labour, they can't do that without an okay from your doctor, unless it was an extreme emergency and then they would just wheel you in for a c-section.



Your baby is healthy and a great size, for the age it is. I know you are miserable but just hang in there. This will all become a distant memory once your third one comes along. I know how hard it is to be experiencing these symptoms while trying to raise two other kids.



You have come this far, just hang in there, for the baby's sake. Your baby would still be considered premature at this time and would still spend time in the NICU.



Like I said the ER docs can't do anything without the okay from your doctor first, so going to the ER will really do nothing but stress you out more.



Good luck!

Answer 2

You'd be examined by trained professionals, and they'd know that you're lying.



I'm currently 37 weeks pregnant and I can barely breath, to the point where I've actually lost consciousness and smashed my entire face up and broken my teeth. My hips and back feel like glass, I can't stand or walk unaided, I can hardly keep any food down, I'm on medication for chronic indigestion and I can't sleep despite feeling exhausted! I know you've explicitly asked for no negative feedback, but there are Women suffering with worse pregnancies than you, and you just need to get on with it.



It's also disgraceful of you to want to waste the valuable time of several E.R Staff, and just the thought of you attempting it has made me feel rather angry!



On a final note, I actually went through a full induction with my First Son and it's no walk in the park.

Answer 3

No.. It doesn't matter how much pain you say you are in... I was in so much pain with my second that I could not lift my foot to put it into a sandal without screaming from how much pain I was in. It made me crazy. I started thinking of things I could do to induce labor I was 38weeks and I couldn't do anything physical so my options were pretty much gone. I wouldn't do anything to hurt my baby so sex, walking, squats, all of that was out of the question. It's not the size that counts. It's the maturity of the lungs. The baby will be considered full term at 37weeks. You could talk to your doctor about it and see what they say but REALLY. I tried everything to get them to induce me.. Finally my blood pressure became elevated and they did it. Good Luck and hang in there!

Answer 4

Look it is best if you wait until you go into Labor, I don't think just because your miserable makes you a candidate to be induced. I had to be induced because I had medical conditions myself. And the E.R. isn't going to keep you if your not in labor and there is nothing you can say to make them think that you should be induced, Being induced is not for people who are miserable. I was miserable too but I held in there until I was 39 weeks pregnant and I had to be induced. Your just going to have to wait it out like everyone else who is pregnant or has been pregnant I know it sucks but you can hang in there.

Answer 5

I doubt that you were even pregnant if a blood test came out negative at 12 weeks. As far as your medical records go. Did you just go in and demand to see your records right then and there? Or did you actually fill out the appropriate forms with the hospital to get access to your records? As a patient you do have rights to see your medical records. But, hospitals do have policies and protocols in place that they make their patients go through in order to get access to these records. Usually what happens is they will have you fill out a formal hospital request form. After they receive that request they do have to complete it within a certain time frame, like 30 days. Then if you want copies of your records they may charge you a fee for those copies.

Answer 6

boo hoo



get over it and suck it up!





if you are not in labor they will not keep you...there is no point