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[quote=Anonymous]OP here. I was induced on 9/1 and it ended up being a bit of a nightmare but not because of the platelets- my platelet count had actually gone up to 145 when I was admitted so I was somehow all good on that front. Induction lasted 50+ hours (it took over a day to get to 4 cm, at which point I got the epidural) and ended in a c section (which thankfully I didn't need general for). Baby was born a healthy boy. 6 days later I developed postpartum preeclampsia (no bp issues during my pregnancy) which I had to get magnesium sulfate for and which I am still working on managing with meds from home. Who knew pregnancy was the easy part! Postpartum has been kicking my butt.

Labor and delivery was traumatic. It's not something I relive constantly but the first week home I was in shock and how difficult everything was. I felt in good hands with my providers but my body did NOT want to dilate/go into labor and I ended up getting the epidural out of hunger/exhaustion and just having no idea how long it would take for me to fully dilate (at 1 am the morning after I got the epidural at 9 am). I wonder how different it would have been had I waited to be induced at 41 weeks, but given he was born one day before 41 weeks after what seems like every intervention known to man, probably not very.

In any case- I hope my story is more of an exception than rule!

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