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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]HELLP. Bad labs caused trip to hospital. Platelets started crashing about 6 hours after arrival. Got spinal exactly at  platelet cutoff. With only 1 cm of dilation from induction after almost 12 hours, I desperately wanted the baby out. Dr. actually suggested 1 more attempt with dilation pill. Nurses thought she was nuts; Dr. husband (not an OB) reviewed data online and agreed with nurses. Nurses got doctor back on the phone for me (it was 3 am and shed left early evening pre-platelets crashing) and I put my foot down. CS went perfectly and platelets fell for 24 hours post-delivery to sub-20,000 (nosebleed at that stage), so was glad I pushed for CS (which I think was inevitable, but sooner was definitely better).[/quote]

Wait your OB left?  Who did the CS[/quote]

OB came back in after my phone call. CS was at roughly 4 am and I couldn't help thinking one of the reasons that she wanted to try induction one more time was that she wanted 2-3 hours more sleep. That may be completely cynical of me, however. It's possible she just really thought a normal delivery was possible/preferable. Until the HELLP, my pregnancy had been super easy and I had not other signs of pre-e. To be honest, she didn't seem to take the HELLP risks all that seriously (didn't check on me in person the day post CS when I was stuck on a mag drip, had nosebleeds and my BP kept inching higher). We never talked about the risks directly and she didn't discuss at what point I'd need a transfusion and/or other treatment in terms of my platelets count. The overnight nurse asked her permission to run a coags panel when I got the nosebleed; OB hadn't even considered it. The nurses seem rather unimpressed with her overall.[/quote]

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