She is here!

Little Miss Evelyn Hazel was born 7/17/2013 at 11:39am Via C-section! I went in on Monday evening to be induced. They had to use cervadil as I was only 1cm. The next morning I was contraction like crazy! 10:30am they checked me and I was only 1 1/2cm. Then I asked for a epidural since I was contracting and not progressing very well. I received the epidural about 20 minutes later and things were going good. At 1:30pm they checked me and I was at a 4-5. The dr decided it would be best to break my water to move it more. Well 7pm after intense contractions and lots of discomfort and even very painful contractions, they checked me again... Still a 4-5??!??? They offered pitocin, which I had had very bad problems with in the past. I had to decline for fear of a heart attack! They said the next choice is to wait until the next morning and if there was no change, I would go on the list for c section due to failed induction. Well 6:30am came around and there was still no change, yet I was feeling contractions through the epidural. So I was put on the list. They again offered pitocin but I was contracting just fine on my own. So off to OR we went! Evelyn was born 8lbs1oz, 19 1/2" long. Do I ever wish I could have had better luck not having to have a Csection! I am really having a hard time with the sagging panni and how much pain it is causing! Anyone have ideas of how to not be in so much pain, I will be willing to try anything right now! My super water retention has gone down and I am not AS swollen.
I will post pics after I figure out how.

Congrats!  Sorry to hear about the c-section though, not fun!  What was the reason for the induction in the first place?  I have yet to meet anyone who was induced and didn't end up with a c-section.

Pre-E was the reason. Plus I developed PUPPP and I have Trigeminal Neurolgia. They were hoping to give me a little comfort as well as relieve my Pre-E. I was induced with my last one for hypertension and the induction went so good. All they had to do was break my water and Baby was here 4 hours later!

Congrats on your baby girl! I'm sorry I dont have any advice on the csection and panni but hope its better soon

I had a c section last October and they gave me this large white ace bandage like thing to wrap around me. It helped support my belly skin and it didn't pull so much. Hope your recovery goes better!

Congrats on your little one!  I had  a similar c-section story (induction often ends in C-section) .  A very helpful nurse advised me to wear bicycle shorts (tight spandex shorts) under my nightgown/day dresses to keep my belly from hanging too much.  Really did the trick for me!  Good luck with your recovery.

Ashley

Thank you for the suggestions! I will defiantly be trying them! I am less sore, but I still feel a lot of pressure on the actual site if the incision, so hoping that the tight clothing will work