Meagan’s Long Induction with a 4th Degree Tear

Mommy Labor Nurse

Liesel Teen

Parenting, Kids & Family

5 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2020

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, my friend Meaghan shares her induction experience followed by an agonizing 4th degree vaginal tear.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Mommy Labor Nurse Podcast episode number 27.
0:04.0	Hi everyone, we are doing a birth story today with my friend Megan.
0:09.0	She came on to the Mommy Labor Nurse Podcast and shared the birth of her first son. She had a pretty
0:14.7	normal pregnancy. She was induced five days after her due date on a Wednesday and
0:19.6	after about 12 hours of Patozen and Cytac to soften her cervix, they put a fully balloon
0:25.9	in her cervix to get her to 4 centimeters.
0:28.7	She then labored a little bit longer, eventually got an epidural.
0:32.3	She did stall a bit after her epidural at 9.5
0:35.3	centimeters for a long time, and then she ended up pushing for a long time as well. So this was a great story to share. I like the fact that she was just so open about her
0:46.1	induction and like how long it actually took because inductions, especially for firsttime moms, they can take days sometimes.
0:55.0	But eventually, after pushing for a long time, she did have a vaginal delivery,
0:59.0	but then had some complications after that.
1:02.0	So I will not spoil the rest of it. I will let you
1:04.8	guys listen to the whole episode so let's get started.
1:09.4	You're listening to the mommy labor nurse podcast where we firmly believe in the
1:17.6	power of education when it comes to giving birth.
1:20.2	Tune in each week as we dive into pregnancy related topics, expert interviews, and a variety of birth stories.
1:27.0	As a reminder, anything you hear on this podcast is not medical advice.
1:30.0	Please see mommy labor nurse.com slash disclaimer for more details.
1:35.0	And now here's your host, Educator, registered nurse, and fellow mom, Leasal
1:40.0	team.
1:41.0	This week the Mommy Labor Nurse Podcast team.
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