ASMR Story Time | My Uncensored Labour Induction Story | Soft Spoken (Part 2)

Added: 2026-05-13

[00:00:00]Hi, welcome to part two of my labor induction bath story. I wasn't able to do one long video in the end, so we're doing part one, part two, and part three.

[00:00:15]And this is part two, so you sit back, relax, and I hope that you find this video informative, ASMR inducing, etc., etc. So, here we are.

[00:00:30]Okay, so I'm filming now on another day.

[00:00:35]Um as I said, I had to do this video in bits and bobs, so um let's continue.

[00:00:44]So, where I left off was, yeah, one midwife saying I can't have anything to kind of help with the pain of the cervical examination.

[00:00:55]And the next morning, um I had the same midwife again, um the one that I really, really liked.

[00:01:07]She was very, very kind. She was very, very um in tune with me, um very lovely person.

[00:01:17]Um she I asked her because I said, "I don't think I can do the examinations. They hurt too much."

[00:01:31]So, she said, "I I think I've got something for you."

[00:01:35]So, basically, she gave me a numbing gel. Now, I've no idea what this gel is called or what it was, but I was like, "Just give me anything."

[00:01:45]So, she gave it It was in like a little tube. So, I did that myself before the examination.

[00:01:53]And I also had gas and air, and then she examined me.

[00:01:59]And yeah, it was much more um manageable, but still painful.

[00:02:08]So, basically, she realized that the gel that they've been giving me, you know, the the the gel that um causes you to have contractions, actually made my cervix swell up.

[00:02:23]So, even though yeah, I was trying to induce labor, my cervix was like, "No." It was swollen. And this midwife said it was the worst like case of swelling she'd seen in her career, and I don't know how long her career was. So, I was like, "Great."

[00:02:42]Um but she just wanted to double-check with the head doctor on shift.

[00:02:53]Um again, it was it was all very hazy.

[00:02:56]I've got my notes here, but I didn't note down why I had to go um to the head doctor. Anyway, anyway, that was a little bit further on into the story. So, here I've put So, I woke up at 4:00 in the morning.

[00:03:13]This was after the first dose of uh gel.

[00:03:17]They gave me another dose of the gel.

[00:03:20]Then I woke up at 6:00 a.m. with contractions, and they were very painful.

[00:03:27]Um so, I asked if they had anything I could take for those.

[00:03:33]And I was given paracetamol and something stronger. I can't remember what the stronger thing was.

[00:03:38]Then I was able to sleep through them a bit.

[00:03:42]Um and then the lovely lady took my food order.

[00:03:46]And I will um I will put the videos of random stuff in this video, too as well. I'll show you the food again if you didn't see the um if you didn't see the YouTube short I posted or the montage of all of the food that I ate.

[00:04:04]Um So I had breakfast at around 7:30 a.m.

[00:04:18]I couldn't really sleep through the change in the ward shift.

[00:04:23]Um it was very loud, very bright. If you've ever been on a ward before, you know you're not getting any sleep really.

[00:04:34]So I was actually getting regular contractions, contractions, contractions.

[00:04:40]Um on the monitor that they hook you up with that also monitors your contractions so they can see it there even if you're not in a lot of pain, they'll be able to see the contractions on the monitor.

[00:04:57]And I couldn't feel anything with the painkillers, but I could see on the screen I was having regular contractions.

[00:05:05]But it really hurt to pee.

[00:05:08]And going to the toilet was really difficult and I think that was because everything was swollen.

[00:05:14]Um I don't know if people have had the same experience going into induction with that. Um but I just put it down to everything being swollen.

[00:05:28]So yeah, this is the bit. So the lovely midwife who was an angel, she did an examination at 9:00 a.m. in the morning.

[00:05:37]Um and that's when she offered me the numbing gel and gas and air.

[00:05:42]And it was a blessing, I wrote. And she felt my cervix after the second dose of that gel that was put in.

[00:05:51]And this is when she realized it was super swollen.

[00:05:55]And I was still only 1 cm dilated.

[00:05:59]Ooh.

[00:06:01]So, she said wait until 2:00 in the afternoon.

[00:06:06]And she That's when she said, "I'm going to get a doctor to examine you because this swelling is Yeah, something that is quite bad."

[00:06:14]Um so, the head doctor came to speak to me and she said, "Let's go and examine you in the labor room because they have the stirrups there, the lovely I hate those things."

[00:06:32]So, at 2:00 I was taken into an empty labor room. And I'll show you the labor room that I was in for actual labor here.

[00:06:42]Somewhere here.

[00:06:44]>> [clears throat] >> Um cuz the rooms are really nice.

[00:06:47]And And then I was examined by the doctor.

[00:06:56]Now, she was She was very She was nice, but she was very kind of like matter of fact.

[00:07:01]Whereas the midwife was more like um um Oh, I don't want to say maternal, but like warm and friendly.

[00:07:13]So, I had the gel. I also had some painkillers in my system and I had the gas and air.

[00:07:20]And um now the doctor was really reaching around in there. So, on the gas I was like properly inhaling the gas and air and I was doing it to the extent where I nearly passed out from the gas and air.

[00:07:39]Um which was great and I was Oh, I'm so sorry, like, because no joke, she was like rummaging around up there, and it was so really painful.

[00:07:51]Um so I yeah, nearly passed out the amount of um gas and air that I was um inhaling.

[00:07:58]Um and she couldn't So, basically, what she was trying to do was get in through my cervix, but she couldn't because it was too swollen.

[00:08:10]Um So, that confirmed everything with the head doctor on call.

[00:08:18]Um that means, yeah, they couldn't get in to break my waters, and if the gel they kept on using the gel for induction, my cervix would just get more swollen.

[00:08:31]So, yeah, that was the situation.

[00:08:37]Um So, basically, they said, "Go and rest.

[00:08:41]We won't put any more gel in, and then I'll have another examination at 6:00 in the afternoon."

[00:08:49]Now, at this point, I was like, "This is ridiculous. I just like, my body's not ready to do this. Everything is swelling up."

[00:09:00]Um and I was actually like pretty frustrated. My partner at this point, I sent him home to get some stuff.

[00:09:10]Um like a change of clothes cuz we'd been in the hospital for ages.

[00:09:16]So, I'll put the video up here.

[00:09:19]But, the lovely angel of a midwife I really, really loved, um who gave me who gave me the pain relief, she said, "Can I run you a bath while you're waiting?" Now, in the ward there were two like hospital bathrooms, and they had a bath with like rickety shower, like overhead showers.

[00:09:39]And they weren't the best.

[00:09:41]Um like um pressure showers and stuff like that. It was just like a hospital bathroom. And I thought she meant in there.

[00:09:49]And I was like actually, oh oh I'd love a bath. And she was like, "I'll put some essential oils in it for you."

[00:09:57]And then when she said, "Oh, it's ready." She actually ran me a bath in the um water What's it called? The water birth suite.

[00:10:11]Yeah.

[00:10:12]So, I was actually in one of the um baths that people give birth in. Um which was way better. As you can see the atmosphere, it was like a spa.

[00:10:23]It was like a spa.

[00:10:26]Um and the atmosphere was much more relaxing. So, on my phone I put on relaxing music. She put in some essential oils. And I was swimming around being pregnant and frustrated.

[00:10:40]Feeling like I was in a spa, but I was still in the hospital. So, I really appreciated that. I really did.

[00:10:48]I really did. That was lovely. And I hadn't had like proper bath or a proper shower for a few days. And I was just so ready to feel clean.

[00:11:00]And I washed my hair. And oh, it was great.

[00:11:03]For that moment, anyway.

[00:11:07]No.

[00:11:10]Yeah, and then she made me a tea. And I was just like, "You are like the best angel person."

[00:11:16]So, basically what the cervix was called was a a edematous edematous e d e m a t o u s cervix.

[00:11:32]So, anyway, yes, I got a lovely bath in the birthing pool and I felt refreshed.

[00:11:43]So the next examination was around 7:00 or yeah, 6:00 or 7:00, 6:00 7:00.

[00:11:48]I don't even know what that is.

[00:11:51]And the most senior doctor would determine whether it's worth continuing with the induction or just have C-section.

[00:12:08]But I was fed up at this point. I didn't want any more examinations.

[00:12:13]I didn't want to go through that.

[00:12:15]So this was Yeah, I was kind of like saying, "Oh, should I have a C-section or should I wait?

[00:12:25]Should I have a C-section?" And then they ended up like, "Can I please not have any more examinations? I'd rather just opt for a C-section now. I'm I'm done. Like I can't I just can't. It's too long. Like how long is this going to be?"

[00:12:43]So yeah, and basically with inductions as well, there's always a strong possibility that it ends up in a C-section.

[00:12:54]So in the end I was like, "Give me the C-section."

[00:12:59]Give me the C-section right now. I'm ready.

[00:13:05]So the gel wore off and I wasn't getting any contractions anymore, so I was able to chill.

[00:13:12]And this took us to Friday, so Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.

[00:13:22]We were just waiting, so we were put on the list for a C-section.

[00:13:27]>> [snorts] >> Um And yeah. So, basically, I had to have a blood test in preparation for the C-section.

[00:13:38]And they did the usual monitoring every 6 hours.

[00:13:43]Now, at about So, they said I was booked in for about 5:00 that afternoon.

[00:13:51]Um And they gave us gowns. Like scrubs to wear. I had a gown and my partner had scrubs.

[00:13:59]And they gave me two antacid pills to take, which you have to take before your C-section.

[00:14:06]Um and then they make you sign a form.

[00:14:10]Um and I also um had to fast. But, they said, "Eat breakfast at 10:30 that morning and you'll be okay."

[00:14:21]So, I got um my partner to get me a berry bliss bowl from McDonald's, and it was lovely.

[00:14:28]I signed a consent form with the uh doctor.

[00:14:34]And then sat around mostly. And then the anesthetist comes in and they talk you through the risks of the operation as well. So, that happened.

[00:14:45]And then also I was testing my blood sugar all through this process as well, just to make sure just to make sure it was on track.

[00:14:56]So, here in my little diary note thing, I was still waiting to be called up at half past four. Um And yeah, we were still waiting.

[00:15:11]So, they said, "Don't worry, you'll you'll have one by 12:00 that night. If, you know, you'll be fine.

[00:15:23]So, we got to 10:00 that night cuz there was an emergency going before us, which was fine, which was fine.

[00:15:31]So, we got to 10:00 and they prepped us again, so I had to take the pills again.

[00:15:38]Um and then I had to test my blood and take my um medication for my diabetes.

[00:15:46]But then my blood sugar was really low.

[00:15:49]So, then they made me drink this really sugary drink, which I'll put here.

[00:15:56]Um which was gross.

[00:16:00]Gross.

[00:16:01]Um So, yeah, it was a gluco- glucose drink, glucose, glucose.

[00:16:10]And then I had a test after half an hour and then my blood sugar was kind of like back to what it was supposed to be.

[00:16:18]And then lo and behold, they came No, actually, they didn't come in. So, me and my partner was so tired. It was getting Yeah, it was 11:30.

[00:16:29]We were like, "Oh, let's just go to sleep."

[00:16:32]So, we went to sleep and then woke up in the morning, obviously hadn't been woken up for a cesarean because there were more emergencies before us, so we had prepped twice that day for a cesarean, but didn't get it. And then I woke up and this day, I think, was the hardest because I was I was so frustrated. I was like, "Get this baby out of me."

[00:16:59]I just I want to I just cuz like it it the novelty wears off pretty quickly when you're in the ward. Like when you first go in, you know, it's all like kind of exciting cuz obviously like you're going to meet your baby and you don't know what's going to happen and it's all new and then you stay there for a long time, and then you're like, get me out of here.

[00:17:20]Yeah, so Well, I'm like, why do I say you? I always say you instead of me. Anyway.

[00:17:27]Um So, then this takes us to Saturday.

[00:17:33]So Yeah, the midwife let us sleep, which I really appreciated.

[00:17:40]Um really appreciated.

[00:17:44]Um and then we wake up at 7:00. They did the observations.

[00:17:49]And this is where a croissant was on the menu for breakfast. Which was great, cuz I was eating toast before that, and other things that were getting a bit boring. So, I was like, yeah, croissants.

[00:18:01]And I had some almonds and some tea.

[00:18:06]Um at about half past 10:00 on the Saturday the doctor came round, said hello when they change shifts and offered me a cervical exam to see if my cervix had progressed. Um because she said um basically on Saturday, there were lots of elective cesareans. So, they're very busy. So, it's very unlikely that I was going to get a cesarean on the Saturday, and I was like, are you kidding me?

[00:18:39]And so, at first, I said no to the cervical exam.

[00:18:43]Um And then she said, I'll come back, and if you change your mind, just let me know. And then in the end, I was like, I'll just go for it. I was so past the point of caring.

[00:18:58]But I was very curious about what had changed, if anything. So anyway, um the examination wasn't as painful, so it was obviously the swelling was making quite painful for me.

[00:19:17]Um and she managed to actually stretch the cervix enough and said it would be possible to start the next process, so break my waters. And I was pretty amazed at that.

[00:19:34]Um so then I had to decide, like, do I want to go through the induction process now, the next steps, where they break your water, um and then hook you up to a drip of oxytocin to get the contractions going, or do I want to stay and just wait for a cesarean, which could take forever?

[00:19:57]So I was thinking like, oh, cuz the recovery's quite long for a C-section, and obviously I didn't know what it really entailed.

[00:20:11]So I was like, yeah, all right.

[00:20:13]I will go for um go for the induction again.

[00:20:20]Let's do this.

[00:20:22]So they were really busy at this point, so there was no word on when this induction would happen.

[00:20:31]So this is when I was feeling at my most frustrated. I was bored. I was tired.

[00:20:38]I was just yeah, I was done with the whole process.

[00:20:43]So yeah.

[00:20:46]Anyway, so what's So I decided to go to sleep at 8:30 that evening.

[00:20:56]And um I was in the mindset of nothing's going to happen tonight, so I to sleep, wake up in the morning and wait.

[00:21:11]But, I was woken up by a lovely midwife at 10:00 at night cuz it was my turn.

[00:21:19]They were like, "We have a room for you." So, this is the room.

[00:21:24]Yeah.

[00:21:26]I'll try and go on this side so I can show you the videos.

[00:21:30]Um and I felt extremely nervous. So, we have so much stuff. So, I had the baby car seat, we had suitcases, we had um pillows. So, we had to take everything into the room. Basically, they wanted to break my waters, but I said, "I want an epidural first.

[00:21:55]I'm not doing anything without pain relief."

[00:21:58]So, um yeah, basically, I written here that I was very glad that I did ask for an epidural first because even with the edge taken off, it was a very unpleasant experience. I can't remember it now.

[00:22:17]Yeah. So, if you're feeling brave, you can look up the instrument they use to break your waters. It's not great.

[00:22:27]So, um the anesthetist came in.

[00:22:32]Um he did the epidural before they broke my water.

[00:22:36]The epidural wasn't very painful, but you have to sit upright and not move because they put it in the bottom of your spine.

[00:22:45]Um it's just a sharp pain, kind of like a scratch, um like you get when you are um when you're having an injection.

[00:22:55]So, before that, I the midwives um fitted cannulas in both of my arms, like here. I've got the scars here and here.

[00:23:06]And you were hooked up to like every machine.

[00:23:09]And they also hook you up to the monitoring machine that um was happening every 6 hours in the um induction ward.

[00:23:19]They took my blood pressure, my temperature.

[00:23:23]So, the epidural took about an hour to kick in, and then they give you a little um uh button to compress it. I think it's every 20 minutes for a top-up. And trust me, I was doing that every 20 minutes.

[00:23:37]So, I was just lying in bed, and they had a chair. I'll show you the chair here, which turned into like a full-length like bed, sofa bed for my partner, which was good. So, he was snoozing cuz it was like 12:00 at night at this point.

[00:23:53]Um And then the epidural uh yeah, kicked in, and we proceeded with breaking the waters.

[00:24:04]Um and then the midwife before that fit a catheter in to empty my bladder, which didn't hurt because of the epidural.

[00:24:12]But, yeah, it's all you get hooked up, and wires going in and coming out.

[00:24:19]So, the breaking of the water I put here. When her fingers went in, it was pressure, but I still felt extremely uncomfortable.

[00:24:28]Um when she put her fingers through my cervix to stretch it.

[00:24:32]So, now I can't even remember that.

[00:24:35]But, that's what I've written down, and I believe that I felt that.

[00:24:42]There was a lot going on that I can't remember. Um but, I do like to reflect.

[00:24:48]Um Yeah, it's Yeah, honestly, it's it's it's a big deal giving birth, and I salute everyone who has done it.

[00:24:58]So, she put the needle in this long plastic thing that couldn't quite break my waters.

[00:25:05]So, she asked another midwife to do it.

[00:25:07]It was still really uncomfortable, but she managed to break them.

[00:25:11]If I didn't have an epidural, I don't know how I would have done it. I've put So, yeah, yeah, it was really uncomfortable even with all of that.

[00:25:19]And yeah, I was just chilling with relaxing music on.

[00:25:24]And my partner was sleeping.

[00:25:28]And yeah, that's where the notes stop cuz this is where it got like really intense. So, that's it for part two of this story time.

[00:25:42]As always, thank you for being here.

[00:25:45]Thank you for watching and listening.

[00:25:47]Thank you for being you.

[00:25:49]Um you can also find me on Spotify if you prefer listening or watching by Spotify.

[00:25:56]And I will be back with the next installment, so that'll be part three very shortly.

[00:26:04]Bye.