re: #135 ibob

This week I had to deal with patient who had to be induced because she was sick (as in so sick she would have died before modern obstetrics) refuse pitocin. She then did not understand why she had still not had the baby after 2 days. Finally, she just got so tired she agreed to the the pitocin and we had the baby in less than 4 hours.

Pitocin is just a brand name of the hormone oxytocin which causes the uterus to contact. It is like saying Kleenex instead of facial tissues.

After my 9th (yes I have 9!) was born I told them to leave in the pitocin drip. They said “your baby is already born, you don’t need it any more!” I said “My uterus is flabby and if you remove the pitocin drip now I WILL HEMORRHAGE.”

They removed it and yes I did hemorrhage. I pushed the panic button and the nurses came running and I’m like I TOLD YOU just before I passed out.

When I came to the IV drip was back in place.