Status update

This morning they applied the gel which did pretty much nothing. The dose she got at noon started doing something at 16:00. Contractions are getting painful now, but they are not so strong that they can open the uturus. There are two possibilities: they do get strong enough, in which case delivery will probably take place during the night, or -stating the obvious- they do not.

They won't be able to reapply the gel tomorrow, so that would be a day of rest. This morning they said she'd have to go home for a day, but fortunately she doesn't. They'll keep her here until the baby is born. (Taking her home would be irresponsible, so I wouldn't have done it anyway). There are no spare beds in the hospital, so tonight I'll have to go home.

Then Thursday they'll reapply the gel two times and again on Friday if necessary. If by then still nothing happened, they'll use the "blunt axe" (Dutch): they will force labor even if the body isn't ready. This has a considerable higher chance of resulting into c-section, which is a risk they're not willing to take at this point.

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