induced

[sarahxrawr]

i got induced at 40 weeks and it didnt work, so now im going back in at 41 weeks. will getting induced the second time work better and go faster?

[ChristineMP]

What did they use to try to induce you? When I went in for an induction, I was admitted to the hospital. They started with the gel (which worked!) and would have added a Pitocin drip if my labor hadn't started on its own. I've never heard of an out patient induction.

Some hospitals (like the one I did my maternal child nursing rotation in) don't use the gel unless the cervix is really unprepared (in which case they use misoprostol rather than the progesterone gel that I was given 19 years ago when I had my son). Instead, they just start the Pitocin drip from the get go and mama stays in hospital until after baby is born.

[superchoc]

im not sure about induction but as far as i know you get 2 lots of gel and if that does not work you get a drip because its stronger. i think it works for some, and not for others. good luck with your induction! (again)