How long will it take for me to go into labor?

[samanthaaneuman]

So I am currently 39w5d and am being induced tomorrow morning at 8am. The doctor says I am 2cm dilated already and have lost my mucus plug. She also said she can feel the babies head. My question is how long after they start me on pitocin will I go into labor? I know every pregnancy is different but I'm very curious! This is also my first pregnancy BTW. Thanks ladies!!

[Danielleberger1]

When I started the process for being induced, I was given a pill to help soften my cervix first, I was given that 4 times. This part was about 18 hours. Then I was given pitocin finally and that was 14 hours roughly. So total I was in labor for about 32 hours for the whole process. I was about 1-1 1/2 cm dilated too when the process started. The pills didn't do much for softening or dilating me. It was the pitocin that did something. But everyone is different. Your labor could be 4 hours or it could be 48 hours, it just depends on how your body responds to the medicine. But once I took the pill, I felt contractions start 30 minutes later and with the pitocin I felt contractions after about 10 minutes (they got stronger with pitocin). And once my water broke 6 hours after starting the pitocin, contractions got very strong. Good luck with getting induced! :)

[Love5me]

Everyone different it took me 10 hrs after the medicine started.Dr said I was lucky that it takes some woman days .I hope yours go fast and smooth withno complications .