I was induced with my first Baby due to high blood pressure at 38 weeks. I went in a 7am and he was born at 9:48pm. I am a nurse and heard that Pitocin makes the contractions 10 times worse. I did get an epidural but I didn't think it was all that bad. Seemed like forever but then working as a Nurse I have seen Girls that labor for 2 or 3 days so I was quite happy.
I went in at 4 am the startted the potosium drip I started having contractions around 10am they didnt hurt like everyone said they broke my water at 2pm told me that I had to get the epidural when I was at 81/2 dilated or I couldnt have it at all that was around 6pm and I held my baby girl at 9pm its nothing to worry about!
I went in around 6pm with my last baby, a fingertip dilated, dr inserted cervidil which stays in for 12 hrs and is supposed to soften your cervix and help you dilate. It didn't work!! They tried to break my water and they couldn't even get the stick in there!! I went in for a csection around 9am and finally held my little boy around 10am!