WOULD LIKE TO HEAR SOME STORIES :) MUMS WHO HAVE BEEN INDUCED

[Stacey91]

Hey ladies I was just wanting to hear some mums experiences on how hey coped with being induced.. what it was like.. how it felt.. what all happened.. and what all pain relief they used.. just anything at all would be usefull to me :).. p.s just be honest I wont freak lol .. thanks :D xx

[steph_ut]

I wasn't induced but I was given pitocin for stalled labor (long labor, water broken over 24 hours). I asked the nurse turn it down and then off since once it got things going, I went through transition almost right away (or so it seemed) and the pain was overwhelming.  I don't know how common that is (or if she was even supposed to listen to me and turn it off) but I was glad to be off it. I did cave and ask for an epidural but it didn't work/take so I ended up with no relief and I remember going back to bearable from unbearable once the pitocin was stopped.

As for inductions, my sister has had 2 - one that involved going in the night before for cervical ripening and labor started spontaneously overnight as they were waiting for that to happen before starting pitocin. The second, they just went straight to a pitocin drip since they just needed to get contractions going. She did get epidurals with both but told me she thought she would have gotten epidurals even if she had not had pitocin.

[Stacey91]

Aww that's really good I would really like to still be able to try and have a natural birth if I have to be induced!! ..I was slightly nervous coming  up to my date but as soon as it passed I have been like bring on the pains lol!!.. how long was your labour... do you no if you can still use the pool for pain releif if your induced ?... lol hehe!! I can't wait dying to see him and make sure he's ok lol! iv'e turned into a worry wart already ha!.. congrats :) x

[buggie216]

I was induced and still had a natural child birth...no pain meds. Its totally doable!! 2bmommyof2 is right though...pitosin created sudden onset of real strong contractions...then once they broke my water there was no break btwn contractions...if you wanna go w/out pain meds...its totally realistic...lots of us do it despite being induced...but there is no shame in needing meds if you choose that road...good luck!!!

p.s. I am so jealous :) ...i wish i was meeting my little one in a few days...but im only 22w!!

[Stacey91]

Oh I can't wait to see him !.. I keep hoping when I go to bed I will wake up during the night with contractions and then I wake up with my alarm and i am just like :/ another day ! boo lol x.. thanks for the stories so far good help... did anybody not get an epidural... and can you use the water for just pain relief and not the actual birth cause I know I can't have a water birth if I get induced but can you still use the water before the pushing stage ??

[2bmommyof2]

I went to the hospital to be induced at midnight, try started my pitocin at 2am and contractions started at 4. They were pretty intense and then, they broke my water! Once they did that, my contractions DID NOT STOP. There was no in between, trying to get my epidural was horrible because I every time they would get ready to do it another contraction would come on, it'd start going away and they would try again and then BAM I'd get hit with another one. My epidural was a life saver!! Then I ended up having an emergency c-section so I went through all that for no reason! Lol

[msgorgeous]

yeah she chose the epidural with all three, the only thing she didnt like was the contraction pain other then that she had  great experiences with all three. hope ur lil guy comes on his own :)