Questions & Answers

Yere you don't want my induction story. But I will say. My suggestion is to get the epidural earlier rather than wait. Best of luck. I'm sure you'll be well looked after and have your little bundle in your arms soon enough. X

Hi I had to be induced at 39 weeks. I had a propess induction initially which is a pessary form. They leave it in for 24hrs, some people go into labour with that alone but I didn't. Mine allowed me to get to 2-3cm enough to get my waters broken. That still didn't give me much progression so in the end they put me on the pitocin drip. I won't lie the pitocin was aggressive but then I didn't have any pain relief whatsoever!!.. I wouldn't worry too much hunni.. They do offer every woman the chance of epidural before they do the pitocin or you have other pain relief methods. No matter how much we go through the end result is amazing as you know. :).. All pain goes away once you hold your beautiful baby in your arms x

I didnt have any problems with either of my inductions. They only used pitocin for me then broke my water 2 hours after the start of pitocin. My last delivery was induced and pain med free. I have never had an epidural.

I too found that an epidural was necessary for me with Pitocin. My first baby was induced and the Pitocin was started very early on. My second baby was spontaneous labor that started pretty late at night, so they opted to not start any Pitocin until the morning hours. They did start Pitocin around mid-morning, but I got an epidural at the same time, so labor was smooth sailing after that. I had the baby within a couple hours of starting the Pitocin. One thing to consider is that a common side effect of getting an epidural is a sudden drop in blood pressure. I experienced that with my first, but not my second. The drop did cause me to pass out, but I was already lying down, of course, so it was mostly like falling asleep without realizing it. They put a medicine in my IV to pick me back up. Every woman's experience with labor is different, so I'd say just try to not go into it with any expectations of this one being harder or easier than the others. It'll be its own :).

I guess it depends if you have any preferences for labor? I had to get induced at 39 1/2 due to my immune issues and I really had a desire for as natural of a birth as possible, so wanted to try membrane stripping or cervical ripening first in hopes of getting a "jump start" and having my body take over naturally. Unfortunately for me my body would rev up, slow down, rev up, slow down, etc. so I ended up needing pit. I didn't make it long without begging for an epidural because it was too much for me to do naturally. It went really quick once pit was started, so if you are a-ok with an epidural or c-section, like you mention, and really just want baby to get here quickly... then I would say pit might be your best bet.

Hi, I was induced at 38+4 due to multiple health and pregnancy issues, it was my 3rd baby too. I had the pitocin drip and it was more painful than a natural start, but it was a quickie at just 3 hours, I didn't have any problems :)