Can anyone tell me what to expect when being induced?

Question

I am 38 weeks pregnant, and 2 cm dialated, tommorow I am being induced and hope to have the baby sometime soon after that. I was hoping to find out what other moms have experienced in this situation and hear how things went. Thank you.

Answer 1

2 of my 3 pregnancies were induced and i don't really have any complaints. i was given pitocin and the contractions started pretty fast. i got my epidural soon after and both labors lasted only 6 hours or less. hope this helps and good luck !!

Answer 2

The doctor will start you out on pitocin, and monitor you and the baby to make sure it is not stressing the baby out.(this is checked by the baby's heart rate.) The nurse will come and check you every so often to see what progress you have made. After a while, the pain will get stronger,I recommend walking around verses sitting in the bed.(makes the pain a little better.) They will ask if you want an epidural of other drugs. The epidural is the best though, because it does not affect the baby at all. Other drugs can get into the baby's system making them very sleepy and not so alert. You will start the pushing process, and I would suggest the squatting position. (helps the baby come down the birth canal easier and faster) Just a tip for you, they have discovered that infants can feel pain, so if you have a boy, please be sure they give him some pain medication before they perform the circumcision. good luck to you.... I hope I helped you some. I have had 3 children and would not trade the pain for anything....

Answer 3

I was induced when I had my daughter. They started inducing me at about 8 in the morning, I had her at 10:08 that night. I would have had her sooner, but they stopped the pitocin, at around 3 because they thought I had started on my own, which it turned out I hadn't. I had contractions every minute it seemed like for the longest time, I had an epiderol for pain. They say it hurts a little more to be induced, I can't really say it does because I've only had one. But all in all it was so worth it, and I would do it all over again :) Good Luck and Congratulations!! Hope I've been a little helpful.

Answer 4

I was induced I had gone into the hospital in the morning and got pitocin. well I was in the hospital for 10 hours nothing was happening so I went home. Then about an hour that I was at home that is when I was feeling sick. I was throwing up for about an hour. Then at the last time that I threw up my water bag broke I had to change and head on to the ER. I ended up having my daughter after 6 hours later. Getting induce is not bad at all.

Answer 5

I had both of my daughters at home with no drugs, waterbirths. I really think that you should try to start your labor on your own before you have to go and get induced. The pitocin causes contractions that your body is not meant to handle. Regulated contractions going off of a clock are much more likely to cause complications. I was two weeks late with my first daugter and had one day left to have the baby before i would have had to go to the hospital to get tests done. Anyway, i went to a foot relfexologist who showed me a point on the side of your ankle bone on the outer part of your leg. You just press in a circular motiondown from the side of the ankle bone, around to the bottom...do this several times, every 30 minutes. I did this for 5 hours and then my water broke and labor started naturally. Good luck and try to wait for it to happen naturally if at all possible.

Answer 6

inducing causes sharper contractions than you would get normally, so your pain may be more intense. it may speed up the labor process, but for some women it doesn't work and you end up having a c-section. why are the inducing at 38 weeks? if it is for a large baby, then your c-section risk goes up. same thing for health risks. you might want to try sex tonight...sperm has some of the same chemicals as pitocin and can help get things moving and then you wouldn't have to be induced. i have been induced twice, and ended up with a c-section once.

Answer 7

I was induced 2 out of 3 of my pregnancies. The first time my labor lasted 4 hours and the epidural didn't work. Also, my baby had complications and stayed in the NICU for 2 weeks and they never found what caused her complications. The second time I was in labor for 2 hours, never felt any pain, and everything went perfect. Everyone is different. Good Luck to you!

Answer 8

All I can say is that I had my first one naturally and the second was induced and the 2nd delivery was a heck of a lot harder, longer and much more painful. I did both with no drugs, and totally regretted that decision with the 2nd one. If I had it to do all over again, there is no way I would have induced my labor unless it was ABSOLUTELY necessary.

Answer 9

I was induced at 39 weeks, and all that happened was it started the labor going stronger so the baby would come sooner. they will monitor you and the baby as they would for a normal labor. Things go differently for each person. I hope it goes well for you. good luck!

Answer 10

I have four children, two were inductions and two natural labors. Your contractions are going to be more intense than if labor progresses on it's own, but your labor is also usually much shorter. Let's put it this way--- My natural labors were 38.5 hours(first) and 7 hours long (fourth). My induced labors were 1 hr. 42 min. (second) and 3.5 hours (third) Also, because my induced labors were much shorter, they ended up being my drug-free deliveries. I had epidurals with both regular labors.