how do they induce you?

Answer 1

Stripping or sweeping the membranes. If your cervix is already somewhat dilated, your practitioner can insert her finger through it and manually separate your bag of waters from the lower part of your uterus. This causes the release of hormones called prostaglandins, which may help further ripen your cervix and possibly get contractions going. In most cases, this procedure is done during an office visit. You're then sent home to wait for labor to start, usually within the next few days. Many moms-to-be find this procedure uncomfortable or even painful, though the discomfort is short-lived.

• Using prostaglandin medications. Your practitioner may try to ripen your cervix by inserting medication that contains prostaglandins into your vagina. This medication may also stimulate contractions — sometimes enough to jump-start your labor.

• Using a Foley catheter. Your practitioner may insert a catheter with a very small uninflated balloon at the end of it into your cervix. When the balloon is inflated with water, it puts pressure on your cervix, stimulating the release of prostaglandins, which cause the cervix to open and soften. When your cervix begins to dilate, the balloon falls out and the catheter is removed.

• Rupturing the membranes. If your cervix is at least a few centimeters dilated, your practitioner can insert a small, plastic hooked instrument into it and break your bag of waters. This procedure causes no more discomfort than a vaginal exam. If your cervix is very ripe and ready for labor, there's a small chance that this alone might be enough to get your contractions going. If that doesn't happen, your practitioner will give you the drug oxytocin (Pitocin) through an IV. Once your water has broken, most practitioners will want you to deliver within the next 12 to 24 hours because the risk of infection for you and your baby increases over time.

• Using Pitocin. Pitocin is a synthetic form of the hormone oxytocin, which your body naturally produces during labor. Your practitioner may give you this drug through an IV pump to start or augment your contractions. She can adjust the amount you need according to how your labor progresses

Answer 2

When I was induced the Dr. said there was 2 ways to go. One is to put a suppository up there to start softening the membranes and get things rolling. For this you go in at night, and you keep it up there all night. This works, in about 50% of the cases. If not, you will get an iv, as you would anyway, but if you are being induced, they will put something called pitocin in it.....or some other labor inducing drug. Shortly thereafter, you will begin having contractions. In my case, at some point they were able to turn of the pitocin because my body got the message and started to do what it was supposed to do. This is not always the case.

I have had 2 children. One induced, one not. My induction was the second birth. People had me so frightened, telling me the contractions were worse with induction, this that the other. But really, once it started labor was labor. I was lucky, short labors both times.

Good luck to you.

Answer 3

There are a few ways to induce labor.Most common is to admit you in the hospital in the evening and insert cervadil to help ripen your cervix overnight,if your doctor thinks your cervix is ready in the morning they will give you an i.v of pitocin which is the synthetic form of oxytocin which is a hormone your body releases when you go into labor.Pitocin is increased every 15 to 30 minutes to keep your contractions coming until they feel you are in an pattern of cervical changing contractions they will not up the pitocin anymore.Pitocin can cause severe contractions so be ready to endure pain,or get an epidural.The other way would be using a pill called mesoprostil, this drug causes your body to go into labor ,it can be swallo\wed or placed inside the cervix. some woman are very sensitive to these drugs and they are effective enough without pitocin.I was induced for all 6 of my children with just the mesoprostil and it was extremely effective.Every woman is different but you should know all options that you have so you can choose what is best for you.

Answer 4

I was given a tab of pitocin that was inserted into me. Within less than an hour, I had the most horrible contractions.

If I could do it differently, I never would have allowed to be induced. I had two other children naturally and it wasn't nearly as bad as my last one.

Answer 5

They give you a medication called Pitocin intraveniously( through an IV). The purpose of this is to start your labor, which means to efface (thin out) and open (dilate)your cervix for the baby to come out. There are also other methods, such as vaginal suppositories given under medical supervision, but the Pitocin is the most commonly used method. Some doctors will also break your water, and or strip your membranes, which is also to start the effects of labor.

Answer 6

A chemical called oxytocin is slipped into your IV. It initiates labor, or if labor is already underway, hurries it along. In both cases labor is rushed, intense and painful. (Normally labor is only uncomfortable for a brief period).

I am strongly opposed to inducing. It's unnatural. It's stressful for the baby, and for you it's not the pleasant anticipation it's meant to be. The baby, not the doctor, knows when it's ready to be born. I hope you think this through carefully and don't confuse your obstetrician with God.

Answer 7

i was induced with my son because he was 2 weeks over due.
first they ruptured my membraines. ( broke my waters)
then about 15 20 minutes later they gave me an injection i cant remember the name of it and that brought on my contractions with in the next 10 minutes.
they may induce u for a number of reasons like being overdue like me. or the baby stops growing or other reasons.

Answer 8

I was induced almost 4 years ago, because my baby had passed. They start your IV, and give you meds threw it to help get your cervix dialated. Also, they insert a thing (dont know what it was called) in your vagina, that starts the labor process.

Answer 9

I was induced thru the IV

Answer 10

With meds.... you can give gravity a shot too. Sometimes walking around helps. I have doctors suggest people go home and have sex, sometimes that can getting the ball rolling really late in the pregnancy.