im going to be induced on thursday morning, what should i expect in all aspects?

Answer 1

Everyone experiences are different so no1 can really tell u exactly what 2 expect. but from my experience, I was induced. I have my baby in Nov. 05. But u go in they start the IV's, monitor the baby. After a while they start u on pitcon, I think I spelled it right, and they break ur water. When the doc broke my water it didn't hurt, jus a warm feeling like u're using the bathroom all over the place lol. But after that they start 2 check u 2 see if u are dilated. The 1st doc I had hurt me really bad, but after that, getting checked by other doc's didn't hurt as much jus felt uncomfortable. They keep checking if u are dilated and then they up the dosage of pitcon. Which makes ur contractions come on stronger and shorter periods of time. They gave me Morphine and a shoot of Demerol which made me go 2 sleep so it was harder 4 my labor 2 progress. I was in labor for 3 days becuz they also had me on Magniesum Sulfate 4 high BP, which slows labor. Most ppl that get induced it doesn't take them that long 2 give birth. They continue 2 check u and once u are dilated its that time 2 push. I'm sure u kno the best!!! Best of luck 2 u and ur precious baby!

Answer 2

It depends on your doctor, but here is what usually happens....
YOu will have to go in very early and spend the first hour or so filling out paper work. Once that is done, you will be admitted to either a labor room or your permanent room, depending on the hospital and your insurance. They will take your vital signs and likely hook you up to the fetal heart monitor and the belt that monitors contractions. To actually induce your labor, they will first start you on an iv that contains pitocin, which will cause contractions. After that, if it does not break on it's own, they will break your water manually or with a little plastic hook. Contractions become more painful after the water has been broken because they are not "cushioned" by the amniotic fluid. You will be checked vaginally at regular intervals to see your progress. Pain medication and epidurals are given at times specified by your doctor-my doctor wouldn't give me an epidural until I was 7 cm dilated, and I ended up having to have a c-section anyway. I've never had a labor that was not induced, but I was told that contractions caused by pitocin are stronger and more painful than those not induced. They are also more regularly timed. I had contractions every three minutes or less from the time they induced until my c-section 10 hours later.

Answer 3

It seems weird when the doctor tells you that you will be induced, but it is really not that awful as it sounds. I was induced with all three of our children, and still joke about how "I couldn't go into labor on my own". Hope the following advice helps you out:

Basically what they will do to you is upon check in, they will take you to you room and give you a hospital gown to change into. They will probably check you cervix at this time to see if you are dialated any. The nurse will double check all of your medical orders, so there is no confusion later about anything that you may have discussed with the doctor beforehand (such as if you are donating the baby's cord blood, do you want an epidural, etc). Once they have verified all of your info is complete and on file, they will start an IV in you hand. They will probably add a pitocin drip to the fluid. This simply fools the muscles in your abdomen to start contracting. If this is not your first child, they may use cervadol(? mau be under a different name as this was almost 6 years ago). This is kind of a gel like substance that the place on your cervix to soften it up and cause you to go into labor naturally. With the pitocin drip, I started that abou 6 am and didn't start to go into labor until about 3 pm. I did start with really good strong contractions about 3 hours after that. Same pattern with the cervadol except my water broke and my labor started immediately (enough that it was really noticeable). With the pitocin, my labor and delivery time was about 5 - 6 hours with a total time of 16 hours roughly from check in to It's A Boy! With the gel substance, my labor was only about 3 hours, but then this was baby number 3. The most important thing to remember is to take along wither a movie or a book for the first few hours when nothing is happening. If the hospital will let you have them, suckers are great for fending off hunger as you probably have been told not to eat anything before check-in. Ice chips are great as they melt quickly in your mouth and will keep you hydrated. The hospital should have an ice machine on the maternity floor just for this purpose. Good luck on thursday.

Answer 4

It depends on how far you are or are not progressing. Everyone reacts differently. I was induced on a Thursday at 6:00 am and didn't deliver until 3:00am Friday morning. I had an epidural which can slow labor.

Ask your doctor about eating before you get induced (I forgot-last thing on my mind at the time). I didn't eat breakfast and had eaten dinner early on Wednesday and was starving by 8:00. (You can't eat once you've been induced)

If your water hasn't broken after a certain point, they will break it.

Do you know if they are inducing labor with patosin (sp?) or having your water broke? That's something that depends on how your progressing. They said I was in labor, but I had no clue, never felt a contraction until about an hour after the patosin.

If you're wanting to know what it feels like, it feels like menstrual cramps all over your belly (not just the sides) and a tightening feeling at the same time.

Answer 5

Well, induced labor is not like natural labor. It tends to progress for a longer period of time and cause more intense contractions. So, if you were planning for a natural childbirth - I really recommend that you open yourself up to the possibility of using an epidural. With my 2 pregnancies, the first I had to be induced and the pain was absolutely horrific to where I was only 2 cm dialated after like 12 hours and in horrific pain. I had to endure it until I was dialated far enough to get the epidural. The second labor I didn't know I was in heavy labor yet because the pain was small in comparison to being induced. Induced labor can be an ordeal - don't feel like you have to be brave and endure incredible amounts of pain in this process. I could tell you more but I don't know the details of why you're being induced.

Answer 6

First, you really should talk to your M.D. about what an induction is and why do you need to be induced.
You will be brought into the hospital and admitted. Once you get to L&D (labor and delivery) you will be assessed by a nurse and usually a physian. You will be seen by an anesthesiologist also. You will have blood work drawn, an IV (needle placed in a vein0 and IV fluids started. You will be connected to a fetal monitor ( a device used to record your babies response to your labor). They will begin to give you a hormone (Pitocin) that will be regulated according to you response to the medication. If you are getting an epidural, this is when the anesthesiologist comes into play, they will give this to you after you have dilated to 4-5 centimeters. Usually they continue to induce you for about 8 hours and this can take up to 3 days "to take." Things do vary according to the region of that you live in.
I don't know what your plans are.....natural, epidural?? But induced labors are usually more intense than natural labors.
Youreally need to talk to your M.D. before Thursday. You want to know what you M.D. plans as far as how long to induce you and what indications she/he will use to determine if and when to section you.

Answer 7

I was not induced when I had my girl but I know people that have been. I hate to tell you this, but being induced makes for a harder/more painful labor. Harder meaning usually more painful, but the good news is that it may be a quicker labor that someone who was not induced. I was not induced and had a a pretty rough 12 hour labor whereas my sis in law had a 3-4 hour labor that she said it was a lot more painful after being induced but a lot quicker than her first (and she didn't want an epidural either). I just recommend the epidural but make sure you tell them in the beginning because if you wait after being induced, it may be too late since it goes faster usually than regular labor, and you won't be able to have it.

Answer 8

I'm hoping your OB/Gyn has already explained the basic itinerary with you so I won't go into a lot of specifics as most delivery teams have their own specific way of dealing with inducements, so I'll tell you about what I experiened...

I was scheduled for my inducement at 5AM and what do ya know...my baby decided it wanted to come earlier so we ended up at the hospital at 2AM instead...LOL. The team decided to follow the original plan and hooked me up to my IV and started the Ptocyin even though I was having contractions which were about 15-20 mins. apart. And of course they hooked me up to the fetal monitor and BP cuff....all standard procedure.

Now, I'm not one to beat around the bush and I don't know if anyone else agrees...but I believe the Ptocyin made my contractions more painful and last longer than I remember them being with my first child...which I suppose makes sense because the whole purpose of the Ptocyin, from what I understand, is to initiate contractions to help the baby come out better.

So the best advice I can give to you is when the contractions start gettin' painful...get in your zone...for me it was letting my bottom relax into the bed instead of tensing up and focusing on my breathing....but do whatever works best for you. However, when I'd forget and let my body tense up, it seemed like it made the pain worse so the more you can train and focus your body on relaxing...the better it will be.

Good Luck and congratulations!!!

Answer 9

Just like natural labor, induction differs from woman to woman. I was induced twice--with my first and with my third. With the first, the doctor used a cream on my cervix. I did not go into active labor until mid afternoon. My labor lasted about twelve hours, which is typical with a first baby. With my third, the doctor gave me medication in my IV. That time the labor pains started almost immediatly, and as previously stated by a pp, the labor pain was more intense. However, I was only in labor for about seven hours.

All you need to worry about, though, is what you will have at the end of the process, that beautiful baby to hold and to love. Congratulations and good luck!!

Answer 10

Thursday is my sweeties birthday...congratulations to you ...
I was induced, but that was so many years ago...I found that the birthing experience was very easy and joyful. It didn't hurt to be induced and the process went very quickly as compared to a regular vaginal birth experience. I was induced at 12:30 and my beautiful baby girl was born shortly after 1pm. She was beautiful and perfect, the doctors were very competent, and the experience was beautiful. Good luck, don't be afraid, all will be great. When it is all over, you will have a beautiful healthy baby.