Induction Question #1?

Question

For any1 who has gone thru the induction process, I am scheduled to be induced on 4/4. My Dr told me kinda what to expect but that evry person and labor is different so it'll kinda be unpredictable. What was ur experience? What time did u have to arrive at hosp, were you hooked up to monitors right away, were u able to walk the hosp, did the contractions get gradually stronger or strong all at once, how long b4 u actually delivered and was it a good experience? Oh! and if you had a vaginal birth prior to being induced, were the induced contractions stronger or weaker than natural ones??? I've heard that induced contractions are often stronger than natural. Did they strip ur membranes, break ur water, use Foley catheter, use Cytotec or any combo?? Please be thorough. I'm hoping I'll deliver b4 this induction but just in case, I'd like to know what other people have gone thru cuz I know very little about it. Thanks!

37weeks 2days

Ok so I was sure to put "for those who have been induced" in the 1st line. this Question is asking for experiences not opinions! This is not an elective induction so there must be some health concerns or I wouldn't be doing it. Please keep opinions to yourself, I don't need or appreciate them!!

Answer 1

I was induced for both of my children.

My son was induced because I had high blood pressure. I went to the hospital at 7am. When I got there I got my IV started and had my fetal movement monitored for about 20 min. Then at about 8am the doctor came and inserted a tablet under my cervix (cervadil sp?) At this point I was not allowed to move for a half an hour. Then my pitocin drip was started and I was allowed to move around until my next cervadil insertion. This went on until 5pm when the OB came in and broke my water. At that point my contractions started and they came every 45 sec. (I think they came so fast because of the pitocin) About 40min later I got an epidural. At about 8pm I started pushing and at 10:10pm he was born. The ob had to use vacuum extraction because when my water broke his head didnt allign right and his heart rate was irregular so they had to get him out. I had him 3 days before my due date.

With my daughter I was induced because they thought she was going to be too big if they stay in there. This induction went alot smoother. I got checked in at about 7am and got my IV and monitor hooked up. Once I was monitored I was allowed to walk. At about 9 am the ob broke my water the contractions started right away. About an hour and a half later I got my epidural. I started pushing at about 1pm and at 3:07pm she was born. She weighed 9lbs 2oz.

Unfortunatly I can not give you a comparison on natural or induced contractions. I can tell you when I had pitocin the contractions were worse the the ones without it. Also I had my membranes stripped with both pregnancies numerous times and I believe the OB did do this before she broke my water both times.

Hope this helps

Answer 2

I was scheduled for an induced labor with my first child at 7am August 4th. The hospital called me the night before to verify. At 5am August 4th the hospital called again - this time to tell me not to come in. They had a large amount of women come in throughout the night and there just wasn't room for an induction. I spent the day in the clinic hooked up to machines to make sure baby and myself were okay. We rescheduled the induction for August 8th. Low and behold, 3am August 5th - I was in labor all on my own. 12 hrs later, he was born.

With my daughter I was scheduled to be induced and actually was. I had to arrive at the hospital at 6am. They had me change first then we went through the many questions they have to ask. I got an IV, and hooked up to monitors. At 8am they started the induction with meds. I was able to walk around, in fact they encouraged it, hoping it would speed things up some more. They did end up having to break my water for me. Once the contractions got bad I asked for an epidural - of course after that I couldn't get out of bed. It was a student who did the epidural as well - and didn't do it right. 6 hours after they started inducing me, she was born.

When I was induced the contractions were much stronger and much more painful.

If I had the choice, I would much rather go into labor naturally. With my daughter I had no choice. The doctor told me either I was to be induced, or when I went into labor on my own the chances of c-section would be huge because of how big she would be at 40 weeks. I didn't want to risk a c-section, so felt my only choice was to be induced.

Answer 3

I was induced with my son in October because I was a week and a half overdue and showing no signs of labor. I was admitted to the hospital at 8pm on a Wednesday. The first thing they did was put in an iv, strap on the fetal monitors, and do the paper work. When the iv was done they hooked me up to fluids.

When I went in I wasn't dilated, but what they called stretchy like I was in a good position to dilate. They had to give me a suppository that was going to help me dilate before they could start pitocin. However, I was having slight contractions so they had to give me medicine to stop those before they could give me the medicine to dilate.

I got both medicines and slowly started to dilate and get stronger contractions. Thursday around 6pm they moved me from the anti-partum area to labor and delivery. After doing some paperwork they started the pitocin. It wasn't bad at first so I took a nap and work up early Friday morning in a ton of pain. The nurses constantly change how much pitocin you get and a nurse had come in while I was asleep and turned the amount way up so that I would dilate more, but it had also given me stronger contractions.

I waited about two more hours and when the nurses told me I was only 6 centimeters dilated I decided it could take a while so I got an epidural. Shortly after, my dr came in and broke my water and I dilated to 10 quickly. They had me start pushing and that lasted about two hours before they told me that my babys heart rate was fluxuating too much becuase the induction had taken so long that he was in distress. So I had to get a c-section after about 42 hours of labor.

It wasn't a very pleasant birthing experiance. Because I was hooked up to the fetal monitors I wasn't able to walk around the hospital except to go to the bathroom which was really hard with all the wires and iv and whatnot. I hope you have your baby before the induction since it really does make for a long and hard process.

Answer 4

I was induced with 2 of mine. I arrived at the hospital at 7am. They had me change into a hospital gown and get into the bed. Then they hooked me up to the monitor (2 straps around your belly, one to monitor any contractions and the other to monitor baby's heart rate). They put a blood pressure cuff on me for intermittant monitoring of BP. They started IV access, and got me started on regular IV fluids first. Then a nurse came in and started the Pitocin, low at first. I had my first child on my own and I honestly couldn't tell any difference in the intensity of the contractions myself, but everyone is different. Of course, they initally checked for dialation and effacement. After a couple of hours on the Pit drip, the Dr came in an broke my water & hooked baby up on an internal monitor. That really got things going. I was still able to get up and go to the bathroom at this point. After a few more hours, the contractions became unbearable for me so they checked me, I was 6cm and they done my epidural. It worked initally. By the time I was fully dialated and ready to push, the epidural wore off and they couldn't give me anymore, so I felt the whole thing at the end. The whole process from start of Pitocin till birth lasted about 7 and a half hours. My last child was pretty much the same, except I felt the epidural losing strength early on and had them give me a booster before it was too late, which helped tremendously. Just try and remain relaxed hon. I wish you the very best and hope that things go well for you and baby! Congrats!!!!

Answer 5

Well Congrats! I was induced with both my children. Both times the hospital called and said they were ready, I walked in registered, walked to L & D and walked into my room. From that point I was given one of those fancy gowns to put on, then to the bed to answer a million and one questions. Then they did the i.v. and monitors, then started pitocin. After that was started they would not allow me to get up, so no walking around. After that they broke my water, after several hours the labor pain go stronger, I got the meds for it- then baby. My first took 14 hours total from arriving to hospital until delivery, my second 6 hours. Pretty much it was me in the bed watching tv/ visiting with family until drop time came, thank the Lord nothing too exciting.
Personally, I prefer to be induced because you don't have to wait arround to go into labor, my second was a large child and could have had serious issues had I not been induced, plus my sister went into labor on her own and still had to be induced when progress stopped.
Good Luck!

Answer 6

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Answer 7

I was induced with both babies.
With my son I went in the afternoon and had him early in the am. I didnt have drugs with either baby. My daughter, we went in at 10 am and I had her at 2:43 pm the same day. I was told the contractions are worse with induction. I had to stay in bed both times because they dont want you walking. they broke my water both times. It feels wierd but doesnt hurt. the contractions got harder and longer the longer I was on the pitocin. My daughter decided she wanted out fast and my doctor wasnt even in the room yet. with my son the nurse came every 15 minutes to check on me and with my daughter I had my own nurse who stayed the whole time.

Answer 8

"I am scheduled to be induced on 4/4."

Okay -- why? I take it there are no problems with you or the baby now, so why is it assumed that there might be?

There're some good articles on induction (and due dates) here:

http://www.hencigoer.com/articles/

"hooked up to monitors"

Hopefully not; see

http://www.changesurfer.com/Hlth/EFM.html

"use Cytotec"

Hopefully not; see

http://www.mothering.com/articles/pregnancy_birth/birth_preparation/cytotech.html

for a start.