If you’ve been induced or needed Cervidil and or Pitocin, can you please share your experience? My due date is tomorrow and I’m being induced at 8am but I’m only about 50% effaced and not dilated at all. I’m nervous how my body will react to these knowing I’m not really naturally close to labor.
I’m choosing to be induced due to work and familial help constraints so please don’t judge! I just want to prepare as best as I can for what I know will be a long labor process.
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I went into labor naturally but they did give me pitocin once I got my epidural, they ended up turning it back off almost immediately bc it made my contractions too close together

I was induced and they gave me pitocin.

I was induced and when I got the pictocin I was at 4 cm and had been for at least 3 days and after I got it the contractions started quickly and I had him about 5 1/2 hours later.

I was induced and they started me off with a dose of miso which is an oral cervix ripening pill. I started my induction at 1 cm dilated 75% effaced. I had my first dose of miso at 8 pm, I think they started me on pitocin around 4 am, and baby was in my arms by 9 am. My labor and delivery couldn’t have been any smoother, and I pushed for less than 10 minutes.
I had heard way too many induction horror stories and was so nervous about being induced. I hope my positive experience will make you feel a little less nervous! Good luck momma, you’ll be fine.

I was also given miso (oral cervix ripening medication) with my first. Started 0cm dilated and 70-80%effaced. With two doses of miso, labor started for me and I didn’t even need pitocin.
About 7 hours of labor until I started pushing. Pushed for two hours (but it wasn’t bad), and she was born. I had an epidural so most of that time I was super comfy and only felt pressure. Couldn’t have asked for a better induction

My experience was very similar to this ^ pretty smooth and I labored for less then 11 hours total. However once I started pushing and broke my water baby was face down (not head down), so I did have to get a c section. Had she been in position though I think it all would have been seamless, my body responded really well to the meds. She just wanted to be stubborn and not turn in time. 🙃

Had two rounds of cervidil. It brought on the contractions but did not help me dilate 😔

I was induced starting at 9pm Wednesday with an oral dose of cytotec. I was ~3cm dilated and 30%. They started me on pitocin at around 1am (I think) and labored naturally until around 10AM. I was at 5cm when I decided to get the epidural.. from there it was super easy. He was born with 2 pushes at 5:39PM on Wednesday. not at all how I expected/ wanted my birth to go (was hoping to go natural and the induction was unexpected) but having our boy here is a dream 🫶🏻

I was induced and had pitocin, those contractions hurt worse then when I naturally went into labor with my first born. Either way, contractions are the worst part for me but both times I made it to 7cm before getting an epidural.

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