Induction
At my induction, about 3.5 hours in, was 3cm 2.5 hours ago and have an epidural right now.
Progressing fairly quickly, went from 1-3 cm the first hour and a half! So excited to meet baby.
He’s doing well with the induction too, :)
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@Elisha I think it depends on if you get an epidural, With my first I was induced medically at 36, with foley bulb and pitocin and breaking my water, I was at 8/10 pain for me until 10 hours in and got epidural and she was born 4 hours later. With this one because I was already dilated to 1-2 cm, we started right off with pitocin (39 + 3) and i had a higher dose of it than last time, so it got painful more quickly. I decided to get an epidural because I didn’t want to get caught off guard with a sudden increase in pain, and it’s worked great. I would say induction isn’t anymore painful than normal labor starting, I’ve had contractions on and off since 37 weeks and it felt the same to me.
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Congrats! Is the induction process painful? I'm being induced in the AM and am at the hospital now