Induction

If you’ve had an induction how long did it take from the start of induction to you holding your baby?

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First time 43 hours (I had the balloon in for 24 hours) and second time 4 hours

13 hours from 0cm with pitocin only

Started on Sunday at 12pm and baby was born that Wednesday around 7am (First time Mum).

I went in for an induction at 9 that morning and didnt give birth to my son till 12.14 that next morning

I went in on the Tuesday morning at 10am and my baby was born at 2.02 on Friday morning via emergency c section

A week

6 days.

Monday 12noon I had first pessary and baby was born Wednesday 2pm.

I was induced 1.5 weeks before due date so I think it can take longer when its early x

24hrs for my first baby & 12hrs for my second.

I strongly suggest requesting for a Bishop score. This can help figure out if the induction will work or not, last long or not.

Started on Sunday morning 11 am induction and Monday at 4:50 pm had my first baby girl

24 hours Pitocin

Induction at 2pm baby with my 6:45am the next day x

I went through all types of inductions (pessary, prostin tablets x4 and then oxytocin drip) all this took 5 days total and ended up with emergency c-section due to sepsis infection for me and baby. 😭 and I only got to 2-3cm dilated total. 🥺

Started 10am Friday morning with pessary, waters broken 4pm Sat and fully dilated by 3am Sunday morning. My baby boy was born via forceps 4.40am Sunday x

Went in at noon and had my baby in my arms the next day at 2:30 am💕

3 days

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Induction experience

I just wanted to share my experience with being induced as I wasn’t sure what to expect and thought it may help others.

I opted for the foley balloon which was inserted at 8am Saturday morning, I had to stay in hospital due to hypertension and protein urine however usually you can just go home once this has been done. The insertion of the balloon was not painful, was slightly uncomfortable as there was slight pressure. I actually found having the cervix checked prior to be worse (again not painful at this point just uncomfortable) The balloon had little effect and after having it removed I was still only 1cm. Removal also was pain free and hardly even noticeable.

I then had my first dose of the gel and definitely noticed a difference, I started experiencing period like cramps almost immediately however they were light and manageable. After 6 hours I had another cervix check and although my cervix was soft it was still only 1cm and was only open at the front. I had another dose of the gel and felt an increase in pressure and more intense cramping where I now required pain relief (codeine). After another 6 hours I had another cervix check and I had now dilated to 2-3cm however was still quite difficult to get all the way through so a third gel was recommended which I agreed to.

Almost immediately I noticed the difference and was in considerable pain, I had paracetamol and codeine however the contractions had now become intense and a lot closer together (around 3 minutes apart). After a couple of hours I had my last cervix check and was 4cm and taken down to the Labour ward to have my waters broken and an epidural.

I had been in my room for approx 20minutes when my waters broke by themselves and I was now 10cm and actively pushing…. There was no time for the epidural and my beautiful girl arrived into the world within 2 minutes of pushing.

All in all I would say the cramps/contractions were manageable up until the third gel where it became pretty unbearable however it was for a very short time a gas and air helped take the edge off. The worst part about any of it was actually the later cervix checks where after stimulating the cervix my contractions were at their most painful.

If I had to be induced again I would skip the balloon and opt for the gels immediately as thy had a quicker effect and I would have been out a lot sooner if I had done this to begin with.

One more thing, I’ve never believed when people say “you forget the pain once they’re here” but I can honestly say this is true. It’s been 4 days and I would do it all again in a heartbeat.

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