Induction prep

I’m being induced at 40+4 and been told to get there at 7am, I’d love to hear how people kept themselves busy, how their day went! Any positive stories? But also realistic stories of not getting seen all day, how it went particularly if your cervix wasn’t favourable… how long it took? Also why is there lots of negativity around the oxytocin drip? Thanks!

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Take an iPad or laptop with some downloaded feel good shows!

The negativity around the hormone drip is because it's synthetic oxytocin that doesn't cross the blood/brain barrier and therefore doesn't provide the pain relieving effects in the brain the same way that your own oxytocin does. Therefore, people often find contractions from the drip more painful and intense, and they often come thick and fast too with not much rest between each one.

I was induced but was a balloon not a drip. I brought a book and snacks but tbh we didn’t use any of it me and my bf just spoke all day then my bestie is a midwife so she came after I was at 6cm so I had her to chat to aswell 😅 the day despite being long went really quick. I had my balloon over night and waters broken before 9am baby was out by 8.46pm. I had a student midwife in with me all day and then a supervisor check in every hour or so. This was two years ago tho so things may have changed. But try not to stress to much induction for me was much easier than natural with my first. We are having a section this time 😅

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