To ask how long your induction took?

[incogneto]

Apologies if this thread has been done before!

Currently in hospital having DC1. Had an examination and was told my cervix had already softened and midwife could feel baby's head.

I've had the first propess so now just a waiting game

How long did it take for you?

10 hours from pessary to birth. Contractions started immediately.
All very positive experience.

i had the first pessary at 2pm on the tuesday and ended up having an emergency c section at 11am on the friday because i wasn’t progressing. on the other hand my sister had the first pessary at 6am and had her baby by 2pm.

How long is a piece of string?

36 hours from pessary to ventouse birth. No pain at all for 12 hours after getting pessary, then very slowly ramped up. I had an epidural at about 31 hours in, thank god

Pessary didn't work for me at all 12 hrs later they put me on the drip. And wow did things ever go from 0 to 100 fast. Drip at 11pm, only 1cm. Baby at 1.30am.
Good luck

Had pessary at 2pm on a Tuesday and had my baby at 5.30pm on Thursday.

Peasant at midday, contractions started around 6pm, ramping up at about 9 or 10pm. Born 9am the next morning. Home by 11am!

two kids...two inductions - one at 37 weeks. The other at 38 weeks. Both took 4 days from first pessary to delivery. Mainly caused by a shortage of beds on labour ward hope yours is quicker. Despite the time and having the drip, both were relatively nice births managed with gas and air...so while the process sucks it can still be a positive experience.
Good luck!

56 hours.
But the woman in the bed beside me had her pessary just before me and she was taken up to the delivery room within 2 hours.
It totally varies.

I recommend an epidural if they are going to use the drip STRONGLY recommend.

First pessary on Monday teatime, EMCS on Saturday lunchtime. I was so so so happy to have that CS!

They broke my waters at 8am baby arrived at 1:30pm - it was great. Best of luck OP!

23 minutes from it being started to baby in arms

2 hours

1st eviction inductions was 4 hours from they put the drip in.

2nd eviction induction again was 4 hours with pessary.

3 hours to fully dilate (started out "fully effaced" but not dilated), 1.5 hrs pushing. That was going straight onto the drip mind, no gel/pessary stage.

@Bugsymalonemumof2 Wow! Was that first or second birth?

No pain yet btw, just have a very heavy feeling down below

First baby: first contraction to baby: 7 hours
Second baby: first contraction to baby: 90 mins
If you are getting the drip get an epidural. Good luck!!

9 hours

Is that you, Meghan?

@incogneto second but my first was a c section. We literally rang MIL at 7pm to tell her they were about to start the induction and rang her just after half past annoying his birth. I had the balloon induction and them insert g it started off a very very very fast labour and birth

@Llareggub

About four hours- they prepared us with the speeches about how long it would take so we were gearing up for it to be several days. Instead the contractions started almost instantly and I ended up delivering on the maternity ward...! Worth mentioning though that I was 39+6 and my cervix was already favourable. My sister was induced twice at 37/38 weeks due to OC and it took about three days each time.

3.5 days including 24 hours of established labour then emergency c section. Not a great time!