Being Induced?

[Beckah1994xx]

I'm being induced on Sunday and I've heard that it hurts when they do the actual inducing process? Do any of you have advice on what it's like and what are your experiences? I'm so nervous! Thanks

I had pessaries twice, but can't remember the times, was within 24 hrs. Nothing .

Was told that I could try a drip but that may not work either and there may then be a need for a CS or I could opt for the CS at that stage.

I wanted to know what was happening and avoid a "rushed" CS so decided against the drip.

A CS wasn't what I planned but it meant I still felt I had some say over events.

As said above, don't have firm plans, go with the flow and take advice of professionals but trust your instincts. Good luck.

I was induced at 37 weeks with twins. I had a pessary and ended up having an emergency C-section about 10 hours later as I had uterine hyperstimulation, which basically meant I was having an almost constant contraction, but had not dilated at all. One of the babies became distressed and I had to have the C-section.

Not wanting to scare you at all, just be aware that this is something that can happen with inductions, particularly if your body's not really ready to be in labour yet (i.e. you're being induced a bit early due to a medical condition). Just be aware of it and alert to what your body's telling you. I was adamant that something was wrong but was being told by midwives to basically go to sleep as I wasn't in labour yet. If you have doubts, be firm and insist that you are monitored more closely.

I hope it all goes smoothly for you, good luck

I was induced at 40+11 on the drip. Currently pregnant with second and if I am induced in the same way again I'll definitely get an epidural straight away. I tried to be brave but the pain was undescribable! Once I'd had epidural I could actually enjoy labour. I could still feel when to push and baby arrived quickly so the outcome was very positive!

Good luck! Midwife did advise me to get an epidural before it all kicked off and I ignored her, so would definitely listen to any advice they give you :)

Thanks everyone!

Make sure you get an epidural - I was induced at 40+2 and my epidural fell out. It was bloody painful and something I wouldn't wish on my worse enemy. My midwife said previously in 20 years she'd only know 5 women who got through an induction without an epidural at some stage.

Induced with drip and waters broken. Drip in 5PM, had baby by 10PM.
As others have said, it's very intense - no gradual build up, no breaks really between contractions, so you can't rest. Oh and my epidural only worked partially, numbing my legs and had no effect on contractions. If this happens to you, do not be fobbed off by 'oh but it's normal that it hurts a little' and tell them to get the anesthetist back there!

I was induced at 40+12. Had the pessary in at 5pm on the Wednesday, had it removed 24 hours later & was 2cm but they couldn't break my waters as delivery suite was closed. Thankfully they broke naturally 2 hours later. Was progressing fine overnight but then contractions became irregular & had to have the drip to regulate them, they don't like to administer the drip without an epidural first at my hospital & I can definitely recommend an epidural. I ended up with an emcs as I had an infection & they were worried DS had it too as his heart rate kept fluctuating. I really didn't want to be induced but in reality it was actually fine and wouldn't be concerned if I was induced again. Good luck!

It is probably best to prepare yourself mentally for an emergency caesarean as you have about a 70 percent chance of having one statistically.

I was induced due to being late by a couple of weeks (or so the doctors insisted, they were wrong) and nothing happened at all so I went home for a few days. I was then induced again and put on a drip. Again nothing happened except extreme pain and an emergency caesarian.

For me it was terrible experience. I hope yours goes much better.

I have type 1 diabetes and was induced at 37 weeks due to pre-eclampsia (would have been induced at 38 weeks if not the case.) I had two pessaries over 4 days. Having the pessaries put in was uncomfortable but not really painful. However, perhaps due to the fact that my body was not ready (or that DS was quite happy where he was!) the pessaries had very little effect. I spent the latter two days basically pacing around the hospital up and down stairs but didn't get beyond tightenings and very slight contractions, got to just under 1cm dilated so they were unable to break my waters. Ended up with an C-section. Which was absolutely fine and my recovery was very quick. So please don't worry if this is the ultimate result.

happybubble where are you getting 70% from? I thought recent research was showing a reduced risk of EMCS from induction?
Using casual empiricism of course we will observe a higher rate of csection with induction due to being post dates because there may be a reason why labour hasn't started naturally and that reason may also make an a unassisted vb harder (although sometimes baby may just not be ready yet too). But that doesn't apply to OP.
That said, best to prepare for the chance of a csection in any pregnancy/delivery.

Thank you all, these stories are really helping