I’m afraid my experience somewhat matches @BambiEll
I was induced at 38+3 due to concerns over growth combined with a few episodes of reduced movements (which I’m fairly sure were mostly anxiety based), with DD finally born at 39wks.
The pessary was painful going in and did almost nothing for me, by the end of 24hrs I was still a bishop’s score of 2 despite experiencing some contractions. From everything I’d read it’s unlikely for an induction to be successful with such a score but the team were insistent it was best for my baby’s wellbeing to continue with the process so we did. In the end it took all 3 tablets on top of the pessary to get me to a point where my cervix was favourable and my waters could be broken, and up until the 11th hour there was a very real possibility I’d have gone through all of that trauma only to end up having a c section.
I found the whole process incredibly painful, and really stressful which is absolutely not what you want when you’re trying to keep your oxytocin levels up. I also hadn’t appreciated how upsetting I’d find it to see others whisked off to the delivery suite as their labours progressed whilst nothing was happening for me. As much as I know every pregnancy is different, it’s very hard not to compare when you’re stuck in a bay for days on end.
What I will say, is despite all that, as soon as I held DD in my arms absolutely everything else paled into insignificance, and the labour itself, even with the oxytocin drip was actually the most pleasant part of the whole process.