Induction.

[Debby_Moses]

Is it more or less painful to be induced?

[megan1210]

I was induced and my nurse told me something I won't forget I didn't want any pain meds I was having very strong back contractions and I had been in induced labor for 6 hours and she came in and asked if I was sure I didn't want anything I started to cry I told her my mom didn't take any and I don't want to I want to do this like her I want to be strong enough to have my son all naturamy mom said i wasnt induced thol she turned to me and said u have gone thur 6 hours of what ur mom only dealt with in last hour of a normal deliveryso she asked me if I would take the drip I gave in but told her no epidural

[Debby_Moses]

Hmmm, guess it just really depends on the person. I'm 40 weeks & 4 days and haven't really progressed any. I may end up being induced.

Hope everything goes smoothly for me like it did you.

[SjMarin]

I don't think it's more painful or harder  I was induced wIth my first it was an 11hr labor & had no epidural. I know people who go into labor naturally lasting 24 hrs + & go with an epidural.  So it all depends. I'm getting induced in 3 weeks with my second baby again.

[Debby_Moses]

I'm starting to think I'll have to be induced.  I know its going to be painful regardless I just wish I could go into labor already.
I keep hearing and reading that induction is a lot harder.

Bummer :(

[kelly_diane]

For me, the use of pitocin is much more painful!! I was trying to run backwards in the bed to escape the pain, lol

[Debby_Moses]

Thank you everyone for your responses!

[solemomma6]

It makes the contractiona hurt moee, but either way it's so much pain that I don't think it really matters all that much. I have gone into labor naturally once and was induced four times and did them all without pain meds so it is still tolerable.

[AlyssaNadine]

I was induced and it wasn't even painful. They just gave me pitocin for about 30 minutes and my body took over. I was induced early on in my pregnancy.

[ktw84]

Apparently it hurts more when induced but as I have only been induced and never gone into labour naturally I cant say from experience just from what the midwife told me.