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induction experiences

I would love to hear some of your stories as I have no idea what to expect.. im getting induced at 39 weeks because my bub is 10 pound at 38.4 weeks
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I got induced with my daughter cause i went overdue and still no sign of her, they induced me at 7pm, planned to break my waters at 6am but i went into labor at 1:30am and had her an hour later, all i had was the pethadine shot for pain relief, glad i was only in labor for an hour cause it was so painful
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I been induced twice due to preeclampsia and had 1 birth that came on his own. To be honest neither birth felt worser or longer than the next. I guess pitocin affect everyone differently.
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I had my baby boy induced on the 25th.. they first gave me cervidil I had to keep it in for 12 hrs .. then they broke my bag and gave me pitocin.. at first the pain wasn't that bad but I did end up getting an epidural for the pain the epidural was not bad at all.. after trying to push for 2.5 hrs the doctor said he was not descending so suggested me to get a cesarean section which I was trying to avoid... my fiance and I then decided to just get the c section and not an hour later he was here. he ended up in the nicu because the pushing was really rough on him.. he's now doing good but still in the nicu because he has jaundice. its tough but all worth it for my beautiful baby boy.
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Before you go the pitocin route, why not try an acupuncture induction? It's effective and drug free.  I've heard many stories about how pitocin makes contractions extremely painful for you and the baby. Then many women end up with epidural, and getting an epidural increases your chances of having a cesarean.
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I was induced at 41 weeks. They tried 3 different drugs. It didn't feel great. Then after 47 hours I had only dilated to 5cm. Then I had an emergency c section. My baby couldn't handle it anymore.  I hated the whole experience. But I've  talked to a lot of people that have had a lot of luck with induction. Good luck. I hope it goes well.
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Good luck.. It's hard & painful, I wish I could say different. W my 1st my water broke & I hadn't started dilating. So they put me in pitocin to "induce" me, move contractions along & hopefully speed up dilating. For me it didn't at all. After 17 hrs of labor-no pain meds, I ended up w an emergency Csection. My gf was induced @ 41+wks, she ended up having a vag delivery after 14hrs of labor. And pitocin is an evil drug.. It makes contractions come closure together, they're harder, stronger etc.
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