Induction is a long process. anyone care to entertain me with their induction stories (positive…

I posted this last week so I thought I'd copy and paste it so I didn't have to retype! Lol "On the 1st, I got a call for my preeclampsia results. They wanted me to come in! So obviously something was wrong. The dr said I had mild preeclampsia, and they're going to induce me that night. He sent me home to get ready and come back, at 6:30 that day we went back and around 8 they inserted a gel that thins and helps my cervix get ready for labor. I contracted ALL night, 1-3 minutes apart! Then in the morning, August 2nd, they checked me and I was a 2 and a half. They decided to do another gel hoping that would really get things going before they started pitocin. They inserted it at I wanna say 8, which made my contractions 10x worse then the night before! I could barley handle them! They checked me around 11 and I was a 3 and a half. So they started pitocin around 12, and I was a 4. I decided to get the epidural while I was getting the pitocin because I knew it was going to make my contractions even worse and I couldn't handle that. The epidural honestly didn't hurt! It was just weird and uncomfortable. They were going to break my water at 2 pm but I felt it trickle around 1:30 by itself, so they decided to wait a little while hoping after my water broke that I would dilate more. Around 4, they checked me and I was still a 4 and she felt my water bag still kinda intact, I guess it was just leaking, it didn't break completely. So she broke it with her fingers and instantly I went to a 4 and a half. Then they decided once again to see if that would help me dilate, they checked again around 5 something and I was a 5. Then around 6 something, she checked me again and laughed and said "you're ready to have a baby"

I went from a 4 to 10 in 2 hours! She let baby slowly come down on his own before I started pushing, and around 7:10 I started pushing, but couldn't feel anything at all (thank god for that epidural) the dr said she knew I would tear so she was going to give me an episiotomy so it would go faster. I could feel his head coming out with my hand, it was so freaky! Almost an hour of pushing and he came out at 8:02

I didn't even push him out, my last few contractions did that for me since he was so close! His cord was around his neck and he was grunting instead of crying so they had to give him an oxygen mask, and if it continued he'd go to NICU but he started crying and breathing fine 3 minutes later! I bawled like a baby hearing him cry! We did skin on skin for two hours. A couple hours ago the epidural wore off and now I can feel everything, the stitches, tear, my stomach feels weird from being all empty and working so hard. But it was all worth it to have this little man in my arms 💓💓 induction isn't as bad as they say it is. I'm honestly so blessed to have had such an easy and smooth labor and delivery 😇"

that sounds much quicker than my experience, but my water just broke so hopefully things will start moving along a little faster now !! thanks for sharing 😊 @bentleysmomma

went in for induction at 730. they started pitocin at 830 told me it was a two day process. they dialed the pitocin up twice I was walking and sitting next to the bed. sitting in rocker at noon when I feel my water break. call nurse who calls doc who calls anesthesia. they get me in bed lay me on my side so im ready for the epidural. doc leaves to change clothes. I tell them I need to push. roll on my back she was born four pushes later

@dnhmommy3, woah thats crazy! & semi scary seeing that my water just broke like 5 minutes ago

@angylynn22, if it helps ease your mind a lil my second was born about 6 hours after my water broke

@angylynn22, if it helps ease your mind a lil my second was born about 6 hours after my water broke