@owlylove4 I was already dilated to about 1 1/2 when I got to the hospital! They have different options, so the balloon (and medication) is what they thought would work for me! I've read a lot of success stories from mamas about it working really well! It just immediately started bad contractions with me, which I'm not complaining about (well maybe a little lmao) but I was just unprepared on what to expect I think!