What to Expect During Induction for Preeclampsia?

Thank you skooz for sharing!! Hoping things go smoothly for baby and I is all I can do at this point. I'll be sure to share my story once it's all said and done.

I just sent you a private message with my story but for anyone else that has a similar question, an induction due to preeclampsia is different from other inductions because of the magnesium they give you. No one told me about this so feel I need to tell other soon to be mamas so you are aware. I was told they give this to you to prevent you from having a seizure during labor and so contractions don't happen to fast. Essentially magnesium slows things down. So, in my case, after giving me the Cervidil and starting to feel contractions, they would come in and say well we're going to increase magnesium because the baby is have too many contractions. So it's like one step forward and one step back. I was 36 weeks when induced for preeclampsia so my little guy really wanted to stay cooking. But just to give you and idea, they gave me my first Cervidil on Friday morning and I didn't give birth til late Sunday evening. The Cervidil really didn't do the trick for me so I got the Foley balloon and that got things rolling. Magnesium makes you feel like you were hit by a car - very drowsy and it made me vomit. You also can't eat or drink once they begin administering it. So yeah, not fun, but all done in the name to make sure you have a healthy/safe labor.

Absolutely no shame in an epidural. Good luck mama!

Thanks so much for the stories and encouragement ladies!! I think the unknown is what gets to me. Plus having a date set gives my brain time to worry! Oh, got to love anxiety. My pain tolerence is LOW and I will definitely be getting the epidural. I can only mind over matter but so much. Kudos and more power to you if you can do it without!

I was induced with my 1st at 37+5 because of having obstetric cholestasis. They started with cervadil and it did the trick. Idk if it makes it any more or less painful than a normal labour though. They had to break my waters too because I was stuck at 4cm, it was uncomfortable but didn’t hurt. It all sort of goes fast and is a blur looking back at it. I didn’t have an epidural either so I felt it all. I think it seems like a blur for a reason. Once you see your baby nothing else matters.

The water breaking doesn't hurt. Placing cervadil can be uncomfortable. Pitocin sucks. But it's all worth every single pain and contraction when they lay that baby on your chest. It will be great mama. I have been induced twice and while it's not my birth plan of choice a healthy baby and a healthy mama are all that matters. And if your considering it, going epidural free with induction is totally possible. I've done it twice. Just mind over body. You got this.

I was induced with my first at 37 weeks due to pre eclampsia. We started cervidil and I ended up on pitocin. They broke my water after 38 hours (it doesn't hurt a bit!) and he was born 5 hours later. This time the goal is to go into labor naturally, but if I need to be induced again, it's not the end of the world! The most important thing to remember is your and your baby's health is the number one priority, and no matter how it happens, the end result is worth it!

BUMP