I was induced with all four of my kids and expect to be induced with this one. The first one was the longest, lasting (2) days, my last one, my daughter took (6) hours. With my daughter, I was not progressing, so they assisted me by the induction. You really cannot gauze what it will be like, cause I can tolerate pain pretty well, while others cannot. People told me before the birth of my oldest son that it was going to hurt like "hell", but I had a somewhat ez time. It depends on the person.

I had to be induced with baby no2, he was 2 weeks early but my waters broke and labour didnt start, I had group b strep so I couldnt be left for risk of infection,
as far as the induction goes I ended up with the i.V drip because nothing else worked, I had to have a drip with antibiotics for the strep b too, and moniters on me at all times this was the hardest thing as I could hardly move!
The labour lasted 5 hours at first it went really slow then suddenly sped up at the end! I managed the pain just about but then again I had nothing to compare it too because I had a planned c-section with my 1st son as he was breech so this was my 1st proper labour.
Wishing you the best, sure you will be fine!

I was in labor for 2 weeks and once my water broke it nothing else happened, so I was induced.
The induction caused my contractions to be unbearable, and I ended up with an epidural. I tried as hard as I could to go without, but with my contractions pounding away, I was unable to relax and let myself dilate.
They started the pitocen at about 9:30 am, I got my epidural at 4pm, and had my son at 5:55. :)

Thanks all of you for replying...I have been so worried. I read up on induced labor on different websites and heard that if you don't go into labor that they end up having to do a c-section..Which scares me even more lol....Why can't I just go into labor by myself lol...No luck here=(
but good luck to all of you...And thanks again.

Since when do you have to have a csection if you don't go into labor? Lol...
Sometimes the baby can get stuck behind the pelvic bone (as the case with my sister) but if there's no distress and you haven't been in active labor for like, 3 days, I wouldn't worry. Lol unless you have a baby that's too big to make it through the pelvic bone, induction should be effective. =)

my first son, I did go into labor--but at 5cm, I had to be helped with pitocin--36 1/2 hours later I had my son. The .Dr had told me on friday if I dont go in by next friday he would induce me. I woke up that next morning(saturday) in labor.




Second child--my daughter I never went into labor by myself--she was induced and 26 hours later I had her.




Last son, tried to induce once--nothing--induced again 2 weeks later--fetal distress--c-section.




So I only went into labor with my first--almost 2 weeks late--the other two at least 2 weeks late. Last son--i dont know how late--but induced 2 different times--and 1 year with no period. I think he was closer to 3 weeks late--by my recollection of it.



Lsipes--i believe she was saying if they induce--and she fails to go into labor--they have to section her.

This girl I go to school with (for pregnant and parenting girls) she just had her baby on the 19th...And she just came on today to tell me how it went. She was overdue by 4 days and she went into the hospital and they induced her (i think they used the gelpack) and it worked .A .L.O.T faster then they had planned...She dilated 5-10 cm in 30 mins. She pushed about 6 times she said and her baby was out! Haha they told her they were going to take the pack out and then give her an epidural, and she was mad that she couldn't have one after, haha. Oh well. Hopefully if you are it will go as easy as that! Good luck!

Yes that is what I was saying, but I know labor is different for every woman..I hate it that I have no idea what I am in for. I would really like to go into labor on my own and be in pain and get to the hospital and have everything progress with pain medication then to go into the hospital feeling fine and then having to deal with the thought of when is the pain going to start am I dialating anymore, is everything going ok..And blah blah just more worrying that I really hoped that I would not have to do. I pray that it works on me fast and that I am not in labor for 24 hours. I am just so scared. First baby and also my first time ever having to stay over night in a hospital..None of this is my bag..Lol..Thanks again to all those who have replied..=) tiffany