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Name: jamie1982

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i go in tomorrow to see the doc one last time to recheck my cervix then tomorrow night i have to report at the hospital for the induction..ive been having some problems so the doc and i agreed that if i havent had him between that day and the next appt i would be induced. my sheduled time is wed. morning 4am. this is my third child but first induction and im scared of how this may turn out. does anyone have any advise or know some things i should ask about when i see him tomorrow?? ↓

Name: jamie1982 | Date: Jun 11th, 2007 1:32 PM

where is everyone at this moring?? im gonna go check my mail then come back to see if anyone posted..thanks alot to those of you who do..im really confused i dont know what to expect when i arrive at the hospital and i dont know what i should be asking the doc tomorrow.. ↑

Name: 123456789101112 | Date: Jun 11th, 2007 1:51 PM

i was induced and it took soooooooooooooo long for things to start happening. i was stuck at 2 cm for HOURS, but once things did get going they REALLY got going and i didn't have time for an epidural, so if you want one, make sure you ask for it WELL before you really need it because induced labors have a reputation for bringing on very very hard labor pains. that's the only kind of labor pains i know about because i only have one child, but i can tell you it WASN'T pleasant... that's the only thing i can think of -- good luck! ↑

Name: Meggles18 | Date: Jun 11th, 2007 1:52 PM

My induction went really quick. I think as long as you know what you want in the begging you will be fine. Make sure you know if you want the epidural or not. I think me knowing what I want and having a set game plan on the birth made it go easier.

As far as risks, your chances for a c-section do go up a bit. ↑

Name: lacirrom | Date: Jun 11th, 2007 5:02 PM

i was induced with both of my kids so i'm not sure what it's like to go into labor on my own (kinda hoping i get to find out this time....but also kinda nervous about doing that way)...my first daughter they started the pit at about 7am (i was already 4 1/2cm when they started) and she was born at 4:26pm that afternoon....with my second daughter they started the pit at 7am (i was already 6 1/2cm when they started) and she was born at 9:28am. i had an epi. with my first but when without pain meds with my second......not sure if this helps at all but i thought maybe hearing about my experience may help. i don't know about the labor pains being stronger because i've never given birth without being induced but like i said i had my second without pain meds so surely it can't be that much worse...either that or i'm like super woman lol ↑

Name: Coartney | Date: Jun 11th, 2007 5:06 PM

my water broke on its own, and i was having contractions 2 mins apart but i would not dialate, so after about 8-9 hours i was put on a slow drip of pitocin, still nothing, an hour later, upped it, nothing again, upped it somemore and omg let the pain begin. lol i was at 18 on the drip and after 29 hours all together from the time my water broke to when i started pushing ,, i pushed for an hour and bam lol ↑