what's it like to have an induced pregnancy?

flor · 03-27-2008, 05:54 PM

ugh.. I meant induced labor..

I'm probably getting induced so who has been through this? What was it like? How long did it take? How painful was it, etc?

southerngirl · 03-27-2008, 06:18 PM

Well they are just going to give you drugs that will make labor start.

I hear that it makes labor faster and its easier because the drugs help you along.

I know that my friend was induced and had a baby in 4.5 hours. Thats a relatively short labor considering it was her first child.

She didnt even have pain meds, the crazy woman.

Daddy Bear · 03-27-2008, 06:25 PM

It depends on your tolerance for Pitocin and how much you're given. My ex's contractions literally went off the chart -- the printout was a straight line at the top of the paper -- and she felt like she was going to shoot little Timmy across the room. A nurse came in to the labor room, looked at the readout and ran out shouting, "Oh my God! She's hyperstemming!" Not the model of professionalism, imo.

Your experience may vary.

Mousty · 03-27-2008, 06:59 PM

hehe induced pregnancy

I know forgive on the boards has gotten one. I was scheduled to get one that day but my contractions went naturally, so i can't be of any help.

Simplyadored11 · 03-27-2008, 07:46 PM

My labor was induced twice.

First time didn't work...

Second time I ended up getting a c-section. I only dialated up to 5 cm. And every time the uped the pitocin the baby's heart rate would drop down.

You also go on cervidil for 24 hours before you get on pitocin.

I cried when I had my first contractions. I didn't think it helped my labor at all, but that's also because I was a first time mother too.

livinginsbi · 03-27-2008, 08:08 PM

any chance that you've tried rubbing your nipples. I've never had an induced labor, but a friend just told me that with her last child, her doctor was days away from inducing and a friend told her to rub her nipples, she did one afternoon and she was in labor that night.

I have no medical basis - but hey, it doesn't hurt to give it a a try.

Anybody else here of this?

If you give it a try flor, let us know if it works.

**annie24** · 03-27-2008, 08:22 PM

why might your labor have to be induced, is the baby late?

flor · 03-27-2008, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by livinginsbi

any chance that you've tried rubbing your nipples. I've never had an induced labor, but a friend just told me that with her last child, her doctor was days away from inducing and a friend told her to rub her nipples, she did one afternoon and she was in labor that night.

I have no medical basis - but hey, it doesn't hurt to give it a a try.

Anybody else here of this?

If you give it a try flor, let us know if it works.

haha, well if i do it would be in july. but i'll keep that in mind, seeing as im 6 months and dying to push it out already.

i've heard both great and horrible stories about being induced so i guess there's no real way to tell. keep pouring out those experiences though, i want to be somewhat mentally prepared!

**annie24** · 03-27-2008, 09:05 PM

i was watching a new documentary, "The business of being born." really interesting stuff about childbirth and how the women in the US often have induced labors when they really don't need one, just to get the woman in and out of the hospital quickly, but it seems to lead to more pain for the mother, not less. it makes sense, our bodies are designed to give birth naturally, so why all the intervention?

livinginsbi · 03-27-2008, 09:32 PM

oops, sorry flor - thought from your post it was any time now!!

Well, do keep it mind anyway!

03-27-2008, 05:54 PM	#1
flor Offline Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: california Posts: 52	what's it like to have an induced pregnancy? ugh.. I meant induced labor.. I'm probably getting induced so who has been through this? What was it like? How long did it take? How painful was it, etc?

03-27-2008, 06:18 PM	#2
southerngirl Offline Platinum Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NW Georgia Gender: Female Posts: 3,032	Well they are just going to give you drugs that will make labor start. I hear that it makes labor faster and its easier because the drugs help you along. I know that my friend was induced and had a baby in 4.5 hours. Thats a relatively short labor considering it was her first child. She didnt even have pain meds, the crazy woman. __________________ A wise man learns by the mistakes of others, a fool by his own. Latin Proverb

03-27-2008, 06:59 PM	#4
Mousty Offline Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Quebec Gender: Female Age: 24 Posts: 2,689	hehe induced pregnancy I know forgive on the boards has gotten one. I was scheduled to get one that day but my contractions went naturally, so i can't be of any help. __________________ Watching her little baby grow everyday.

03-27-2008, 06:25 PM	#3
Daddy Bear Offline Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: TBA Gender: Male Age: 47 Posts: 4,358	It depends on your tolerance for Pitocin and how much you're given. My ex's contractions literally went off the chart -- the printout was a straight line at the top of the paper -- and she felt like she was going to shoot little Timmy across the room. A nurse came in to the labor room, looked at the readout and ran out shouting, "Oh my God! She's hyperstemming!" Not the model of professionalism, imo. Your experience may vary.

03-27-2008, 07:46 PM	#5
Simplyadored11 Offline Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Jersey Gender: Female Age: 21 Posts: 67	My labor was induced twice. First time didn't work... Second time I ended up getting a c-section. I only dialated up to 5 cm. And every time the uped the pitocin the baby's heart rate would drop down. You also go on cervidil for 24 hours before you get on pitocin. I cried when I had my first contractions. I didn't think it helped my labor at all, but that's also because I was a first time mother too.

03-27-2008, 08:08 PM	#6
livinginsbi Online Platinum Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: oHIo Gender: Female Age: 47 Posts: 1,311	any chance that you've tried rubbing your nipples. I've never had an induced labor, but a friend just told me that with her last child, her doctor was days away from inducing and a friend told her to rub her nipples, she did one afternoon and she was in labor that night. I have no medical basis - but hey, it doesn't hurt to give it a a try. Anybody else here of this? If you give it a try flor, let us know if it works.

03-27-2008, 08:22 PM	#7
annie24 Offline Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Age: 29 Posts: 26,814	why might your labor have to be induced, is the baby late?

03-27-2008, 09:05 PM	#9
annie24 Offline Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Age: 29 Posts: 26,814	i was watching a new documentary, "The business of being born." really interesting stuff about childbirth and how the women in the US often have induced labors when they really don't need one, just to get the woman in and out of the hospital quickly, but it seems to lead to more pain for the mother, not less. it makes sense, our bodies are designed to give birth naturally, so why all the intervention?

03-27-2008, 09:32 PM	#10
livinginsbi Online Platinum Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: oHIo Gender: Female Age: 47 Posts: 1,311	oops, sorry flor - thought from your post it was any time now!! Well, do keep it mind anyway!