Come in if you had induction and went drug free

ivybug

I have mild preeclampsia and am set for an induction tomorrow am.  With both DS and DD, I didn't have pre. and was able to go into labor on my own and do it completely naturally.  I know it will def be harder to go natural while on pitocin.  Anyone able to do it drug free?

DandelionMom

I had two pain med free inductions. ?My midwife says it helps to labor on the pitocin as long as possible before breaking the water. ?And that really made sense to me because once the water broke things got a lot more intense. ?Both inductions, just when things were getting to the point where I was thinking about pain meds, it was time to push anyway so I didn't need the pain meds. ?

The induction when I had pre-e was a bit harder because I had to stay in bed (for my blood pressure and because of the internal monitoring). ?But I could still change positions a little and DH could still rub my back and that helped a lot. ?

I didn't think it was any harder to go without the pain meds for my two inductions than it was for my first totally unmedicated birth. ?The inductions just went faster (7 hours instead of 12). ?

Alexandra*sMom

I did not go drug free.

I was induced both times due to size.  Alexandra was 8 lbs, 14 oz on her edd.  Taylor was 8 lbs, 2 oz and was 16 days early. 

With Alex, they turned the epidural off when it was time to push because I couldn't feel my contractions.  I deleivered 2.5 hours later and felt everything (my induction was 35 hours total). 

With Taylor, I progressed from a 2 to a 10 in 20 minutes and the epidural never got a chance to work.  It was also in the spinal column not the epidural space which resulted in headaches for 2 weeks.

I think with my record, next time I will just pass on the epi.

ivybug

THANK YOU!!!  You totally answered my q about the breaking water/pit.  My ob was originally going to do both, but agreed to only do pit and try let the water break on its own.  You are my hero!

r9stedt

I didn't have pit, but two rounds of cervidil knocked Me into labor. It was quick (after they realised I was dilated finally), intense, and pain med free. My water was broken at the very end. You can do it! GL!

mags2041

This is good to know, Dande!  My OB is already talking about induction since I had a pretty rapid labor the first time around and the hospital I want to deliver at is about 45min away.  I really don't want to give birth on the side of the freeway during rush hour traffic.  With Lucas I went into labor on my own and delivered 5hrs after my water broke.  Apparently women in Scottsdale don't go without an epidural - I was the first "natural" birth they had in months.

ivybug

I did ask my ob about doing cervadil vs pit, but I'm already 5cms dialated and 50% effaced, and cerv is basically to start you dialating.  So I need the pit.

annak23

Mine was drug free, but let me preface this by saying that my hospital didn't offer epi's, only cervical blocks, so I was in that mind set. 

I was induced because my water broke on it's own & I didn't go into labor.  Once I was on pictocin, they kept turning it up to get me into a pattern, but my body kicked in & they couldn't turn it down fast enough! It was hard, but I think I could do it again, without meds. I was able to get up & move around, which helped a TON!

DandelionMom

Sounds like you're going to do really well! ?That's a lot of progress.

mrsrsh

I was induced w/ pit. and went about 12 hours drug free but DS was sunny side up and stuck so I ended up w/ a section. If the little booger would have just turned it would have been fine. Walking helped alot and TMI but the way he was turned I felt the most comfortable sitting on the toilet.