Lurker being induced tomorrow

AmberinDenmark

Hi friends,

 This is my second pregnancy, so I am not too nervous about the whole labor and delivery part, but more the induction.  I have fraternal twin boys and I will be 38 weeks tomorrow.  They estimate they both are over 6 lbs.

 Any tips?  Thanks! 

tombomb84

No tips since my babies aren't due to arrive for 2 more weeks, but good luck!!

MuseumMaven

Good luck! I was induced at 37 weeks, and it was really good. After two doses of misoprostil to ripen my cervix, I went into active labor on my own no pitocin. My body just needed a kickstart to get things going. Hopefully you'll have a similar experience!

PumpkinAndThePeanut

MuseumMaven:

Good luck! I was induced at 37 weeks, and it was really good. After two doses of misoprostil to ripen my cervix, I went into active labor on my own no pitocin. My body just needed a kickstart to get things going. Hopefully you'll have a similar experience!

I'm really sorry to hijack this thread, but is the use of misoprostal common in inductions? This scares me... I had a missed miscarriage last year and took misoprostal to dispel the embryo. I had a bad experience where I ended up in the ER twice in two days due to excessive blood loss and still had to have a D and C. I never want to take that medicine again! I'd heard of using Pitocin to get contractions going, but not misoprostal.

QBall27

I have no tips to share (only 24 weeks along yet - and no induction with my first pregnancy) -- but wish you all the best!

AmyJoy728

I was given pitocin only. After a long day I stalled at 6cm and decided to get a Cs. Baby b was breech and both were as big as us predicted even though doc kept telling me how off they can be. 7.3 & 7.9 lbs.

I would recommend eating something light before you go as getting set up takes a while. Bring stuff to do as it will be a long day. Also, as hard as it will be get a good night sleep the night before!!! We were up late packing our bag and getting stuff ready and then were up more than 24hrs by the time we got into a room.

AmberinDenmark

Thanks for the tips, and well wishes.  I was wondering what to eat before hand.  Will eat some toast and bring a banana.  Will update everyone on the progress!

JenScott-4-09

Good luck! I basically had to be induced with my first after my water broke but I never got into a regular contraction pattern. I only had Pitocin and went from 3-10cm in 1hr 15 minutes! I wish you a smooth labor and delivery!

MuseumMaven

wmorgan003:

MuseumMaven:

Good luck! I was induced at 37 weeks, and it was really good. After two doses of misoprostil to ripen my cervix, I went into active labor on my own no pitocin. My body just needed a kickstart to get things going. Hopefully you'll have a similar experience!

I'm really sorry to hijack this thread, but is the use of misoprostal common in inductions? This scares me... I had a missed miscarriage last year and took misoprostal to dispel the embryo. I had a bad experience where I ended up in the ER twice in two days due to excessive blood loss and still had to have a D and C. I never want to take that medicine again! I'd heard of using Pitocin to get contractions going, but not misoprostal.

Pitocin is used to induce contractions. You can't have Pitocin until your cervix begins to dilate. I wasn't dilated at all when I went in for my induction, so they had to ripen the cervix. Cervadil is another medication that will do the same thing. My hospital used the Misoprostil.

I do know that the dosage for an induction is much lower than for a missed miscarriage or for retained placenta which I had, but chose to treat surgically.