How was your induction if you were barely dilated?

robinsokj · April 2010

I am going in on Sunday to be induced and am only a fingertip dilated. I am afraid its going to turn into a 3 day affair or c/s. Any positive stories out there for inductions that started with minimal to no dilation

ParadisePrincess · April 2010

I was only 1cm when I was induced. It was a 2 day affair (30 hours) but ultimately ended up in the vaginal delivery I wanted. GL!

itkatydid@gmail.com · April 2010

I was only 1-2- had my boy after 7 hours of labor at 39weeks. GL!!

MamatoJackson · April 2010

I know this isn't what you asked for but I was only a finger tip, was induced and after 26 hours, ended in C-Section.

Go for the C! Recovery was a piece of cake and baby is healthy and wonderful!

Erourke · April 2010

I was only 1 cm. She was out in 6 hours. Piece of cake, epidural was HEAVEN. The story is in my blog, a few pages back. Link is in sig.

snicksnack · April 2010

I had a folly bulb induction because I was 41 weeks and one day pregnant and my doctor was trying to avoid C-section at all cost due to scar tissue issues related to another surgery. I had the bulb implanted at 3pm on a Wed. by 10 that night it popped out but at 5 am I was still only three, I was fingertip before the bulb was put in, because I was not progressing I was put on Pitocin at 5 am and did not have her till 7:59 p.m. Thursday. My doc was hoping I could avoid pitocin but since I was not progressing it was needed. It was a very slow process and my doctor thought I was going to end up with a C . That is the big risk with induction because your body is not ?ready? for labor your chances of needing a C go up. Ask your doc about starting with a folly bulb.

robinsokj · April 2010

snicksnack:
I had a folly bulb induction because I was 41 weeks and one day pregnant and my doctor was trying to avoid C-section at all cost due to scar tissue issues related to another surgery. I had the bulb implanted at 3pm on a Wed. by 10 that night it popped out but at 5 am I was still only three, I was fingertip before the bulb was put in, because I was not progressing I was put on Pitocin at 5 am and did not have her till 7:59 p.m. Thursday. My doc was hoping I could avoid pitocin but since I was not progressing it was needed. It was a very slow process and my doctor thought I was going to end up with a C . That is the big risk with induction because your body is not ?ready? for labor your chances of needing a C go up. Ask your doc about starting with a folly bulb.

forgot to put that part...

We are starting with foley Sunday afternoon and starting the Pit Monday morning

snicksnack · April 2010

robinsokj:

snicksnack:
I had a folly bulb induction because I was 41 weeks and one day pregnant and my doctor was trying to avoid C-section at all cost due to scar tissue issues related to another surgery. I had the bulb implanted at 3pm on a Wed. by 10 that night it popped out but at 5 am I was still only three, I was fingertip before the bulb was put in, because I was not progressing I was put on Pitocin at 5 am and did not have her till 7:59 p.m. Thursday. My doc was hoping I could avoid pitocin but since I was not progressing it was needed. It was a very slow process and my doctor thought I was going to end up with a C . That is the big risk with induction because your body is not ?ready? for labor your chances of needing a C go up. Ask your doc about starting with a folly bulb.

forgot to put that part...

We are starting with foley Sunday afternoon and starting the Pit Monday morning

Shortly after she put the foley in I started having mild contractions. She let me go home and have dinner and I went back at 9. The nurse gave me a sleeping pill and that was great because I got a good night sleep. At 9:30 in the morning the contractions got bad and I got an EPI and was good. My doc was wonderful and I credit her with me not having to have a C. She watched the baby closly just to make sure she was not in destress at all. GL

MomOfClaire · April 2010

I know this isn't what you want to hear, but I was a fingertip dialated at 39w4d and was induced because of a heart condition. My induction started with overnight cervidil followed by pitocin. After 30 hours of labor, I had progressed to a 5, so DD was delivered via c-section because of failure to progress. The c wasn't so bad. The worst part was the exhaustion from 30 hour labor.

MrsMayT · April 2010

I was 9 days past due. I went in on Saturday to start induction with Cervidil, then the plan was start Pitocin on Sunday morning.

Within an hour or so of Cervidil, I was having regular contractions. In a couple of hours I was 2-3, then quickly 4. Got the epidural and my blood pressure crashed as well as baby's heart rate. Backed way off epi so I pretty much felt everything at that point. Once I stabilized I got more epi, and was then at 10cm. Pushed for 30min but baby wasn't tolerating it so they used a vacuum. I pushed her out on my last contraction they allowed me before we went to c-section.

12 hour labor and a 3rd degree tear. Over all though, it wasn't awful.

Good luck!

stefjeff84 · April 2010

I was induced at 40 weeks to the day, and wasn't even a finger tip dilated. I was induced around 5am, and gave birth at 6:29pm via vaginal delivery. It worked out fine, so try not to worry about the worst case scenario until you have to.

Good luck!

pinklady951 · April 2010

ParadisePrincess:
I was only 1cm when I was induced. It was a 2 day affair (30 hours) but ultimately ended up in the vaginal delivery I wanted. GL!

This exactly! I was induced at 38wks because of a high leak in my water. I was still at 1-2 cm 6 hours after they started the pitocin. I asked for the Stadol so I could sleep.At midnight (6 hours later) I was 3 cm and I was in a lot of pain so I received the epidural. I finally delivered vaginally at 10:30am.

pammi2003 · April 2010

I was induced at 38 weeks. Was at 2cm when they started pitocin, 12 hours later I had my baby girl. Good luck!

pammi2003 · April 2010

Epidural was a big FAIL for me so hopefully yours works (if you opt to get one Big Smile

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k8morgan · April 2010

I was induced at 37 weeks for Pre-e... was a fingertip... after 3 days of cervidil, pitocin, and cydotech?, I was still a fingertip!!!! Ended in c-section, but everyone was healthy. Good luck - I hope it goes better for you!!!

Chelle0112 · April 2010

I was 2 cm at 38w4d. Took Cytotec at 11pm, delivered LO at 1145am vaginally.

rocksteady91@hotmail.com · April 2010

i was induced,not dilated at all,10 days past my due date and had gestational diabetes. Not gonna lie,it was a hellish nightmare for me. induction is not fun cuz ur body is not ready(at least mine wasnt). went in on a monday night and had DD wednesday night with vaginal delivery,but was so close to having to have a c-section.

abear2 · April 2010

I was induced at 37 weeks for pre-e. I was only a fingertip dilated, cervix was thick. I thought for sure that I would end up with a C. The plan was cervadil for 12 hours then start the pitocin the next day. The cervadil was inserted at 6:30pm and 2 hours later taken out since it gave me such intense contractions, right on top of each other. It was enough to kick start my labor. DD was born vaginally at 5:03am, never even had to have pitocin.

jenniemarie3 · April 2010

ParadisePrincess:
I was only 1cm when I was induced. It was a 2 day affair (30 hours) but ultimately ended up in the vaginal delivery I wanted. GL!

Exactly the same with me!

Asquared · April 2010

with my first daughter, I was a fingertip dilated.

cervidil at 7pm, they had to pull it out a few hours later because I was contracting like crazy, I had her at 3:21 the next morning. They said that was pretty opposite of "text book" but you wanted hope! :-) it could be THAT quick!

emolee84 · April 2010

i was closed up tight. went in on a sunday night, got the stuff to ripen my cervix around 9-ish (sorry don't remember which they used), i think i had 3 rounds of it though the night. around 8 or 8:30 the next morning i think i was about 1.5cm, OB came and broke my water and started pitocin and he was born at 6:51pm. wasn't too bad, other than my epi stopped working and they couldn't get it started up again no matter how hard they tried.

MissSweetestTea · April 2010

i was 2/3 cm dilated and 75% effaced....and it was a 5 hour labor with 17 mins of pushing...i had a great experience...we had the pitocin drip at 12 for a good while....bumped it up after a few hours, then all the way to 36 (max) which got me to 10! ....

i'd recommend if you were at least 2cm....

if not...i'd wait it out just a little bit!

kds · April 2010

60 hours and ended in a C-section. Sorry. I am sure that is not what you wanted to hear. But recovery from the C-sections was easy. Really!

britnicole88 · April 2010

I went in at 5 days past due. I was 1 cm at 7am. Doc broke my water right away and I ended up progressing on my own with no Pit. at all, which made me very happy. Got the epidural at 5cm. Slept from 5cm to 10cm. After 45 min of pushing, I had my LO at 8:35pm. It all went very smoothly.

Iheartkevi · April 2010

41.5 weeks along. I was 1 cm and 50% effaced. It took 42 hours but I had my baby and no c/s!

Armynancy · April 2010

I went in 1 1/2 cm.

Balloon induction started at 6 pm.

Dilated to a 4-5 by 4am.

Pitocin started at 6am.

10 cm at 5:00pm

Pushed through 4 contractions (15 minutes) and had our daughter at 5:39pm.

I had an amazing induction!!!!! There is hope for you

duchessII81 · April 2010

C/s after 92 hours. Wish we would have done it sooner - it was nothing. Good luck.

xosheenaox · April 2010

When I had my DD I was only a finger tip dilated broke my water started the pitocin and I had a vaginal delivery the whole process was 12 hours then this time around I was induced again but at a 3 and had a vaginal delivery in 5 1/2 hours.

Good luck hope you have a fabulous induction.

uc_im_smiling · April 2010

I was 10 days overdue when my doctor decided to induce me. After 24 hours and no dilation, my doctor decided to do a c-section. This turned out to be a great option because my son had passed meconium.

Angelrelic · April 2010

i was 1cm and 60% effaced. Induced at 40wk 2 days. I was having light contractions bout 8 min apart.

started pit at 8am, they broke my water at 1pm, epi at 3pm. 10 cm dilated at 6pm, labored him down till about 7:30, delivered at 8:26, but they made me stop pushing and wait for the ob for about 30 min (ouch) had a 2nd degree irregular tear. (ds was 9lbs 6oz)

Not to bad over all, but Pit doesn't make it easy...

QCinOct · April 2010

my induction after fingertip dilation didn't work. I was 41.5 weeks and they started with cervidil. That only irritated my cervix. Then we tried the prostaglandin gel and that also only irritated my cervix. Got me to 2 cm after 18 hrs and the OB was able to do a stretch and sweep. That broke my water and got my into labour. Unfortunately, got me into labour too quickly and my body and the baby didn't tolerate it so we had an emergency c/s.

RadicalDreamer143 · April 2010

Mine ended in a c-section, but I was expectng that, since the pitocin did absolutely nothing even at max, and I was being monitored for polyhydramnios. I feel I had a great birth experience though, no regrets for the c-section here.

JeuneEsprit · April 2010

I was induced at 39 1/2 weeks, only a fingertip dilated as well. Went in the night before and was already having contractions (so light I couldn't feel), so cervadil was a no-go. However, next morning had pitocin and an epidural. Not much progress in the beginning, but was able to dilate, efface, and have a vaginal delivery after about 12 hours.

buckeyeki · April 2010

My water broke at 38 weeks 5 days and I was not dialated or effaced. After a day on pitocin I had made no progress so we opted for a c-section at that point (baby wasn't responding well to pitocin). Recovery wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be.

SuzEJ · April 2010

My situation sounds a lot like yours--I had to go in Sun. night to get a pill inserted to help dilate me (inserted vaginally). After 2 doses of the pill, my cervix still didn't change much so Pitocin was started Mon. morning at 5 am. I had a painful labor and didn't get an epidural soon enough (not my choice), but by 6 pm that night after only 45 min. of pushing, I had my daughter!

Best of luck. Don't take to heart every horror story you hear about being induced. I did beforehand, and things were fine.

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