for those that were induced....

littlemonster417 · October 2011

How long were you in labor after being induced? How long did you push? I know that it is different for everyone, but wanted to know your experience?

TIA

MrsLeanna · October 2011

No cervadil.

Started pitocin at 9am, 10cm by 12:30, then pushed for an hour and a half. A total of just over 5 hours.

mandarod · October 2011

In labor about 8 hours with a total of about 30 minutes pushing (and I also had an epidural). Induced with pitocin and doc broke my water about an hour after starting the pitocin.

Cinco · October 2011

With my first I went in for an induction b/c of some growth issues with my DD. They checked me and I was 5cm, so the OB decided to break my water before giving me pitocin. It went quick after that, so I never ended up needing anything, other than my requested epi. I don't know if it technically counts as an induction, but it was supposed to be one! The whole process from check in to baby was less than 3 hours. I only pushed once.

kcvasquez · October 2011

I was induced at 41 weeks 1 day, at the time I was 0 dilation (a higher chance for c-section if induced with no dilation) and I was 50% effaced. After 22 hours of labor I was barely 4 cm, 100% effaced, -1 station, and she said 4 cm was being generous because there was a lot of swelling around my cervix. I ended up with a c-section because my OB pretty much said that we were just prolonging the inevitable.

I whole heartedly regret being induced. It was my decision and I was even given the warning that my chance for a c-section was much higher. Near the end you can get so miserable that you lose sight the end is near and it feels like it will never come. If I could go back I would've researched induction so much more and realized that unless medically needed it was a bad idea to do it. Obviously many others have great success with inductions my experience changed my mind on them forever though....Make sure you do your research on them as well, research how pitocin can affect the baby good/bad and how it can affect your body and birth. I am not preachy on many things but now after doing hours of extensive research for my VBAC there is a lot to know that many women don't. It's always good to educate yourself anyway!

BritanyV · October 2011

The induction took about 12 hours for me. Went to the hospital at 1:30 pm and had ds at 1:30 am. It took an hour of pushing to deliver him.

mjay79 · October 2011

Pitocin induction at 40 weeks 5 days.

In labor short of 24 hours. Pushed for just under 2 hours needed help from the vacuum (aka the Hoover ) to get him out. They started to pitocin at 7:00 am on Saturday morning and he was born at 6:39am Sunday.

Saturday was THE. LONGEST. DAY. EVER!

rosebud218 · October 2011

I was in labor for 19 hours. got all the way to 9cm and had an emergency c section.

NicoleWright8 · October 2011

Started pitocin at 2pm. I was only 2cm. It took a full 24 hours for me to get to 6cm at which point the doctor broke my water. DS was born at 4:54pm so in total my induction lasted 27 hours. Once he broke my water everything went pretty fast. I only pushed for 35 minutes.

Andreaw1124 · October 2011

First round of Cytotec started at 10:00 PM. Epidural administered the next day around 2:00 PM (16 hours later), and went from 3 cm to complete by 5:00 PM. About 45 minutes of pushing...20 total hours of labor from start of induction until DS was born. I was completely unfavorable for induction at 40 weeks, 3 days...but all ended well.

rachoochoo2 · October 2011

I started my induction at 6:30 in the morning and did not give birth until 12:09 AM the next morning. As far as active labor, that did not start until my water broke about 1:00 that afternoon so it was 11 hours. I pushed about an hour. She kept crowning but going back up and my epidural was wearing off and I was so tired. They upped my epidural a little bit and I ended up getting an episiotomy after pushing for so long and not being able to get her head out. I still had a second degree tear even after that.

BFab11 · October 2011

From checking into the hospital to baby was 23 hours. 50 minutes of pushing. Vacuum assistance, 2 episiotomies, 4th degree tear past the episiotomies.

fool4babe · October 2011

Well I wasn't induced with pitocin, but took castor oil, which gives the same effect of more intense and painful contractions. I labored at home for around 10-11 hours from my first dose of castor oil ( I took 2 oz twice ) I started contractions about 2 1/2 hours after taking castor oil. My water broke on the way to the hospital ( 5 minutes away ) and I had my DD 1/2 hour after arriving at the hospital after 15-20 minutes of pushing. My midwife said it's a good thing she has a Dodge Viper cause she was running every red light and speeding as fast as she could to make it in time to deliver my DD.

textbookcase · October 2011

I was 2 weeks overdue with dd2 and my amniotic fluid levels were dropping, so I had to be induced at 42 weeks. I went into the hospital at 4am, they started cervadil around 5 or 6. A bit after that I started dilating and they broke my water. They never had to do pitocin or anything. They probably broke my water around 9-10am and she was born right at noon. The "hard" pushing only lasted 2-3 pushes and she was out. Really easy labor.

Southern Belle Kathy · October 2011

Induced at 42 weeks.

Cytotec at 11 p.m. on Monday (hated it and will never have it again).

Pitocin all night, all next day, took me off pitocin and let me shower and eat dinner.

Back on pitocin. Water broke at 2 a.m. Epidural.

Labored all morning and had baby at 1:09 p.m. Labor was 38 hours total.

Pushed for 2 1/2 hours.

Used vacuum. 2 episiotomies and 3rd/4th degree tear.

I am praying I don't have to be induced again.

aubreyan · October 2011

Water broke at 2am Sunday, went to the hospital. No contractions, no dilation for 12 hours.

Pitocin at 5pm Sunday. Up'ed to total amount allowed within 8 hours or so.

Epidural (pitocin is the worst thing I have EVER expereienced BTW) around 12am Monday

Dilated throughout the day. Started pushing at 12am Tuesday.. DS born at 3:35 am TUesday morning.

So I was on Pitocin for 33.5 hours

I don't think it worked well for me.

aubreyan · October 2011

kcvasquez:
I was induced at 41 weeks 1 day, at the time I was 0 dilation (a higher chance for c-section if induced with no dilation) and I was 50% effaced. After 22 hours of labor I was barely 4 cm, 100% effaced, -1 station, and she said 4 cm was being generous because there was a lot of swelling around my cervix. I ended up with a c-section because my OB pretty much said that we were just prolonging the inevitable.
I whole heartedly regret being induced. It was my decision and I was even given the warning that my chance for a c-section was much higher. Near the end you can get so miserable that you lose sight the end is near and it feels like it will never come. If I could go back I would've researched induction so much more and realized that unless medically needed it was a bad idea to do it. Obviously many others have great success with inductions my experience changed my mind on them forever though....Make sure you do your research on them as well, research how pitocin can affect the baby good/bad and how it can affect your body and birth. I am not preachy on many things but now after doing hours of extensive research for my VBAC there is a lot to know that many women don't. It's always good to educate yourself anyway!

I second this. I would rather be 48 weeks pregnant then ever get Pitocin again. It was terrible!

ThePastor'sWife · October 2011

Cinco:
With my first I went in for an induction b/c of some growth issues with my DD. They checked me and I was 5cm, so the OB decided to break my water before giving me pitocin. It went quick after that, so I never ended up needing anything, other than my requested epi. I don't know if it technically counts as an induction, but it was supposed to be one! The whole process from check in to baby was less than 3 hours. I only pushed once.

This is basically what happened w/ my "induction" - went in, they saw I was 4.5 cm/85-90% effaced, so they went ahead and just broke my water. DS stalled my progress though b/c he had his head tipped back instead of having his chin tucked to his chest, so we wasted some time w/ that. Once he tucked his chin, I went from 5-10 cm in less than an hour. I pushed for just shy of 2 hours (started at midnight, he was born at 1:54 am), but in addition to being difficult w/ having his head tipped back, he also wouldn't descend further than a -2 station, so I pushed him from there, hence almost 2 hours of pushing.

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