FTM's Question with induction...

kerischrader · December 2011

I know everyone can be different during delivery, I was just curious about how long from when they started pitocin to when your LO was born did it take for all you FTM's!

beedawn · December 2011

They started Pitocin at 8 am, broke my water at 10 am, I started pushing at 5:30 pm, and he was born at 7:30 pm. When they started Pitocin they were saying I would have him around noon, but I had scar tissue on my cervix from a leep procedure I had done a few years ago so it stopped dilating at 5cm and they had to go in and stretch the scar tissue away.

samm1983 · December 2011

9pm - cytotec

5:30am - pitocin

9:30am - broke water

8pm - started pushing

10:35pm - baby born via c-section (he was too big)

ChrMoo · December 2011

I'm a FTM I was 40 wks 2 days when they induced me on Oct. 18th. I went in at midnight, I was given the tablet on my cervix to soften them (before being admitted I was 75% effaced and 1 ct dilated). By 4 am my contractions were very irregular so they started the pit drip. What my OB did not tell me is that it can take more than a day for the Pit to work. I was in labor for 2 days with contractions 3 mins apart before they decided to deliver by C-sec at 4pm on the 20th. My LO was not in distress I just did not progress enough for them to break my water. Make sure you ask your OB how long they will let you sit on the pit before they make a decision. Remember Labor and Delivery does not have. Ice accommodations for you and your. Lacy for that many days, additionally you can't eat when you're on the Pit drip. I wish I had known that before hand. I was so nervouse before going to the hospital I didn't eat well and was regretting it my noon the next day. It's not a quick process. My LO is 10 wks now and I'm so happy. Good luck, God Bless and Happy New year!!

lkm2006 · December 2011

Pit was started at 6:30 am. Water was broke at either 7 or 7:30 am. LO was born at 11:19 pm after an hour of pushing. Also, I was half a centimeter when I went in for my induction.

AFWife10 · December 2011

47 hours, ending in a c section and extremely high temperatures for both DS and me.

adri77 · December 2011

5 hours, it went super fast at the end, i dilated from 4 to complete in a half hour! Good luck!

alstumb@gmail.com · December 2011

9:30am - Broke my water.

10:00am - Started Pitocin.

2:42pm - My son was born.

But apparently I was in the early stages of labor on my own when I got to the hospital, so that helped things along a little.

candylies · December 2011

Looks like everyone is very different!

anyway I was started on pitocin around midnight, I was already 100% effaced and 1cm dilated before starting it, contractions started in the early morning hours. Water broke in the early morning hours. Had DS at 9:27pm. So almost full 24 hours for me.

rlyttle · December 2011

7am pitocin

11am pushing

11:55am Hello DS!!!

ashleyEssig · December 2011

30 hours from start to finish. I WISH it would have been a 12 hour job like the other moms!

alexvause · December 2011

My water broke at 1130 pm. Got to hospital at 1230am. Pitocin started at 230am. Active labor started at 430am. She was born at 1051am.

lynettexrenee · December 2011

broke water @ 430pm

epi @ 530pm

pitocin @6pm

starting pushing at 1030pm

born @ 140am via c-section (he was stuck and tore my cervix)

amyl2585 · December 2011

9:00 pm- started teatment on cervix

5am started pit

5:30-stopped pit/ate/went to a room

8pm- second cervix treatment

7am- pit restarted

11 am- broke water

7:53 LO arrived after only 15 min of pushing

jenn1981 · December 2011

3pm on Monday started with round 1 cytotec- ended up having 3 doses, all which did nothing. Tuesday morning they broke my water, nothing. They inserted a foley bulb for a few hours- nothing. Finally got an amazing nurse on Tuesday night that I owe the world to. I went from 1 cm to 10 in about 5 hours due to constant changing of positions and upping my pitocin. DD was born Wednesday at 530am. It was LONG but I had a vaginal birth in the end- it can happen!

Royalgrl13@yahoo.com · December 2011

6:00pm started induction with cervical gel

2:00am pitocin

4:30am broke my water

10:00 fully dilated and started pushing

10:34am daughter was born!

erinshoeman · December 2011

10 am - Started pitocin.

11:05 am - My water broke on its own.

6:15 pm - Started pushing.

7:27 pm - Baby Ryan was born!

When I went in that morning I was 1 cm dilated and 50% effaced. Good luck!

mbgreenwalt · December 2011

I was induced at 41w1d with my first. I was dliated to 3cm when we started. It was 14 hours from start to delivery. I pushed for 3.5 hours because DD was facing my hip bone instead of face down and it took a lot of manipulation to get her to turn.

NeenyW · December 2011

10 pm - foley catheter to stretch my 1 cm cervix to 3. Worked in 45 min!

Midnight- started pitocin.

Noon - broke my water and went from 4 to 6 in 5 min.

4 pm - 10 cm and pushing.

6 pm - delivered!

Sorry if this all runs together, on my phone.

LesRN · December 2011

I had 1 dose of cytotec and then almost 30 hours of pitocin. My water was broken (spontaneously) for over 24 hours and thank goodness I never spiked a fever. LO was born after 1 hour of pushing.

edit: i was induced pretty much from scratch at 41 weeks. fingertip dilated and 0% effaced.

emd2887 · December 2011

Started pitocin at 8am- it did absolutely nothing for me. OB broke my water at 12:45pm, which finally put me into labor, and I had her at 7:38pm. I was 39w4d and 5cm when I went in.

JKTTC1 · December 2011

My water broke on my own at 6:45am. Luckily I was already in the hospital being monitored for high BP. I was given pitocin when contractions didn't start maybe an hour later or so. So maybe 8:00am. I didn't start pushing until 6:45pm and LO wasn't born until 9:43pm....3 hours of pushing!!! TERRIBLE!!!!

Katie2006 · December 2011

When I went in at 6:30am I was 2cm and 70%--

7:30am- Pit started

8:30am- Dr checked me and my water broke

11:30- epidural!!!! (best thing I ever did) Stick out tongue

4:15- Started pushing

5:20pm- Addison Harper arrived!!!! Big Smile

authorofdreamz · December 2011

I was 41 weeks. Pitocin was started at 9:50pm. They broke my water around 5am. Started pushing around 12pm. DD was born at 1:27pm.

babybuckley · December 2011

I was 39 1/2 weeks when I was induced.

11pm cytotec

The pit and water breaking times are a little fuzzy. I think pit was started around 6am and water was broken around 8am

10:30am epidural

Not sure what time I started pushing but I think it took about an hour. I pushed about 5 times and the baby wasn't coming with the pushing so the dr had me take a 15 min break to let the contractions do their thing. When we started again the baby was a lot further down and ready to go. His head was big and got stuck so it took several more pushes to get his head out but once the head was out the rest of him flew out.

DS was born at 5:33pm

So all together I was in labor for 18 1/2 hours but only about 10 hours after starting pit.

sunflwra · December 2011

Pitocin was started at 5am and I had her at 3:50pm (started pushing around 3:30). I didn't progress very quickly in the morning though- at 1pm, I was still only about 4cm dilated. However, the nurses had me get on all fours (even with an epidural) and rock back and forth for about 30 minutes and that started progress. I went from 6cm to full dilated in about 1 hour.

rockdragon · December 2011

Pitocin started at 8 am, water was broken by my OB around 10 am. DD2 was born at 5:27 pm. DD2 didn't wait for my OB to come back and after 2 pushes my nurse and DH had to deliver her. I was about 2 cm and 50% effaced when we checked in to the hospital.

With DD1 it was all natural my water broke on its own and DD1 was born at 5:47 am after 5 hours of labor and 45 minutes of pushing and my Midwife barely got there in time then too. So I guess I go faster then they expect once my body decides to do it.

I do think that it would have been quicker with DD2 if I could have moved around freely like I did with DD1, but the IV and tubes and all didn't really let me.

jrc2009 · December 2011

They started my Pitocin at 8am, broke my water at 11:30am, started pushing at 6:25pm, baby born at 6:55pm. So just under 11 hours! It had heard horror stories of induction but I had an awesome experience

katecham · December 2011

Went in at 3cm 100% effaced.

6:00am: pitocin started

8:30am: water broke (by dr)

9:15am: epidural

11:50am: fully dilated

had to find dr

12:10pm: started pushing

12:26pm: he was born

MLPT2012 · December 2011

5 am - Pitocin ( I was only 1cm dilated at this time ) 1:30 pm - Water Broke (4 cm - but things went much faster from here)4 pm - Started pushing 5:29 pm - DS was born 12.5 hrs for me :-)

steph0501 · December 2011

Started at 3 cm 80%

630am pitocin

10am broke water (4cm 90%)

ouch!

1045am epidural

much better!

145pm baby born after 25 min pushing.

Good Luck!

erbear · December 2011

started pit at 7am on Tuesday; Kate was born at 7:32 via c-section Thursday morning.

Cebs222 · December 2011

I got pitocin and the folley balloons inserted. They were given to me both before 10 pm on a thursday night, the balloons were taken out before noon the next day and my water was broken for me. ( i had a dangerous pregnancy disease and we had to get the baby out asap and wanted to try for vaginal) and little one was born and on my tummy by 720 friday night. So not even 24 hours?

Folsom101610 · December 2011

I opted to be induced at 39 weeks. I was 2-3 cm, no effacement and no contractions on the monitor when I went in.

2:00 am- first dose of Cytotec on cervix

5:00 am- second dose of Cytotec

7:00 am- no real changes when checked

7:30 am- Got epi

8:00 am- Dr. broke my water

8:30 am- Started pitocin

2:30 pm- Started pushing

3:29 pm- DD was born!

Awesome experience! True labor only lasted 7 hours (from time pit started to delivery). Dr. said with next child if I go into labor on my own that we better get to the hospital pretty quick because my body progresses great.

ReneeRN · January 2012

Pitocin- 8pm

Started pushing the next afternoon at 3pm

C-section at 6pm

Elsa1984 · January 2012

Stripped my membranes twice and nothing happened so at 41 weeks they gave me the miso tablet Saturday evening, then gave me my pitocin and broke my water in the morning on Sunday (around 6am). Went 2 to 5cm in under 10min. Then 5 to 9cm in under 2 hours. Stalled at 9cm for 7 hours. Finally hit 10cm and pushed 6 times and baby didn't budge and heart rate was dropping. Baby was born by c-section Sunday evening (around 11:30pm) with her cord around her neck.

My friend went in a few months before me and it was about the same. Started induction the night before, pitocin and breaking her water around 9am the next morning. Baby was born around 4:30pm that afternoon after about 30min of pushing.

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