Anyone ever been induced with cytotec?

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I never heard of it before today, so I did some research. I can't believe they induce with this stuff! It's not even FDA approved! My doc wants to induce with this on Thursday, but I'm going to refuse. I'd still like to hear personal stories, though. Have you had cytotec? Any complications?

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I had two doses last Thursday night because my cervix was only 2cm and my blood pressure was super high. I had two rounds and dialated to 10 cm in 8 hours. Pushed for 20 min and have a beautiful healthy boy. Trust your doctors, most of them know what they are doing. There are scary stories with almost every drug out there. Good luck!

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Misoprostol (Cytotec) is discussed in the film The Business of Being Born and More Business of Being Born Episode 1, both on Netflix. Not to scare you but I would educate myself before allowing them to use this drug.

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So I was just given this last Thursday. It's meant to thin the cervix and prepare for labor and pitocin. It did give me contractions as well but I didn't dilate at all. That was the first 12 hours. They then decided to use a balloon in my cervix to attempt to force dilation which didn't work either. That was the next 12 hours. They then started me on a very slow drip of pitocin which didn't do anything until it was increased up to the full dose. Then the contractions came hard...all back labor! Lost my mucus plug and when Dr. checked I was finally dilated to 3cm so he broke my water. After that, I begged for my epidural and spent another 12 hours getting contractions that I couldn't feel. They woke me up at 5:30 am on Saturday morning to start pushing...and of course my epi had just began to run out. By the time he was crowning, I felt all of it. So, long story short, being induced was a very long process for me...but it gave me my first baby and I wouldn't change it! All in all I spent 48 hours in the same terrible delivery bed on a clear liquid diet. But, now we are home and in our own space and getting to know the little miracle we created! Most rewarding experience ever!

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A friend was induced w cytotec 2 months ago due to low amniotic fluid (I think she was 40 + 3). Not dilated at all ahead of time. Got one dose early afternoon, never needed a second dose or pitocin. Healthy baby boy born before midnight with no complications for mama or baby.

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Just ask for Pitocin

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I was given this to expel remnants in my uterus from a miscarriage at 11 weeks last year....seems strange to use for labor.  My SIL had a cervidil suppository put in her cervix and that worked for her to induce labor

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Cytotec is extremely dangerous...please mama for your sake and the baby stand your ground and find out your other options!!!

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I had no complications from using this i was induced at 40 weeks. I checked into the hospital at 3 PM and was given 3 rounds of the medicine orally. It was one pill they broke into small pieces. Each time I took the meds I was hooked up to a monitor for me and for the baby for 2 hours then given an hr break to move around we did this 3 times thought out the night. I was checked at 5 am and my cervix had softened significantly. When I checked in to the hospital I was not dilated any and my cervix hadn't begun to soften. By 5 am I was hooked to the pitocin at 9am I was 3-4 centimeters dilated and had my water broken from there I had a very smooth vaginal delivery that ended at 5:03 PM with us welcoming our healthy baby boy.

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Cytotec is a very common cervical ripener. It doesn't do much orally, but as a suppository it works most of the time. The other option a lot of hospitals have is cervidil.

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I was induce with it had a 30 hour labor that ended in a emergency c-section. Also it didn't even dilate me till they put it on my cervix, in stand me taking it by mouth.

Anyone ever been induced with cytotec?

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