After weeks of false labor and numerous membrane sweeps, I stopped progressing beyond 4cm and was scheduled to be induced at 41+3. I chose Cervidil because it worked so well when I was induced with my son. After having the Cervidil in for 7 hours I was barely contracting and still hadn't progressed past 4cm. My doctor suggested a low dose of pitocin, hoping that it would give my body the nudge it needed to start labor. I agreed, but by the time I was moved to a new room in labor & delivery and hooked up to a pitocin drip, it was after midnight and I was getting tired. I delivered my first without an epidural and planned on doing so again this time, but began wondering how I was going to find the energy to get through it without sleep. The drip started and within a few hours I was having some strong contractions that required me to breathe through them. My doctor checked my dilation and I was 5cm. She told me that she had a feeling I would go fast once the contractions picked up, and she was right! I found that kneeling on the bed, gripping onto the inclined back and swaying my hips really helped me through each contraction and before long I was making some rather primal noises 😂. After a particularly gnarly contraction I chuckled and said to my husband "well, I'm not tired anymore. Contractions are better than caffeine!" I knew I could do it sans epidural at that point.