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anyone gone into an induction with a closed cervix and had a successful vaginal birth? foley balloon or other cervix ripening methods worked for you? would love to hear some positive birth stories. my cervix is closed and have to be induced tomorrow due to gestational hypertension. please don’t comment with anything that may be negative. i’m already having very bad anxiety.

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I was completely closed when induced and it was a long time to fully dilate but not bad at all! I was first given cytotec, I believe 4 doses of it for almost an entire day. That didn’t help too much but enough to insert a foley balloon. It did start some painful contractions however so I asked for painkillers which helped and was never in extreme pain. Once the Foley balloon was in, it took about 12 hours do dilate to about 5. I will say, if you’re getting the epidural, get it before or right after the Foley balloon. My experience with the Foley balloon was very painful because it began very strong contractions which is a good thing but uncomfortable! Once the epidural was in, I felt absolutely nothing at all and I’m glad because it made everything more enjoyable. After 5 cm, balloon was pulled out and I began pitocin. That took a few hours (maybe 3) and I was fully dilated. Once they saw I was fully dilated, I pushed for maybe 8 minutes and he was out ☺️. I always hear that doctors rush the process and it leads to c-section but my doctor did little by little and from the beginning of my induction to me giving birth was exactly 48 hours. The slower you force the induction the better from my experience! It does depend how your baby’s heart rate is though! My little guy was fine the whole time.

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Me! My induction was a breeze! I was NOT dilated or effaced at 40 weeks. I got induced at 8 pm with Cervidil. At about 3 am the contractions came & my water broke by itself. Then the contractions got unbearable so I got the epidural at 5-6 am. Took a nap and woke up at 11 am and was at 9 cm! Got stuck there for awhile, they started pitocin on me around 12-1 pm to get me to 10 cm. At 2 pm it was time to push and he was here at 2:23. 23 min of pushing. Didn’t feel a thing (after epidural.) it was amazing. Lol

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I was induced at 37 weeks after my water broke. I was 0 dilated and 0 effaced. They started the pitocin drip. No bulb or cervadil at all. I had a vaginal delivery about 15 hours later.

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With my first I wasn’t dilated or effaced at all. I did one round of cervidil and then followed it with pitocin. From the insertion of the cervidil to having her laid on me it was 16 hours. 
My second was an induction as well. I was 1 cm so we did the foley bulb and pitocin. I had him in 12 hours. 
While I needed an epidural because the contractions were too much for me pain wise I had good experiences with both.

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I was induced for the same reason! Was super nervous but it went way better than expected! I was at a 1 when I went in and 0% effaced. They started with cervadil and within 5 hours my water broke. I was only at a 3 after that but the contractions got really intense so I got an epidural which I think helped me relax so I could progress better. They were getting ready to start pitocin and I felt like I needed to push so they checked me and I was ready to go! It was actually a really good experience! I hope the same for you 😊😊

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I was 1cm dilated, I know you specify experiences of being completely closed. However, I was medically induced for hypertension. They started off with Cyotec for 12 hours - then onto the pitocin. The Cyotec brought on very strong contractions with little to no rest period in between. Those contraction were not productive, but it helped soften my cervix. I received the epidural then started the pitocin, the doctor broke my water and things started moving rapidly. I pushed for 1hr 45min, I think due to not feeling anything, I think most of my pushing was done incorrectly. All in all, the process took about 24 hours from start to finish. Good luck!

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I was induced for gestational hypertension.  I was dilated to a 1 to start with.  It took 49 hours, but I did deliver vaginally at 37w4d.

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I was also induced for gestational hypertension and like you, I had a ton of anxiety about it! But honestly, I think the anxiety was worse leading up to it than actually going through labor. You can do this!! Just remember that it’s your show!

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I had to be induced for the same reason. My cervix was only 1cm dilated and not at all effaced when i was induced. They inserted a cervical ripening pull and a double bulb catheter at noon, and contractions started immediately. My water broke an hour later. I wanted to hold off on pitocin for as long as possible bc my contractions were super intense, long, and close together. I got an epidural at 2am. Delivered my son vaginally at 1:45pm. Almost 26hrs of labor, but baby and i were both healthy.

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