induction story - so far (UK mumma to be)

So I was supposed to come into the hospital on Monday for induction but they couldn't get me in because they had no beds. I understand that's nobody's fault but I spent the whole day being told to call back every few hours only for them to tell me at 8pm it wasn't going to happen that day. Tuesday morning I called up and YAY they had a bed. Went in at noon and the pessary was inserted at 1:15. It was quite painful but I thought at least things are moving along. From 4pm I was having contractions (or what they like to call, 'tightenings' every two minutes for a minute , this went on for 24 hours! I thought I was doing good coping with the pain and I was being super active to try and bring it on strong, like on the birthing ball and walking around the hospital. That night about 11pm a midwife came round to monitor my contractions and totally broke my spirit when she went against what all the other midwives said and claimed that these weren't contractions but actually just my uterus being 'irritated'. I burst into tears because I genuinely thought I was in early labour. She then forced me (pretty much) to drink oramorph and go to sleep. I was so so against having any form of morphine drug, but she said I wouldn't be having her for a few days at LEAST and that unneeded to sleep.