It all started yesterday Thursday, November 2, 2017. I went in for a regular 39 week ob check up after being put on bed rest earlier that week. At my checkup, she checked me and confirmed I was still closed 🙄 then started talking about just inducing me because of my high blood pressure. She leaves to check her schedule and comes back in and says “how about tonight?”. My gut instantly dropped. I was filled with so many emotions. I was happy, excited, scared, and sad that I wouldn’t be pregnant anymore. So she begins telling me they will start with cytotec to thin out my cervix. I go home and scrub my house and get everything that was ready, ready. Later that day, around 8pm, I arrive at the hospital and get admitted. My nerves were three the rough. Starting at 9 they give me my first round of cytotec. The nurse then commented it probably wouldn’t do anything but it might because I was already contracting I guess (couldn’t feel them). At 1 she comes in and gives me my second dose and that’s when I started to actually feel the contractions. They started to become regular and more frequent. I was trying to hard to get my SO awake to rub my back, but of course he doesn’t wake up. After the third dose, my doctor came in and checked I hadn’t dilated anymore. At 9 ish they start pitocin and I was expecting the pitocin to start hurting because they kept telling me I can get the epidural if I wanted. But I was surprised to find out it actually slowed down my contractions and made them not so intense. Every 30 minutes they came in and upped the dosage of pitocin by 2. My contractions were completely gone so I got up and walked around the l&d; ward for awhile and they started to pick up again. The whole time I was praying I would have made progress so I could meet my baby girl. After walking around I laid down and instantly fell asleep. ( I hadn’t gotten any sleep prior to pitocin because of the pain). My doctor comes in and checks. No change. Of course 🙄. She then said she was gonna send me home. I wanted to cry right then and there because I got so ready and excited to meet her, just to have to start over again.😪 after turning off pitocin, my contractions came back. And were more frequent. So now I’m sitting at home waiting for my induction next week. Although I am happy to be in my own COMFORTABLE bed. Has anyone had the same or similar story? Has pitocin not worked for you? Is that normal?