Induction... worth it?

I got induced and was able to get the epidural before they even started the pitocin. But I did have contractions before I was induced

I was induced a week ago and had an amazing birth experience. It was perfect in my opinion. But everyone’s bodies are different and everyone reacts to induction differently. Also it probably depends upon the induction method. My doctor used the cook balloon and Pitocin. I labored for 19 hours, pushed 3 times and baby was out. ♥️

I got induced and still had an otherwise natural birth. No pain meds or epidural. Eventually delivered him myself in the bathroom.... Turned out it was a baby not a poop 🙈 They started the pitocin at 8pm and I delivered at 7am the next morning. This was my first, so I have nothing to compare with. But all of my contractions, I felt at the front where you would feel normal period pains. A lot, loooootttt worse. But the same area.

I was induced last week sat and it was awful. My body wasn’t ready and didn’t reaction good. I definitely do not recommend it. Here is my birth story:6 long days! The brief birth story is that Saturday night and Sunday they started ripening my cervix with cytotec and cervidil back to back. Then they put a foley bulb in Sunday evening and started pitocin. On Monday I plateaued at 6cms for at least 12hrs starting sometime in AM and every intervention wasn’t helping to progress. The baby and I weren’t responding great to pitocin (fever, chills, other unpleasantness). The doctor suspected that the baby’s head was coning in the pelvis area and causing my body to plateau. Finally around 1am Tuesday we agreed with the doctor that it was too risky for baby to continue trying, and I was exhausted and not doing the best with pitocin. We agreed to the c section, and they confirmed when pulling him out that his head was coning and not looking to fit in pelvis. At 2:20 he arrived via c section. We stayed awake until Tuesday night (so a long 24hrs with only tiny naps) because of everything that happens after birth. Then we spent a couple days in recovery. The hospital had a lot many corona restrictions.The hospital was very quarantined. They did a corona symptom check for everyone person who entered and left the building, including taking temperatures. No guests allowed at all. We couldn’t/didn’t leave our room the whole time there, except to transfer to surgery and recovery room. No parents allowed in the nursery. No nitrous gas (which i was planning to use), no Breastpumps (Matt was asked for run home to get our own). Every nurse had to do a corona symptom check at the start of their shift, and my OBGYN doctors said they canceled all appointments except for pregnancies. My first (and until further notice or emergency) OB appointment will be over FaceTime. Also, a few of the nurses were also wearing masks.

I had my water broken with my first and got an epidural at 6 or 7 cm. Honestly though I mostly remember how traumatic getting the epidural was and dont even really remember how painful the contractions were. I was induced with pitocin with my second, didn't have any pain medication, and honestly the pushing part was the worst of it for me, contractions were bearable. I just had my 3rd less than a month ago, wasn't induced and was pain med free again and it was excruciating. I screamed like something out of a movie. I've decided if I do have one more (cause I'm kind of back and forth on it) that I'll definitely get an epidural asap. But all in all my induced labor was less painful and less traumatizing than my non induced labor. If you're getting the epidural anyways though then I wouldn't worry about it too much. Just remember any pain you feel is temporary. And when I had my epidural with my first I didn't feel anything while pushing and I tore a ton with him so that's a plus from the epidural as well.

I got my epidural before Pitocin so I didn’t feel a thing. I got it done for the same reasons you are debating.

I’m having baby number seven and I have allowed them to use induction drugs on me before. There’s definitely a huge difference in induction drug labor versus natural labor.