Which is more painful?

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I’ve heard that induction contractions are more brutal than spontaneous labor contractions. For those of you who have experienced both, what is your opinion? Feel free to drop your birth stories!

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Pitocin is the devil

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I had an induction with my first that was hell on earth with pitocin and a failed epidural. I went unmedicated and spontaneous with my second and it was so little pain by comparison that by the time I thought I was truly in labor I was already in transition and we barely made it to the hospital in time for the birth.

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My first was an overdue, water broke at home, all natural contractions at home that were very hard to get through before I got to the hospital, and I did get the epidural. I pushed for 3 hours and he was a vacuum delivery. It was a very traumatic birth because he was twisted in the birth canal and had to be helped. My recovery was very difficult (16 stitches, internal and external)
My second (18 months later), was an elective induction because I had polyhydroamniosis, which meant I was carrying excess amniotic fluid and they were worried about him being too big to deliver vaginally, so I got pitocin from the start. My pitocin and epidural were done almost at the same time, I labored for less than 3 hours, pushed for 2 pushes and my second son was born. I had no stitches and felt great after the fact

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I had an elective induction with my first and a spontaneous, unmedicated VBAC with my second. Pitocin induced contractions were way more painful than my natural contractions.

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With my second baby, she was sunny side up and I went into spontaneous labor…. It lasted 2 DAYS and was so painful. When I got to the hospital I couldn’t move once I sat on a birth ball. I sat there for probably 3 hours straight with horrible back contractions until I finally got an epidural. My first I was induced and it was painful, but nothing like my second.

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Pitocin brought on my contractions INTENSELY…it was so painful I got the epidural after 3 contractions. This labor I’m hoping to not be induced and go natural!

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First time around I was induced using cervadil which are little suppositories that soften and open the cervix. I took so well to it that it went bad….lol. My contractions were only a few seconds apart I had NO break, my epidural fully wore off, contractions were so bad it put strain on my daughters heart and also myself as it made my oxygen drop really fast I just remember being a little hazy and not with it, next thing you know I felt like I had passed out and then when I woke up my fiancé, mom, and nurse were all around me and my fiancé was crying. I asked what’s happening and they told me my daughters heart kept dropping so they were going to do these weird positions on me which weirdly worked…3 positions later I was fully dilated and pushed her out in 15 minutes. 
This time around I’m saying screw unnecessary induction, I’m going into labor naturally! I don’t need to experience spontaneous labor to know which I prefer.

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First came natural (they broke my water) second was induced using cervadil but I don’t think I had anything else and they felt exactly the same to me. 
I’ve heard from friends that the pitocin contractions are worse because they don’t build slowly like natural labor does it’s just automatically to strong, and long contractions. I’ve also been told they don’t have the same “rest” period between them either

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I have had one birth where my water broke naturally, and then given pitocin to get things going. And another that was induced by using a Foley catheter and then cervix softening pills. 
Pitocin was the absolute worst part of the experiences. Everything was fine till they started the drip.

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i haven’t been induced but i’d imagine it is much more painful as you’re forcing your body into something it’s not ready to do

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