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[quote=Anonymous]Induction was not pleasant for me, but I was induced with my first. The main downside is your body and baby just might not be ready, so the process might take longer. For me, I checked into hospital at 8PM and they started monitoring, and set me up with an IV and things. Then at midnight they started me on an oral pill to start cervix ripening. By morning time, I didn't have any contractions, and had barely dilated more than another centimeter.

Started on pitocin and doctor broke my water, but I didn't get to 10cm until midnight the next day. So it was 24 hours of fasting and being stuck in bed before I started pushing. Baby was sunnyside up, so I pushed for 3 hours before they brought in the vacuum to get her the rest of the way out. Would this have gone better without the induction? Who knows.

Induction was very convenient in that I went to work for my last day, went to the hospital when I got home (after a REALLY big burger.) And my parents who live out of town were able to drive in and visit me while I was in labor. The scheduling factor is even more convenient when you're planning for childcare, so that's definitely a plus too. Have you gone before 39 weeks in the past though? That would be another downside. Having your birth scheduled and all your plans in order only to go into labor at 37 or 38 weeks (which happened with my sister's second...)[/quote]

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