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[quote=Anonymous]Two inductions here.  First was due to PROM at 38w6d.   No cervical ripening since membranes were ruptured.  Straight to pitocin, which was cranked up to a hellish amount because my contractions weren’t productive.  I finally started dilating after requesting an epidural 12 hours into the induction, and DD#1 was born after an hour of pushing and 24 hours after my water broke.  Total time from start of induction to birth was 16 hours.  Minor tearing, easy recovery.
Second was a scheduled induction at 39w2d.  I was AMA so that was the reasoning, but it was by my request.  Midwife checked me the day before and didn’t see a need for cervical ripening, so I showed up at the hospital the next morning and started pitocin around 10AM.  Got an epidural around 4PM just before midwife broke the amniotic sac, and baby was born at 10PM after about 5 minutes of pushing.  No tearing, easy recovery. 
My contractions on pitocin were totally different between the 2 labors, and I was told it was because my water had broken prior to the first induction.  The pitocin contractions with my first were incredibly intense and one on top of the other, with no break in between.  They were much more manageable pre-epidural with my 2nd.  Based on my experience, get an epidural BEFORE your OB/midwife breaks your water, if at all possible (and if you are planning an epidural).[/quote]

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