Induction stories

Curious about your induction stories! Please share!

My birth plan didn’t include induction. I wanted everything natural. I got induced at 8pm at 0cm (39w5d) and only progressed to 3cm 12 hours later. They gave me more to progress quicker but I only got to 5cm. They broke my bag. I was having back pain due to the baby facing my back so I got an epidural.

I was induced with my first due to pre-eclampsia. As a FTM, I had no idea what to expect. There was so much waiting! I arrived at the hospital on a Tuesday around 6pm and by Thursday evening, I had only dilated to 4cm, and so they prepped me for a c-section. I delivered my baby at 9:06pm on Thursday, about 50 hours after I checked in. All in all, I had a good experience! So good, in fact, that we did it again last year :joy: (although this time, I skipped the induction and went straight to a scheduled c-section. It was the perfect decision for me and my family)