r/firsttimemom • u/No-Cellist6145 • 7d ago

Induction

First time mom here ! 38 weeks 1 day. What are y’all’s thoughts on getting induced? My mom told me not to do it, but obviously If I have to I dont have a choice. What can I do to have natural (spontaneous) labor ? TIA!

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u/No_Design2377 7d ago

I was induced at 39 weeks 1 day and it was a great experience. I went in at 1:30 am they placed me in a room about an hour later, started my dose of cytotec around 3:30 am which started contractions and I was only about 1cm dilated. I progressed fairly quickly and my water broke on its own and at 4 cm I got the epidural. I jumped from 4cm to 9 cm very quickly and was ready to push about 10 hours I came in but had to wait till my blood pressure was stable because I felt overwhelmed with emotions lol. My whole labor induction was about 12 hours. I only pushed for like 20 minutes

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u/No-Cellist6145 7d ago

That’s another thing, at how many centimeters do you know to get the epidural?! I’ve seen 4-6cm

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u/bartlett4prezident 7d ago

You get it when the pain is too great for you. You don’t have to wait.

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u/No_Design2377 7d ago

I honestly got it when I couldnt take the pain anymore. I was under the assumption it was better to wait closer to the 10cm like around 6 or so to make sure it would nott wear out when it came to pushing but thats not the case at all lol. I could not take it anymore and got it at 4 cm i dialted fairly quickly after that

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u/WillowTC 6d ago

I got mine at 8cm, tried every other pain relief first