https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 02 May 2026 15:29:27 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-induced-before-your-due-date#post-1665770 Thu, 29 May 2014 13:30:11 +0000 spaniellove 1665770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kentuckygirl: Eek, I can't believe after such long journeys our LOs might get here at the same time! My fingers are crossed for both of us! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-induced-before-your-due-date#post-1665757 Thu, 29 May 2014 13:28:17 +0000 LovelyPlum 1665757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wasn't induced, but I agree with @sweetooth: I can't believe your little ones are almost here, @kentuckygirl: and @spaniellove: ! Sending you both :heart: and so much :goodluck: :goodluck: :goodluck: ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-induced-before-your-due-date#post-1665744 Thu, 29 May 2014 13:23:48 +0000 sweetooth 1665744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: I wasn't induced, but I love hearing that people who were, still had a good experience. I'm so excited for you that you get to meet your little one so soon!</p> <p>@kentuckygirl: I can't believe your little one is almost here too!!!</p> <p>I'm so happy for you both :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-induced-before-your-due-date#post-1665712 Thu, 29 May 2014 13:15:11 +0000 chopsuey 1665712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was induced with #2 at 39 weeks 3 days. I was already 3-4cm dilated and 90% effaced though. </p> <p>Got hooked up at 11am and DS was born at 3pm. 4 hours from start to finish. Went perfectly and neither of us had any complications. </p> <p>@spaniellove: Can't believe you're already 38 weeks!! Hope everything goes well for you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-induced-before-your-due-date#post-1665682 Thu, 29 May 2014 13:06:57 +0000 BSB 1665682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: No advice, but I'm excited for you! Can't wait to meet your LO!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-induced-before-your-due-date#post-1665678 Thu, 29 May 2014 13:06:07 +0000 Ajsmommy 1665678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was induced at 37+4, due to high BP. We went in on Weds afternoon, they inserted cervidil overnight but it didn't work so they gave me something else (can't remember its name) but it was a little pill I took every few hours. By 6 pm Thurs I was still only 1 cm. So we set my epidural and foley bulb insertion and pitocin for Friday morning at 6 am. Got my epi, bulbs were inserted and pitocin was begun and by noon I was 6 cm's. I delivered at 9:20 pm Friday night after 1 hour of pushing. The induction was long but successful. I wish we'd just gone straight to the pitocin! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-induced-before-your-due-date#post-1665643 Thu, 29 May 2014 12:54:43 +0000 GreenThumb 1665643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: Sorry you are dealing with this! But I wanted to let you know that I had to be induced at 38 weeks due to gestational hypertension and it went really well. I was also barely dilated but we started the process with cervical ripening overnight and then pitocin in the morning. Baby girl was born vaginally about 12 hours later. They were actually surprised at how quickly things went. But I had also gone to acupuncture the day before to help with the induction and I really feel like that made a difference. I also think it was a great experience even though it was unexpected.<br /> Wishing you all the best! :goodluck: :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-induced-before-your-due-date#post-1665558 Thu, 29 May 2014 12:31:09 +0000 MrsF 1665558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was induced at 36w0d for pre-e and HELLP syndrome. Got Cytotec very early in the morning (along with my epidural - which was a "now or never" situation because my platelets were so low), started pitocin at about 9am, Dr. broke my water at 1pm, pushed for 45 minutes and delivered vaginally at 5:07pm. It was really a great birth experience even though it wasn't what I had imagined. No NICU time for LO and we were both home in a few days. </p> <p>I hope that things are easy and uncomplicated for you your LO! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-induced-before-your-due-date#post-1665529 Thu, 29 May 2014 12:23:30 +0000 kentuckygirl 1665529@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So sorry to hear about the hypertension, but hoping you have an easy and successful induction!</p> <p>If baby isn't here yet, I will be induced Monday night too!!!! It has been great sharing much of our TTC journey, pregnancy, and now maybe LOs birth dates!!! Good luck!!! I am 1 cm dilated myself, so I am following to see what others say too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-induced-before-your-due-date#post-1665508 Thu, 29 May 2014 12:16:23 +0000 T-Mom 1665508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was induced one day before my due date. It went great. There was a tropical storm coming and no one wanted a hurricane baby! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-induced-before-your-due-date#post-1665202 Thu, 29 May 2014 10:36:08 +0000 LuLu Mom 1665202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was induced at 39 weeks due to high BP, it was my choice. It did end in a C-section, she was sunny side up + very big, my doctor said it was would have ended that way no matter what. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-induced-before-your-due-date#post-1665195 Thu, 29 May 2014 10:34:23 +0000 MamaG 1665195@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was induced due to gestational diabetes and advanced maternal age. My end result was a c-section, but I have zero regrets. I'm a bit of an outlier here though because delivery scared me immensely and a c-section always was more appealing. I tried for a normal delivery and fully trusted my doctor when the decision to complete a c-section was made. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-induced-before-your-due-date#post-1665187 Thu, 29 May 2014 10:31:53 +0000 Mrs.Someone 1665187@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No experience, but I think this means you have between now and Monday to do all you can to make it happen on your own. So check out those old wives tales, and maybe look for an acupuncturist to speed things along? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-induced-before-your-due-date#post-1665165 Thu, 29 May 2014 10:21:43 +0000 nana87 1665165@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was induced at 37w3d because of low amniotic fluid and it went great, despite not being dilated at all at first and lo still being high up. My labor was 36 hours but prob would have been shorter if I got the epidural sooner-- I was on pit for 12 hrs without it, and had only dilated to 3 (I wrote up my birth story on a different post...) once the epi was in though things progressed quickly (~5 hrs) and I only pushed for 40 minutes once I was finally dilated all the way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-induced-before-your-due-date#post-1665160 Thu, 29 May 2014 10:18:43 +0000 Cherrybee 1665160@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was induced at 38+4 for gestational diabetes. I was nowhere near ready - I wasn't dilated at all and it took me 4 days of induction to get to 2cm so they could break my water! Yet I still had a normal delivery! No C-section here!! Think of it this way - you're already half way to 2cm! :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-induced-before-your-due-date#post-1665148 Thu, 29 May 2014 10:15:15 +0000 pmerr 1665148@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was induced at 38w due to "gestational" hypertension (basically I think I always had hypertension, but never had it diagnosed until pregnancy-not sure though) which turned to pre-e, which was why I was induced. I was induced at 4pm on a Thursday (everything was 0-no dilation or effacing), and gave birth (edit: vaginally, no c-section) at 11:44am on Friday! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-induced-before-your-due-date#post-1665124 Thu, 29 May 2014 10:07:59 +0000 twodoghouse 1665124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Induced at 38 w 2 d. Baby A (closest to cervix) was a vaginal delivery but they used a vacuum because she was stuck. Baby B was a c section because his heart rate plummeted. I don't think any of the issues were caused by the induction. However, my labor was really long - about 28 hours. I didn't progress much at all until I had my epidural. After that I dilated from 3-10 in four hours. I definitely think the long labor was because of the induction because my body just wasn't ready. FWIW, my csection recovery has been no big deal. So hopefully if you have to have a c section, it will go well for you too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-induced-before-your-due-date#post-1665122 Thu, 29 May 2014 10:07:38 +0000 leelee 1665122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was induced at 39 weeks with DD1 and it went great! I was barely 1 cm dilated. I checked in at 8am, was fully dilated by 12pm but baby was so high still I had to labor down until 4pm and pushed for 2 hours and she was here at 6pm. Going to be induced on June 9th for DD2 and I hope it goes just as smoothly! Goodluck!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-induced-before-your-due-date#post-1665102 Thu, 29 May 2014 10:01:58 +0000 jetsa 1665102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: I was induced at 39 weeks due to high bp. It went great, I really do not think it could have gone any better. I went without pain meds and felt great on day 3 pp. :) Also no c-section </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-induced-before-your-due-date#post-1665085 Thu, 29 May 2014 09:57:34 +0000 Alivoo01 1665085@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was induced at 37 weeks. DS quit growing in utero at 32 weeks and I was threatened with induction at 35 weeks. OB decided to wait till i was full term to proceed. I was 2cm dilated and 50% effaced at the time of induction.</p> <p>induction went well!! Started off a lil scary due to heart decels and the threat of c-section. after the broke my water and restarted pitocin and found DS's comfy spot, we were golden. admitted at 7am, started pitocin around 8 but stopped due to decels, broke water and restarted pitocin at 11:30, delivered him at 6:19pm after 3 sets of pushes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-induced-before-your-due-date#post-1665047 Thu, 29 May 2014 09:50:11 +0000 mrs. wagon 1665047@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was also induced at 39 weeks and it went great! started pitocin (and antibiotics since I tested positive for strep b) at 10:30am, vaginally delivered at 7:45pm! I was more than 3 cm dilated for weeks, though, and she was very low for a very long time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-induced-before-your-due-date#post-1664958 Thu, 29 May 2014 09:28:57 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1664958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was induced at 39 weeks and it went great. According to the bishops score I was not favorable but it worked out well and no c-section. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-were-induced-before-your-due-date#post-1664942 Thu, 29 May 2014 09:22:52 +0000 spaniellove 1664942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>...how did it go? 38 weeks today, OB thinks I have gestational hypertension and he would have sent me to be induced today but the nurses at the MFM didn't record yesterday's BP properly so he's going to wait until Monday and induce Monday night if it hasn't gone down. </p> <p>As of a week ago I was only a fingertip dilated though he is low so I'm worried it'll end in a c-section! My other concern is that baby won't tolerate the induction because of his growth issues. </p>