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@Goldilocks1107: So, you're a first time mom, right? Doesn't effacement normally come before dilation? I think inductions are to help you start dilating so, if that's the case, I'm hoping it will work for you! You're almost 100% there on the effacement so hopefully the induction will just give you the little push you need to start dilating more!! I'm excited for you and hope it works!!

So...tonight at 8pm? I'll be thinking about you!

I had a failed induction. My cervix was closed when they started. They first gave me cervidil and that was left in over night and then the next morning they started me on a low dose of pitocin. After 24 hours my cervix was still closed and I was having minor contractions.
I had complications with extremely low amniotic fluid so they couldnt send me home since I needed to be monitored.

Just called my friend, and hers worked

1 cm, my induction took 22 hours total. The MD used 3 doses of cytotec, contractions started about 20 minutes after the 3 dose was administered. Good Luck!

I was at 42 weeks, dialated 1/2 cm and between 80-90% effaced when I went in. Cervidil for 12 hours, which got me fully effaced, but maybe to 1cm. We started Pitocin, it went really slow in the beginning, but around 12 hours in everything went pretty fast from there, and we had a baby (vaginally) 15 hours later.

@Goldilocks1107: Good luck today!! I hope your induction goes quickly!

So close now! Good luck!

I hope that everything goes well for you tonight!

I was at 5cm when I was induced, but 6.5 hours later I was only at a 6. It took a super long time to get things moving. However, my induction didn't fail and my labor was 14 hours all together.

You're already being induced by now! But, for anyone else who might be reading with the same question, I was induced and I was 1.5 dilated, 90% effaced, thin soft cervix and posterior. I didn't have to have cervadil and was holding my baby girl, delivered vaginally, 9 hours after pitocin started. The best indicator of successful induction is to find out what your Bishop score is. Good luck! Thinking of you!

@pastemoo: if you know your info as far as dilation, effacement, etc, you can figure out your own. I also talked to my OB about my score at her office, the day she wanted to induce because it was my hope not to have to have a c-section. My score was really favorable even though I wasn't dilated much, due to the other factors the Bishop score includes.

@Goldilocks1107: Hope you're doing OK! I know you said you'd post from your phone but a lot of hospitals don't have any reception. Hope you're holding your LO right now!