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All I can think of is to eat before. I was starving. My induction wasnt planned. I went to the doc for my appointment and we planned on doing breakfast after but got sent to the hospital. I didn't deliver DS until 9pm. MIL brought me a burrito from a 24 hour fast food place thank god!

Go in completely open minded. Don't get stressed if things don't progress as planned, because you are meeting your baby in the end!

We brought pillows (in colorful pillowcases, so they didn't get mixed up), rented some movies on iTunes, on top of the other usual stuff. In retrospect, DH should have brought something warmer to wear (I was so hot!) and more snacks for DH so he wouldn't starve.

Bring something to entertain yourself, inductions can take a while to get going.

Eat for sure!

Good luck!!

@Danizaur: oh you're going to meet your baby so soon!!! I didn't plan on being induced and had been preparing for a med-free birth. I ended up having a great experience. My tips:
-Relax before. The night before I made lemon bars for the nurses and ate a delicious dinner.
-Believe in your body. I was bummed that I "couldn't" do it "naturally", but I fully believed I could have a healthy delivery with minimal interventions. Bring everything you would have brought to help you out (like music, etc). Tell your nurse your plans to keep meds/interventions low & see how they can help (mine got me the only wireless monitor in the building and an exercise ball).
-Bring something to do! My husband did his schoolwork, but I only had crappy TV to watch. I wish I had brought a book.
-Find your best attitude and look on the bright side: Contractions can't be "worse" with the medicine because you've never felt them before! And now the wondering part is over! It's baby time!!

I had the obvious interventions (pitocin, IV, monitoring), but no epideral and got to labor in various positions. I was open to some medication my nurse/midwife recommended to help me cope for a period of time & agreed to a vacuum extraction. It wasn't what I thought I wanted, but it was an amazing birth experience!

No tips as I wasn't induced but GOOD LUCK! I'm sending strong labor vibes your way. You get to meet your sweet boy so soon!

Good luck!!

Good luck!

Good luck!!!

@MamaJ: same! I wound up not being able to eat or drink for 48 hours (12 being POST birth because i had to be monitored after a hemmhorage).

Wishing you good luck!

Good luck! I was induced with my first. My best advice is to eat before you get there, and to sleep if you can throughout the day. I slept for two hours and during that time went from a 5 to a 10. I think my body really needed me to relax and the sleep helped so much. Good luck and congrats!

no advice but wanted to wish you good luck!!!

Good luck!!

Definitely try to get rest-- I couldn't sleep the night before I was induced with Ellie and if I could change anything I would have made sure I got more/better sleep. Hope everything goes wonderfully for you and baby tomorrow!