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I think you are in a good place for an induction since you are so dilated. I made it nearly 10 hours without pain meds with Pitocin, so I think everyone's experience is a little different. I actually think my response to the Pitocin might have been aided by the fact that I drank RRL tea. (I had very strong contractions with minimal Pit.) If you've been drinking it, you should make a stronger infusion and sip on it tonight.

My primary advice would be: This is your labor, induced, spontaneous, whatever. Go in there knowing that it isn't going to be harder and it isn't going to be easier. It is going to be the labor you were meant to have.

I'm so excited for you!!

No advice, but I just wanted to wish my fellow June mama good luck! I'm excited for you!

Sounds like your body will probably react well to induction! Is there a reason they're going straight to pitocin without just breaking your water and seeing if that causes contractions to start? That and/or Cervidil would be my preference.

I was induced at 42 weeks and ended up with a c-section, HOWEVER, my cervix wasn't anywhere close to being as favourable as yours.

I bet you respond well !! My induction went great and my labor was quick ! Good luck !

@swedishfish: So excited for you! I had such a beautiful, positive induction experience. I went in with ruptured waters and no contractions. I was only 1 cm dilated. They used VERY low levels of pit (at our request--we were not comfortable with them upping it every half hour without consulting us). After 7 hours I had reached 3 cm. and another 2/3 after that I was a 10! I was able to avoid any pain meds (can't remember what you are hoping for pain management wise) and in hindsight while we had hoped to labor at home for as long as possible, it was nice to labor in the AC, order room service (before pit was started) and play cards, watch TV and listen to music.

As for advice--I second what @Espion said--this is YOUR birth. Own in. We felt most comfortable by asking a lot of questions about the process so we felt like we could be advocates for how the induction went. We only went up to 6 ml of pitocin (vs. a common high of 20-24) and ultimately after 1/2 hour of the 6 went back to 4 because that was enough to get the contactions going--and again, I was only 1 cm dilated, so it sounds like you are already well on your way!

One other bit of advice--our midwife and doula reminded us that often times pitocin gets a bad rep for making contractions hurt more--it gets them going but it doesn't guarantee more painful contractions. Don't let that psych you out. Think of it as a jumpstart to your labor, like if your car needed a cable jump--then things will sail on their own! You've got this

Bring extra pillows!

Omgosh good luck!!!!
I never went through with mine because I went into labor the morning of! But, I had told myself before hand to stay calm and not get anxious. I cleaned my house, packed my bags and went to bed early!

@misolee: THIS!!! All the research I did and I didnt know that once the induction started I wouldnt be allowed to eat!!! My labor was 36 hours- I was starving!!