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Induce labor: what was your experience and what was most effective and least painful? TIA
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08.11.09, 12:18 PM Flag ]
- Only stripping membranes really works. All the other remedies have limited to no evidence to support them. Of course when you are 9mths pg you'll try anything and I don't blame you!
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  08.11.09, 12:23 PM Flag
- i did not like it at all. stright pitocin drip, hurt like a mother adn i hated being stuck in bed. unmedicated non-induced labor was easier to deal with. but sometimes you need to do it.
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  08.11.09, 12:24 PM Flag
- I was induced and it was not all that painful. M ob was the one to come in and say "you should think aobut getting the epidural soon". It was slow and very controlled it just took a long while. I would do it again if it made sense and I have many friends whose inductions were also pretty easy. GL
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  08.11.09, 12:33 PM Flag
  - should add, they gave me pitocin drip too
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    08.11.09, 12:33 PM Flag
- I was induced x 1, spontaneous labor x 2. Induction was more uncomfortable and generally a less pleasant experience. It did not take longer, but seemed to progress more slowly. Epidurals with all with varying degrees of success.
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  08.11.09, 12:42 PM Flag
- Have done it twice & found it fine just a long process. The good news is that you can nap all day so you'll be prepared for the labor. With my 3rd db I had had a long day with my two kids & then I went into what turned out to be another really long labor so I was completely exhausted, turned into a crying mess & had no energy to greet the new baby. My best tip is to ask for the epidural at least 30-45 min before you think you need it. It can take a while to track down the anesthesiologist.
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Induce labor: what was your experience and what was most effective and least painful? TIA

Only stripping membranes really works. All the other remedies have limited to no evidence to support them. Of course when you are 9mths pg you'll try anything and I don't blame you!

i did not like it at all. stright pitocin drip, hurt like a mother adn i hated being stuck in bed. unmedicated non-induced labor was easier to deal with. but sometimes you need to do it.

I was induced and it was not all that painful. M ob was the one to come in and say "you should think aobut getting the epidural soon". It was slow and very controlled it just took a long while. I would do it again if it made sense and I have many friends whose inductions were also pretty easy. GL

should add, they gave me pitocin drip too

I was induced x 1, spontaneous labor x 2. Induction was more uncomfortable and generally a less pleasant experience. It did not take longer, but seemed to progress more slowly. Epidurals with all with varying degrees of success.