Induction Question. - Cleveland,TN

I was induced due to pre eclampsia and the dr broke my water. 2nd time , pre E and induced, but my water broke shortly after the vaginal suppository was given to me.

Just reading all of the previous responses reminds me that there are probably many, many factors the OB considers when deciding whether or not to break the water.

I had high blood pressure throughout the pregnancy, and it really spiked towards the end. I was at 36 weeks when my OB admitted me. She gave me cervadil at night, started me on pitocen in the morning and broke my water at some point. I don't remember exactly how when she did anything, but I do know that the nurse came in to see how I was doing and found me sitting in a pool of blood (placental abruptia). Needless to say, my son was born at 9:59 am via c-section.

I do hear some stories about inductions not going well or not being easy. It's not perfect. But I actually do hear many, many stories that were completely uneventful.

Everyone I know who was induced never said it was easy, but everything sure turned out ok.

I "sorta" was induced. I started having contractions and was dialated to about 3.5.... because I'd lost my mucus plug the Dr sent me to the hospital and started me on pitocin because my contractions were real irregular. I was already 10 days late.

I ended up having a c-section 22 hours after they broke my water at the hospital.

I would also agree that there isn't any "normal" except that *everyone* would rather you go into labor on your own.

For my "induction" (Not quite a full-on induction, as I was having contractions already, and they were pretty strong, but were very irregular, and had started and stopped several times over 3 days), the only thing that was done was the breaking of my water. No Pitocin at all. I preferred it that way. I had been in the hospital since 6a (contractions were mild that morning, and I would have 2 or 3 at the 7-10 min interval, then nothing for an hour or so). My OB broke my water at about 1:45p when he finally got done with office hours, and told me to get up and walk. No sooner did I move out of the bed that the contractions started, STRONG, and the baby was born at 3:28p, less than 2 hours later.

I was induced with both of my kids. With my first, my dr. accidentally broke my water when she was checking to see how dialated I was. With my 2nd, she did it on purpose to get things going. It was not done first, it was when I was about 6cm.

I was induced at 38 weeks due to pre-eclampsia. I went in around 7pm and was hooked up to low dose pitocin throughout the night. It was increased and real contractions started at 5am. Doctor broke my water around 8:30am and he was born at 4pm with no difficulties. It is my understanding that most doctors will break your water if you are progressing as they wish (unless it breaks naturally, of course).

I was induced (pre-eclampsia) and they broke my water in the first hour. After being in labor all day, I wound up having a c-section due to fluctuations in my babies heart beat during contractions.

I think normal probably does not really exist, each doctor / mommy / baby combination is unique.

I was induced with my daughter and they broke my water right before I started pushing.

I was induced after being 11 days past my due date. My doctor had given me cervadil and that caused me to dilate to 2cm. After 8 hours at only 2cm, I was given pitocin. They only broke my water once I was 5cm. I did have pre-eclampsia too so I'm not sure if that had anything to do with why I was given pitocin. My doctor knew I wanted my birth to be as natural as possible so we waited until the last moment. I never got past 8cm dilated and was only pitocin for almost 16 hours, so after that I had to have a c-section. I was bummed because I wanted a natural birth, but after my son came out, I couldn't have been happier and I didn't even care about the past 20 so odd hours.

You don't only get your water broken for an induction. I was in labor with my second child and they broke my water so I would move along faster. It turned out that my baby was positioned face up and THAT is what the delay was (he was stuck). Made for a long and difficult labor.

When I was induced at 39 weeks (asked for it because my boyfriend lived two hrs away from me 2.5-3 hrs from hospital so he could be there no problem) I went in at 830 they hooked me up to an I've and moniter and started poticen by 915 and at 7 that night my Dr broke my water and then I had my daughter at 1125 that night. Easy delivery

Pregnancy 1: Water started leaking. I was given Pitocin. 6 hours later water broke on its own. Successful delivery. (10 hours of labor).

Pregnancy 2: Pitocin started. Water broken by doctor 2 hours later. Successful delivery. (3 hours of labor)

Pregnancy 3: In labor. Asked for Pitocin to speed things along. Doctor broke water 30 minutes later. Successful delivery. (6 hours laboring before I got to hospital, 1.5 hours after Pitocin started).

Pregnancy 4: I wasn't really contracting but was 6.5 cm dilated. Asked the doctor to break water instead of starting Pitocin. Successful delivery (labor 45 minutes)