I have been induced 3 times
, babies number 3 ,4 &5.
1st time , was 3 cm dialated and they said according to the monitor having mild contractions (couldn't feel them though) , they broke my waters and kept me on the monitor for 1/2 an hour just to be safe, pains started 25 mins later and she was born 2 hours 25 mins later .
2nd time I had pre-eclampsia/help syndrome so they needed to induce me straight away (was 40 weeks +4 days). Again when they checked me I was 4cm dialated so they broke my waters and pains started 10/15 mins later, I had all sorts of drips and stuff to try and keep my blood pressure from going through the roof but nothing to help me along with labour. Had a normal labour and he was born about 3 1/2 hours later.
3rd time, I was taken in at 38 weeks to be induced for Teilo to reduce the risk of getting pre eclampsia agin. They gave me a pessary and internal at tea time on the Friday night but nothing happened, Saturday morning the doctor came around and gave me another pessary and internal which felt a little uncomfrtable and said I may feel what they call prostin pains form the pesaary, I was on the monitor for 1/2 an hour afterwards and could then get up, I had a few twinges down below just uncomfortable again rather than painful and went for lunch and a walk with hubby, they didn't go away so went back to ward midwife checked and said I was 3cm, they took me to labour ward I waited for community midwife to come and aftre about an hour she checked me and I was 7/8cm and feeling the urge to push so she broke my water and Teilo was born about 15mins later. The whole thing from my 1sr pain to him being born took about 3 1/2- 4 hours.
Sorry for such long post just wanted to give as much info as I could.
Good luck, can't wait to hear all about it.