RE: HELP! Were you Past Due Date and used Pitocin to induce labor??
I second everything everyone else has said -- being induced/pit is not something anyone would run out and do for no reason, but to get to meet your precious baby, we'd all do it again in a heartbeat!!
The advice on the epidurals was great. I don't consider myself a wimp, but feel I waited WAY to long to get one. The nurses were all surprised I waited at all. They all said (and the doc agreed) that if you're already on pit, you can get an epidural at any time (no need to wait until a certain number of cm, etc.) since they can always just turn the pit up a bit more if labor stalls.
My story, in a nutshell: 3 days late, BP up a bit, little protein in urine. Less than 1 cm dilated. Doc decides to induce. Go in on Sunday night, get cervix gel. Pit starts Monday morning after they break my water, get epidural about 6 hours later. Finally get to 10 cm after 21 hours on pit. 3 contractions, 12 pushes (20 minutes) later I had a 10 lb 9 oz 24" baby boy.
It was worth it!!
Sarah
Sarah
Mom to Alex (2002) and Catherine (2003)
"The challenge of parenting isn't shaping your kids to be what you want, it's shaping yourself to be what your kids need." - Wellyes