My first birth was induced by my midwife breaking my water. I labored for a while, my BP went super high (I had preeclampsia) and I got stuck in bed. I would up with pitocin and an epidural.
My second birth, my midwife broke my water to induce labor. I walked the halls, lounged in the tub and gave birth with no drugs. Totally awesome.
My third birth?? Induced by my midwife breaking my water. I walked the halls and labored for 12 hours. Then my labor stopped. Completely and totally. I got started on pitocin and continued to labor another 4 hours. By then, I was physically exhausted and asked for an epidural. I slept for 45 minuted, dilated another 4 cm and gave birth in 2 pushes. Awesome.
~~AngelaS~~
Mommy to 3 girls: A, G and M. (15, 11 and 8.5)
The education of all children, from the moment that they can get along without a mother's care, shall be in state institutions at state expense.
– Karl Marx, "The Communist Manifesto"