How long can we expect induction to take?

[Penstraze]

Hi, my sister is 37 weeks pregnant and due to be induced on thursday due to her diabetes, how long is the induction likely to take I know they vary greatly but an idea from people who were induced on how long they were in labour for would be very helpful!

I live 3 hours away from my sister and due to work can only go up to see her on the weekend, she should have had baby by saturday afternoon shouldnt she?

 

[mary70]

hi hun it can take days but it took about 6 hours for mine to work

 

[Misslarue]

I was induced at about 8am and Dan was born at 8.06pm but he had become distressed so it was by forceps..........would have been longer.

 

[elaine22]

I was induced at 9.30am, was dilated enough to have waters broken by 3.30pm and had baby at 6.30pm, which was fairly quick.

 

[kimmumof2]

hi mine was also quick, i was induced at 10am and she was born at 5.30pm. that was with the pessary. it depends if your body is ready etc, i was 9 days overdue and already dilating so could of helped. they wont edxamine you for 6 hours after first dose of pessary tho, to see if you need any more.

i hope it is quick and doesnt end up lasting for days as i know some people who have needed 3 or 4 doses of the pessary and it has taken a few days.

xxxxx

 

[Xena]

With DD I was induced on Wednesday 2.30pm, and again on Thursday morning, and again on Friday morning, and again on Saturday morning! She was born on Sunday 8.35am.

With DS I was induced on Monday around midday, and he was born on Tuesday 9.58pm (but I had ventouse and forceps to get him out fast as the cord was around his neck and he was distressed).

 

[kellie80]

I was induced at 11am and fully dilated at 6pm.

 

[Minxy]

3 days here.

1st postyn at 9am Wednesday, Stanley born 1.30pm Saturday

it did take 3 goes though, and there was a lot of faff getting the doctor's to 'sign off' a third.

 

[Gemma & Jake]

I went in to be induced when I was 12 days overdue at 3.30pm and actually gave birth the day after when I was 13 days overdue at 8.52pm.

 

[cloud9]

I was induced at 39 weeks was induced at 6.05, waters broke at 10 pm delivered at 12.21 so it can be very quick

 

[Redshoes]

May depend on type of induction too
I had the drip started at 3:15am, Isaac was born by forceps delivery at 1:41pm, but he was back to back and so they tend to be longer labours, but in our case roughly 10hrs.

 

[Penstraze]

Thanks everyone! Only one more day am so excited!!!

 

[paradysso]

my induction failed and i had a section.

 

[Penstraze]

Thanks everyone! My sister was induced thurs afternoon and had her little boy at 6.20am Friday morning going up to see them both this afternoon cant wait!!

 

[clairescunny55]

aww congrats hun xx