Getting induced

Hi mumsies! I'm at week 38, and I've been given another week to try to naturally dilate before I get induced. I'm afraid, cos I've heard horrible, painful stories from those who have been induced. If you have been induced before, how was the experience like for you? What part of the induction hurt so bad? For those who weren't induced, what helped with natural dilation? I know sex, squats, walking and curb-walking help, and I'm gonna do them daily for the next 7 days 😂 Edit (update!): I didn't get induced! I had my bloody show at week 38 day 2, after a cervical check, and had contractions the next day. Went to admit myself on Sunday afternoon cos I was having contractions 6-10mins apart. Stayed overnight and was guided by nurses to do lots of walks around the ward and also do deep sumo squats (5x10 secs each)! I feel that helped. I had also been drinking the raspberry leaf tea as well as dates daily. Our bundle of joy came out on 1 April! 😍

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I was induced at 40 weeks due to low fluid, entire process from first pill till labour was 6 hours. My birth process was smooth because 90% of the time I’m hugging the laughing gas and was just high on it to even feel anything. I have super low pain threshold so as soon as the first contraction hits a little, I requested for laughing gas already. I was also on laughing gas when they gave me epidural so I literally didn’t feel anything at all (needles) except the anaesthetist telling me “please don’t roll off the bed” while trying to ask me to move closer to him . So other than the first contraction, nothing else hurts for mine😅. I didn’t know about the 3 pills fail have to e- csect thing so one less worry for me lol. In short, don’t listen to other people’s birth stories, don’t read online. Everyone’s experience is different, you’re just gonna pre-scare yourself like me 😂. My friend told me how bad her birth experience was and I cried all the way till hospital until the nurse was like “what happen? You in pain ah?” and im like “no, im scared” then she laugh at me 🫠.

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There’s no specific charges for laughing gas on my bill but pretty sure yes, it will be charged…. Even sanitizers also charged 🥲.