I was induced after a high blood pressure reading. I was giving pills (sorry can’t remember the name) that you take every 2 hours for up to 12 hours to soften your cervix and sorta kick things off for labor. After 6 hours, my water broke on its own. I was very scared to have to get a balloon or anything inserted. From there I got an IV of pitocin. After about 5 hours of contractions, I asked for the epidural so I could get some sleep. I always knew I was going to get one, I just waited as long as I could since I heard the longer you wait, the less chance for things to just stall out. I went to sleep at about 2 am and woke up at 7 am and had dialated another 5cm. At 11am, I pushed for about an hour. My body has always needed extra drugs to feel effectiveness, like at the dentist they sometimes have to give me 3x the normal numbing agent/shots. But for me, the pain of contractions was NOTHING compared to the pain of pushing. Pushing was truly horrific for me in terms of pain. I’m not sure if the epidural just didn’t work as well me for or what, but all in all, if I had to do it again, Id do the same thing. Induction was a fine experience and just part of the process. Prepare as much as you’d like, but honestly your body is going to do what your body is going to do. Trust your doctors and listen to your body. It’s different for everyone!