Waters broken at 5am, didn’t start contractions within 2 hours that drs recommended so hormone drip started at 7.30. It didn’t do anything on the lowest settings so was turned up till I was contracting x4 in 10 mins. By 10am I had requested an epidural as contractions were really intense and fast (to be expected on drip) and felt like I wouldn’t be able to cope with them for the next potential how many hours. I asked the midwife if she could turn the drip off till my epidural came to slow things down abit however it made no difference
Examined at 7cm by 11am and by half past epidural was in and working well, my pain had gone but I could still feel all the pressure of baby moving down which meant I knew when to push and didn’t need coached pushing. It made it so I could relax and breathe baby down rather than tense up my whole body like I was before when in so much pain. Baby was born just after 1pm with only 6 mins of active pushing and 1 stitch!
So 6 hours in total from drip starting but only 4ish hours from the first contraction! This is my second baby so that might of helped with the speed of things etc. But I thought I’d share as there are a lot of horror stories surrounding inductions/interventions and epidurals and it’s nice to read a positive experience when it’s something so unknown!
I had a MC at 6 weeks less than 4 weeks ago on April 26th and I got my first positive test again yday. I did a digital one today just in case and it says 1-2 weeks pregnant. 
It's so hard seeing positive after a MC and I can't really let myself get too happy about it but hopefully it will be okay this time. 
Due date would be late January, early February.
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It seems he is moving more than I am feeling, presumably down to my placenta. The midwife described him as a "real wriggler" and they were happy. I'm glad I went in anyway for the reassurance. Have a scan later this week too so it'll be nice to see him 
I sadly lost my mum a few years ago before I even met my boyfriend so feels like I have a whole new life she knows nothing about! Anyway my brother came round last night with some clothes for the baby and he had bought a baby grow with our mums favourite animal on saying to me how he wishes she was here for me and I just broke down into tears 
my little preemie 5lb1 baba is now 5lb8 bless her. And when we left the hospital we had to wait an extra half an hour to go because the Dr had said she was a male and all our paperwork said she was a boy!! 
it’s been a tough road to get here