39 weeks and opting to induce at 39 + 5

I was like you, aiming for a as natural as possible delivery with minimal intervention except epi! I tried all ways of natural “induction” like walking, doing squats, pelvic exercises, raspberry leaf tea etc but baby was just too comfortable in my belly 🤣 my cervix was already 2cm dilated so after discussing with my gynae, we decided to go ahead with induction. The contractions i felt after induction was barely tolerable when i was at 3-4cm dilated (everytime they came i had to grab the sides of the bed and i couldnt talk), and thats when i asked for epi. After the epi was in, i managed to get some rest before it’s time. Total time it took for me frm insertion of induction pill to 10cm dilation was abt 10.5hrs. GL mummy! Dont be too hard on yourself if you need to have some intervention, esp since baby is on heavier side it will be safer for u and baby ☺️