relle i have had 3 different

first - waters broke (no contractions) ob then induced me via drip - contractions were intense and hell from about the moment he got the drip going until dd was born 13hrs and forceps delivery later.

second - spontaneous labour, starting with a show at 13 days overdue, then contractions starting, waters broke of their own accord 15 mins before ds was born - total labour was 7hrs

third - ob induced me as i was overdue, i was already 1cm dilated (but was not having contractions previously) i was induced with 1ml of gel, contractions started around 3hrs after gel was inserted, dd was born 1hr later (in all honesty i only had around a dozen bad omg don't talk to me contractions)lol

so just shows that it can be all different. good luck and i hope you get your bfp soon and can discuss your options with your ob