Induction - what happens?

[Beach Mama]

Firstly congrats on meeting your princess so soon - yay!!! Time flies really doesnt it!

So, do they insert the gels as soon as I get there or after will they wait a while? Iwas admitted at 730pm and had my first lot of gel at 9pm and then at 8am...
What exactly do these gels look like?! (I dont want to get the shock of my life when this massive tablets gets pulled out!!) Its kind of like a plastic syringe thing (sounds worse than it is)
What can I expect to happen once the gels are inserted? I had mild period like pain and thats it - for some people it can be enough to triger contractions
If the gels dont work, my waters will be broken - will labour start once the waters are broken? It may be enough - its good if they can give you time between the waters breaking and going on the drip to give your body a chance - mine were broken at midday and i went on the drip at 230ish
If it doesnt and I need to go on the drip, how intense is it? Mine was started slow and didnt build up to painful contractions until about 6pm...
Is a induced labour much more harder than a natural one? Havent had anatural one
What are the chances of needing an emergency c/s?? Slightly higher i think with induction but dont focus on it - lots of people are induced and have a v/birth hun..
How much stress will this put on me and my baby? I found that i was prepared so not too stressed - and baby was fine thoughout the whole 36 hours!!

I guess the main thing i would recommend is that you get them to give you lots of time at each stage to try and get your body to spontaneously go into labour which i had so for eg.... after the gel give it some time, once your waters are broken - give it some time - go for walk etc.... and on the drip- get them to start at the lowest possible amount.
This is what i had and then when i had to have an epidural and c/s in the end - i knew that i had given my body the best possible shot at a spontaneous labour and it just didnt happen. Also can you see if you can wait til your EDD or later with monitoring to give you the best chance at spontaneous labour.
Anyway hope it helps hun!!
Good luck!