I have to agree with the inductions not being so nice. Have a chat with your Ob and see what he/she thinks, but with Marisa, she stopped at 5cms and wouldn't go, so I was put on a drip. The contractions came very hard and fast, on top of each other and wouldn't stop... then I needed an epidural. Pretty much most of the time when you need one intervention you need another - I think it's safe to say if you are induced or augmented you'll probably have an epidural. But not all the time.

With Elijah he was completely natural because I was admitted into hospital too late. The contractions still hurt, but the break between them took some sort of edge off. I didn't scream hysterically like the augmentation and was able to get a grip on some form of breathing.

I don't mean to scare you into anything else - ultimately you have to make the choice. This is just what I found and what I hear a great deal. I was really upset to hear I needed to be augmented with a drip because I heard from so many women before that it was more painful.