I was induced at 41+3. My cervix was completely closed and not at all soft & stretchy. I had the cervadil put in place and left in overnight. It was put in roughly at 4pm and I started having pains/contractions at about 4am that got closer together but not really all that painful, just achey. My waters were broken at 8am & i was 2 cms dilated. I then was put on the drip & had really strong painful contractions etc.

Having said that, I ended up having a C-section because after about 10 hours I hadnt dilated more than 4 cms! Finally a doctor told us that my pelvis was too small for bubs head and that a section was definetly needed.

The gel is really just to get things moving, they will definitely break your waters in the morning. I agree with the others that said keep your partner with you. The pains after the gel is inserted aren't very nice & I really loved having my partner with me to keep my company, and also so I knew he would be there when they broke my waters.

Good luck!