Thank you everybody for taking the time to give me such wonderfully helpful info!

Kelly - unneccesarian - I love it! I agree that 41+5 is over-cautious on the hospital's part, especially as I have had a low-risk pregnancy in all regards. The option is always there to refuse the induction if I don't think it's justified, but I'm really hoping that I'm not going to have to make that decision! So if bubs does not respond to encouragement to come out on his own before then, all I can do is weigh up all of the options, get as much information as I can, and trust that my instinct will lead me to the right decision!

May I ask either yourself or Natalie what is probably a stupid question? Currently bubs is ROP. If they rupture the membranes before he has engaged, then there is less likelihood that he will turn naturally into a favourable position before engaging, yes? So if he is still in the ROP position when they rupture membranes is this more likely to cause a failed induction because he'll be unable to turn into a favourable position and could get 'stuck'?

From what others have said, it sounds like it's not necessarily impossible that he'll turn during labour, but I have heard that the caesarean rate for posterior positioned inductions is 1 in 3 - would the likelihood increase for a ROP positioning?

Sorry for the million questions!