i sooooooo hope i wont need to be induced this time! :-) i didnt and dont really mind about the pooing while pushing thing (and yeah they wipe it away quickly, i didnt realise i had til partner told me later) and they actually tell you that if you do poo then they know you are pushing 'correctly'. its more of the extra uncomfortableness/pain during labour that i want to avoid. thanks for your advice girls.