Hi girls,

I'm 10 days overdue tomorrow, with an unfavouable cervix, and my ob has booked me in in the morning for an artificial rupture of membranes and syntocinon "put up". Firstly - does "put up" mean what I think it does???! I thought syntocinon was administered by a drip in your forearm...

Secondly, can anyone please tell me step by step what will happen to me during this whole process. This is obviously not the way I had imagined my labour starting, and I am petrified of needles. I had every intention of not getting an epidural, the thought of it makes me want to be sick, but I'm scared if labour is brought on so abruptly that I will be in agony.

So many questions, can't think of any more now!

I'm so scared !!