Thanks ladies. I'm not entirely sure why he wants to induce me, a combination of the potential size (although I dont think it seems massive), and my platelet count. The low platelet count means the blood has trouble clotting, and I could potentially bleed out. I am aware of that risk. He says the internal is to see how ripe the cervix is, but with my DS he said he was going to do an internal, and without asking did a SnS. When I was pregnant the second time I went with a different Ob because I didn't like/trust my original Ob, but sadly that pregnancy ended early, so I went back to my original Ob for superstitious reasons. I regret that decision now.

We've had a student midwife following us, and she was at the appt the other day, so I'm going to ask for her take on what he said - perhaps his reasons are clearer than I remembered.

I had actually got to the stage where I was sort of looking forward to labour and felt confident in my abilities, but my confidence has all been swept away in one short appt.