This situation worked out really, really well (for future people needing tolook this stuff up )
I was pretty sure after about 24hrs that it was just a hindwater leak, but it didn't make any difference to the hospital, which is fair enough.
The ability to negotiate a bung in my hand, and being able to go home in between AB shots was a great thing. WE had discussed induction options, but secretly I was going to try and push it out a little longer the next morning if nothing had happened.
It did get a little annoying that noone would do an internal to see what was happening, specially as labour was so stop and start, but again - all for safety, and it turned out that the VE meant absolutely nothing anyway.

I think its sooooo important to work through these things rationally with the health providers. At the end of the day, what happened with me was really unorthadox for the hossy. The night midwives were not even a little bit comfy with the idea of letting me go home (and it turned out it wasn't needed anyway) but because I was being sensible, and polite, and we had worked through the various options it was all good.

Anyway - I'm stoked. No induction needed but HEAPS of nipple stimulation I reckon got me there in the end. Couldn;t have regulated the contractions without it.