I was induced being overdue as well, I had a fairly easy time compared to some, but certainly wouldn't choose to have an induction again.

I doubt they will induce at your request as the risk for intervention for a preterm baby is quite high and unless there is another reason, having a very large baby could be considered a risk if you are small and have a history of very large babies and complications I guess?

I needed 3 rounds of gels and these were given over a couple of days and finally on day they broke my waters and put me on the hormone drip..still took awhile to start..I lasted 3 hours without an epidural (or should I say 2 because it took an hour to come) the worst thing about it was having to sit back with the foetal monitor on and be tied to the bed, it is vertually impossible to sustain any natural pain relieving methods without being able to move or rock..and the heat pack I had wasn't doing enough..
The epidural was WONDERFUL
Labour from consistant contractions: 7 hours..the last bit was easy!

Still would prefer to go natural next time if I can manage to actually get into spontanious labour!