Pearl,

The girls have said it all but well done on giving your baby the best chance he / she has at coming on their own. =D> =D> Inductions are not nice and after my first, there was no way that was happening again unless it was life threatening!

I missed my Ob both times and the midwives were there with Marisa and with Elijah the fill-in Ob was lucky to be there too. Birth is a very natural, normal process, so trust your body and baby to do what it needs to, as hard as it is with all the scaremongering that goes on these days. You will both be safe - midwives will give your baby the best chance to come and will tell you if they think it's time to call the Ob in - obviously with the Obs there only for the actual pushing / birth stage.

I actually know someone who was told that they would have a caeser unless they booked in an induction with them (they were not going to be available for some time after the birth) and guess what - he was never at the birth anyway and a registrar was.

The effects and potential outcomes of a social induction aren't worth for me - you can read more about it in the article 'Ecstatic Birth' by Dr Sarah Buckley on the main site - https://www.bellybelly.com.au/birth - there is a section on inductions in that article.

All the best for a wonderful birth!