I was 10 days post dates and the ob's secretary booked me in for an induction and then just dropped me a casual phone message - you're being induced in the morning I assume you know?
I talked to the midwives at the hospital and they said "well you're booked in but if you're not here we can't do it so just don't turn up!" so I didn't, spoke to the ob, said I wasn't comfortable and had monitoring instead. Went into labour that night.... My recommendation - acupuncture. Had a great acupuncturist (who I only discovered right at the very end = ie. 41 weeks) and I think she had a lot to do with getting the ball rolling. So I suggest finding a great acupuncturist and starting early to get your body ready for labour and hopefully kick things off without induction.