How long should I try to wait before allowing the syntocinin to be started?
Depends how long you can hold off the Ob LOL Can you find out if you can go home so you have more freedom to be active and move around, giving it time to start? Even when waters rupture naturally it can take days for labour to start, just depends if your body is ready to labour or not. If your baby is high then rupture of membranes is not advised as a cord prolapse can result. But if your water levels are fine and the placenta is fine, then perhaps baby hasn't quite finished cooking... after those waters are broken, there is no other option but to go to the drip if labour does not establish.