Thanks all. I'm a huge skeptic (gosh really ) of natural inductions... I just don't think anything works but the big guns unless the baby says "yep, it's time".

So, don't put yourself through it. you will just feel more ripped off when it doesn't work. i don't understand why you would want, or they would do, VEs from 36 weeks - it's not even 'full term' yet, its unneccessary and a potential source of infection let alone the psychological effect of 'nothing is happening' or 'i am x cm dilated, why is labour not starting'.