The doctor saying that the gel would make labour come on super fast seems odd to me - with my first, I had to have 3 lots of the gel and still nothing happened until I was put on the drip. All the gel does is 'ripen' the cervix, usually in preparation for induction of labour by syntocinon. I was told that it is the drip that makes labour come on fast - the synto can make contractions come on faster and stronger than if you were to go into labour naturally. I can vouch for that - my spontaneous labour was much better than my 2 induced labours. I actually felt more in control when it happened naturally, and it was easier to handle.