Clare I can understand your dissappointment, but it is better to have it now than later I guess. My hospital was happy for me to continue on as my pregnancy was textbook & everything was looking good for me. I did have regular monitoring over the last few days to ensure that my placenta was still providing enough support for Matilda. Having said that , Matilda came out without any tell tale signs of being "overdue", she wasn't "overcooked" and my placenta didn't have any damage or signs of weakness at all. HTH!