There are different ways to be induced. You may just need gels administered and that will be enough to start your labour. Or perhaps you'll need your waters broken, or the assistance of syntocin. Obviously there is no way of knowing until you are at that point. I was induced for medical reasons with my first daughter. They broke my waters and i walked up and down the stairs for 3 hours trying to make some cx happen. I had no luck, so then i was put on the drip. The Cx from the drip felt much more uncomfortable than my second labour when i went into spontaneous labour. Obviously i preferred not being induced. But if i needed to be induced again for whatever reason i wouldn't be opposed to it, but i would do my best to avoid it.

If i was in your situation i guess i would play it a bit by ear. How far do you live from the hospital? You could always go in at the first niggle....

I too have heard that super fast labors can be traumatic for the baby. I don't really know anything about that statement though....