Hollo - thats a common misconception - everyone thinks they have no choice but the ball is in your court. Would a doctor remove a mole/skin tag from your body without permission? (sorry cant think of a better example!). Same goes with this. Now if that was a cancerous mole, the doctor would say, this looks dangerous, we need to do it now. He wouldn't say, come back in a month when I have a free timeslot for you.
Induction does seem simple from the outside, read the article in my signature and you can read the real complexities of it. It leads to a cascade of interventions - one thing needs another, and another... anyway, it's your decision of course, but don't feel that you have no power. As Fi said, request a post dates scan (even though its term from 38-42 weeks) for fluid/placenta function check and this will be able to see how things are for bubs. 3-5% of babies are born on the estimated date with approx 40% born the two weeks before and 40% the two weeks after. So you have a good chance at labour happening on it's own... acupuncture can be very successful, find yourself a good acupuncturist and see how you go perhaps.
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