Oh, I would like to avoid a medical induction at all costs! I know that, ultimately, even if my doctor recommended it out of the possibility that she might be 'too large', I am of course allowed to refuse. I have been booked in for a growth scan on Thursday morning, so I suppose that should give us some idea...though I'm quite skeptical about the accuracy of an ultrasound at this stage of pregnancy. Do you know what I think it is? It isn't the idea that she might be large, it's that the idea of a baby being too large/difficult to birth almost implies that your body is somehow going to be unable to cope with the physiological process of birth. I suppose my worry has more to do with the doubt that comes along with such judgments of baby's size - I've worked really hard during my pregnancy to rid myself of any fears or doubts I might have had about birth, and I feel as though I've been set back months in terms of my mindset. It's back to that old 'oh my God - how on earth is a little body going to fit through there?!' worry of the first trimester, only now it's combined with - 'oh my God - there is an increased chance of her getting completely stuck on the way out?! What if her collarbone breaks? What if she needs to be resuscitated?' etc, etc...I've had a complete worry-wart relapse! I think I am going to have to spend the afternoon doing Calmbirth relaxations...these stories are helpful, though.