You can always say no to being induced, if you don't want to - I know it's very stressful but try to stay positive
I was induced with DS at 42+3, after the gel my waters broke and I had some surges but they didn't give me very long for labour to start naturally - I kind of wish I had gone home after the gel. So then they put me on the drip - I was monitored but I moved around
a lot and did anything but sit or lie on the bed.
We used homeopathic remedies and I had my natalhypnotherapy CD on and was doing some visualisations. I just had my tens machine on but I wasn't dilating much - only got to 2/3cm after 8-10 hours (DS was perfectly happy BTW). So they said they could either crank up the drip to the max, but I'd need an epidural and even then my labour might go on for another 10 hours+ and then I could need a c-section/forceps etc. Or I could have a c-section there and then, when I'd had no other drugs and was tired, but not exhausted - so it would be a "nicer" experience. I went for the c-section, which wasn't what I wanted at all but wasn't as bad as I thought it would be - I walked along to theatre, had my baby Mozart CD playing, got skin-to-skin, breastfed DS.
You might find that all you need is a gel to get things started, and even if things don't work out the way you want them to, then you can still have elements of a natural birth experience. I don't feel bitter about my CS and I try not to have any regrets, as I don't feel that's useful for me. You just have to make the right decisions at the time, using the information that you have.
Have you looked at
www.aims.org.uk - might be some stuff about being induced?
Whatever happens I wish you all the best
