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[quote=Anonymous]I think others have covered both sides of the induce/wait it out argument.  I just wanted to contribute some personal experience that I hope helps as you weigh your options.

With my first, I was induced at 39 weeks due to gestational hypertension.  I didn't have a prior history as you do, and I wasn't on medication.  My BP was quite high, and I was on bed rest for about a week prior to the induction.  I was given Cervadil, sent home for the night, and then admitted and started on Pitocin the next morning.  The induction failed and I ended up having a c-section, which I repeated for my second child, and will repeat again in a few months for my third.

I was really unhappy about the induction.  I regretted my passive approach to it when the doctor scheduled it, and thought my discomfort in late pregnancy made me more likely to go along with the plan instead of to question it.  I found a new OB for my second pregnancy who I felt would be supportive of a VBAC (I ultimately decided against it, but it was entirely my decision).

In short, I've been where you are now, more or less.  I had the same concerns, and those concerns materialized into reality.  I was unhappy about it for a while, but looking back now, I just don't care anymore.  It wasn't important.  Maybe I could have waited longer before being induced and possibly avoided the c-section, but I came away from it with a wonderful, healthy baby.  It took a little while for me to make peace with the fact that the delivery didn't go the way I wanted it to go, but the result was exactly what I wanted. [/quote]

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