My baby girl was fashionably late....12 days late to be exact! Even then she didn't come out of her own free will, I was induced. My little angel was perfectly happy inside my tummy, and to tell you the truth I was in no great rush to get her out! Don't get me wrong, I desperately wanted to meet her, but having unexpectedly enjoyed the whole pregnancy experience I really didn't want it to end! So induction day arrives and off we went to the hospital.
I had my birth plan all set. If the induction was successful at the first attempt, I had decided to try out the birthing pool and stick to breathing techniques and possibly gas and air. In the event that it became too painful I said I would consider other methods of pain relief. I didn't really see that as being likely, I have a very high pain threshold and was pretty confident I would be able to cope.
