Update from the Doc

So I had another OB appt today. Thankfully Dr. Cady is now back from her week-long vacation in Mexico! I've been 3 cm dilated and 80% effaced for about 3 weeks now. Same today. I have an induction scheduled for Monday, March 8 unless he decides to come sooner (and let's pray he does!). I talked to Dr. Cady about the prostaglandin gel versus the pitocin. She said the prostaglandin gel is only used to ripen the cervix, and since mine was already "ripe" she wouldn't be using that on me. So that would mean pitocin. But she said that I'm a perfect candidate for pitocin because my body has been preparing itself already. She said that it would be just the little push I would need if he's not here on March 8. She also said that it's the labor that hurts, not the pitocin (although I still believe that naturally entering labor would be less of a shock on the body than being medically induced). I'm glad we talked about it and I'm a little less afraid of induction now. BUT I still hope he comes naturally before Monday...