OK I have thought about it until I can't think anymore....my head hurts!! I have decided to go with the plan and call the hospital in the morning to get checked in. There is a very good chance that they will not even have a room for me so that right there would answer my question. If they do have a room, I will check in and see what the dr says about how far progressed I am. If I am over 5 anyway, I will just stay and deliver because this time I have the strep thing and I know they need to get a bag of antibiotics pumped into me before the baby comes. If I'm not 5, I will talk to her about other methods of induction besides pitocin - maybe there is something they can put on my cervix to soften it and then I can do laps around the unit for a few hours and see what happens.
With my youngest, everything was so panicked and chaotic and scary - we barely made it to the hospital in time and I did not get my epidural and had to labor alone while my husband rushed around trying to find someone to watch our son. I don't want to repeat that so in some ways I am happy to feel more prepared this time. I think that is why my husband flipped when I told him I didn't want to do it. He is very scarred by what happened last time, it affected him really deeply.
So that is where it stands, thanks to everyone for their support and advice. I will update tomorrow and let you know what happens
Monica

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