I had my daughter in Sept 2003, and now I am 34 weeks pregnant with my second. First was an emergency c-section, I had gone to my hospital only for a checkup where they told me that I was leaking amniotic fluid slowly, but I had no pains at all. They asked me if I wanted to be induced, I didn?t know much about it and I happily agreed. After inducing twice (with a gel) I started to feel slight pains and when I was at 3cm I took epidural. I spent 7-8 hrs of labor under epidural with strong contractions, but my cervix failed to dilate after 3 & half cms. Baby was showing distress and finally I was told that I will need a c-section, my Epidural was then topped up and I went into the surgery. As soon as my baby was born, my doctor told me that "This was anyways a very big baby for u to deliver vaginally coz you have a small pelvic inlet" my daughter?s weight was 3.165kg & it was my 38th week. Now, I want to know was there a possibility that my doc could find out about my bone size & baby's head size during my last weeks of pregnancy? Because even now with my second baby I am seeing the same doctor, my due date is 3rd Oct 2005, but she has told me that if its again a same sized baby then I will have a c-sec, she has given me a date 15th Sept.2005 for an elective c-section. And has also told me that if incase natural labor begins before this date then she will give me a short trial to deliver normally. Now I am very confused whether or not to have my operation on 14th Sept.? or wait for a natural birth till I complete my full 40weeks i.e 3rd Oct.? Or shell I ask her to 1st induce me on 14th before my operation & see if the baby can be born vaginally? Or may be by scans she can find out the size of this baby before hand? Pls. give me your advice what I should do.