That's just crazy. "Full term" is actually considered normal up to 42 weeks! I had the same issues though during my last pg. I went ten days "past due" in the end, but at 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 days past due, I was getting the whole "scare tactic putting me on a fetal hb monitor 2-3 hours every other day" and the "you're gonna have a stillbirth if you don't let us induce" and other nonsense. Despite everything, I refused induction, (and pitocin altogether). I did end up with a c-section, but it was due to my large baby and his large head circumference, as well as my preeclampsia, so nothing to do with the fact that I refused induction. If you have a history of not going vastly overdue, I wouldn't worry about it, but regardless, your doctor can't force you to be induced. You ultimately (and legally) have the final say in your care and treatment. Stick to what you believe is right, and as long as your baby has a good heartbeat, and is moving regularly, "overdue" is just a term doctors use to put you into a catergory. The baby will come when he's dang well ready! And that's no joke, tried EVERYTHNG! The spicy foods, sex, running on a treadmill, high doses of red raspberry leaf, nipple stimulation. I stopped short of castor oil (even though my sister used it and contractions started within 3 hours, ultimately, she had a c-section too though because her baby got lodged in the birth canal) because a girlfiend of mine used it, and her baby passed a lot of meconium in utero, requring her to go to NICU after birth. I was led to believe it's a pretty common thing for castor oil to cause meconium aspiration in newborns. Good luck though, with whatever you decide!!!