I ended up being induced because I developed preeclampsia (but I was at 41 weeks, 3 cm and 75%, and contracting regularly without feeling anything, so it was more like augmentation than true induction!). I was told at my morning OB appointment that I needed to go directly to the hospital for further monitoring and possible induction (I'd done this two weeks prior, as well), and I refused the "immediate" part. I cried all the way home, ate lunch, finished packing my bags, and rewrote my birth plan. It would obviously need to change if the first line was "I don't want an IV," and I was going to be induced. That fifteen minutes I spent rewriting my birth plan helped to remind me of all of the things that could still go how I wanted, and it helped me to come to grips with what was going to change, rather than just experiencing it as it happened. When I went to the hospital, I felt like I was going of my own free will rather than being sent there by the doctor, and I had been able to take the time to replan and be willing to accept the necessity of the induction.

So in a nutshell, I think it's super important to write birth plans, and even if you know in advance that you can't follow it, reworking it is an important thought process to go through. I got to feel like *I* changed the plan rather than the plan being changed by circumstance, if that makes sense.

(Sorry that's so wordy. I really enjoy your blog, and your courage and candor in sharing!)