induced at 39 weeks?

Rebecca

so Thursday I will be 39 weeks and am going in to be induced around 4 am. The Dr said he is going to give me an oral medication to soften the cervix and depending on how that goes either give another dose,start pitocin, or send me home for another week. Has anyone heard of this? I was 1 cm and 50 percent effaced on Monday with -2 position