Naturally inducing labor?!

cambreezyj · November 2014

This is my first pregnancy so I am of course getting very impatient, and starting to worry that my body doesn't realize that I am 10 months pregnant and that this baby does have to come out eventually.. I feel great! Which is so strange but I know how lucky I am compared to other mothers feeling miserable by this point but I can't help but worry that she's not going to come on her own and I will have to get induced; which I would like to avoid entirely due to some of the horror stories I've heard about forcing labor.. I don't have any pains other then feeling crampy every now and then definitely no contractions though, not even false ones. No pressure, she doesn't seem too dropped although she has been dropped since 8 1/2 months, my cervix is softened & I lost my plug at the beginning of Nov. but not dilating.. No back pain, NO NOTHING! My OBGYN literally keeps telling me my body isn't doing anything.. Starting to feel disappointed in myself already, just because I feel as though an induction is inevitable; because of good I am feeling and the lack of progression

I've already tried fresh pineapple (everyday) chamomile tea, walking, squats, sex, nipple stimulation, and acupressure.. And still nothing.. Wondering what has worked or definitely helped move things along? Thanks in advance!!

soulcupcake · November 2014

Nipple stimulation is more of a miss unless one is on the brink of labor or they're trying to progress a stalled/slow labor. Walking won't necessarily send you into active labor, but gravity is great for getting baby to descend. Sex can help, but again, it like everything else depends on if the body is ready.