Dilation

jayymorales2014

just had my 39 week check up and I'm at 2.5 cm and about 90% effaced... Dr said once I get to 4 cm they're going to admit me ... Any tips on what I can do to help dilation along cause little ones head is very very low

Mommaswizz

I'm sorry to say that if any of us had any idea, we'd all be laboring today.

Best i've heard thus far is to walk as much as possible.

laurendutch

Castor oil

lovethatcolosun

Check out the weekly appointments thread. You will find that you are not alone in this.

Also be expecting a lot of funny gifs on your thread......

jayymorales2014

I don't mind lol and a friend said take the castor oil when your contractions are 10 min apart cause then it'll be a faster delivery

NotISaidtheCat

The castor oil was a joke, do NOT do it (especially while in labor). The last thing you want is to be having diarrhea while trying to push a baby out. Also, you will honestly get much better ideas and responses over in the Weekly Appointments thread.

rodriyessi94

Squats?

Kresla

Just walk and maybe have sex if your water is still intact?

megtyrrell

I'd say walk a lot and maybe bounce on an exercise ball? I don't have any personal experience with what works but those are two things I've heard. Especially the walking.

staceyfern

My husband had to talk to his ex-wife yesterday and she recommended to him that I take castor oil since I'm past due. When he came home and said that I laughed thinking about all I have heard about it on here and the warnings not too.

HayesRN13

Run around in circles

HayesRN13

Waffles

JunB25

@staceyfern are you sure she's not out to get ya?

@HayesRN13 I want waffles so badly now. wahhhh. Damn GD. Maybe I should bring a waffle maker for when I deliver.

staceyfern

@JunB25 I asked my husband that!

rsalata2015

The whole castor oil thing is simply stupid. I'm not trying to smother my baby in diarrhea. Who the hell even thought of this.

KonaCoffeeBean

rsalata2015 said:

The whole castor oil thing is simply stupid. I'm not trying to smother my baby in diarrhea. Who the hell even thought of this.

Definately a man.

Serenamarr

KonaCoffeeBean said:

rsalata2015 said:

The whole castor oil thing is simply stupid. I'm not trying to smother my baby in diarrhea. Who the hell even thought of this.

Definately a man.

The same one who decided all laboring women need an enema.