Ugh.... My cervix is not cooperating

NuggetJo

At my 38 week check today I am still closed.. Ugh! Seriously cervix you can start cooperating any time now or else next Wednesday it will be Cervadil and induction. Come on....help me out here a little. 

Ladies.... Give me your old wives tales, tried and tested method or anything else you can think of to get my cervix to cooperate just a little 

J'snewwife

With my first pregnancy my cervix was completely closed at 38 wks 2 days, and then I delivered, the day before I was to be induced, at exactly 39 weeks.  I'll wish the same thing on you if you like!

Adi

Let's see... wive's tales (I've never tried these so I can't vouch for them):

Walking.. tons and tons of walking especially at Wal-Mart and Costco (for some reason Sam's Club, and Target don't get the same favorable results)

Green Papaya (which can be found as a salad in some Thai restaurants)

Prenatal massage, but ask the messuse(sp?) to hit all the labor inducing points... she'll know what they are.

I've also heard castor oil, but that can have some gross effects and not be effective at all in bringing on labor. The 3 I just mentioned are things friends of mine have tried. One friend did the prenatal massage one and her water broke that night. You're only 38 weeks though... Your baby may need a little more time, but it certainly can't hurt to try those three things.

jessandandy09

sex, if you can manage because the sperm acts on the cevix (allegedly)

walking

nipple stimulation (allegedly can start uterine contractions)

don't do the castor oil, it works on the bowel and the cramping there can induce cramping in the uterus, but I have heard horror stories.

spicy mexican food.

Good luck!!!! I was closed up and high on wed. went into labor on thurs and delivered Friday morning which was Evelyn's due date.  (I had scheduled induction 3 days after due date)

Jumpin4joy

OWT ...cumin tea brings on contractions.  My mom drank it with all 4 kids and had us all natural.

My friend's sister who is a nurse and previously was a massage therapist did massage on the pressure points in her hands.  She went into labor soon after.

ELF4321

Evening primrose oil capsules inserted vaginally at night (wear a pad)  I used them for three days at 37 weeks and then lost my mucus plug .  EPO contains prostaglandins, the same  stuff that is in semen that softens the cervix.  

Adi

Just popping back in to ditto the sex part.. but I'm not sure about the sperm part of that, I just know that an orgasm(on your part) can trigger contractions.

kirac

HAHAH.  Walking at Walmart and Costco but not Sam's Club and Target?  I haven't heard that one!

stever

I don't have any OWT, but with DS I was completely closed until close to 40 weeks. After that I stayed barely a fingertip dilated until I went into labor at nearly 42 weeks.

So yeah, I was pregnant for a long time but when I was ready, I was really ready.

mama2many

ELF4321:

Evening primrose oil capsules inserted vaginally at night (wear a pad)  I used them for three days at 37 weeks and then lost my mucus plug .  EPO contains prostaglandins, the same  stuff that is in semen that softens the cervix.  

This was going to be my OWT - but I know it worked for me too  

MangomamaFL

Adi:

Just popping back in to ditto the sex part.. but I'm not sure about the sperm part of that, I just know that an orgasm(on your part) can trigger contractions.

Semen has prostaglandins. It can help ripen the cervix.