Went for my 39 week appointment. My doc said he doesn't do internals until I pass my due date- so I am unsure about that situation, but I'm pretty sure I still have my MP and the baby hasn't dropped yet! Oh my goodness. I am so ready to get this show on the road.
I've been doing the cha cha slide and the twist dance all morning, eating pineapple. I'm anxiously waiting for my husband to get home for some loving.. I hear sex helps get things going. Any other tips?
Did you ladies know right away when the baby drops? Can it happen overnight? Or is it a very sudden *bam! the baby dropped - kind of a thing?
Re: Let's get this rodeo started!
I know how you feel! And no, walking and sex DO NOT help anything...we spent the week doing that and I had NO changes from 37 week appointment to the 38 week appointment...
Hang in there, we are almost there!
There are several ways to get the ball rolling:
-Sex (Semen is light doses of prostaglandin)
-Pineapples, Mango, Kiwi. (Has an enzyme called bromelain similar to prostaglandin)
-Squats and Walking (gravity can help b
For me, everything seemed to happen only after I started experiencing contractions. I never felt baby drop and never experienced any of the other tell tale signs that I might go into labour soon.
I didn't start to lose my MP until we