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May 2011 Moms
KevsLove
member
Any tricks to induce oneself??
KevsLove
member
I know, it's a random, crazy question but is there any truth to the old wives tales like castor oil, sex and bumpy car rides...
AND if so what other tricks are there?? Details pls
Ps: NO, I am not looking to try any of these now... 
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Plumpynut loving on Baby Brother E
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Re: Any tricks to induce oneself??
I tried a lot of different things, who knows if any helped or not.
I used an exercise ball to sit on to try and get things moving, we tried sex, and I also actually pulled out my pump for some nipple stimulation!haha I think what worked for me was having my membranes stripped at 39 1/2 weeks- dd arrived promptly on her due date 2 days after that! It was almost instant.
You scared me with this post. I was about to super flame you.
I lost my angels 07/2010, 04/2017, 10/2017
Meimsx no more
Dude, me too. My mind was reeling with witty "you're a dumbas" comments.
The only thing I know if is sex with a lot of nipple stimulation. Like, rub your nipples for hours, have sex, and then rub your nipples for a few more hours.
Oh man lol, I wouldn't blame you...
No, this stems from a debate/conversation a few non-pregnant friends.
Lord willing, my wee bun gonna bake a bit longer
Seriously - I was so ready to flame-on!
Nothing worked for me with DD, and I tried it all, except the castor oil. OB said No! Hell, induction even failed. Oh well!
I have heard pepperoni works. I have no idea if it truly works or not. A friend of mine ate several slices of pizza with extra pepperoni and went into labor the next day. Could have been the pepperoni, or could have just been coincidence.
My doctor believes we will be able to induce labor by having sex! (which is why sex is a no-no right now..)
She also said nipple stimulation & walking work for some people!?
With my last pregnancy i tried eating all different types of spicy food: itallian spicy sausage, thai, wasabi, tacos.
Also, i climbed a million flights of stairs.
I think really the membrane stripping did the trick.
With DD sex worked.
https://www.webmd.com/baby/features/babys-coming-when
I just told DH that we need to have lots of sex and nipple stimulation around my due date to get me going and he has absolutely no problem with that. lol He is def a boob man!
TMI and GROSS!!! You've been warned.
In my birth class on monday, we learned of a woman in Mexico that had an interesting self-induction technique. She gave HERSELF a self c-section, unmedicated.
Successfully.
I nearly barfed in the class.