tmi...inducing natural labor

featherust · July 2011

I'm almost 39 weeks 1cm dilated and 50% effaced and my Dr. stripped my membranes on friday (ouch, btw). I had some BH later that evening but that was it. Friday night I had cramps throughout the night and Saturday I had diarrhea (ugh..tmi, i know) throughout the day and loosing my mucus plug little by little. Later that night I ate some spicy food, ate half of a pineapple and went for a pretty good walk. Today (Sunday) I woke up with a few contractions and already had diarrhea along with loosing some more mucus...what else can I do to go into labor? I have heard sex is always they best however in I have vaginitis so it's not super comfortable...any suggestions?

kjg5445 · July 2011

if you cant have sex i guess the next best thing would be to go on another walk and just try to be up and moving around. good luck!

Trishes · July 2011

Curious - why are you trying to induce labor if you're not even 40 weeks yet?

melaniedel · July 2011

I hear nipple stimulation works well (if you have a pump, manual takes forever I hear). Sitting on a birthing ball, too I think. GL Mama!!

featherust · July 2011

I had some mix up with my due dates, and LO growth measurements have been off so my Dr. recommended trying to induce labor at home. She was hoping it would happen this weekend. No dice tho...

StrikeGirl · July 2011

Trishes:
Curious - why are you trying to induce labor if you're not even 40 weeks yet?

Well! She's pretty darn close that's for sure! I'd be trying to induce too! Not much else you can do. That baby is gonna come when baby is ready. But go on another walk, have an orgasm, maybe a shot of tequila (KIDDING!).

Trishes · July 2011

featherust:
I had some mix up with my due dates, and LO growth measurements have been off so my Dr. recommended trying to induce labor at home. She was hoping it would happen this weekend. No dice tho...

Ah, I feel your pain there - I've also had a mix up with my due dates. I have two doctors and neither of them can decide. They're a week apart, which concerns me bc I'm trying to avoid induction, which hopefully won't have to happen! Good luck

featherust · July 2011

Thanks for the tips! I am definitely getting ready to go for a walk! Hopefully it triggers something downstairs! Wink

kjg5445 · July 2011

melaniedel:
I hear nipple stimulation works well (if you have a pump, manual takes forever I hear). Sitting on a birthing ball, too I think. GL Mama!!

this is not recommended. If she wants to breastfeed that will be less colostrum for the newborn to eat after its born. Or at least thats what i was told and makes sense.

MrsGo4Hockeychick · July 2011

kjg5445:
melaniedel:
I hear nipple stimulation works well (if you have a pump, manual takes forever I hear). Sitting on a birthing ball, too I think. GL Mama!!
this is not recommended. If she wants to breastfeed that will be less colostrum for the newborn to eat after its born. Or at least thats what i was told and makes sense.

this is not true at all.

Nipple stimulation is one of the go to induction methods when trying to avoid medical induction. Most women will not actually produce anything for the pump until after their milk comes in.

kjg5445 · July 2011

MrsGo4Hockeychick:
kjg5445:
melaniedel:
I hear nipple stimulation works well (if you have a pump, manual takes forever I hear). Sitting on a birthing ball, too I think. GL Mama!!
this is not recommended. If she wants to breastfeed that will be less colostrum for the newborn to eat after its born. Or at least thats what i was told and makes sense.
this is not true at all.
Nipple stimulation is one of the go to induction methods when trying to avoid medical induction. Most women will not actually produce anything for the pump until after their milk comes in.

good. i dont remember where i heard it but it freaked me out lol

Epiphany27 · July 2011

MrsGo4Hockeychick:
kjg5445:
melaniedel:
I hear nipple stimulation works well (if you have a pump, manual takes forever I hear). Sitting on a birthing ball, too I think. GL Mama!!
this is not recommended. If she wants to breastfeed that will be less colostrum for the newborn to eat after its born. Or at least thats what i was told and makes sense. ?
this is not true at all.
Nipple stimulation is one of the go to induction methods when trying to avoid medical induction. Most women will not actually produce anything for the pump until after their milk comes in. ?

This. Plus, even if you do produce something when you pump, just slow down and do it less. In addition, your body will keep producing colostrum. The ladies who leak during pregnancy don't have less colostrum at birth, because the body regenerates it.?

And PP who is shaming her for wanting to self induce at 39 weeks. Dude. 39 weeks blows. Its a long week of waiting and being miserable and I don't blame her in the least for being done. Not to mention that none of these techniques will work until your body is ready.

starskristen79 · July 2011

StrikeGirl:
Trishes:
Curious - why are you trying to induce labor if you're not even 40 weeks yet?
Well! She's pretty darn close that's for sure! I'd be trying to induce too! Not much else you can do. That baby is gonna come when baby is ready. But go on another walk, have an orgasm, maybe a shot of tequila (KIDDING!).

Yes, she is! I can promise I will be trying to induce when I am 38 weeks. I am trying to avoid a medically necessary pitocin induction that will happen at 39 weeks. Of course, this all relies on the fact that the accupuncture and moxibustion flips my breech baby to vertex!!

Good luck!!

featherust · July 2011

Just got back from walking and running a few errands and lost the rest of the MP (sry tmi)! Hopefully things are in the works! Big Smile

Lithigin · July 2011

Evening primrose oil (orally and suppository), birthing ball, acupressure points on your shoulders, semen, "gutter walks" (one foot on curb, one foot on street to independently rotate hips), and working around the house doing moderate labor. I shop-vac'ed the garage today and got a sweat on and it felt pretty good. Hot baths. Good luck! None of it has worked for #2 for me so far.

Kran27 · July 2011

There's always drinking a cup of cumin or cinnamon tea. I've heard that'll help things along pretty well as opposed to the whole castor oil and killing your body before you even go into labor. Might not taste the greatest but cumin tea is really good for you on multiple levels besides helping induce labor, same for cinnamon tea.

genekelly · July 2011

Nipple stimulation and if you have a breast pump, I've heard it's best done that way. I was going to try it last night but am missing the tubing so couldn't do it. Good luck! None of the OWT are working for me. We had sex yesterday and I did have some cramping last night but nothing seems to be happening today!

kenandlaura06 · July 2011

Epiphany27:
MrsGo4Hockeychick:
kjg5445:

melaniedel:
I hear nipple stimulation works well (if you have a pump, manual takes forever I hear). Sitting on a birthing ball, too I think. GL Mama!!

this is not recommended. If she wants to breastfeed that will be less colostrum for the newborn to eat after its born. Or at least thats what i was told and makes sense.

this is not true at all.

Nipple stimulation is one of the go to induction methods when trying to avoid medical induction. Most women will not actually produce anything for the pump until after their milk comes in.

This. Plus, even if you do produce something when you pump, just slow down and do it less. In addition, your body will keep producing colostrum. The ladies who leak during pregnancy don't have less colostrum at birth, because the body regenerates it.

And PP who is shaming her for wanting to self induce at 39 weeks. Dude. 39 weeks blows. Its a long week of waiting and being miserable and I don't blame her in the least for being done. Not to mention that none of these techniques will work until your body is ready.

This exactly. Wait until you are 39 weeks and see how ready to be done with pregnancy you are!

bergs720 · July 2011

lurking from 2nd tri but I found this when I was I trying to avoid induction with DD#1

https://www.theboltons.me/2010/02/project-evacuate-baby.html

good luck!

+diana82+ · July 2011

Trishes:
Curious - why are you trying to induce labor if you're not even 40 weeks yet?

Ask her again when you get to 39 weeks. Confused

melandgreg · July 2011

ugh week 38 and 39 are awful especially when you're dilated and having contractions that send you over the edge and then taper off..I'm going to go back to walking tomorrow because this pain is just nonsense! I too have tried everything but sex..kind of hard to do that when your lady bits are swollen from the pressures of being 39 weeks pregnant!

MsShib · July 2011

I tried it all with my previous pregnancy and nothing worked... she was too big, so I had to have a C-sec.

Stimulating the nipples releases oxytocin, which is the natural form of pitocin (what they give you to induce labor). It has no effect whatsoever on your milk production after baby's born. You may, however, start to leak colostrum if you use the pump to stimulate, which is sticky, so have a burp cloth close.

But whatever you do, DO NOT take castor oil!!! Worst mistake I ever made...

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