How'd you do it?

MommyP26 · March 2014

I just wanted to see how you second time or more mommas got labor going the first time around? I've had my water broken both times but this time I'm going for a natural birth and although I am aware that my water may not brake on its own, I just wanted to see if ya'll did anything besides the have sex to induce labor and walking. Like did ya'll dance your baby out

or idk just something fun??

Junebug060609 · March 2014

Pitocin

Divine0chaos · March 2014

I tried EVERYTHING in the book except for castor oil. Started around 37 weeks by son didn't want to come until 40.4 >.<. I plan on not even bothering trying to force it this time -.- my water didn't break either the doctors had to do it. Pushed from a 0 station -.- lil man just didn't want to come out.

MommyP26 · March 2014

Junebug060609 said:

Pitocin

I had induced labors with both and I sooo want to experience my water breaking and going all natural , but we shall see !

MommyP26 · March 2014

Divine0chaos said:

I tried EVERYTHING in the book except for castor oil. Started around 37 weeks by son didn't want to come until 40.4 >.<. I plan on not even bothering trying to force it this time -.- my water didn't break either the doctors had to do it. Pushed from a 0 station -.- lil man just didn't want to come out.

I'm scared it's just not going to happen for me at all! I'm kinda iffy about it too because I feel my child is just gonna refuse if I try to push it, like try getting labor started !

chillypenguin · March 2014

I walked. When I hit 39 weeks, I was pretty effaced but not dilated at all. I just felt so ready to be done, and I knew walking wouldn't work if my body wasn't ready. So I walked 3 miles outside in our neighborhood at the end of August.. It was so hot, it was rough! But then I went to the doctor a few days later and I was 3-4 cm dilated. I had her the next day at 39w6d. So who knows if the walking did it, but I feel like it helped.

Divine0chaos · March 2014

I mean it only took me 30 min from a 0 station to push my guy. At one point they got a chair ready to push him out will I pushed. So they will get out one way or another. I went into labor as in contractions naturally though. I just wasn't dilating fast enough and he just didn't want to drop.

MommyP26 · March 2014

chillypenguin said:

I walked. When I hit 39 weeks, I was pretty effaced but not dilated at all. I just felt so ready to be done, and I knew walking wouldn't work if my body wasn't ready. So I walked 3 miles outside in our neighborhood at the end of August.. It was so hot, it was rough! But then I went to the doctor a few days later and I was 3-4 cm dilated. I had her the next day at 39w6d. So who knows if the walking did it, but I feel like it helped.

YOU GO GIRL ! 9 months pregnant walking 3 miles ! You wouldn't catch me doing that especially in August! Did your water break on it's own, or did the doctor break it for you?

Divine0chaos · March 2014

I had an epidermal as well more power to those who can do it without one, but I knew if I didn't have it. I would end up giving up pushing him out and something bad would happen.

MommyP26 · March 2014

Divine0chaos said:

I mean it only took me 30 min from a 0 station to push my guy. At one point they got a chair ready to push him out will I pushed. So they will get out one way or another. I went into labor as in contractions naturally though. I just wasn't dilating fast enough and he just didn't want to drop.

Oh okay, got it! I just feel like since this is my 3rd and last I really want to experience everything naturally, I just hope this little boy isn't stubborn

fatbarbie0226 · March 2014

I walked around the mall/target for a few hours a day during my 39th week. It was too cold outside or I would have done that. The day I went into labor I walked around target getting a few last minute things and then came home and took a nap. I woke up really needing to pee so I rolled off the couch and ran to the bathroom and my water broke!
Walking and sex are the only recommended things that help labor come sooner (so my OB said last time). Best thing to do is wait until your baby is ready and your body is ready. It's super hard, though!

MommyP26 · March 2014

Divine0chaos said:

I had an epidermal as well more power to those who can do it without one, but I knew if I didn't have it. I would end up giving up pushing him out and something bad would happen.

I'm also scared that if I refuse it and its too late I'll be so tired to push him out I'll end up with a c-section

chillypenguin · March 2014

MommyP26 said:

chillypenguin said:

I walked. When I hit 39 weeks, I was pretty effaced but not dilated at all. I just felt so ready to be done, and I knew walking wouldn't work if my body wasn't ready. So I walked 3 miles outside in our neighborhood at the end of August.. It was so hot, it was rough! But then I went to the doctor a few days later and I was 3-4 cm dilated. I had her the next day at 39w6d. So who knows if the walking did it, but I feel like it helped.

YOU GO GIRL ! 9 months pregnant walking 3 miles ! You wouldn't catch me doing that especially in August! Did your water break on it's own, or did the doctor break it for you?

Yeah, I kind of felt like I was going to die during the walk haha. The very end is a GIANT hill, I almost had to call my in-laws to pick me up halfway up the hill because I didn't think I could make it back up.

The doctor broke my water when I was 7-8 cm dilated in the hospital.

MommyP26 · March 2014

fatbarbie0226 said:

I walked around the mall/target for a few hours a day during my 39th week. It was too cold outside or I would have done that. The day I went into labor I walked around target getting a few last minute things and then came home and took a nap. I woke up really needing to pee so I rolled off the couch and ran to the bathroom and my water broke! Walking and sex are the only recommended things that help labor come sooner (so my OB said last time). Best thing to do is wait until your baby is ready and your body is ready. It's super hard, though!

UGH I know it's gonna be super hard especially since I'm impatient but I'm gonna try super hard to wait it out and let my body do it's thang

Hopefully I can do it and have the experience I want too

CMDR513 · March 2014

Induction began at 36w3d due to superimposed pre-e. They broke my water (not dilated at all upon admittance). After 16+ hours (made it to 5 cm) emergency c/s due to fetal distress.

MommyP26 · March 2014

chillypenguin said:

MommyP26 said:

chillypenguin said:

I walked. When I hit 39 weeks, I was pretty effaced but not dilated at all. I just felt so ready to be done, and I knew walking wouldn't work if my body wasn't ready. So I walked 3 miles outside in our neighborhood at the end of August.. It was so hot, it was rough! But then I went to the doctor a few days later and I was 3-4 cm dilated. I had her the next day at 39w6d. So who knows if the walking did it, but I feel like it helped.

YOU GO GIRL ! 9 months pregnant walking 3 miles ! You wouldn't catch me doing that especially in August! Did your water break on it's own, or did the doctor break it for you?

Yeah, I kind of felt like I was going to die during the walk haha. The very end is a GIANT hill, I almost had to call my in-laws to pick me up halfway up the hill because I didn't think I could make it back up.

The doctor broke my water when I was 7-8 cm dilated in the hospital.

LOL I bet !

Oh okay, I wonder what actually makes your water brake? Like I just think it's so weird how it just doesn't happen to some women but it does to others!

MommyP26 · March 2014

CMDR513 said:

Induction began at 36w3d due to superimposed pre-e. They broke my water (not dilated at all upon admittance). After 16+ hours (made it to 5 cm) emergency c/s due to fetal distress.

Yikes, that sounds horrible, I'm sorry about your experience! How was your recovery from the c-section?

Divine0chaos · March 2014

MommyP26 said:

Divine0chaos said:

I had an epidermal as well more power to those who can do it without one, but I knew if I didn't have it. I would end up giving up pushing him out and something bad would happen.

I'm also scared that if I refuse it and its too late I'll be so tired to push him out I'll end up with a c-section

My fear exactly that's why I opted for the drugs.

MommyP26 · March 2014

Divine0chaos said:

Divine0chaos said:

I had an epidermal as well more power to those who can do it without one, but I knew if I didn't have it. I would end up giving up pushing him out and something bad would happen.

I'm also scared that if I refuse it and its too late I'll be so tired to push him out I'll end up with a c-section
My fear exactly that's why I opted for the drugs.

UGH Oh God now I'm really thinking about this !

katesy21 · March 2014

I had my membranes stripped in the office. Later that night "curb walked" for 2.5 miles. That's where you walk with one foot on the curb and one foot on the street. DD dropped sometime during that walk. Went home showered and had sex and within 20 minutes of sex I was in labor. So that's my labor cocktail: membrane stripping, curb walking, sex

MrsT2008 · March 2014

Nothing? Early labor started 5 days before my due date, active labor started 4 days before my due date and DD was born like 10 hours later.

noice247 · March 2014

I tried eating lots of pineapple and pineapple juice the week before I was due... Something I read online.. Haha. I went to a baby shower that day at 39 weeks 3 days and everyone was teasing me saying I needed to go have sex and have the baby that night. I did NOT have sex and yet my water broke at 1am and I thought I peed the bed. Lol. I gave birth a little after 3pm that day (four days before my due date). I'm pretty sure everyone thought I did what they said which I find a little awkward. Haha

I don't know if the pineapple contributed or not...

kat8805 · March 2014

I had my cervical check at 38w. Apparently that did it, spent the next day in labor, water broke at midnight, DD was born by ECS a 2:28am.

Miles2Go · March 2014

Foley catheter aka foley balloon. This was in place of a cervical ripener (like cervadil) and sufficiently put me into labor. I went from a 1 to a 5.5 in an hour, and was able to avoid pitocin. I tried all the tricks and owt's. Nothing worked. This was at 42 weeks. Hoping to go into spontaneous labor this time so I can avoid being in the hospital. The really optimistic part of me would love to have this baby at 38 weeks so I can "get back" the two extra weeks I spent pregnant with dd.

Eta: Oh, and my water broke naturally while I was pushing. It was on push number 2.

ho11yday · March 2014

Was induced. However, I was told to drink some wine, relax, have some sex. Blah.

This time around, definitely drinking the raspberry tea daily starting around 37 weeks. Then again, the midwife says it will only work if baby is ready to come out.

awc1986 · March 2014

katesy21 said:
So that's my labor cocktail: membrane stripping, curb walking, sex

Funny because stripping can lead to curb walking, which generally leads to sex. You should call this the "hooker method".

pistolpackinmomma · March 2014

Skipped labor and had a scheduled c-section due to breech baby. I feel like such a FTM because I have no clue what labor feels like!

dakota01 · March 2014

With my last two I was overdue both times. I had tried everything, but sex (DH was not into that). Castor oil worked like a charm both times. Within about 4-5 hours of taking it I was in active labor.

jenb_99 · March 2014

I went through a weeklong induction process that involved 2 Prostin/Cervidil placements (one double dose), Cytotec (for which I had to sign an off-label waiver), and Pitocin. I still never went into labor. DS's giant pumpkin head wouldn't fit through my pelvic opening, so he never dropped/engaged, and I never dilated or had a contraction on my own. Two triage nurses and my OB attempted stripping my membranes, but my cervix was too closed even for that.

I even started taking red raspberry leaf super early and had increased to an outrageous dose by 38 weeks, and I took high doses of evening primrose oil orally and vaginally.

If your LO and your body aren't ready, nothing you can do will put you into labor.

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