Any ways to get labor moving before induction date?

sherrixlynn · June 2015

I'm being induced Monday, but my body has been contracting every 8 min since Wednesday. Is there anyway to encourage this to turn into labor? Doctor already stripped membranes.. any other suggestions. I don't want to have a longer labor than needed with the induction if my body just needs a jump start..

HoosOnFirst · June 2015

Hi there there are several threads about ideas to jumpstart labor. Please check those out - they are on pages 1 and 2 of the board. Most are old wives tales but fun to try anyway! But also the answer is no, you can't make your body go into labor.

kcave21 · June 2015

Sex, lots of walking, spicy food...I'm trying as well I'm scheduled for Tuesday

Mommaswizz · June 2015

castor oil. guzzle it down.

KaLikeAWind · June 2015

There is a thread that was 4 rows down from this one titled 'What have you tried / are you trying to get labor going naturally'. Also check the 'Weekly appointments' thread where we have discussed things like membrane sweeps and other 'medical' type hopefuls.
Those are the two places we are concentrating our 'starting labor' ideas

klkonwi · June 2015

Rub your belly clockwise for 1 minute then do deep lunges for 3 minutes..... And repeat.

Zeuskay01 · June 2015

Castor oil followed by jumping jacks. Heard it works miracles.

ElRuby · June 2015

klkonwi said:
Rub your belly clockwise for 1 minute then do deep lunges for 3 minutes..... And repeat.

What happens if you rub counter clockwise?!

klkonwi · June 2015

@Elruby Bad bad things. Unspeakable things.

rsalata2015 · June 2015

I'm going to stand on my head for three hours I heard that works.

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klkonwi · June 2015

Also I made a delicious taco bake last night for dinner. You should try that.

mvargas12 · June 2015

Try washing some pots with Dawn dish soap. It has to be dawn though or it won't work.

Kresla · June 2015

Just relax, nest, take a walk, have sex, go to Target, sit on a ball, and maybe try to get a good night's sleep.

lilitaliangirl · June 2015

The weekend before I went into labor I had sex, raked the front yard, played catch, walked around the block, had Mexican & went swimming. I think being active in general helped. Or, at least didn't hurt.

pixieprincss · June 2015

Did your provider talk to you about baby's positioning? It sounds like your baby could be "sunny side up" with those kinds of contractions for that long. Look at the spinningbabies website to focus on optimal positioning.

NotISaidtheCat · June 2015

ElRuby said:

klkonwi said:
Rub your belly clockwise for 1 minute then do deep lunges for 3 minutes..... And repeat.
What happens if you rub counter clockwise?!

The baby comes out the other end :-O

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