Natural Induction

TxWild · September 2016

Have you tried anything? Anything recommended by your health provider? Do you feel line any of it had helped? Hey ladies. I'm up in the middle of the night with acid reflux. First baby. My doctor moved my due date up to 9/17 but I'm not yet effaced or dialated. The midwife has me inserting evening prime rose vaginally 3 times a day and says my cervix is soft, but not even feeling Braxton Hicks. I'm also pumping to try to induce labor. Anyone tried these or any other methods? Do you feel like it worked or helped? Thanks.

Cricket Bug · September 2016

There has been talk of sex helping as something in semen along with the release of oxytocin gets things going. I have also heard great things about acupuncture for induction - from my naturopath who does acupuncture, so grain of salt here.

My midwives do stretch and sweeps for women they are trying to induce (I have seen, but not experienced the effectiveness of this), and there are also exercises in that I found in 'Active Birth' by Janet Balaskas that help engage baby.

mjpatzwa · September 2016

My midwife told me the Evening Primrose Oil (3 a night taken vaginally), or sex 3-4 times a week with both having an orgasm, walking/squatting, go get a pedicure and tell them to "work your feet."

mjpatzwa · September 2016

Also, she mentioned that she can't sweep membranes unless you are dilated somewhat.

TNgoldengirl · September 2016

On my due date, she was finally able to (reach to) do a sweep, and then sex and pumped. Seemed to help, but baby was born at 40w3d, so could have just been time.

sareej521 · September 2016

I tried EVERYTHING and went until I was induced at 41+4... stubborn baby!

raduprey · September 2016

I've been going all out this pregnancy. Haha last week I tried 'labor tea' which is super super industrial raspberry leaf tea. I'm talking, brew a whole box at once and drink it. Gave me plenty of contractions but nothing worth going to the hospital for. This week I said I'd give EPO a shot (just to see if thinning everything out would help anything, maybe my water would break, who knows) I'd say the EPO and RRLT both definitely do stuff and I do believe they get you ready for sure but they don't start labor at all. However I finally decided to go balls out and well, I tried castor oil. I did it super slowly and cautiously. I wasn't really scared of diarrhea cause well I haven't had a solid poop in three weeks thanks to non stop pointless contractions. Anyway, I tried one TBSP with OJ and it definitely started contractions I was so excited come bed time I was having trouble falling asleep with them! I was pumped but they were still 10 minutes apart and I said eh I'll keep trying to rest. I woke up the next day, still having some but they were totally fading. So I tried again, over five hours I took 2TBSP swore up and down this girl was gonna get out. It did less than the previous day AND I was again fell asleep with them. Now here I am. I will say I'm having plenty of contractions that are weak and totally not worth calling the hospital at all. I didn't have a horrible experience with castor oil at all, BUT it definitely wasn't even miraculous thing. Which totally stinks.

pattygrazioso · September 2016

I tried castor oil and had my daughter 24 hrs later. I also had been having prodromal labor off an on for almost a week. No horrible experience either

SuperFudge00 · September 2016

I had a massage today and welcomed all the pressure points and practiced them some at home. Nothing new has happened so far. Still hoping,

rissarox7 · September 2016

I've been taking epo orally but will prob start just rubbing it on my inner bits tonight. The doctor won't check my cervix and I had some crazy contractions labor day weekend and nothing bad since- we went into the hospital because they were 6min apart.
Tomorrow morning I'm starting the castor oil. Something has got to give, my vagina feels like I got kicked in it by a horse and I can hardly walk !

ansley0319 · September 2016

@rissarox7 The pain is real ! I have felt like that for awhile now ! Months probably ! All of my bikini area down to my mid thigh !

Hopefully we will be having babies soon so they can give us some space in there.

rissarox7 · September 2016

Well. Castor oil doesn't work. It also bunged me up lol (tmi).

raduprey · September 2016

So I've been sitting on a birthing ball for a month or two now and today, holy cannoli I was FEELING it when I was doing the hip circles. For those interested I highly suggest birth balls. I loved it both pregnancies.

OP, did you meet your LO yet?? I certainly hope so if your due date was moved up!

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