What are you ladies doing to bring on labor? Speed up labor?
A bunch of us are ____cm dilated and ___% effaced which literally means jack because "it could take hours, or days". So what are you doing to speed things up? Doing anything different? Eating anything different?
BTDT moms, what are the methods you swear by, if any?
I know a lot of it is just hearsay and most aren't scientifically proven..... but at this point, some of us are willing to try everything/anything (except maybe stripping our own membranes.)
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Re: HURRY UP BABY!
I'm 75% effaced and 3cm dilated as of Monday.
I'm doing a bunch of curb walking
Red Raspberry Leaf Tea drinking
sex (just once though)
I think I'm gonna try:
pineapples
walking some more
squats
acupuncture (MAYBE, it's just so pricey!!!!)
On Friday I have a massage, and I'm gonna tell the masseuse to hit all the acupressure points to get me in labor.
Let me know how the massage goes! I hear those pressure points really work!
I've been drinking RRL tea since about week 34, and have upped it to two cups a day. I've been eating dates since about the same time and am now up to 4-6 a day. Staying active and still doing yoga and Zumba (which is, quite possibly, the most hilarious thing in the world. Watching a 9 month pregnant woman shake her butt) And I'm eating all the spicy food! I had some false labor on Monday and we thought for sure it was go time. And then Tuesday, nothing.
At my last check two weeks ago, I was 1.5" dilated and 80% effaced and I'm not opposed to going to my due date by any means, I'm just getting really paranoid and worried that I'll go over and have to be induced. So I'm trying to take all precautions against that happening.
- 3 cups of Red Leaf Raspberry Tea
-6 dates a day
-walking walking walking
last week I was 50% effaced and not dilated at all. My midwife group wont check again unless I request I guess.
DH: 34
Married: May 2011
TTC #1: May 2015
DS: 10/20/2016
TTC #2: June 2019
#2 EDD: 2/20/2020
I'm not due until 10/18, but I reeeeeeaaaaalllllyyyyy want her to come some time between the 1st and the 18th. We'll see if it works!
Forgot to mention, I was not dilated or effaced at all on the 16th, but dilated to 2cm on the 23rd (she didn't mention effacement at all). I go in Friday for another check.
@MKJeffrey2002 , your hot sauce comment has me just thinking of this (and now I wanna try your trick and put hot sauce on everything):
*3-4 cups of RRL
*eating pineapple
*doing squats
*walking at least 30 minutes daily
Ideas to help things along
Sit on an exercise ball and move hips in a circular motion
Eat pineapple or spicy food
Curb walking
Get a pedicure
Have sex
Nipple stimulation
Castor oil if you're really desperate
And just an FYI, red raspberry leaf tea won't actually induce labor. It's purpose is to strengthen your uterine muscles.
I walk roughly 3/4 mile at lunch time when the weather is nice. I need to try to curb walking thing, I always forget about that too.
I hate pineapple, although I can sneak it into a smoothie at home I suppose.
I also of course keep forgetting to sit on our ball. I try to sit at the front of my desk chair at work with open hips as much as I can to try to open and stretch them out.
Keep the suggestions coming! I was 0cm, 50% last week. She told me today we'd check again next week, which will be 10 days before his due date (holy crap that's close! ) so we'll see where I stand then. Hopefully I'll remember to keep doing some of this steadily between now and then to help!
Mommy to Elizabeth (6/18/09), preemie at 34 weeks
Team Blue!
I can't stand spicy food and pineapple tears up my mouth. Friends have suggested primrose oil capsules, I'll try that next week after my ultrasound
But I'm a 2nd time mom.. and what worked for me last time was getting my membranes stripped and being on the birthing ball (rolling my hips, not bouncing as PP said). Although I was over a week late :-/
If I could snap a pic for you @annabenanna I would! I actually can't look at myself in the mirror because I just start laughing.
And ditto to PP who mentioned the RRL not helping with inducing. I don't think dates do either - but just help to strengthen everything and hopefully keep your body on track for what it's supposed to do.
After my doctor's unsolicited advice this morning, I can't even with this meme.
DH: 34
Married: May 2011
TTC #1: May 2015
DS: 10/20/2016
TTC #2: June 2019
#2 EDD: 2/20/2020
Me: 32 & DH: 37
BFP #2: 2/8/16 - EDD 10/20/16
IT'S A BOY!!!!
DS Born 10/16/16
With the twins, I was in PTL since 24 weeks, had consistent/painful contractions from 33 weeks, and the cervix check the day before I was admitted at 35 weeks really kicked contractions up a notch.
Me: 28 DH: 27
@ibabyloveb87, omg LOL. DH won't touch me anymore after the last time. He said "it's just too painful for all of us! let's not anymore".
Doc suggested walking, but my back can't take it. Acupressure, which I started yesterday anyway. And she told me I could try evening primrose oil, which I said I was interested in but then my mother started talking so we got off topic. After a quick Google search, I'm not sure if she meant orally or vaginally. Lol. So I picked some up and I'm debating trying that one.
I have:
eaten fresh pineapple
rotated around on a yoga ball
walked our neighborhood a lot
hardcore cleaned (stupid. That ends up hurting.)
cooked
nipple stimulation
walked some more
sex - even without sperm, was hoping the O contraction would help
eaten spicy foods
I can't remember if I've done more, but basically everything besides castor oil and squats. Castor oil because - that LITERALLY only gives you diarrhea and who wants diarrhea at the same they are in route to the hospital, in labor, or pushing out a baby? If you happen to go into labor after you have drank it, it's coincidental or because your f'd up intestines gave your uterus a push. And squats because, I can get down - but I can't get back up.
I've been:
walking
sex whenever I can
drinking RLT
getting on my hand and knees and doing pelvic tilts
had a pineapple
did some squats
every meal I make sure there is something spicy
and nipple stimulation.
I was going to try the exercise ball but my SO has hid it from me because he's convinced it's not sturdy enough and afraid I will fall off of it lol.
SO and I have been together: 5 Years+
BFP: 03/10
First Baby: 10/20/2016
I haven't been doing anything to induce labor and at last week's appointment I was 3.5cm, 75% effaced, and a -1 station.
With Baby #1 I was really ready for him to be out so I had membranes stripped at 39 week appt and we were being admitted that night.
I'm on my feet constantly at work, so at least I have the walking nailed