I will be 36 weeks tomorrow and have been thinking of doing nipple stimulation again with this 3rd pregnancy. I did nipple stimulation with my second baby for about 5 mins on a Monday night and the labor pains started on early Tues morning, my son was born by wed morning after a long 28hr labor. All this when my doctor said at my apt that Monday that it didn't look like labor was going to happen at all that week and I was 39weeks at the time.
I plan to do nipple stimulation again once I reach 39 weeks with this one if labor doesn't start on its own like it did with my first pregnancy.
Has anyone else tried nipple stimulation and had success like myself? I'd love to hear your story and how long your labor was.. congrats ladies!
Yes! I was 3 days overdue with DD2 and wanted to avoid induction. No progress- not dilated or effaced and she wasn't engaged. Monday night I went to chiro, put on my belly support brace and curb walked for an hour (evenly on each side) to help her engage and came home to roll on my Ball and do nipple stim. Surges began about 30 min in and I had her 5 hours later.
thanks for sharing woodside! I'm just curious about other women's stories. Since I only did nipple stimulation for 5 mins..lol. And I went into labor the next morning. And my labor pains were not more intense like the other poster said, however they were more sporadic but not intense until my "active hardcore " labor phase...
Honestly I didn't find the surges and different or more or less intense than with my first birth which did not involve nipple stim. If I'm facing an induction I'll absolutely do nipple stim again this time.
Apparently the angle of one foot on curb and the other off can help with engagement. It did for me! Just be sure to do it equally on both sides. So if you walk 10 blocks with the left foot up on the curb, then on the 10 blocks back home do the right foot on the curb.
@ woodside, yep I second that, I haven't heard of that neither, if this labor coming up is anything like my second, I will try and remember to do that.
Walking up and down stairs can help as well with the same concept @MWoodside is suggesting. Neither were necessarily helpful for me but I'd definitely try them before being induced. Can't hurt!
My OB is a big advocate for nipple stimulation and sex to get labor going. I swear he was having a contest yesterday to see how many times he could say it during my exam.
All that to say, we tried it with our first and it didn't do anything for me then. We have been having sex and doing nipple stimulation when we can, still nothing. I did more nipple stimulation in a warm bath last night using EO's made for relaxation. Still nothing. Now I'm chugging red raspberry leaf tea all day.
@Magheeta, how far along are you? when I did nipple stimulation with my second baby I was already 39 weeks, and my doc said it didn't look like baby was coming that week.. so I'm just wondering.. maybe there needs to be more factors involved for nipple stimulation to work?? just guessing..
@soon2bmomof3-2 - We've only been getting more serious in the last week or so, and I'm 39w1d today. I totally think my body just needs more time to do what it needs to. I'm just grumpy because, well, it's the end.
@ magheeta, your definitely almost there. I have heard of using the breast pump, but if this ur first baby, I'd be careful using it cuz the pump can be quite painful at first... I hope you have our baby soon! Keep us posted!
Re: Almost there, and nipple stimulation
But based on my research, nipple stimulation is inadvisable. Causes more intense contractions.
DD #2: May 2020
Baby #3: EDD May 2023; MC October 2022
DD1 born 5/24/10.
Missed M/C at 14 wks Feb 2012.
DD2 born 5/14/13.
Missed M/C at 9 wks July 2015.
DD1 born 5/24/10.
Missed M/C at 14 wks Feb 2012.
DD2 born 5/14/13.
Missed M/C at 9 wks July 2015.
DD1 born 5/24/10.
Missed M/C at 14 wks Feb 2012.
DD2 born 5/14/13.
Missed M/C at 9 wks July 2015.
DD1 born 5/24/10.
Missed M/C at 14 wks Feb 2012.
DD2 born 5/14/13.
Missed M/C at 9 wks July 2015.
Cautiously expecting April 5, 2017
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All that to say, we tried it with our first and it didn't do anything for me then. We have been having sex and doing nipple stimulation when we can, still nothing. I did more nipple stimulation in a warm bath last night using EO's made for relaxation. Still nothing. Now I'm chugging red raspberry leaf tea all day.
DD1 born 5/24/10.
Missed M/C at 14 wks Feb 2012.
DD2 born 5/14/13.
Missed M/C at 9 wks July 2015.