The last couple of days have been wild to say the least! As you can see by the past two blog posts, Jane and I have been really busy between what we thought was labor and the “real deal” to Jane becoming very emotional today. It’s been a draining two days – especially since we’re actively trying to induce labor at home!
So for those of you pregnant ladies out there, you may want to forward this post to your husband, especially if you guys are going through a dry spell! Yes, there is light at the end of the tunnel!
Early on in Jane’s pregnancy, I often blogged about the lack of sex. Lack meaning NONE and I thought that it was nothing but a distant memory. Jane was rarely in the mood and with her hormones raging at times, it was safe for me to keep a few feet from her sometimes anyway. ha ha.
But now-a-days, LOOK OUT. And what can I say, it’s the Doctor’s orders. At Jane’s appointment yesterday I asked her Doctor, “how can we naturally induce labor”?
She looked over at me and said one word. “Sex”. She then followed that by, “lot’s of sex”. My reply was of course, “sounds like a good plan to me!”
So Jane and I of course have to follow her Doctor’s orders, right? Of course! It’s time to get the whole labor and delivery stage going here.
Now Jane and I are on a mission. We are trying to find all the ways we can naturally induce labor here at home. Can you help us? If there isn’t anything on the list based on some research we did, feel free to comment below. We’re ready to get things rolling, that is of course if Baby Tarzan is ready to get things rolling with us. In the end, it’s all up to him, but I’m sure it won’t hurt if we help move things along a little and make it easier for him! So here’s…
29 Ways To Induce Labor At Home
1. Walking
2. Galloping (huh? See video below)
3. Acupuncture
4. Pressure points
5. Spicy foods
6. Sex and orgasms
7. Nipple stimulation
8. Pineapple
9. Dancing
10. Squatting
11. Relaxing
12. Meditation and/or visualization
13. Evening primrose oil
14. Red raspberry leaf tea
15. Castor oil
16. Herbs (such as black and blue cohosh)
17. Massage
18. Glass of wine (Consult your doctor!)
19. Stripping the membranes
20. Marching up stairs
21. Rent a sad movie and cry like crazy
22. A really bumpy car ride
23. Bouncing and stretching on a birth or exercise ball
24. Swimming
25. Mowing lawn or picking weeds
26. Jump on a swing and start swinging
27. Talk to your baby and tell him/her it’s OK to come out now
28. Watch a really funny movie and laugh until you pee
29. Get down on all fours and shake that booty
As far as that “galloping” deal to naturally induce labor, see the video below. All I can say is that I highly doubt any of us will see Jane galloping down the road like this. And if I was driving down the road and saw a pregnant woman doing that, I’d pull over and ask her if she’s OK!
So how about you? Any ideas? Anything not listed above that
was successful in inducing labor for you?
* Disclaimer: Remember, Jane nor I are doctors. Please consult your doctor before trying any of these methods on this post, comments by others, or anything else mentioned on our blog. Also remember that none of these methods are guaranteed to work if the baby in your body isn’t ready.
You might also want to read:
- Pregnancy week 40: We’re back home with a new addition to the family… Baby Tarzan!
- 40 things about what to expect after labor and delivery, childbirth, and coming home that no one told me
- Prenatal Yoga: If it helps with labor and delivery, count me in!
- Flooded with memories of labor and delivery this early morning
- Signs of labor? 39 weeks pregnant and the bloody show or mucus plug arrived today
= a post from Mommy Jane 
= a post from Daddy Tarzan
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I saw this recipe for “labour cookies” recently… they look like they’d taste damn good!
http://www.shoppingfortwo.com/Articles/Pregnancy/breakyourwatercookies.htm
(it’s sort of your #5, “spicy foods”)
Oh no you didn’t! Mention the word “cookies” to pregnant Jane leads me to leaving the house late at night for a cookie run! Mmmmm…. cookies sound good though.
OMG, that galloping video is so funny! You never know, baby T might just be waiting for Jane to start galloping around to make his appearance.
Okay….now this is what I have heard…I never did it myself, but my doc told me it could help…enema. Yup….gross, but something about the bowel movement and labor…don’t know if you want to try….like I said, I didn’t do it….’k…nuthin else to add here!!
Evening primrose oil put me into labor!
i will be 39 weeks tomorrow.
I have been fitting in hikes/walks since Sunday. Now that my husband is on vacation we have had the “you put her in there and now it is your job to get her out of there” sex everyday.
Also today I had a pedicure (foot massage) and drank some licorice root tea (aveda comfort tea has licorice root which stimulates the uterus) .
my husband is a doctor, although not an ob/gyn, and i have been trying to convince him to strip my membranes but he refuses……………..
Getting the baby in a good position (anterior, see spinningbabies.com) can help get labour started if a bad position is what’s holding things up. Spending lots of time on hands & knees (chest & knees if baby has engaged) & avoiding reclining positions are easy ones. Chiropractic adjustment & moxibustion help some women get babies into a better position, too. The galloping…weird but could also help positioning. Going upstairs sideways might be less embarrassing, though.
I’m only 37 weeks 3 days and I am already impatient!!! I’m thinking of starting on this list tomorrow LOL
Not too mention that my baby is teasing me too!!! 1-2 cent dilated and 70% effaced. I’m following your #twitterbirth
Good luck!
A fellow pregnant woman I was speaking with today said that she has induced her last 3 pregnancies using her breast pump. She said that the stimulation causes the uterus to contract and gets things moving. Don’t know the accuracy of this, nor do I know the safety…but thought I would share.
Personal opinion, let the baby comes to the world naturally without any induction. He knows his best time to arrive in this world… just a few days, or perhaps a few hours more… try to wait patiently! Good luck!
Based on my experience w my 42 week pregnancy 2 yrs ago, if baby’s not ready, none of it works! But he was worth the wait!
I just saw that you’re on your way to the hospital (yea! good luck!), but maybe this will help next time…. with my first I was walking around the farmers’ market, 7 days late (and enormous), and the lady at the vinegar stand came running out, grabbed me, and dragged me back to her booth. She talked a good 5 minutes on the benefits of vinegar to induce labor, gave me several selections, then poured me a dixie cup of raspberry vinegar and insisted I drank it. The baby came 3 days later, so I’m not sure it was the vinegar, but it’s certainly one to add to the list!
Congratulations on Baby T, and here’s to a healthy delivery!
It’s a little late now seeing that you’re already in labor, but I’ve heard eating eggplant Parmesan has induced labor in some women!
looks like the longest list i’ve ever seen but i guess sex is the best and most proven
I know it’s too late since she’s in labor now, but I’ve heard black licorice will do the job.
I like the idea of lots of sex though! Thankfully, my wife never really lost her sex drive in pregnancy.
I know you’re a bit busy right now, but when you guys are back and settled – which of these did Jane try last night?? I want to know what worked!
Another way to induce labor – vacuuming. And lots of it.
Well I know its a bit late but…
Prego pizza =D
originally created in 1980s This masterpiece had six types of meat and was loaded with fresh vegetables && extra onions && extra garlic.
Also Pineapple, papaya, && mango is said to induce labor as well.
well lets see ive tried sex spicy food vaccuming the whole house including 2 sets of stairs mopping on my hands and knees re-arranging the living room squatting walking bouncing on the bed using an exercise ball and NOTHING has worked!!! ive almost given up!! who knos maybe the galloping will work for me lol
I am 35 weeks pregnant I tried everything from castor oil to walkin to havin sex even makin myself have a orgasm nothing has workd. Maybe I should try gaLloping maybe it will work for me lol
You shouldn’t really be trying to induce labour at 35 weeks, although I do understand the impatientness. I am almost 38 weeks and I have been trying for a while too and nothing seems to be working. I have been getting cramping but nothing other than that
… I’m just gonna keep doing the walking and sex and hopfully that will work! Good luck to all of you other pregnant women 
35 weeks is too early to induce labor. I am a NICU nurse and we have 35 week gestation babies who need oxygen because they are too early.
hhhmmppff! I’m 37 weeks and 5 days. My son is moving tons and the cramps and back aches have me awake all night! not to mention until a week ago i working full time! I’ve tried the breast pump action, which by the way did provide a few hours of cramping, but no full on labor worries. I’m also trying the pineapple, good but no results. any other ideas, besides the Castor oil? lol
So I tried the Castor Oil concoxtion that an older lady at work told me about, Oh it got me cleaned out that’s for sure, but it wasn’t till like 4 hours later after I took my first dose, but here it is k 2T of Castor Oil in 1 c – 1 1/2 c of RootBeer mix it really well and then chug chug chug!!! it taste like Chapstick, but better then the real Stuff…..And then earlier I’d eaten some hot stuff, and forgotten I did so…..oh the burnage that happend later I tell you what!!!! But did cause ALOT of contractions and I dialated more! We’d also had sex too so could have been the combo of everything, but Good Luck Everyone!!! But now that I”m to a 2 my husby doesn’t wanna have sex anymore haha.. he finds it wierd he said.. hehe…
Poor Guy not gonna get any for a while….
Good grief im 38.5 weeks. i drank a whole bottle of castor oil and didnt even get the poops!!! Im wondering if its because i ate a alottttttta rice cakes after i was craving them like crazy hahaha. i had a few more contractions but not as bad as the ones ive had w. out doing anything. 3 1/2 cm dilated lost my mucus plug… i dont have anywhere to walk and i clean my house a million times a day lol… never lost my sex drive so i feel like sex is not working for us. Should i try the castor oil again and NOT eat anything this time?
I’m 37 weeks and going crazy!!! After being on bedrest for 5 weeks i’m more than ready to have this baby! I’ve tried sex, nipple stimulation, bouncing, cleaning, relaxing in the tub, and blue cohosh. I want to avoid medical induction… I am wondering if i’m using the blue cohosh tincture appropriately, I am fallowing the instructions.. but its been four days, and I’m still pregnant. I’m wondering if there are details such as eating habits that can affect its ability to induce labor. If anyone has info please share!
good luck ladies!
I read that pumping is good. the milk it is not good to save the milk but it works to help get the contractions going. It work for me, just have to talk to you doc. make sure that it is safe for you because every body is diffrent and even though you want your baby out you do not want to put him in danger.
39.5 weeks pregnant. Went to the docotors last thrusday and she said she wouldnt be surprized if she saw us at the hospital friday night. Its now Monday morning and NOTHING! No contractions and my cramping has even gone down. The doctor already stripped my membrane and I’ve tried walking, cleaning, crying my heart out, nipple stimulation and sex. I’m going to try the pinapple and spicy food next even though I hate both. Then its on to the red rasp. tea leaf.
I am nearly 39weeks pregnant and been having mild contractions for a week coming every 5 minutes. I lost my mucus plug almost two weeks ago so i’ve tried sex, pineapple, castor oil (not nice!) Walking, raspberry leaf tea, wine, pumping, relaxation and still nothing! Im getting very impatient now, although, with my first child, i had sex then literally 5mins later my waters broke with a gush and was gettin contractions every 2mins!
This is my second child, I am now past due since Thursday. The first, I thought that I would let her come naturally and she was 2 weeks past due and still had to be induced. She was 8lbs 12oz and was almost too big to fit through my birth canal. The doctore will not let this one get that big and I am glad!!! Talk about a killer epesiotomoy and now I have pubic syphamasisis pain due to the first childs size. I hope these tricks help!!! I do not want to have to be induced with pitocin again!
http://hubpages.com/hub/Ways-to-induce-Labour-Naturally
I have a list of 40 ways to induce labour naturally – the castor oil was what did it for me though.
The doctor will decide if the induced labor is required, depending on more than one factor. This is done either before the due date, or when the pregnancy poses a threat against the lives of mother and fetus. Induced labor and birth will also be provoked when the due date passed with more than one week, which can cause fetal problems, since on occasions the placenta is not enough for him.
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why in the world would you want to induce labor? pregnancy is a bueatiful but i wouldnt know that because im only 16 and i dont plan on being pregnant till im 20
Im 37 weeks with my 4th child…im pretty sure ill be going over with this 1 also…my 1st was 2 weeks late,2nd 1 day late due to kidney problems and 3rd 1 week late all were induced with pitocin…my 3rd pregnancy i tried everything on the list and nothing worked…this 1 im just taking my time i guess….. i am very uncomfortable but hey when its baby number 4 whats the rush. i dont thnk some people can go into labor on there own no matter what the try because i think i would have started labor with at least 1 pregnancy…although i did with my first baby at 27 weeks but of course they stopped it and then 2 weeks over i went…fun fun…anyways good luck everyone.
I HAVE 3BOYS AND IM 37WEEKS PREGO WITH MY 4TH(THE GIRL FINALLY) AND IVE BEEN TO LABOR AND DELIVERY 3TIMES WITH STRONG CONTRACTIONS ONLY 1CM 70%. SENT HOME EACH TIME AFTER 1OVERNIGHT STAY, TOTAL OF 9SHOTS TO STOP CONTRACTIONS AND PAIN MEDICATION AS WELL AS SLEEPING MEDICATION SO I COULD GET REST. IM AM AT MY WITS END WITH THE PREGNANCY AND IM LOOKING AT ALL THE NATURAL WAYS OF INDUCING LABOR. SOME OF THEM JUST SOUND QUITE RIDICULOUS. DOC APPOINTMENT 2MORROW AND WILL ASK DOC ABOUT SOME OF THESE. ANY SUGGESTIONS FROM ANY1?
Just so everyone knows im 36 weeks pregnant! and i tried to drink the red raspberry leaf tea and it made me sick as a dog! i do not advise anyone to try this. and this is my second pregnany already 2cm dilated and 75% effaced.
I’m 35 weeks and 4 days with baby # 5. I can’t sleep, get comfortable, I’m irritable more than ever and I just can’t wait any longer. I m tryin to be very patient but I gave a 19 month old who is sometimes difficult to control. I clean everyday and walk hoping it will help me go into labor. I’m about 3 cms dilated and I’m tryin to hold in to the end. Does anyone know of anything to help with the irritability and sleepness?
I am 36 weeks with #4 but I’ve been on bed rest since 32 weeks because of preterm labor. I’m sitting at 5cm 90% effaced and I’m going nuts because I’m convinced when I do go into labor I won’t make it to the hospital. At 36 weeks pregnancy #3 I started drinking 2-3 cups of raspberry leaf tea a day and at 37 and 5 I went to my checkup and I was sitting at a 7 with no contractions. They sent me to the hospital and induced me because they were worried about me making it to the hospital. The first 2 were late, but with my second they stripped my membranes and 3 days later I went into labor out of nowhere. It was a 40 minute drive to the hospital and by the time we got there I was 10 cm. She was born 17 minutes after getting to the hospital. Now that we’ve gotten this one to stay put I dunno how long it’s gonna work. I haven’t tried anything to get this labor going because it’s still early, but lord knows I’d like to!
well im only 18 with my 3rd child. im 39 weeks and i dnt know what to do..
i tried castor oil but when i was only like 32 wks..so now i dnt know what to try someone help!!
im 43 years old with my 4th child, im 38 and 5 days sooo uncomfortable and wanting to get this over with. I’ve tried sex, walking, pinapple, nipple stimulation nothings working!!! Afraid to try castor oil thats all i need is to go into labour and have the poops. getting brackson hicks every day, what a tease
Im pregnant with my 3rd baby im 38 weeks 1 day dilated at 3 cm 100% effaced… im so ready to have her it isnt funny… with my second daughter i drank a whole 4 or 6 oz bottle of castor oil… got the runs for the day and went into labor with her 2 days later… but i was also dilated at 3cm and effaced 100%… castor oil only works if ur baby and body is ready and needs a little push… im thinkin about doin it again but the contractions from the castor oil where out of this world worse than naturally goin into labor…
I am 37 weeks today and ready for this baby to be out!. I went 42 weeks with my last baby and finally resorted to sex!. Me and my husband went home after Christmas dinner. Did the deed that night, woke up the next morning at 8am with contractions, and that day had our beautiful daughter!
Im 35 weeks pregnant in a couple hours lol and I am so uncomfortable i cant sleep and i pee every 5 min…. i also have a 3 1/2 year old lil girl and im so ready for this pregnancy to be over with. i went to the doctor 2 weeks ago and had a sono done to determine the size and he was already 5lbs 3oz measuring 2 weeks bigger than he was susposed to be and i asked the doctor if i have him now would it be okay and he said yes he would be fine so i need some help on what to do any suggestions because my doctor is kinda an ass and dont care how i feel! I was a week over with my daughter and had to be induced so i dont want to go over this time! plz help me out!
oh yeah i forgot to mention me and my boyfriend have been doing the whole sex thing but nothing and i walk every night with my daughter! I go to doc monday to be check to see if im dialating or not
I am 33 weeks pregnant this wk…I don’t want to try anything just yet but I’m trying to research anything and everything i can, so i can start trying once i hit 37 weeks. I’m trying to avoid a second c section, with my first I went over a wk, i had tried castor oil but that didn’t work. So i am definately open to any suggestions.
I’m 40 weeks pregnant, I’ve tried Castor oil, walking, sex, vacuuming, nipple stimulation and i’m trying raspberry tea leaf now. Nothing seems to be working any ideas?
I am 40 weeks pregnant [he is due today], and have been to the hospital once but was sent home. I am not experiencing any contractions, haven’t lost the mucous plug, and really just are not having any signs of labor. I am dying to try some of these methods, because I don’t want to have a late baby and I want pregnancy to be over with! so far i’ve tried sex, swimming, pineapple, walking, nipple stimulation, and dancing and NONE HAVE WORKED! I am so irritated! I just want him to come out already :[ My doctor’s appointment is tomorrow and I am going to beg to be induced.
I am 37 weeks and 3 days and ready this is number six and I cant drink the castor oil I have tried and threw up I want to try the black and blue cohosh
I’m 38 +4 and I’m ready for baby to come now, I’ve tried the lot and my midwife told me that pineapple and spicy food are the same as having Castor oil (Basically it gives you the poops!) But you have to eat SEVEN pineapples in one day for it to have any affect
Also the raspberry leaf tea isn’t to induce labour its to speed up the process when your in established labour so keep going with that! I got told the only one that really works is sex other than that I’ll just have to wait it out!
yep 36 and a half weeks.
i have just tried the sex and walking so far.
dont really want to risk too much for my baby by doin the castor oil and stuff unless u guys know it wont affect him?? but gonna try the nipple stimulation and i am hoping that something will happen. just having cramps and a bunch of pressure down there.
im dialated at 1 and a half right now and 50 % effaced.
hoping something will occur soon.
*lol* Reading online this morning about inducing labor is just making me laugh. I have had an ideal pregnancy. No pain really, unless I stand or walk too much, than I start to feel it in my lower back. I feel great! The only problem… I’m 41 weeks pregnant now and even though I’m the kind of person that believes in trusting her body and letting things happen naturally and not stressing out… well heck! I’m starting to worry. *lol* I thought I would’ve gone into labor 2 weeks ago. I’ve tried pineapple, nipple stimulation, orgasms, visualization, long walks, chinese food (my mom’s personal sure fire way that always got her going), and now I think it’s time for a few more things. I’m going to do Borage or Primerose oil in a capsule to ingest or insert vaginally, I’m going to go see my homeopath as I think a remedy might help, and I’ve already had my body naturally flush out my bowels… which I’ve heard usually means labor will be happening within a day or so…. which wasn’t true in my case. *pout* Wish me luck!!!
Hi, I am 37 weeks with my third. I went into pre term labor on Mother’s Day but they stopped it. I just went to the doctors this Tuesday and was 1 c.. I have tried walking, nipple stimulation, squatting. No sex though because I heard once your dilated, you could cause an infection. I have talked to my baby to tell him its ok to come out. I won’t try castrol oil, bad experience with my first. I don’t know what else to do, I guess patience is a virtue. Good luck ladies
Perhaps try reading sites that actually contain proven information. The majority of things on this list will not induce labour and are absolute rubbish. Others are myths and misinformation. Why not inform yourself by reading studies into the effectivness of these things and instead of trying things will not work.
Just thought I would share my experience with castor oil… I’m 40 weeks tomorrow and having light cramping but nothing really serious and I lost my mucus plug about 5 days ago and continue to lose it everyday since it just replenishes. I took castor oil two weeks ago and had the runs ALL DAY LONG (it tastes like freezer burn to me) ended up in the hospital that night with mild and steady contractions, 7 minutes apart, that ended a few hours after I got there. Needless to say they sent me home because I was only 1cm and 50% effaced and not progress. I waited until the next week and took it again with no poops but 3 or 4 hours later I was having strong, painful contractions that were 2 min apart when I got to the hospital….. to no evail!!!!! I wasn’t progressing at all so was sent home with a sleeping pill and good wishes. Now we’re where we are now, stalled and waiting. Thought you all should know how my experience was!
Hi I’m 36 weeks pregnant with my 3rd child. I have two boys and this is suppose to be my girl. I am scheduled to have a c-section on the 25th of this month but I can’t do the c-section thing for the second time. I like vaginal birth a lot better. Less pain, I mean the heeling process. So I’ve been having some contractions for about two days now and I have told my doctor. I want to be fully dilated before I let the doctor know. That way he will have no choice, but to let me have her vaginal. I need to speed up the process any idea? I need to have stronger contractions and dilate before the 25th.
Ok so I have been doing a lot of research and talking to doctors about inducing labor, the only thing that REALLY works is sex, relaxation, caster oil, and breast stimulation. The reason that sex works so well is because sex can help by releasing a hormone called oxytocin, which causes the uterus to contract. Additionally, semen contains a substance known as prostaglandins, which will help soften the cervix. Pretty much the semen eats away at the tissue of your cervix to cause it to efface. Relaxation because it causes your uterus to relax which can lead to contractions. The caster oil works like a laxative and causes you to have diarrhea the work your stomach muscles are doing to cause you to have those bowel movements cause the uterus to contract and you to dilate. The breast stimulation works like having sex or orgasm, it releases the hormone oxytocin, which tells your body to react by having contractions. Now just remember that doing all of these things can help induce labor at home, but it will only work if your body is really close to being ready. Just because you are impatient and you FEEL ready your body and baby may not really be ready.
I am due in 9 days and it seems like everyone around me is impatient for my little girl to be here. she is my first and I’m excited but I tell her she can come whenever she wants. I’m 2cm dialated and 90% effaced but I know she’ll come when she’s ready. Enjoy this time with your baby safe in your belly cause its exponentially harder to keep them safe when they’re here!
My husband and I are 39 weeks and we started the list last week after some serious reading. Midwives and dr’s do not recommend castor oil because it can cause not only diarrhea, but vomiting too, which can lead to dehydration. As for the the pineapple thing, the chemical that is responsible for inducing labour is not available in large enough amounts to induce labour after one serving. You may need to eat several whole pineapples, which may not induce labour , but will give you the runs!!
I have been reading all these and the primrose oil helped with my 5th child i believe, b/c i went to dr on fri not dilated effaced at all and so i started using it and monday at 4am water broke and had baby in a few hrs. with my other four sex always started it, i had sex before bed and water broke and contractions all except for my fourth i did a lot of walking and when i went in for my 36 wk checkup dr said i was 5 cm dilated to go to hospital. as for the whole pregnancy is a beautiful thing, maybe for some but the only beautiful parts of pg is not having a period for 9 mos and that beautiful baby in ur arms after its over. simply b/c morning sickness, weight gain, hemroids, cramping, dizziness, sweating, fatigue just doesnt sound nor feel beautiful
oh neither does stretch marks
Hi Guys and Gals,
I am in early labour and one thing that started my contractions was getting angry about little things I had asked my husband to do and found that he hadn’t ( ie: asking him to take recycling to basement to the larger bins, he replies they are already full, my mom checks after he goes to work and the stuff isn’t sorted!!) Needless to say, I was embarassed to discover this with my mom and got very annoyed and frustrated, which brought on contractions. Sooo if you have the energy and the drive to get and stay really pissed off about something, it may work for you!
I don’t believe that even half of these would work I have tried many ways listed on this page already to induce my labor and none of it has ever worked this is also my third pregnancy… I have had contractions since I was 20 weeks pregnant and now I am 35 and it is only getting worse! I am dilated to a one and a half and honestly I just want her out of me! anyone who knows what really works then e-mail me please
I am 36 weeks +1 this is my 3rd, i am 5cm dilated and still nothing, i havent tried anything on this list. Im wondering since im already 5cm will sex actually help since my body is almost basically ready and just needs a little push..what do you guys think??
Hello, I have not had experience with pregnancy or childbirth but i have had lots of friends and family that had baby’s and they have told me that sex works the best. And please don’t try anything that might harm your baby. Good luck
Everyone is saying that the castrol oil only works when your body and baby is ready. Im here to say that this is not the case for everyone, i remember when my mom was exactly 38 weeks pregnate she took 2 teaspoons of this oil STRAIGHT and when into labour that night. When my brother came out he had to spend over 1 week in the hospital becuase his lungs werent fully developed. So he defenetly wasent ready to come but the oil worked anyways.
I am only 32 weeks, not planning on trying anything for quite a few weeks…just thought I would start making a list now of ways and to have a backup incase little baby decides she wants to hold off past her due date. This is my second pregnancy had my first 4 yrs ago and can say I tried the walking every day, the sex, castor oil (which didnt do anything at all even make me go to the bathroom) the one thing that put me into labor and i dont recommend it to anyone was stress of everything that was going on at that time with my family it put me into labor….I was actually supposed to be induced at 7am and my daughter ended up coming at 6:51am lol talk about cutting it close, just glad in the end i didnt have to go through being induced by drugs.
i think anyone trying to induce labour before 39 weeks are really silly. Especially at 32 weeks this is rediculas im 39 weeks with 3rd child my 1st 2 weeks over induced in hospital. 2nd child 11 days early i did not try anything to induce any but wi this one im going to try a hot curry and sex but im 39 weeks .if it dont work oh well the baby just not ready.
Why are people who are 32-36 weeks trying to induce labor? The baby is not fully developed yet and could have complications growing up because of the impatience of the mom. I know you are uncomforatable but you wanted to be pregnant! That is one of the “joys” of pregnancy. Unless you have a medical problem preventing you from carring your baby full term you should just wait and see when the baby will come. Also, Sex doesn’t help induce labor unless you are already over due, a study showed that it actually reduced the risk of preterm labor. SO have all the sex you want it won’t make you go into labor any quicker.
I am 38 weeks with number 5!! I have done the castor oil with my first four and they all worked but I recently found out all the dangers of the oil and now I dont even want to try it. I am so tired, I believe I have tried everything I can think of.
hi im 40 weeks pregnant tomorrow n i have been in slow labour since monday if any one knows how to start labour off quicker it wud really help i cnt sleep its really uncomfortable she is measuring 4 cms bigger then she should be plz help x
Caulophyllum was not mentioned but is used to help induce labour.
I am 40 weeks went to the doc on thursday dialated 2 cm. they say i am ready been having alot of contrations this is my second child i went 6 days over with him. anything i can do to help speed this up at all? ive been to the hospital once already and they sent me home. i am soready i am so uncomfortable cant sleep hurts to stand and walk i am just so miserable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! please anyone help!
39 weeks and i feel so much pressure down there…mainly when the baby moves i get sharp pain down there too…just want the baby to come out due in five days but want it out now…