I am 36 weeks and not sure on the whole inducing labor, but i get pretty curious about it, only because for the past week has been very uncomfortable for me. At nights when it is time to lay down and go to sleep i feel figity, as if i cant get comfortable for nothing and end up just laying there hoping to fall asleep.I am really tired at nights and wish to sleep but end up losing sleep because i cant get comfty. I try everything but nothing seems to work. Does anyone have any tips that might help this problem of mine. I dont know what else to do?????

I am 36 weeks and not sure on the whole inducing labor, but i get pretty curious about it, only because for the past week has been very uncomfortable for me. At nights when it is time to lay down and go to sleep i feel figity, as if i cant get comfortable for nothing. I try everything but nothing seems to work. Does anyone have any tips that might help this problem of mine. I dont know what else to do?????

I Knw These Are Old But For Anyone Like Me Reading These In 2011 If U Have Not Hit Ur Due Date Why Are U Trying To Induce? Especially Weeks Away. The Last 3 Weeks Are Vital Points For Ur Baby's Brain. Kinda Makes Me Mad. Ur Being Selfish Suck It Up And The Bby Will Be Here And U Can Shut Up. Im Only 19 And Would Never Try To Induce Until After My Due Date. Smfh At Ignorant Mothers.

When I was 37 weeks I used the tea remody. It worked well for me, went into labor 5 hours after drinking about 3 cups!! Lol... The tea I used......Lipton Bavarian Wild Berry....found at WALMART!!! Yeah I know....but it has the raspberry leaf and licorice root in it. I used 2 tea bags per cup, and drank 3 cups in a row over about an hour's time. I would add some sugar because it is kind of tart...but good. Good Luck!!

ur baby is considered to be fully developed at 36 weeks so any time after tht it is ok to give birth im prego wit my second child wut i did at 36 weeks of pregnancy was have sex then did lots of squats then ran a little n finished off wit walking it was alot but i was ready for my son to get out it was beautiful oh yea i also did nipple stimulation b4 the sex with my husband by simply letting him get me aroused by suckin them lol BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE LOL

waiting for the baby to arrive at the best and suitable time is safe and natural im waiting for my turn naturally.im 39 weeks now.

I'm 38 Weeks & 3 days. I've been having lower back ache and cramping for 3 days now not to mention my legs and feet being swollen long before that. I am so ready to get this baby out I want to so him already and he is not cooperating. Eveything is ready for his arrival and NOTHING! except this horrible cramping I can't even sleep at night. Rolling over to go the bathroom OMG painful. I Tried the sex, Red Wine, I've walked all of NYC and nothing I thought I was successful yesterday when I was having light contractions but still false alarm. I think I'm going to walk to the Supermarket and get the Pineapple and Red Raspberry Tea Leaf Next. I'm going nuts. Happy & Quick Delivery to you all!

Caster oil can be a good thing to use but i was told it is having more dangerous effects on women now. And was told not to take it to try and induce labor. Caster oil can make you very dehydrated.. for more go to this link and scroll down to just about the bottom of the page and you will see what im talking about, im not crazy i swear lol!
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cac...

Spicy foods have been mentioned to help induce labor by many people but actually i guess it is a myth. Although it is seen to how it could because it stimulates your digestive system and is known to irritate it as well. Here is a web site i found talking bout spicy foods.
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cac...

For both of these "methods" they dehydrate you, and dehydration for pregnant women is what starts your contractions.

Walking and caster oil did it for me once. No matter what you do though, do NOT use Wine to go into labor. I went into early labor with one of my kids and doc wanted to put me on a med that blocks calcium to the uterus and heart (calcium is needed to contract those muscles) he told me the risks and benifits and I asked if there was anything safer. He told me red wine does the same thing 2-3 oz. every 4-6 hours to STOP contractions. So if you want to induce wine should NOT be on your list. This time I have my hubby home to help induce thankfully and we are going to start this weekend. I will be 37 weeks and I know it takes time and I am only dialated 1cm and long and firm. I figure a couple weeks doing everything we can should do the trick. Last baby doc had to induce when I was no where near ripe. It was the worst horrible and long labor ever. I don't want to do that again! Good luck everyone!

Usually your body wont go into labor before 37 weeks when the baby is considered "full term". Its not good for the baby anyways. But walking and having sex is great because it helps prep your body for labor =) but I think every pregnant woman understands how it feels to be so exhausted and impatient as we reach our very last weeks. Just know that at the end the baby's lungs are developing getting ready for his/her first breath. We dont want our lil bundles of joy to have any complications when they come out so just try to think of that to help with our patience. I know how we need that in our last weeks =)

With baby #1, at 39w5d I tried spicy mexican food and sex and things got going right after sex at 11:30 that night. Had baby at 6:45 next morning.
With baby #2, at 38 weeks, I had spicy mexican food again, raspberry LEAF tea, and sex. labor started at 4:30 pm, and had baby almost 12 hours later at 4:15 am.
I am prego with baby #3, at 38w 1d, and I'm ready to start trying things again.

Lert me add this to all you very inpatient people...many who seem to do almost anything to start labor early.....at your convenience. Being a good parent requires many attributes and qualities....one of the most important ones.....Being patient and doing what is best for the baby!

This has got to be on the most insane things that I have ever read! Does everyone think that their baby will stay comfy cozy in the womb forever? Do you think that the human body does not know how and when to react to such things? Does anyone here really want to risk doing something harmful to the baby or their own self, because you have grown impatient? Does anyone know anyone anywhere whose baby decided he/she was more content to be where they are. Why would anyone want to force what your body knows, as well as baby, to be the right time? Inducing is one thing.....by the doctor, in the hospital. Who wants to risk what is the greatest moment of your life...when your baby is placed in your arms....by doing such crazy and absolutely insane things. Count your Blessings and continue to rest and relax all you can. Continue your everday activites. Journal your thoughts and feelings. Practice your breathing again and again....you will be glad you did.

Guys!
Keep in mind that a baby IS supposed to take 40 weeks!
The baby is then much happier b/c it is more ready to join the world outside.
Trust me i know the last 7-8 weeks is hell (i'm at 35 weeks with my second) But u just HAVE to wait it out. NEVER let a Dr. induce u before 41 weeks. Trust me there is a good reason some babys take longer. It's not fun it sux like nothing else but its better for both mommy and baby to wait it out and let what comes naturally come.

i'm 36 week and i cant sleep and cramping. i just want my baby boy out.

Am 40 weeks pg having sex dairy and no labour yet

I am 38 weeks pregnant amd have been in labor and delivery three seperate times for false labor contractions! I am so ready to have this baby! I have tried sex until the point where I had to stop because it caused false contractions! I have tried walking also! I hope anyday now this little girl sends me into labor and delievery only to leave with her in my arms this time! I am going to try as many of these tips as i can! thanks

I am 39 weeks and 3 days pregnant and I feel that I am ready to have my baby but he dont seem to want to come out. I lost my mucus plug about a week and half ago. I have tried the walking and the cleaning and I even tried the castor oil (GROSS) and it didnt work. I am going to try the breast pump method and the spicy food method but spicy foods havent really bothered me throughout my whole pregnancy so I dont know if that is going to work. I was at the hospital this past Monday with false labor and I was 3 cm dilated and my cervix was thinning out so it should be soon but I am sick of waiting I have waited this long and I want him here now.. LOL.. I have tried talking to him and telling him it is ok to come join us into this world and my husband has too and it didnt work. I am going to try the pineaple method too. I just hope either the pineaple or breast pump or the spicy food method works cause he needs to come out. I have been having cramping for the last couple of days so I know it is going to be soon..

I am 37 weeks along and 2 cm dialated. I heard that Drs. use sticks of dry seaweed to soften and open the cervix the day before an induction. I figured it wouldn't hurt to try doing it myself at home.
I went for an hour walk, starting up contractions, walked to the store and bought dry seaweed they use for sushi. I rolled up a strip of it and inserted it as far up the vagina as possible. I had lots of cramping and contractions all night! They have now died down and gone away this morning but I definitely feel like it's helped me dialate more and will try this again in a few days.
I'm supised I haven't seen this meathod online as a way to induce because it definitely works in starting up contractions! Let me know if anyone decides to try this and how it works out.

i am 37 weeks prego and i cnt take it aymore. My legs keep falling asleep. I cant get any rest and its making me cranky. I have dialated but nothing is happening. I have been at 2 centimeters for over a week. im having contractions but thats it. i am ready to have this baby and stop being miserable.

im 39+1 weeks. my midwife done my sweep 2 days ago (had a few pains and a show yesterday but its all gone away again) my midwife shared an interesting secret with me to get things started (havent tried it out) apparently swallowing your husbands sperm is very effective as it is the best way to get it into your blood stream ??? lol im having my 3rd child and this is the first time iv heard off this trick........

am 33 weeks i will be 34 weeks nxt week all the stuff about currys and pineapples and sex it dnt wrk av tryd everything u can try and this is my 3rd baby... by the looks on things i will have to wait till babys ready i think everyone eles sould aswell baby will come when he/she is ready dont u think

I am currently 39 weeks prego and just had my membranes swipped Wends.....lost my plus but nothing more. Contractions every so often but nothing consistent. I am sooo ready to have this baby but I will wait till she is ready. All you women out there at 32 33 weeks you need to relax, its ridiculous that you are trying to have your babies that early and quite selfish if you ask me. The lungs of a baby are not fully mature until 36 37 weeks.

I had success with acupressure... sure you can never be 100% sure whether or not you'd have given birth naturally by then anyway but it was definately worth the tiny effort for little Leo.

I drank castor oil with my first. A few hours later got diarrhea....several hours later my water broke. I was 37 weeks. While it worked for me I have to warn, after 24 hours of labor and unproductive contractions, my bag of waters had resealed itself ( who knew).....doc asked if I wanted to go home....of course my response was," hell no" so she rebroke my bag of waters and put me on pitocin. 6 hours later....3 spent pushing....by the time my son came they took him to observation because his apgar score wasn't the greatest. An hour later they returned him to me....and I had a healthy, beautiful son. Moral of the story....I'm pretty sure my plan to speed things up backfired and the result was a seriously long painful delivery.
I didn't learn my lesson. With my second I used nipple stimulation at 38 weeks....in actuality I milked myself. This got the contractions going but at 4 cm everything stalled. After a long 16 hours Adam arrived.

The funny thing is here I am....on my third, at 38 weeks, looking to see if there are any other ways to jumpstart nature. I think I just answered my own question....its best to let nature take its course. Interference hasn't worked well for me. Im going to try patience....I do hope Maya comes soon tho! Hope my experience helps SOMEONE! Goodluck everyone!

I'm 35 wks and ready .. What can I do to gv me more patience .. I don't want to cause harm to my little girl .. But I am miserable .. Can't sleep / feet swelling / shortness of breath.. It's not good right now .. I want her to be healthy and I want her to get here soon! Mama is so tired !

well im pregnant with my second child and my due date was the 16th i really need to have this baby so i can go home but nothing is working :(

im 19 and im 38w and 4 days preg with my first child. i thought my waters broke the other day, but the hospital just sent me home saying im fine and im not in labour. but i still keep getting this leakage, and its NOT discharge cus its too watery, makes me feel like iv pee'd myself. and its not the baby putting pressure on my bladder cus i know when it does that.
my boobs have been leaing constantly, my back is constantly aching, iv been feeling really sick and im getting 'the runs' too. i feel so uncomfortable, and its causing me to have more palpatations than normal, plus my chest has been playing up.
iv tried all sorts of fruits, foods, drinks and exercises, but nothing is helping, its just making my back hurt even more..
someone please help, im scared, and the hospital just keeps telling me to stay calm, when i cant!

As much as i love being pregnant i cant take no more...today i am 39 weeks and 6 days and still no action seem like this baby not gotin come out of me...this is baby #5 and my last 2 came fast and early but this one seem like its just goin wait to the very end. Everyday its gettin harder to walk to the bathroom or go out the house anymore.seem like the best thing to do is sex but cant he's been workin alot out of town so it all on me..what can i do 2 have safe ndues laber?fast!

i tryed caster oil in my last pregnancy ,and worked for me when i was 38 and a half weeks ,went into labour the next day with it .
this time im 37 weeks today but need to be induced at 39weeks due to fluid in the brain.

I think these are all wives tales to be honest. I walk every day as I live in the town and don't have a car, I walk about a mile a day. Also I eat a large tin of pineapple a day as that's my craving :s and not even a false alarm and I'm 37 + 5 weeks. Have no idea how to induce labour naturally, I suppse baby will come when good and ready :)

im 3 days past my due date and ive been goin nuts to try and start labor i have tryd bouncing on my yoga ball and tryd jogn up stairs and walking alot but nothing has worked i was gunna try and do the castrol oil but i was doin research and it really isnt safe for the mother or the baby. does any one have n e advise as to what is should do im in alot of pain with my ribs and back. my dr said if my baby wasnt here by nxt mon night they wanna induce me tues feb 15 2011 but im kinda agains of gettn induce i belive she should come natruly with out meds i belive in the old time bouncn and muddn routine.

I had sex and it put me into labor with my first baby, and i rubbed my nipples with the second baby and it worked... So i am trying them both now and none are working! i am miserable i have gained 45 pounds, I am tired and very achy!!! HELP

I am at 8 weeks and I will try anything. A friend of mine swears by castor oil, uck. Maybe I can try pumping, lord knows I have tried everything else!

what do you do with the evening primrose oil? do you put it in the bath??

hi i am 40 weeks and 4days pregent i tried pineapple and do lots of wal;king but still i am pregent i am in tension what i have to do now ?

I really don't agree with trying to induce labour urself.. Although its the most frustrating n uncomfortable situation to be in when ur nearly full term.. The baby will make an apperance when he/she is good n ready! A close friend of mine nearly lost her baby through over doing it on the inducing.. My goodness she feels so guilty now.. I'm 35weeks with my second n baby is right under my ribs which is so painful n keeps me up most of the night, but thinking about it, there's no way I'd risk the health of him by over doing it.. Apart from regular sex!! Honestly, baby will come when they're good n ready.. Trust me.. Its sooo worth the wait!

try to eat dadles and make sinimen in water and boil it then drink and take a shower i guarantie u will get labor contractions after 30-35 minutes this is proven

definitely going to try everything! I was induced medically 4 (yes, four times!) So of course the Dr. says-oh this one sould come on his own. I'm not very optimistic :( 39 weeks and going shopping today for some interesting ingredients. I suppose I have some energy to clean as well :) Prayer can only help-its in Gods hands too!

We are on our 3rd child! The first one came right on time! second one I was really impatient! She was 2 weeks late! I tried walking 36 floors in my building 1-9 evryday a few times lol! squats, sex, washing everything in site even on hands and knees and nothing she came when she was ready. Right now im 38+ weeks and I want her O-U-T!!! lol...Ive tried the castor oil...NEVER AGAIN! lived in the bathroom for 12 hrs! ive tried sex..nothing still! I wouldnt try the galloping ( cord might wrap) Ive tried the spicy food, asking her nicely to come out LOL...even the HOT baths and I know your not supose to do that after 36 weeks! Ive tried the orgasm with my partner and alone! STILL NOTHING! Babies come when THEY are ready! When you're not trying he/she will make their apperance! Good Luck everyone!

I'm 37wks. and I have tried to do everything. I have tried a hot link, castor oil with orange juice, vinerger and water. Nothing works, I think ladies we need to just let nature take its course. So, good luck ladies, because somethings work and others don't.

I'm 37 weeks pregnant and I am wayyy impatient. I want to have my daughter now. I'm tired of being pregnant.

With my first pregnancy I drank 2 cups of raspberry leaf tea at 37 wks before i went to bed. I woke at 5am for the usual trip to the loo and my waters broke. yipee! Im now 37 wks pregnant with my second baby, ive had 4 cups of raspberry leaf tea and nothing has happened?! gutted! was convinced it would work again. So i am also goin to try some of the other things off the list. Fingers crossed ladys!

I am 38weeks and i am so sick of being pregnant.i really really want to go into labor i tried everything like having sex eat spicy food and also relaxing but nothing is working i`m not gonna jump i`m scared it might hurt the baby but what can i do to go in to labor . :)

So, I will be 38 weeks on saturday.....Im 90% effaced and little troy is at zero station.....im also 1cm dilated and I dont want to be 42.5 weeks like I was with my daughter....Im ready to see his little face. Hes completely healthy my doctor tells me but Im just not dilating!!! Braxton hicks are killing me! Any way to make me have regular contractions to dilate???? It would be lovely to have my son before Xmas. :)

I heard Castor oil mixed with orange juice and follow it up with an enema an hour later. My friend and her family swear by it. Me I've never gotten around to trying it.

Can. Someone. Tell me where I can get the red rsberry tea or n e thing to induce my labor? 39 weeks and suffering!

GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS EVERY MOTHERS OUT THERE AND GOING THREW THE PAIN !!!!!!!

i am 27 weeks and i wish the days go by faster so i can have this baby !!!!! I have almosted a 2 year old son , he be 2 in jan . 2011 and the baby is due i month after his birthday !!!!