bry's-gal Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 I know he is going to come when he is good and ready! I still like to feel like I'm doing something to help move things along, so, tell me all the wonderful ways of starting labor... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhomemaker Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Chasing my escaped dog down the street in the middle of the day followed by a dinner of spicy Thai food got me started with dd2. Hope your little one comes soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest inoubliable Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Pitocin. Sorry, that's about the only thing (unless there's another medication that a hospital can give) that will induce labor. I know plenty of people who have enjoyed Mexican/Indian feasts followed by fun time with their partner in the pursuit of a non-medical way to jumpstart it, though. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Um_2_4 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Well, there is the option of bOOk stimulation (and I don't mean a good read LOL). My SIL was succesful with that, her midwife in Germany taught her how, it took a while and you have to be consistent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 http://www.givingbirthnaturally.com/natural-ways-to-induce-labor.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmamaz Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 what do you guys call it? Tea? tEa? whatever. the ejaculate contains chemicals that can start to soften the cervix. and some herbal teas .. cohosh, i forget the other, its in the mint family. walking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plansrme Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Chasing my escaped dog down the street in the middle of the day followed by a dinner of spicy Thai food got me started with dd2. Hope your little one comes soon! This did not work for me, though perhaps the fact that I was running across a golf course instead of a street was critical? Terri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom22ns Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 http://www.givingbir...duce-labor.html I used Caster Oil with dd. It took a couple of hours for labor to start and she was delivered 10 hours after I took it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besroma Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Evening primrose oil ripens the cervix and can help labor begin sooner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halftime Hope Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Do the fun things, not the castor oil unless you are really desperate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I would skip the Castor oil. Who wants to give birth while needing to rush to the toilet every few moments? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkInTheBlue Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Just curious, I see in your signature that this new own is due in March. When in March? That might have a lot to do with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmamaz Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 yeah, the midwives around here had some cocktail including the castor oil, but that is harsh. Plus, as much as we all hate being 9 mo pregnant, the baby's gotta have what the baby's gotta have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowing Brook Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Do you have a breast pump? That works sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I had a spicy dinner, a long walk (3 miles - we got lost, lol), and tEa the day before I finally went into labor with ds5mo. Of course, it could also have just been time, since I was already a week past due. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan C. Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Double check the cohosh, I'm not sure you can take that when pregnant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbotoast Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Take a walk down the street with one foot on the curb and one on the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somo_chickenlady Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 With DS, I walked up and down the stairs while watching TV (we lived in a multi-level, and each staircase had about 6 stairs, and the tv was at the foot of the stairs I was walking) for about 30-45 minutes. When I stopped and sat down, my water broke. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celticmom Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Have a TeA party with your dh. I personally would not use castor oil or herbs unless there was a medical reason to hurry things along or I was facing some sort of deadline such as induction at 40 weeks. Even natural techniques are not necessarily risk free. One thing to note is that if it is not time yet nothing is likely to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommylawyer Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I've gone into labor 3 times while wrapping or unwrapping Christmas presents! However, since it isn't Christmas... Try Evening Primrose oil (take two 500mg orally per day and insert one vaginally before bed -every day), spend some "quality time" with your husband (daily), and try not to dwell on it. All of mine have come between 4 and 9 days early. I'm hopeful that my next baby (I'm 34 weeks) will be a few days early, too. (I'll be in this same boat - the wanting to jump start labor boat) this time next month!). Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcat Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Walking did it for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barefoot Explorer Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Lots of walking, squats and lunges. And sex of course.This may be TMI, but make sure it is good. An orgasm can definitely trigger labor better than if it is boring. Weird...I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neige Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Acupuncture can help. As can chiropractic - getting everything all aligned so baby is in a good position to come out. Go to a chiro certified in the Webster technique, though. I agree re: using castor oil as an absolute last resort. It's horrid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bry's-gal Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share Posted March 1, 2013 It's fun to hear how others have started labor! I'm due March 22 so I'm officially full term today!!!!! I've been on modified bedrest due to CONSTANT braxton-hicks contractions since November. As of today, I can do what I want to! I've already had a walk and scrubbed one bathroom. As of a few days ago I was at 1 cm and I woke up this morning to having mild contractions every few minutes- this could go on for the next several weeks though. Hubby is going to be one happy man tonight (and for the next several nights!) After weeks of not doing anything, I miss the guy! ;) I'm not ready to try any of the last resorts- we have a few weeks still for that! I am ready to get back into walking, cleaning and enjoying my hubby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 1. Repeat performance of how you got the bugger in there in the first place. With fireworks. 2. Breastpump, or any sort of mimicking action (see #1) 3. Spicy chili and a jeep ride on the old railroad tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tots2teens Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 After trying every thing under the sun with my 3rd, I did the castor oil. Like others have said, I would NOT recommend it!!! I took it at 10pm & was up alllll night using the bathroom. I mistook labor pains for all those times going to the bathroom so I didn't realize I was in labor. I thought it didn't work! Well, dd was born at 8am, so fast the midwife almost didn't make it to the house. She walked in the door literally 5 min before dd was born! I had severe complications from doing the castor oil. I was almost transferred to the ER. I credit my midwife with saving my life that day. Needless to say, with number 4, I didn't care how long it took! I let him take his sweet time!! Good Luck!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halftime Hope Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Yeah, next time I have to do a routine colonoscopy, I might ask if I could do castor oil instead. It worked a lot faster and got the job over and done with. I hate drinking all the soapy solution--yuck, tuck, and triple yuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmamaz Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Double check the cohosh, I'm not sure you can take that when pregnant. the reason you cant take it when pregnant is because it causes labor . . including miscarriages. its ok once your all cooked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Grace Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Sit on an exercise ball and do lots of hip swirling figure 8 type movements. That got my labor going with one of mine, whose head hadn't engaged even though everything else was good to go. The hip stuff got his head into place against my cervix and BAM -- labor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann.without.an.e Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 DO NOT administer anything to your cervix! Please, pretty, pretty please do not do this. I was so desperate after going overdue and facing induction with my first 3 babies. With number four I read and read on how to induce labor. There were many recommendations to administer Evening Primrose Oil to the cervix. I did. At one week overdue and for the first time ever I went into labor on my own. I was so proud. When I got to the hospital, I was running a high fever and ds had a plummeting heart rate with each contraction. Long story short, I went into labor because my entire uterus, umbilical cord, fluid, etc, etc were all infected. What I received instead of pitocin was a not-so-fun emergency c-section. Just be cautious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besroma Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Checking in to see how things are going... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bry's-gal Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 So we've had tEA parties, nipple stimulation, lots of long walks, squats and the birthing ball. I've been having regular contractions that will last for hours and then stop. This has been going on every day for over a week. Every few days I lose my plug, again. His head is fully engaged. The animals will not leave my side. Last Wednesday, I woke up to them 5 minutes apart. Finally went in when they were two minutes apart, couldn't walk/talk, was shaking and felt like I was going to throw up. I was at a 3 and then everything stopped. I walked for a few hours to see if it would start back up again and it wouldn't. I was exhausted so went home. Sigh. Sitting on the ball again and having contractions. I'm very uncomfortable but I don't think this is anything different then what I've been doing. I'm so done but I guess he isn't. Trying to be patient and get rest while I can. At this rate, I'm going to be worn out by the time labor truly does start. Still two weeks before my due date so I'm not willing to try castor oil or other more drastic measures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halftime Hope Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 nm, nothing new to add. : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besroma Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Try to remember that you are getting some of the work done now that you will not have to do later. I am excited for you. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 You poor thing. That sounds so annoying. My midwife used to say that you want to either get into labor or get out of it, not spend tons of time pussy footing around. It sounds like you have plenty of time so try not to worry about getting into labor yet. If you find yourself with mild contractions that are annoying, try getting into the tub so that you can get a rest. Often, if it is prodromal labor or just a uterus warming up, a tub bath (with the water up high) can help you relax and rest. My sister used to have 2 days of early labor before things would kick in high gear. The only way she could rest was to get in the tub. Her hubby moved the dog bed into the bathroom so he could easily help keep the water warm for her and get some rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowing Brook Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Take a nice long nap. Sometimes labor stops or slows down just because the mother is too exhausted. Sometimes when it seems like the real deal labor and it is poky we will give melatonin and co q ten every two hours. This really seems to work. I hope you are holding your little one soon. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Nyssa Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 For DD here's what I did: I had a good cry, prayed, and then took castor oil. It was at 40 wks 6 days when my BP had started to go up and I was due to be evaluated for it. This worked like a charm, but I was already 3 cms when I started, so I don't know if it would work if the cx was still closed. Weak contractions started within 20 minutes, then went away so i could go to sleep that night, then woke me up in the middle of the nite & I had maybe 5 hours of real labor. I didn't mind being in the bathroom at home feeling the effects of the castor oil, it didn't bother me personally. I don't remember the dose I took though. Good luck! Hope you have a beautiful delivery, however it happens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckabell Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I found that if labor had already started that walking helped the contractions to intensify. However, if labor had not started on its own then nothing I did could help. I tried lots of walking and TeA time when I was pregnant with my daughter and she was still eight days late. My youngest son I didn't do anything to help with labor and he was one day early. I do remember that with my youngest son I had contractions in the middle of the night and I couldn't tell if it was better to walk around and keep them up or try to lay down and get some rest. Eventually they did get strong enough to go to the hospital, but those were some tiring hours before that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claire up north Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I got bronchitis and coughed my baby out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom2TheTeam Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I was so where you are just 5 short months ago. Hang in there. I'd continue to party with hubby. I never believe it worked, but this time we had some fun and literally an hour later my water broke with a huge gush. I was thrilled! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Honestly, nothing works if babe isn't ready. Like you, I had contractions that would indicate everything was a go...only to stop. Over and over and over again. Exhausting. Completely exhausting. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bry's-gal Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 Why am I not getting reply notifications! Grrrr!!! Thank you for all of the encouragement. There was a group of us all due within a few days of each other. I'm the only one still pregnant. I'm trying to listen to my body and do things when I have the energy and take a nap or sit down and rest when I'm tired. I don't want labor to really start and be so exhausted from the on again/off again that I can't cope. I was hoping for a Pi baby (3-14). Maybe he is waiting until Thursday to make his momma happy? I might bust out the breast pump tomorrow night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I thought caster oil could make the baby poop and then they can inhale it and get really sick/die?! I've read so many times not to do cater oil and how dangerous it can be for the baby, I'm surprised no one's mentioned that yet?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 :grouphug: Oh, honey. This sounds like STOP disease. Sick and Tired Of Pregnancy. If you're not due for another two weeks, you might be a while. Perhaps you can focus on things that take your mind off having your baby. The due date is an estimation, it is not an expiration date :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bry's-gal Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 I am tired of being pregnant but more than that, I'm tired of the constant contractions. I could handle the normal end of pregnancy woes. It is the constant contractions. In the last 11 days, I've had more then 6 days were I should have gone into L&D because I had timeable contractions for over 2 hours. (My Dr says come in if they are 5 minutes apart for more then 2 hours- I've been doing that) And these are hard contractions- ones that I need to stop and focus on. I'm physically and mentally worn out from the contractions and still no baby. I'm keeping myself busy and trying not to dwell on them but it is wearing on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeviolin Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I am tired of being pregnant but more than that, I'm tired of the constant contractions. I could handle the normal end of pregnancy woes. It is the constant contractions. In the last 11 days, I've had more then 6 days were I should have gone into L&D because I had timeable contractions for over 2 hours. (My Dr says come in if they are 5 minutes apart for more then 2 hours- I've been doing that) And these are hard contractions- ones that I need to stop and focus on. I'm physically and mentally worn out from the contractions and still no baby. I'm keeping myself busy and trying not to dwell on them but it is wearing on me. I feel your pain! I've had days of contractions like that this time around. It's miserable and exhausting. BUT, since I'm fairly certain I've got a while (3wks till my due date), when I start contracting, I sit down. They pick up sometimes, but mostly I try to ignore them because it's just prodromal labor here. It just means a lot of sitting and directing, but it's not worth trying to get the contractions to continue or labor to start since I'm 90% certain I'll hit my due date (or close to it). I hope things either start up or fizzle out for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bry's-gal Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 I feel your pain! I've had days of contractions like that this time around. It's miserable and exhausting. BUT, since I'm fairly certain I've got a while (3wks till my due date), when I start contracting, I sit down. They pick up sometimes, but mostly I try to ignore them because it's just prodromal labor here. It just means a lot of sitting and directing, but it's not worth trying to get the contractions to continue or labor to start since I'm 90% certain I'll hit my due date (or close to it). I hope things either start up or fizzle out for you! It's nice to know I'm not alone! I do try to change whatever I'm doing- if I'm up, I'll go sit down and have the girls finish up what I'm doing (or finish it later). If I'm sitting, I'll get up and do something. I'm making sure to drink lots but nothing seems to change what the contractions do! Oh well. It will come to an end! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthiopianFood Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 I thought caster oil could make the baby poop and then they can inhale it and get really sick/die?! I've read so many times not to do cater oil and how dangerous it can be for the baby, I'm surprised no one's mentioned that yet?! I did castor oil twice, one week apart. Dd was born with severe meconium aspiration, had been in it for about a week... which was how long it had been since the second time I took the castor oil. She almost died, and had to be transfered to the children's hospital because the NICU ran out of interventions. I didn't get to hold her until she was two days old, and she was hooked to a bunch of wires and tubes. I don't say anything because I hope it wasn't really my fault... but yeah, won't be doing that again. :( OP, it could be up to four more weeks. I'd try to stay distracted and let it go, sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 I have heard bad things about caster oil as well, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 I am tired of being pregnant but more than that, I'm tired of the constant contractions. I could handle the normal end of pregnancy woes. It is the constant contractions. In the last 11 days, I've had more then 6 days were I should have gone into L&D because I had timeable contractions for over 2 hours. (My Dr says come in if they are 5 minutes apart for more then 2 hours- I've been doing that) And these are hard contractions- ones that I need to stop and focus on. I'm physically and mentally worn out from the contractions and still no baby. I'm keeping myself busy and trying not to dwell on them but it is wearing on me. Was the same thing w/Boo. I truly do understand. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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