I'm Due in a Couple Weeks....

The absolute last thing I would try is castor oil! Why on earth would you want to give yourself intestinal upset and diarrhea on top of being uncomfortable at 38 weeks. Baby will come when she is ready. You can try things like sex and nipple stimulation. The prostaglandins (sp?) in semen can cause contractions.

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I am a midwife. Unless your body and your baby are ready nothing will work to bring on labor, not even an induction with pitocin. That is why so many inductions end in a c-section. And many, many babies come after the so called "due date." Just be patient. Your baby knows the best day for it to be born. You will have to practice patience a lot as a parent and now is the best time to start.

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She will come when she's ready. I tried everything and nothing seemed to work if this is your first. I heard castor oil will start things, take it with some orange juice, it will give you diarrhea. My son was 2 days late, I played the hula hoop on the Wii Fit, and he came the next day. Just don't worry, if your really impatient, try the castor oil.

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Maybe the upcoming full moon will help you and the others that are close! *L*

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I hear yah! I am due in a couple if weeks too! My first was 9 days late, and the LONGEST 9 days ever! Nothing worked for me. Try to keep busy... Walk as much as you can without draining all of your energy because you are certainly going to need it once labor starts and after the baby is here! Congrats, and hang in there!

Unfortunately nature just has to take its course. I am 36 weeks preggos and I am sooo ready for it to be done. I have have cramps (like getting period from He(( ) for the past week and went in for my first internal today really expecting to be like 3 or 4 cm dilated. HA! only 1/2 cm and 75% effaced. I have been walking like 5 miles a day thinking it was actually doing something. Guess not.

Congrats and Good luck with baby. Just try and relax and enjoy the last few weeks.

I tried everything with my second pregnancy to try to self-induce, including castor oil, and nothing worked. My daughter was 3 weeks 1 day late. My midwife said, looking at her, that she didn't look like she had cooked more than 41 weeks at the most, and that my due date must have been off. Of course, she was also 9 p 6 oz, but I don't think that was due to being overdue (my son was 8p 3 oz and 3 weeks early -- we just have big babies) Natural induction methods will only work if your body and baby are ready. Go ahead and try, but -- Just be patient. I know it's hard, but your baby will be better off for it in the end.

I heard with my second to drink at least a gallon of water a day. I started that at 37 weeks and he was born about 3 days later. Probably a coincidence, but esp. if you're walking that much, increase your water! I do love the midwife's advice below though - you may as well start being patient with that little one now because you'll need the practice ;-)

try sex my best friend, her mom and myself, all had sex and within a few hours to the next day delivered and its more fun

I wouldn't take anything that would make you sick. Semen has something in it, progesterone maybe, that might actually help trigger labor, so sex is an option that actually makes sense. My first was almost two weeks late, and people told me to walk, sweep and all kinds of things. Fact is, they come out when they are done cooking. Good luck!

Spicy Mexican food and then SEX and Cleaning like a mad woman is what worked for me ! lol GL

A friend of mine's father is an OB and he recommended Nutmeg. I bought an apple pie and mixed some extra nutmeg into a slice and voila, the next day I was in labor. Not quite sure if it was the nutmeg alone, but it's worth a shot and it tastes good too. Good luck!

My doctor told me my baby was gonna be a bigun... and I was so OVER being prego... Well, I live on the 3rd floor of my apartment... I was walking up and down 2 flights of stairs at least 3 times a day... I was just plain walking around a lot... I had sex with hubby (which, as I'm sure you know, was a whole new workout on it's own by that point... lol) nipple stimulation, all the "natural" induction myths (except Castor oil... My SIL tried that and wound up with massive raging diarrhea, which gave her hemorrhoids, and she got dehydrated which, on top of pregnancy, zapped all her strength and made the last week MISERABLE for her...too much of a horror story for me to risk!!!) Nothing worked for me. a couple days after my due date, my doc tried to induce labor... after 10 hours of pic. I was only dialated to a 2... so I was sent home. A day and a half later I went on my own... and had a 9lb 12oz baby. She just didn't want to come out till she felt like it. lol.

Those last few weeks are really important for development of important things like their eyes and lungs. Hang in there and get a pedicure. It won't help you go into labor sooner but you will feel better looking at your awesome toes when you are pushing. Best of luck to you and your new baby. Nat

I tried everything with both - daughter born naturally on her due date and son born 1 week late via failed induction ending in c-section (he had a short cord of 6" so that is why I never went into labor on my own and induction failed). Try everything but baby won't come till baby is ready :) Best wishes!

Pineapples! Lots of it!

Maybe you should try reverse psychology a little bit... what are all the things you want to do for yourself BEFORE the baby comes? Go for a little weekend getaway, go to the movies, go to a nice restaurant, get together with the girls. This is your last chance to get those projects done, throw things out, before you get to fully concentrate on your new little one.

There is no speeding up the process, where your baby is and what she is doing is part of the big plan. It's great that you are THAT excited, but all the growing and developmental finishing touches on the inside is important.

5 days before I was due, I did get some acupuncture points done, and she came out 2 days later. I've also heard pedicures, as they massage points that move things along. These don't work, however, unless your baby is ready to come out.

good luck, and enjoy!

I'll tell you what worked for me- stress relief. Both of my babies came immediately after I stopped working. Baby Number one - labor started as I was leaving work and literally pressing the elevator button to head out and start my maternity leave. I sped up the process by heading straight to the local deli to eat a very large spicy lunch and I had my daughter later that evening. Baby number 2 came the morning after I stopped work. Both were 1 week early. If there is anything you can do to relieve any type of stress in your life (be it sex, stop working, schedule quality time with good friends)- do it!

I tried every thing too and he came 2 weeks early because that is what he decided to do. period. they decide not us ps I played putt putt the night before