Seeking at Home (Healthy) Remedies to Help Induce Labor Naturally

Stop trying to induce labor and let mother nature do her job. Pregnancies last 40 weeks for a reason. Developing fetuses need every moment in utero they can get.

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I 33yrs old and a mother of 3. I have no idea what you have tried and I worked in an OB/GYN ofice and we woyld tell our expected mothers to walk. Maybe go to your local mall and walk around it a few times. Has the Dr. stripped your membranes yet. I have seen that helps alot with the walking.Congradualtions and good luck.

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i know i'm talking to a "room" full of moms who all seem to have more kiddos than me (one! lol) but i thought it was actually supposed to be 40 weeks? all the old wives' tales about bringing on labor made me laugh when i was pregnant...i knew with my luck i'd try all those things, and he'd come when he decided to anyway, and it "might" coincide with someting i did to try to hurry things along! anyway, i was almost a week late with mine, i was scheduled to be induced (they thought he was a "big" baby - 8 lbs!) on monday, and since we had just moved to the area, on saturday we decided to drive the 435 loop just to do it, and *voila*, after an hour or so in the car on saturday, sunday morning at 7 am my water broke. just my experience...lol. good luck and congrats in advance. one thing for sure he'll be here SOON! little boys are great :)

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There is no such thing as "inducing naturally". :) I would say that you are well on your way already. I know that you are anxious, but it may be better to wait until the baby is ready. I "naturally" induced and had the longest most painful labor of all, after having very short easy labors for the first two. Of course, that baby was on her due date, and my others have been 10-26 days overdue. You can use safe things like Evening Primrose Oil internally and by mouth, but you are already quite dilated. Hubby time is helpful, but again, you may break your waters too early by doing that, and that will put you on a timeline. I would not use ANY cohoshes, those are dangerous. Making a day that requires lots of walking. Don't overdrink and make sure you aren't constipated, as that can delay labor. HTH

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Congrats! I know this doesn't help much, but I wanted to comment on some of the previous posts. My mother is a doula and when I was pregnant with my daughter, I asked if walking would help induce labor. She said that all walking prior to labor does is make you tired. She did say that walking helps progress labor, but you already have to be in labor for walking to be beneficial. Just a thought before you go walking miles & miles & miles. One more thing that really helps progress labor is warm baths & relaxation. Unfortunately, I don't have any good induction suggestions. Good luck! I bet you are sooo excited!

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I am pretty much in the same spot as you, except that i'm 40 weeks today and as of tuesday was only 1cm and 20% effaced. I've been told that long slow walks help, and I have been walking like crazy all week and it has made the baby drop considerably. I wish I had the answer to your question, but I thought it would be at least a teensy comforting to know you arent the only one super duper anxious to meet your new little guy!!

While I was in the hospital and things had stalled, my doula had me sit on a big exercise ball and bounce up and down. She pressed on some spots on my legs too, but I couldn't tell you where exactly...

Moving around and walking seems to help too, unless it makes you tense.

I have had 5 pregnancies, and each have been induced.

The best way, is to take Excedrin or some type of Sudafed to increase your heart beat. This is safe, as it only really effects you, That will help. speed up everything.

REMEMBER he won't come until he is ready.

So, go enjoy that last fattening cheese burger with real bacon, and chocolate shake (the real kind, not that low fat junk) and have a nice long nap, you'll feel better if you are rested. When he is ready.

OH, by the way,on the topic of hunger...if you tend to have slow deliveries, make sure you EAT, even on the way to the hospital.. if you have to. No need to tell them how much you ate,in the car just before waddling in, you'll have a better delivery if you are not starving of hunger.

The reason they say to not eat, is because of the standard set of nothing in the system before any type of major surgery. I have had lots of things such as Wendy's, on the way to the hospital! you'll be fine, and not as cranky if you are full! (Wendy's just happens to be across the highway from SMMC)

Remember you can always insist on being induced, with you already being at a 3, you could honestly go into labor quickly. DO NOT TRY TO BREAK YOUR WATER, I've heard of traumatic stories that start that way.... If the Dr wants to break it, he can safely.

But do rememeber every extra moment he has inside, the healthier he will be in the long run! I know it has been a long 8+ months, but he is worth it!

Good Luck,
Mommy of 5 in a 7 year span. (all single births)All very healthy and bright!@

Sounds odd but my doctor told me that having intercourse sometimes induces labor. Can't get much more natural than that.

Do you have access to horses? A good long gallop around the pasture was my great aunt's favorite way to induce labor. It must have worked pretty well. She had 9 kids. I've also heard that a good long ride on a motorcycle can induce labor. I don't know anyone whose tried it, though. My best friend's doctor told her to take a long walk. She did, but didn't go into labor until 2 days later.
Good luck!

if you already haven't had your baby, have you tried soaking in a tub...when I got in the tub my contractions came 3 minutes apart, I just rocked bach and forth, but then I got scared that I might have the baby IN the tub so I got out..Just make sure someone can help you out of the water.
Also, could the dr have calculated wrong?? Trust me, the baby won't stay inside forever, sooner or later he must come out!