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Bringing on Labor
You can also try nipple stimulation. 1 mom found this helpful. Helpful? ... Sperm contains certain chemicals that can help induce labor. ...
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- try drinking chrysanthemum tea (available in asian markets and health food stores)...i didn't know about it until my 1st pregnancy...was drinking it like water in the ...
- They are all correct. Stimulating your nipples causes your body to start the production of oxytocin - your body's natural form of pitocin. You can also try having se...
- Drink vast amounts of red raspberry leaf tea. You can also try nipple stimulation.
Go in Labor NATURALLY!!! Help
We did nipple stimulation with our first and with our second we used it when .... How Do I Induce My Own Labor ... Homeopathy/Caullophylum To Induce Labor? ...
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- I am two weeks from my due date with my fourth child. My first was 6 days late, my other two induced on their due dates. I tried just about everything that wasn't da...
- I agree with everyone that said have SEX! It works. Besides it is fun and helps the hubby for the "wait".
- Have your husband hook you up with a prenatal chiropractor and let him work on your lower back. Take laxatives!
Breasts/sex During Pregnancy
My understanding of nipple stimulation and/or sexual stimulation, both of which can ENCOURAGE labor (notice I did not use the word "induce"), ...
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- K., I cannot speak to the boob thing. I do not believe you'd be depriving your child of any nutrients, however, but I'm not a medical professional, so I don't actu...
- don't worry about your depriving your child, your body will make more it's what it's supposed to do. I know that it can be difficult to feel in the mood when you are t...
- Your body, your choice! He needs to learn to deal. I would not be cool with my husband treating me that way. Pregnancy is uncomfortable enough with out his added activ...
Castor Oil
Read all 25 responses: "Has anyone used castor oil to induce labor? ... nipple stimulation can be very effective "natural" induction of labor. ...
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- You brave soul! I had a friend try it and she was throwing up so much and it did not induce labor. I do believe in some of those wives tales, but I think this one is...
- I tried it and it did not work. The doctor told me it would only work if you were going to start labor within 24 hours anyway. It did make me sick and I can still tast...
- Hi E., I used castor oil when I gave birth to my now 11yo. I ten days overdue. I drank it on a Thursday night (mixed with OJ because it taste horrible- and I was ...
Advice on Encouraging Labor
Nipple stimulation helps, if you have a breast pump, start pumping (it will help your milk come .... Castor Oil - Has Anyone Tried It to Induce Their Labor? ...
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- I tried to have mine early too and my midwife told me to walk alot, have sex,(something in the semen makes labor happen faster I guess) and if you can handle it she to...
- This advice may sound a little funny but try having sex. That is exactly what I was told to do because with my daughter I dialated early and then stopped and she was ...
- There may be nothing that you can do to start labor at this point. (Sorry!) Right now the baby is in control. If baby is not sending your body the signal to start la...
Natural Labor Induction
nipple stimulation. That's what worked for me. I was 35 weeks 6 days pregnant ... Next question: How Can I Induce Labor? ... How Do I Induce My Own Labor ...
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- When I was like 36 or 37 weeks my dr had to do a stress test (b/c I lived so far from the hospital) to see if the baby to handle the trip if I were to go into labor at...
- Someone told me eating pork. I don't know if it works
- Be patient and wait for God's timing, cause it is perfect and always on time. Keep yourself busy and walk, walk and walk some more. That is really the best thing. Goo...
Signs of Labor Before the Big Day? Yes? No? Yesterday Was My Due Date. :)
Nipple stimulation, sex, walking, cleaning the floors on hands and knees, ..... They say that helps induce labor. Have you thought of trying reflexology on ...
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- Hi H. - I have had 2 children - with the first, I did lose the mucous plug about 2 or 3 days before my water broke. With the 2nd I did not, I never had the nesting. Th...
- Hi H., How exciting!!!! When I went into labor it was 2 days after my due date. It was in the middle of the night and I did not KNOW-KNOW the second it started. For ...
- The contraction sensation often moves to your back. With my first I was conscious of when labor really started, but my second was two days of off and on contractions t...
Early Labor
Tried spicy foods, special teas, nipple stimulation, bumpy rides, etc with both .... Next question: How Can I Induce Labor? ... How Do I Induce My Own Labor ...
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- Dear J. W, With my 1st baby being late by 10 days, I can understand your being miserable and uncomfortable, as well as not sleeping very well. I have 4.5 years betw...
- I've had 5 children and I swore with each of them I'd never make it to the end, but we did, LOL. My doctor told me there wasn't much you can do. He had women taking ca...
- walk walk walk and forget about it for a day that you want to go into labor and walk
Menstrual Cramps at 40 Weeks?
... I walk so my midwife has me trying nipple stimulation to speed things up. ... With true labor, you may feel the pain start in your lower back and wrap .... Maybe you should call your doc bc he might want to induce to speed it up. ...
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- Sounds to me like your body is getting ready to have a baby!!! Everything you are experiencing is completely normal. Just try to relax, I know easier said than done! ...
- What you're feeling could be Braxton Hicks (practice contractions). Believe me, you'll know when you are in labor because the pains will get closer together and increa...
- Get to your doctor. Sounds like labor to me. God Bless.
Advice on Labor Induction
Often times doctors like to induce becuase labor and birth are ...... induced at 38 weeks due to decreased movement even after stimulation from the doctor. ...
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- You're getting a TON of replies! :) Use what is best for you & your baby. I myself had my first baby induced, and will never, EVER recommend that to anyone. It was h...
- Take in all the advice, talk with your doctor, read what you can find....and then make the best decision for you. Every woman and every pregnancy are different. You ...
- As so many women have told you, there is usually no reason to be induced other than the convenience for your doctor. That's just practicing bad medicine. Your risk o...
