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Inducing Labor
Inducing brings on contractions but they are harder and faster than normal labor . Intercourse will also induce labor, so will a few tricks like cod liver ...
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- I never got that done.... What happened with me was i got induced 5 days after my due date with the potocin and ened up getting a c section after like a day with the m...
- Yes, my membrane was stripped twice with my son. It was first done at thirty-eight weeks. I had prelabor (firm, noticeable Braxton Hicks contractions that would last a...
- No way! It could hurt! Your body isn't ready, your baby isn't ready. both of my children were inductions in the middle of my 40th week. Both times my Dr. did it be...
Signs of Labor Before the Big Day? Yes? No? Yesterday Was My Due Date. :)
There are supposedly some "tricks" you can use to help induce and can find a lot of info on the internet about that. My sister had sex a nd went into labor ...
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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...
V-bac Question
I'd also like to to know if anyone tried to labor again and still had to have ...... tricks to induce labor · chance of miscarriage after hearing heartbeat ...
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- My daughter was transverse and despite our attempts to turn her- I was a scheduled section. When I got pregnant again, I was told I was a perfect candidate for a vbac...
- Hi D., I had a C-section with my 8th child and then had a V-bac with my next 2. After having 7 vag deliveries I was bummed to have a c-sect...needed one for failure t...
- I had 2 c-sections. I wanted a v-bac but the doctors really discouraged it. I had a feeling if I did go for it, at the first sign of any problems they would cut me a...
35 Weeks Along and Baby Is Breech...
Did it induce your labor? Any other tricks to recommend that might get her to turn ahead of time? I'm doing some poses to try to get her to flip, ...
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- Hi J.-I have had 4 children and did not have that experience. However-my midwife has an acupuncturist that has had wonderful success with that and it is all natural. ...
- Hi my name Is Debbie I'm a doula.. There are many things you can try that are online to help turn the baby. getting on hands and knee's on the floor. and other idea's....
- My daughter was breech at that point too...my doctor told me to get on my hands and knees and arch my back (kind of like a cat) for a few seconds, then relax. He told...
Induction
I have tried most if the self-induction tricks, and NOTHING. ... Acupuncture is known to help "induce" labor! I am an acupuncturist in El Dorado Hills and I ...
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- Hi H., If you do induce, there will be pitocin. Pitocin is a drug that speeds up contractions. Request an epidural if this is the case. Hours after I was induced t...
- Hi H., Have you tried Acupuncture. I am an Acupuncturist and we work a lot with induction. It can be VERY helpful! Where are you located? I could help you find a...
- There is a method using castor oil and orange juice that my midwife swore would work. She said its not pretty though, wiht vomitting involved, but works, and better th...
Baby in Breach Position
A version can be very stressful and in some cases induce labor. ..... I was working with a midwife over the phone for tips and tricks on how to turn the ...
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- Hi V. M. I am a RN in Labor and delivery and just recently gave birth to my first son who was also breech. I can reassure that knowing all that I know didn't make my...
- I had a baby in breech position and used acupuncture to turn him. It worked! There have been some scientific studies that have shown this technique to be effective. So...
- I had a version with my first. It was a very painful, uncomfortable procedure and it didn't even work. They can only try to move the baby for so long before they need ...
Vaginal Birth After C-section
We finally had to induce labor. Then, after an hour-and-a-half of pushing, ... using suction and all the tricks of the doctor and . . . he was stuck on the ...
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- R., I don't have a story of my own to tell, but I can say that's how my sister did it. She is now 51 with a 30 yo and a 25 yo. Prior to the birth of either child, sh...
- You should really look into the policies of insurance companies on VBACs. It seems to me that is the MAIN reason why women are not "allowed" to have them. There have b...
- Hi! I had a vaginal birth the first time and a ceasarian the second time due to that the baby was breached. Both these were in Sweden. But anyway, right after the sur...
Help
I tried all the tricks -- spicy food, etc. But the walking is what did it for me . When I checked into the hospital in labor, they sent me out to walk for an ...
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- Baby will come when it's ready.taking Castor oil is very dangerous as it can cause the baby to have a bowel movement(meconium) in utero Have you tried intercourse an...
- Hi, B.. Wow..you have your hands (and belly) full! I am currently 30 wks. preggers (with a 42 week belly). I do whatever I can to get to a pool whenever possible. Not ...
- I have heard that castor oil does nothing more than produce terrible intestinal cramps that make you want to curl up in a ball and cry and nothing else. Try raspberry...
How Much Longer??!!
With my son they stopped labor and he ended up coming one week later than the due date. ... raspberry tea to induce labor · false contractions ...
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- http://www.lifepassages.net/NaturalInduction.html PINEAPPLE!!!!! :P
- With my son they stopped labor and he ended up coming one week later than the due date. With my daughter I was given brethine twice and she had to be induced. For so...
- NO! NO pineapple! I was dilated 3 cm for 2wks, went in and was 4cm, then saw that website and ate a whole pineapple a few days later and was 2 1/2cm the next day! I...
Vaginal Birth Vs. C-section Due
I had planned for a vaginal birth but developed complications during my last week of pregnancy, so the doctor decided to induce labor. ...
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- I haven't had a vaginal birth, so I can't compare, but I've had 2 c-sections. They were absolutely fine. I didn't have any pain at all. The most important thing is ...
- S., I had planned for a vaginal birth but developed complications during my last week of pregnancy, so the doctor decided to induce labor. Unfortunately I failed to d...
- S., I don't know if this will help... However, I have had a total of 3 children, all vaginal births. The first was a breeze, but my second was tough, I too was on p...
