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Anyone Had Their Membranes Stripped to Induce Labor?
My doctor told me today about the option of membrane stripping to induce labor. Where as I am anxious to have her, I'm nervous about inducing in any way. ...
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- I had that done once three weeks before I was due and then again three days before I was due and my sone was still a week late. It didn't work for me. All they do is r...
- I had mine stripped TWICE!!! in the same pregnancy. It hurt like hell, and didn't start my labor. That being said I have heard of it working for other women AFTER th...
- I have with both my children and went into labor 48 hours after each time. it is a little uncomfortable but i think it works really well S.
Bringing on Labor
Sperm contains certain chemicals that can help induce labor. 1 mom found this helpful. Helpful? ... Ways to Naturally Induce Labor to Avoid 2Nd C Section ...
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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.
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According to her, that will bring on labor. I did go into labor about 18 hours later, however, .... ways to get pregnant faster · help induce labor ...
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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...
Castor Oil to Induce Labor
Go to the beach and walk on sand...it is known to induce labor...it did for my friend. ..... I questioned every way to go into labor. Sex hurt too much, ...
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- M., I don't know about Castor Oil, but I "walked" my girlfriend and myself into labor. I would just get out and walk 2-3 miles a day, at a slow pace of course and ...
- Hi M.. I have always heard that castor oil works and when I was pregnant, my midwife did advise us that it was an option, but it should be a last resort option becaus...
- I didn't try castor oil, but did try having sex (MANY times), survived the atmospheric change of Hurricane Wilma at 38 weeks, and had my membranes stripped... O-U-C-H!...
Any Luck with Natural Induction Methods?
Semen contains prostaglandins which can gently induce labor. I had my daughter at 38 weeks this way. Also, acupuncture can induce labor. Helpful? ...
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- Hi A.- I'm a 32 year-old mom with two little ones (a girl, 3, and a boy, 8 mos.). I was a week late with our daughter and was induced, and two days late with our s...
- Last Night was a big full moon. Maybe something will happen for you this weekend and you will have an Easter baby. Someone was saying this is the last early Easter f...
- Sex works! Semen contains prostaglandins which can gently induce labor. I had my daughter at 38 weeks this way. Also, acupuncture can induce labor.
Advice on Encouraging Labor
When you are two weeks over due, then start thinking about ways to go into labor . .... 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...
Stripping Membranes and Changes Before Labor
Each of my eight deliveries were different in many ways. .... There's no reason to induce labor by any method if your placenta is good and there is plenty ...
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- I was 37 weeks pregnant with my second and was having a lot of discharge one day and my husband finally insisted on me going to the hospital to get looked at to make s...
- I had the doctor strip my membranes and it hurt but not terribly but it did not work. I still had to be induced 2 weeks later. It will not hurt anything to have them...
- I had my membranes stripped with my 1st one...she came 24 hours later! I asked my dr. to do it with my 2nd one too...but I was asking too early! :) I would recommen...
Anyone Tried Acupuncture / Acupressure to Induce?
I'm looking into other ways of induction and wanted some input from mommas who have had success or not with ... Next question: How Do I Induce My Own Labor ...
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- if you decide to self induce there are several helpful things you could try. Gentle Birth Formula has herbs that aid in labor and contractions. Lots of fresh pineapple...
- You could still walk . . . the early mornings are nice right now and inside malls are a good air conditioned place to walk. In my own experience, the best thing for ...
- I agree with Amy A although I didn't need a pedicure, just a good ankle massage. There is a place just above the back of the ankle that stimulates the uterus when rubb...
Membrane Stripping
Jul 2, 2009 ... Either way I've never gone into 'natural' labor and hope to do just ..... do it this early. and don't induce labor just because you/they are ...
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- I had this done twice - once at 40 weeks and once at 41 weeks - it didn't work at all and I ended up being induced at 42 weeks. It was uncomfortable and strange but n...
- Both my children the doctor stripped my membrane. With the second probably not so necessary as I was sort of already in labor. Not comfy. Sort of a not-so-pleasant ...
- it doesn't really work unless you are already starting into labor anyway....... don't do it this early. and don't induce labor just because you/they are impatient to g...
Overdue/labor Induction
my son was 2 weeks overdue and they were not gonna induce me till a week after ... On my due date I started trying natural ways to enduce labor such as, ...
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- I had my daughter last July and she was 3 days late, my doctor had me do a non stress test to make sure everthing was okay, and they would schedule an induction if the...
- Hi L., I went 5 days late with my first son and they did a stress test on me. The baby was fine so they just let me go. If the baby is fine I wouldn't let them indu...
- Hi L. - They let a friend of mine go about 2 weeks; but I think it all depends on how big the doctor thinks your baby is, how long they will let you go. Good Luck! J.
