Tips to bring on labour - what worked for you?

[trix1]

Did sex work for anyone? if so how long before labour started? Any other tips welcomed?

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But surely you don't eat the core because it's the hard bit?

Nothing worked for me, I reckon its just chance that babys arrive after some of these methods. I would save your energy! You'll need it for the labour.

Sex worked for me both times - was in labour within half an hour for each. Poor DH, he really did have to step up to the plate those times!

Sex works - not just a coincidence. If they induce you, one thing they do is to give you a prostaglandin pessary - ie they deliver hormones called prostaglandins to near your cervix. And guess where else you find prostaglandins? In semen.

So the artificial induction method is just copying what you can try yourselves...

(Not that either the natural or artificial method is always successful, of course, but definitely worth a try)

Hi, I am in France and my midwife has recommeded after the 39th week Black and Blue Cohosh, which is sold here in the pharmacies, its homeopathic. Also walking. And after the 41-42 week, 3 big spoons of Castor Oil with 1 teaspoon of alchol (any which you prefer) and topped up with fruit juice... Tastes bad, might give you the runs or vomit, but last resort, is supposed to work. Anyone tried any of these before?

accupuncture , clary sage and a sweep....

Oh yes, she also said making a tea out of sage leaves

Fresh pineapple and lots of walks, bumpy car rides supposed to be good too.

a sweep worked for me.....that night I lost my mucus plug and the following night waters went... was 40+7

i had a membrane sweep with my youngest and it did sweet FA! i ended up having a doc break my waters to start the labour on the ward was very painful and i even passed out!!
am now almost 37weeks with baby no.4 and i am almost at the point of trying to kick start the labour. walking lots can help(i know,easier said than done!) and it can make labour easier if ur fitter

I went to an emotional funeral and had my first (huge) contraction in the crematorium car park afterwards!

I went straight into five minute contractions and my waters broke on contraction #2.

My son came two weeks early...

I realise you can't re-create those circumstances (!), but I am going to sit in front of a string of weepy movies if dc2 becomes overdue (due in MAY!)

Well I hope the OP has had her baby by now
My midwife told me to chew on the core of a pineapple. Last time drinking a whole carton of concentrated pineapple juice worked for me. This time round even taking shares out with Del Monte hasnt worked.
Im 5 days overdue and I dont think this baby is ever going to come!

when i got to 40+10, 19 days false labour, 3 nights no sleep, induction booked next morning i had a moaning weep on my own in the bedroom and resigned myself to no homebrth and gory times in hospital the next day. had a nap, bingo, into labour. so i think for me just going into a que sera sera mood = enough relaxation to start labour

iv had 4 children and tried everything with my 4th the thing that worled for me was gin n tonic it brought on contractions and my waters broke :0)

Hi, I'm a Professional Reflexologist and specialise in pregnancy. I was trained by a lecturer in midwifery.

I wouldn't advise anyone to try it the pressure points on themselves without professional guidance. I understand how frustrating and uncomfortable it can be. Using reflexology to induce should really be done with the midwives agreement as really the baby will come when it's ready in the majority of cases. Saying this I have treated lots of clients with reflexology near the due date and they have expressed how much it has helped relax them and relieved their backache, constipation, tiredness and frustration etc, plus it offers a bit of 'me' time before all the attention focuses on the lovely new baby. Good luck to you all

I tried stuffing my face with ice cream it didn't work after I was soo stuffed It felt like I got Bigger.

Thank you for starting this thread OP! I am only 34 weeks at the minute but I am being induced in 4 weeks time (as I need to come of medication before labour) and would really rather go on my own!

Planning to have some reflexology after I come off the drugs in the hope that will start me before I go in for induction so it's good to hear it has worked for others!

I tried everythingwith DC1 and NOTHING WORKS!!! - long induction at +14 days.

Please dont have castor oil or too much curry! You really could do without the runs at this point!?

We got DD1 out the same way we got her in. Sex at 10pm at night, woke up contracting at 6am. 9 hour labour, start to finish.

Run, run from the zombie thread.

PS Nothing works, that much is true.

For those who recommend sex, Were you having intercourse regularly anyway or think that sex only brought on your labour as your body wasnt used to it?

I am 39 weeks and have had sex twice this week, 3 orgasms a day (sorry to be vulgar and in the past couple of days i have had a litre of pure pineapple juice a whole fresh pineapple and a whole large tin of pineapple and have been walking about 2 miles a day. My midwife said if babies head was any lower he would fall out of me but still nothing! i get VERY strong BH and period pains, upset tummy and some vomiting but still no labour! One thing that made me feel closest to labour was a lot of housework and some fizzy strawberry laces from Sainsburys.

I tried everything with my 1st and I was induced at 41+5 had him after a 21 hour labour. I'm now 39 +4 with my 2nd and looks like its going the same way. Babies come when they are ready