so how can you ripen your cervix? or is it all old wives tales? and how ripe is ripe!?

[madmissy]

pg with dc3 due a sweep next week to try and encourage things along. (38 weeks) if cervix is ripe hopefully book a induction.

(spd bad)

so what i want to know is...
is there anyway to ripen yourself or is the sex pineapple raspberry leaf etc a load of bull?

Anyone?

Evening primrose oil contains progesterone which is supposed to ripen your cervix. You put a capsule next to your cervix. I did this for 3 nights in a row and went into labour the day after I was due (when babies in my family are often much later).

Sex does the same thing.

Raspberry leaf tea is supposed to tone the uterus (and help give you a shorter second stage) but won't start labour.

The thing about pineapple is a load of bunkum as far as I can tell.

Ok am I being thick? You mean put a capsule up you? I did start taking capsules as remembered from dd2.

Yup, although I read somewhere that swallowing them is good too. There'll be some old threads if you do a search.

Since it's your DC3 I would bet that your cervix starts changing (opening, thinning etc) pretty early anyway...

Having loads of cx last few days they feel like they are getting stronger and doing something. But not labour. So ok I have some capsules what do I do? Leave it there? Take it out? What if I lose it lol

oooohhhhh not sure about sticking capsules up my fanjo...... what if they dont dissolve..... am 2 days late so may get desperate!!!

Sparkly I just did it lol. Figured why not lol

ha ha....... let me know how you get on!!!

have to say it felt like ot did something even if just make me softer. we will see

well if it works for you i will try it too!!! I have had so many Braxton Hicks since 25 weeks that i think my cervix is over ripe and mouldy!!!!

Evening primrose oil up your fanjo is the only one I have heard of

You only apply the oil to your cervix towards the end of the pregnancy though. Before that you swallow the capsules

heard of black cohosh to???

the eve primrose oil def was doing something last night and today been feeling odd

Odd how missy?

I was told by my midwife that you need to munch on the core of a pineapple to get any effect.
With DS I drank a whole carton of pineapple juice and then went into labour several hours later, it was most likely a coincidence though!

just achey but been getting lots of BH too i feel like my body has started to do do something don't feel like im about to go into labour or anything but something is happening....

i feel weird all the time!!!! Am trying the vigourous exercise route today and hopefully a sweep later!!!!!!!!!!!

oooh its later midwife? i asked on our due thread! hope that something happens for you soon!!

so do i!!!!!!

Put some bananas in your knickers?? Works with other fruit in the fruit bowl

Seriously, hope it all happens naturally for you soon.

ha ha ha !!!!!!!!! Wonder who actually tries it though!

Hi had my sweep which hurt but said my cervix was nice and ripe anyway...... only had 3 cups of raspberry tea but lots of braxton hicks!!!!
fingers crossed xx

sounding super positive!!