What brought on your labour?

[summerhillgang]

Just that really. What were you doing? How were you feeling? What did you try?

40+6 over here and feel like I have tried anything, desperately want to avoid induction and sweeps. Will try anything!

Xx

*tried everything

1st - Walking to the hospital from town as I thought I'd had a contraction I hadn't. But on the way home my waters broke
2nd - No idea I was asleep
3rd - Sex

With 1st walking across the canal helped kick start things, when getting home my back started aching, went to bed and woke up with slight contractions which got stronger through the day and realised that night was the start of labour

2nd I have no clue

3rd was sex, I was 10 days over due and 1 day away from having to be induced so I'm rather thankful!!

It was probably coincidence but with my first I went into a labour watching a wildlife documentary with lots of animals having babies...

Second... had just been to the nursery bake sale.

I went 40+8 and 40+9

I tried everything. Only sweeps worked sadly.

A trip to IKEA 😂

Time. They come when they're ready.

I walked up and down the river in my town, came home and blasted music whilst bouncing on the ball and then said fuck it and ran errands.
I went into labour that afternoon! In the car driving to my mums house on my way home 😂

They don't actually know what makes labour start. It seems to be the baby lets your body know when it's time and nothing we do really makes a difference.

With my first, I was sitting on the sofa watching a film. With my second, I was asleep.

Curry then sex. Not sure which did it.

I was booked in for induction at 41 weeks, just sort of assumed it wouldn't happen til then. I'd planned on having the time until then to pack up our flat ready to move. Went into labour at 39 weeks instead.

Basically make a plan for something you really want/need to do, that'll probably spark it off!

Sex

All four of them, one of whom I held out to 42+3 I was induced in hospital for.

2 gigantic portions of paella and fireworks!

1st was the 2012 horse riding jump off for gold!! I think I got too excited!!

2nd sadly was by induction for lack of movement and was already over...

I went out with a friend and spent a few hrs giggling. Maybe relaxing helped? Contractions started that evening... still went for a sweep the next day as contractions stopped again at 6am. Was amazed when midwife said she was touching the baby’s head. I barely felt the sweep. He arrived at 3am.

Sex

Sniffing Clary Sage Oil. Few drops on a hanky.

@TheVolturi wow, did you sniff for long? I've got some so will try now x

@wigglycactus orders paella

The third pessary 😬

I've tried and abandoned dates and raspberry leaf this time so I've only got Clary sage (good shout, forgot I had it!) pineapple and curry left to try- sex definitely not happening! I'm trying to hang on til Friday for childcare reasons so perhaps Thursday will be the day just cos 😂

DC1 curry and DC2 sex. Obviously I can't tell if it was really those or if it would have happened anyway. All I know is that it started shortly afterwards both times.

@8dpwoah I am sniffing clary sage, bouncing on a ball and watching Marley & Me 🐶

Nothing would shift dc1 but it was an emcs in the end.
Sex got dc2 moving, DP wasn’t keen and really I wasn’t keen but I convinced him I was desperate for some and he wouldn’t be getting much after the baby arrived!