Help for Overdue Friend!

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I have a pal who is now 10 days overdue with her second. She is scheduled to be induced on Wednesday and not looking forward to it.

Any suggestions to get her going? She isn't even one cm dilated and the baby's head isn't engaged.

So far she's tried pineapple, curries, sex, baths, gardening and long walks.

More sex Poor thing - DS was 10 days overdue and I thought I'd be pregnant for a year.

She will have a baby by this time next week! Hurrah!

Creep up behind her and shout very loud

or go up to her, look at her stomach and sigh then say 'haven't you had that baby yet?'

yeah, that'll help

Also, you could ask when she's due. That cheered me up no end...

First time mum so apologies if stupid question but was is so horrible about being induced?

Aargh typo - I mean WHAT is so horrible.

large gin and long walk worked for me - waters broke that night!!

aww bless her remeber the frustrations. I wet 15days over with ds and tried everything nothing at all worked. Was induced and hr n half later he was here....tbh i wouldnt mind being induced again if it would be that quick

I just talked to her. Unfortunately, her baby is back to back, with its face 'sunny side up'. Grrr. So that's why she's not excited about induction, she's not too excited about back labour and the drugs can intensify the contractions. But the midwife thinks this may be the reason why the baby's head hasn't engaged.

Poor soul!

soory cant help but i was engaged with the same thing and i had an epidural and verything was fine no intervention or anything fingers crossed for her x

i was induced sorry!!!!!!!!!!

not engaged (god im messin this up!)

heard that drinking olive oil is very effective - I know someone who tried this and they were in labour within hours!

Hope your friend gets on OK

Oh just read that the babys back to back - hope it all goes well for her, isn't that supposed to be very painful on delivery ?

expat..i was told ds wasback to back etc especially when they did internal so said would be long labour etc..and as i say 90 mins later out popped my 9lb 1 beautiful son.

Reflexology? Also I was told that the bit of skin between your thumb and index finger is an acupuncture point which if you squeeze hard between your other thumb and finger is meant to bring on labour - something to do in front of the telly!!!!