natural ways to induce labor?

Karyn - posted on 01/20/2010

hi with my first child he was 11 days over due i tried everything heaps of sex walking breast stimulation after going to doctors they told me i was going to be induced next day must of scared him born 913am following day just off 9 pounds

Alexis - posted on 01/20/2010

thanks everyone.i talked to my doc.i had him strip my membranes and then i took 2 tbsp of castor oil..i went to sleep and woke up i was having contractions but i wasnt really paying attention to them so i told my fiance lets go on a walk we walked 2 miles n they started getting bad!went to the hospital and was 6cm n fully effaced.had my son jan.8th at 9:04am he weighed 8lbs.09oz. 20 1/2 inches!!!!

Theresa - posted on 01/18/2010

I tried the castor oil with one of my kids, did nothing but clean me out. I would not suggest it. Ask your doc about stripping your membranes. I had this done the day before my due date with my last child. I had her that night. It was uncomfortable to have done, but my doc said it usually works. At 38 weeks you're considered ful term and obviously the doc thinks that baby is big enough.

Leeca - posted on 01/11/2010

Michelle, I do believe that you should let your body tell you when its time. Both of my boys were late. The first one had to be induced the second one was scheduled to be induced but ended up coming on his own 4 days prior to the induction date. However, I will say that prepping my cervix for the second one with evening primrose oil made delivery easier. With my first they had to stretch my cervix over his head to allow him to come out. I did not have that problem with my second. They weighed exactly the same so I know it was not a size issue.

Michelle - posted on 01/08/2010

Leeca, Don't you agree though, that your body will naturally do it's thing if you prep it in the right way? Some times (and this is just my opinion) I think it's better to let things come naturally so that your body is READY to do what it needs to do. But I think prepping it (like Evening Primrose Oil, etc.) only gets it all ready and geared up to do the big task ahead.

Leeca - posted on 01/08/2010

Evening Primrose Oil will help soften the cervix but will not start labor. I have heard Cotton Root will start labor but I have never tried it. I am not sure if it is safe or not. Good luck.

Leaha - posted on 01/08/2010

A bit of what put your litle one there worked for me with my second. Good luck! :-)

Michelle - posted on 01/07/2010

Sex, sex, sex and have your husband cum inside you (it acts as a natural petocin!) and take Evening Primrose Oil (by mouth--don't put it in your hoo-ha) worked like a charm for me! My son was due right smack on his due date. Hope that wasn't TMI :)

Lindsay - posted on 01/06/2010

I am not a very big person either at about 5'2" i had no where for my first child to grow. She ended up being 9lbs 5oz and 22 inches long!! I delivered her naturally! I hope the second one isnt as big! I vacuumed for about 30 min and then went into labor! Someone had told me to do that!! I was a day early!

Adrienne - posted on 01/05/2010

I had my oldest at I think 38 weeks and he was 10lbs 10 ounces and after I delivered him the doctor whispered maybe we should of done a c-section. They knew I was going to have a big baby just not that big.
Have you heard of curb walking? You walk with one foot on the curb and the other on the road and you do it for both legs. Another thing that you can try is swaying your hips back and forth on a exercise ball. I did that for my second pregnancy and it worked for me. I found that Castor oil, sex, and regular walking didn't do a thing for me. Good Luck!

Laurie - posted on 01/04/2010

Someone told me to go for a 2 hour walk, they called "the inducer"...lol. That and lots of sex, seemed to work for me. Also, red raspberry leaf tea can cause the uterus to start contracting, but this isn't for everyone.

Heather - posted on 01/04/2010

Hello!
My doctor actually had me drink castor oil. I do know that if your cervix isn't ready, nothing is going to make it budge! I was 1 cm and had a "vigerous" exam, then drank the castor oil that night. 2 hours later, I was in labor! I expressed doubt to my doctor and she said it can work beautifully for many people. Another tip ~ do it with a pretty empty stomach, this reduces the chances of your getting nausea.
You might as well continue with having lots of intercourse..... what can it hurt? LOL, you won't be able to for a while after your little one arrives and it helps you relax.
Best of luck and keep us posted!
~ Heather

Danielle - posted on 01/03/2010

Quoting Kelly:

With regards to the Rasberry Leaf Tea it dont make u go into labour it helps our contraction be more affective and helps your belly go back after the birth, saying that i took the RLT tablets and my labor was only 3 hours and i swear it helped so its worth taking/drinking them anyway, best of luck

Oh just to add I drank the tea from 32 weeks 4 cups a day then coz it was horrid i swapped to the pills built up to 5 a day.

Lucky you, might have to try the tabs next time, my labour was a long drawn out one, Boooo!!!

And my belly never went back to normal, i was a nice size 10 when i got pregnant and now mu tummy makes me a 14... Now i'm preg again 18 months later so you never know the tabs might work a treat lol... Heres hoping!!! xx

Kelly - posted on 01/02/2010

With regards to the Rasberry Leaf Tea it dont make u go into labour it helps our contraction be more affective and helps your belly go back after the birth, saying that i took the RLT tablets and my labor was only 3 hours and i swear it helped so its worth taking/drinking them anyway, best of luck



Oh just to add I drank the tea from 32 weeks 4 cups a day then coz it was horrid i swapped to the pills built up to 5 a day.

Danielle - posted on 01/02/2010

Quoting alexis:

thanks everyone..ive been trying walking and sex and nipple stimmulation.the nipple stimmulation worked with my daughter but not this time.does anyone now about castor oil or natural rasberry leaf tea?i keep hearing different things about the 2

I drank the tea for nearly two weeks, about 4 to 5 cups a day, yuck!! it didnt work lol...

Castor oil i had only half the amount they say to take and i was violently ill for two days, baring in mind everyone is different but i wont be trying that again lol, being camped out at the toilet bowl at 39 weeks pregnant was no fun at all xxxx

Alexis - posted on 01/02/2010

thanks everyone..ive been trying walking and sex and nipple stimmulation.the nipple stimmulation worked with my daughter but not this time.does anyone now about castor oil or natural rasberry leaf tea?i keep hearing different things about the 2

Danielle - posted on 01/01/2010

I tried absolutely everything with my son and not a thing worked.... Everyone is different however and my friend who has just given birth had a very hot bath followed by a very hot curry, three hours later she went into labour... xx good luck, xx

Bethany - posted on 01/01/2010

I had intercourse and my water broke probably.... 7-8 hours later. My son was 8lbs 6 oz. He was a big boy and he was born at 39 weeks. I believe in intercourse. Try it. It can't hurt to try.

Kevlyn - posted on 01/01/2010

Quoting Kelly:

i ate pinapple all day went for a walk and had sex baby was born 6 hours after! good luck

i'm glad that worked for somebody...LOL.... I did all that and drank castor oil with my second and none of that got me anywhere...guess she was just going to be hard headed...she waited until the day before she was due to make her appearance!!!...lol

Kelly - posted on 01/01/2010

i ate pinapple all day went for a walk and had sex baby was born 6 hours after! good luck

Kelly - posted on 01/01/2010

i ate pinapple all day went for a walk and had sex baby was born 6 hours after! good luck