I am currently 1 week over due, does anyone have any good suggestions to help bring on labour???

Karen - posted on 04/18/2009

Have LOTS of sex!!! Semen soften the cervix! and walking ALOT helps too! Good Luck!

Jessie - posted on 04/18/2009

sex and/or drink cod liver oil it sounds gross but it works for some.il...sounds funny but it works for some

Kristy - posted on 04/18/2009

SEX SEX SEX!!!!! i was six days overdue and after having sex i went from 1 cm to 4 cm!!!!

Terri - posted on 04/18/2009

They say walking, and it sounds weird but I also heard having intercourse, and drinking a mix of mineral oil with orange soda. May wanna double check with a doctor before trying those last two. Good Luck!!

Samantha - posted on 04/18/2009

my mum made me a chicken tikka for my tea and within an hour i was in labour it could be worth a try

Ann - posted on 04/18/2009

A curry worked for me 27 years ago with my daughter Amy!

Kel - posted on 04/18/2009

baby wil come wen u not waiting yr waiting too hard lol

Rachel - posted on 04/18/2009

Lots of walking; sex; fresh pineapple! Good luck; he/she can't stay in there much longer! Congrats on your new baby!

Amanda - posted on 04/18/2009

sex worked for us!

Megan - posted on 04/18/2009

I was a week overdue with my son and the day I went into labor I was walking all day the went home and rested.

Shawna - posted on 04/18/2009

pineapples! I had my daughter 2 days early. I heard the trick and tried it. She was out a day later.

Shawna - posted on 04/18/2009

pineapples! I had my daughter 2 days early. I heard the trick and tried it. She was out a day later.

Sarahjane - posted on 04/18/2009

try lots of walking it help me i was 2 days late and well i just wanted her out so i walked all day the the next minute i felt like i was in labour so i went to sleep but wish i didnt cause got woken up with her coming on the way

Miranda - posted on 04/18/2009

I didnt do any activities as such to bring on labour, however my jaws got a work out. I called my Mum and My Sister who dont live int he same town as me and spoke to them for a few hours winging about a sore back, lack of sleep the fact that the house was dirty and that my husband was at work not home with me. after 3 hours on the phone, i got off it and watched some tv till hubby came home and by then i was 2cm dialated. i didnt even relise. My waters didnt break so i was quite suprised when we were up at the hospital at 2am!! I should add that i was also 10 days over due!! I feel your pain :)

Miranda - posted on 04/18/2009

I didnt do any activities as such to bring on labour, however my jaws got a work out. I called my Mum and My Sister who dont live int he same town as me and spoke to them for a few hours winging about a sore back, lack of sleep the fact that the house was dirty and that my husband was at work not home with me. after 3 hours on the phone, i got off it and watched some tv till hubby came home and by then i was 2cm dialated. i didnt even relise. My waters didnt break so i was quite suprised when we were up at the hospital at 2am!! I should add that i was also 10 days over due!! I feel your pain :)

Celeste - posted on 04/18/2009

babies have their own time...don't worry...but if you want, drink castor oil, relax in a very warm bath, go for a fast walk

Amy - posted on 04/18/2009

walk around the block one foot on the gutter one foot off (slowly) i did that with my first and i went into labour that evening! first bubs though rest up and enjoy the last bit of your pregnancy baby will be here in no time!! good luck!

Rayleen - posted on 04/17/2009

i know this might sound disgusting to some, but i have 6 kids and i found that sperm brought my labour on a few times when i was overdue...

Tarah - posted on 04/17/2009

My daughter was a little over a week over due, the day before my water broke I did lots of squats (Hold on to the edge of your kitchen counter and just slowly squat down) and did some mild swim aerobics!

Jessica - posted on 04/17/2009

Try having sex. I had sex the night I went into labor ( I gave birth 4 weeks early). The hubby felt bad but man I was already miserable at that point and ready to be able to see my feet again and not struggle to get my shoes on every day

Adel - posted on 04/17/2009

My Mom took castor oil and it worked like a charm. Don't worry too much, maybe your bun just needed to be in the oven just a little longer. Good luck!

Mel - posted on 04/17/2009

i got told by my mid wife that sex doesnt bring on labour. i was a week early after cleaning my house all day for a rent inspection

Heather - posted on 04/17/2009

Do lunges... My daughter was almost three weeks late and I tried everything. With my son, I did lunges and my water broke within hours. I will swear by it with my next one too. Hope this helps, best of luck!

Tiffany - posted on 04/17/2009

Walking is always the best, and it get's you ready to get back into shape. My daugter was 3 weeks over due, they will come when they come. You can't rush perfection!!!

Tiffany - posted on 04/17/2009

Walking is always the best, and it get's you ready to get back into shape. My daugter was 3 weeks over due, they will come when they come. You can't rush perfection!!!

Marissa - posted on 04/17/2009

hi! my daughter was 10 days overdue and like you i just wanted to meet this little person. i was told by my midwife to try caster oil with orange juice. doesn't taste that great but slipped into a warm bath and contractions started within an 1 hour. You can get it from your local chemist or health food store! I think i put 30 ml of caster oil and filled the rest of the glass with orange juice!! Good luck and congrats!

Amanda - posted on 04/17/2009

Putting it bluntly, sex, that's what my OB said to do. Castor Oil and Spicy food are just Hoax's and everyone says they work, but I was clearly told they don't. Good luck. Hope the baby comes soon, have a great delivery. I was a week over-due and I ended up getting induced.

Amy-sheree - posted on 04/17/2009

i went a week over with my son, and my midwife said to hav sex, something in the seamen does something lol im not sure wot it does ut it really works lol the next day i went into labour!

Katrina - posted on 04/17/2009

I used a balance ball for yoga and bounced on it whenever I watched TV. I was told sex would help so we had some rough and tumble sex and 3 hours later I started having contractions and my water broke. Worked for me :-)

Ali - posted on 04/17/2009

i was over due too! we tried everything - increase elevation (went up to the mountains) having sex, breast pumping, walked my butt off . . . nothing worked until my ob stripped my membranes - i went into labor within 48 hrs of her doing it! its so frustrating - i swear the last two weeks felt like the first four months! GOOD LUCK

Caroline - posted on 04/17/2009

try a bit of lavender in your bath, it apparently can help relax the amniotic sack, helping your waters to break

Yumailin - posted on 04/17/2009

The only advice I can give you is to walk, walk helps a lot to come into labour... Good luck! That everything goes well!

Rachel - posted on 04/17/2009

my baby was about 13 days late. i wanted him out so i kicked up a big stink in the hospital and they had me induced the next day. that worked for me after trying all the wifes tale ones too.

Kelly - posted on 04/17/2009

Go see a movie, it relaxes you and you go into labor... worked for me on my first.. the nurses told me to do it and it worked

LeCita - posted on 04/17/2009

put castor oil in orange juice you will have that baby that night. I doesn't affect the baby

LeCita - posted on 04/17/2009

put castor oil in orange juice you will have that baby that night. I doesn't affect the baby

Yani - posted on 04/17/2009

Unfortunately, it boils down to when your baby is ready to be born. Walking and a lot of it helps, most hospitals will have you walk unless you are stuck in a deb to help speed up your delivery and help you dilate. Sex or and orgasm help because it causes your uterus to contract (but check w.your doc on this).

In my case I was 43 weeks and my doc decided to induce me. I'm pretty sure my daughter would have made an appearance very soon because I was having contractions for almost two days. I read that drinking I glass of natural red raspberry leaf tea helps you easy the pains of your contractions and afterbirth. It also helps you dilate and epface. A very strong glass at the onset of labor pains is suppose to help even more. Unfortunaly, I did not have time to try this... in our rush to get to the hospital I forgot. Good luck

Brandi - posted on 04/17/2009

walk. some say sex will bring on labor... or just sit back enjoy the last days of freedom and let the good lord deside the time

Amanda - posted on 04/17/2009

Girl, good luck on that. I tried everything under the sun with my first baby such as: running up and down the steps, drinking raspberry tea, walking around the mall, drinking costrel oil (yuck), massage, lots of sex... I think your best bet is calling NO, going into your doctors office and acting like a crazy prego woman that is about to go nuts and demand the baby to get out. LOL Then just then your doc will send you to the hospital to induce your labor. LOL. Good luck, hope you had a laugh.

Rachelle - posted on 04/17/2009

I went into labor ON my due date with my first. With my second, my husband was due to deploy to Iraq 3 days after my due date. So when I was at 38 weeks, my doc stripped my membranes in the afternoon, had sex that night and some weak labor started about 6 hours later....I went in to the doc, she stripped my membranes again.....then again 3 hours after that and had a baby about 8 hours after that. Then with my 3rd, I again went into labor ON my due date. SO, I'm pretty sure stripping the membranes did it the second time. It is somewhat painful, but if you really want to avoid the typical induction, I think it's a better option.

Brandy - posted on 04/17/2009

my cousin was late and my aunty gave her castor oil.. not alot tho.. alittle goes along way.. good luck, and bless that the baby is healthy when he or she does finally say hello for the first time.

Sindy - posted on 04/17/2009

I was nearly two weeks over due (1st baby), had a membrane sweep and was booked in for induction. has sex on friday night and went into labour 4am sat morning.

Heather - posted on 04/17/2009

having sex, walking and stairs will help induce labor...

Kirsty - posted on 04/17/2009

My daughter was 5 days late, although ur probly gettin really bad pains in your back etc. I went for long walks with my dog's on the sat & sun, on the monday i went shoppin after an antenatel check up where they told me they would leave me another week before indusing me, at 12midnight on the monday she started her journey and i was in labour... So keep active dont lie down all the time that will jus relax him/her more.... Wen you do go in2 labour hot baths & keep walkin around help her come quicker. Good luck xxx its all fine, it was my first time too, not as scary or painful as they say it is. I only screamed when i was pushing,. xxx

Tracy - posted on 04/17/2009

Sex or a hot curry

Tracy - posted on 04/17/2009

Sex or a hot curry

Joanna - posted on 04/17/2009

It sounds gross when your that prego, but sex is the best thing to start your labor. My mid wife said "go home rape your husband and don't let the good stuff run down your leggs. Keep the sperm inside by putting your leggs on the wall" I thought she was crazy but it worked.

Lynn - posted on 04/17/2009

Don't take castor oil, this could empty your baby's bowel, nasty.

Francesca - posted on 04/17/2009

i know it sounds really crude but i've been told having lots of sex can help and swimming good luck anyway the first ones normally late anyway

Olubukola - posted on 04/17/2009

Why dont u try and walk a few distant and put u mind at rest. Basically u baby is too come btw 2wks before the date to 2wks after the date so u are still on safe side. but try walking and get urself busy