What are some ways to induce labor?

Lizzy - posted on 08/31/2009

If you and the father are still together i strongly recommend having sex to go into labor, i had sex the night before i was due and my son was born the next afternoon on his due date!! I swear by it.

LINDA - posted on 08/29/2009

sounds crazey, but sex is what you can do to go into labor!!!! my doctor told me it opens t vigina wall, so i try'd it for 7days b for my due date n had my baby on her due date,,,, it worked for me.....also on you-tube u can look up orgazims during labour, i never heard of it b for, but i seen it n girls have them while having there baby's......worth checkn out....mayb u had r baby??? if so congrats if not good look xx

Angela - posted on 08/29/2009

like others before me have said, walking is one of the great ways to induce labor. I beleive that is what helped me along on the night my daughter was born. I walked from the parking lot of the hospital into the emergency and I think that is what helped us.

Jennifer - posted on 08/27/2009

ask your dr to "strip the membranes" by just running her finger around the part of the sac she can reach...it'll stimulate contractions and is one of the ways to induce labor...it worked for me!

Sonia - posted on 08/27/2009

Raspbery tea leaf is what you can do to go into labor...I drank it and went into labor 6 hours later

Melissa - posted on 08/26/2009

I will tell you now... these ways to induce labor will only work if your baby is ready to come. I know as with my second daughter (aged 2) one dose of castor oil, orange juice and vodka concoction I was in labour within 15 mins and then when I tried the same with my 3rd girl (6 weeks) it did not work at all... I then tried everything from Spicy food, Pinapple, Sex, Pregnancy massage, Pressure points, Walking on a curb, and then I went to a naturopath and was given birth mix.. which helped but I used a concoction called Leonurus which I used and then went into labour. But like I said all natural ways will only work if your bundle wants to come out. So keep positive and happy as stress can stop labour. x Good luck

Brooke - posted on 08/26/2009

i was 2 days over with my little one i went for a long walk and went into labout that night.

i would defenetly say give walking a shot as a way to induce labor

Mel - posted on 08/26/2009

I was taking raspberry leaf tea (tastes gross but just persist) and also took tablets. I could feel my uteris contracting (not massively contracting but a little). I also walked alot. On the day i went into labour i thought i was having braxton hicks (they weren't overly regulary and not too frequent) so i went grocery shopping and had a wonder around a shopping centre and low and behold that night went into labour. Not sure if it helped but doesn't hurt to try these things as ways to induce labor. Also swimming and i've heard foot massages can bring on labour. I had a full body massage at 36 weeks and they wouldn't massage my feet that late in my pregnancy. So that could be good to try and if it doesn't work it sure does make you feel better. Good luck with it all it will happen when it happens