Inducing labor naturally

Cissy - posted on 10/03/2009

SEX, SEX And MORE SEX! Oh yeah walking too!

Lasean - posted on 10/03/2009

trust me if you just keep walking and then soak in an epsom salts bath u will go straight to the hospital

Lindsay - posted on 10/03/2009

SEX, i went into labor two hours after.

Alexandra - posted on 10/03/2009

When my sister in law went into labor, she thought she was just having cramps so she took a Warm Bath. The doctor said that speed up the labor.

Lauren - posted on 10/03/2009

My doctor gave me some advice last week. Spicy foods DONT work..it just gives you REALLY bad heart burn. However, sex REALLY does the trick more than anything. A man's sperm contains a natural potosum(sp?) which makes you dialate. Follow sex with nipple stimulation. Nipple stimulation (just rubbing your nipples) causes you to have contractions. In most cases though, it just causes braxton hicks contractions unless you are already dialated. After sex, try to lay in one position on your back to let his semen settle in you. the more you get of it, the most it will make you dialate. try walking in the evenings too.. ive done these things my doctor said and ive started dialating and the baby dropped FAST just by walking often.



DO NOT USE CASTROL OIL... people tell you to use that, but they are full of crap and just want to hurt you. seriously. it doesnt work. all it makes you do is have REALLY bad diarreha. you wont be able to get off the toilet for a whole day or two..and you wil STILL be pregnant. it has never been proven to work. and it tastes HORRIBLE! its also not very safe.

Jasmine - posted on 10/03/2009

Sex, sex, sex, walking, and more sex! It really does work

Gillian - posted on 10/03/2009

have sex, eat spicy food, go for a walk.

Caronne - posted on 10/03/2009

SEX, SEX, SEX, SEX, SEX, SEX, enough said....lol

Danielle - posted on 10/03/2009

With my first one .. I walked everywhere!! .. w/ my second one I did 200 lunges/squats and the next day I was at the hospital in hard active labor :)

Sheena - posted on 10/03/2009

Try walking, warm bath with epson but do NOT do Cod Liver Oil!!

Jamie - posted on 10/03/2009

To get mine rolling I did nipple stimulation along with walking everyday (10-15 minutes) and then lastly drank castor oil and that basically did it for me..I was in labor about 8 hours later. I'm not going to lie, it's the most disgusting cr*p you'll ever drink but it works some times..my contractions started after I puked from the castor oil too :P

Julia - posted on 10/03/2009

I didn't deliver until I was 40 weeks and 4 days. Some recommendations that I read in books were to walk and to have sex. These acts stimulate labor. However, I also learned after 39 hours of labor that your baby will come when he/she is ready.

Jaymie - posted on 10/03/2009

i ate fresh pinapple and kiwi fruit and mango these fruits help to soften the cervix

Ika - posted on 10/03/2009

raspberry leaf, long walk and a lot of sex ..it works!!!

Kaiden - posted on 10/02/2009

Hi Brandi,



I'm pregnant as well and can't wait to deliver. However, I hope you are at least 37 weeks or more. Babies born before 37 weeks of gestation are considered pre-mature. Although tons of women deliver before 37 weeks, and their babies are fine, I wouldn't want anyone to intentionally risk going into pre-term labor and possibly having complications with their newborn. It is true that many women find sex and walking to be very helpful, but you can also talk to your healthcare provider about being induced, or when it is appropriate to try and get your labor started.



I wish you the best of luck!!

Stephanie - posted on 10/02/2009

I had a nurse encourage Organic Raspberry Tea because it help s woman's body do what's natural. It does not start labor but will help the hormones in the body so when labor starts it won't stop!

Cassie - posted on 10/02/2009

Sex, long walks, spicy food.

Christine - posted on 10/02/2009

get a good pedicure tell them to rub! then go swimming take a long walk have sex. :)

Jerrica - posted on 10/02/2009

i ate a fresh pineapple on my due date and not even 12 hours later, my water broke :)

Jessica - posted on 10/02/2009

Absolutely 100% have SEX!!! Also, walking, certain types of massage, and it may sound strange, but go get a bikini wax! Some salons won't even do waxing in the last month (so you'd have to find one that will) because when you get waxed you tense up your muscles and release over and over, especially your pelvic floor, which will cause contractions!

Shannon - posted on 10/02/2009

The same way you got pregnant will make you go into labor. Worked for me!

Raquel - posted on 10/02/2009

I have heard sex is the best way. There is also walking, spicy food, and sitting on a big yoga ball and rotating your hips in a circle. I heard the last works to get labor started and helps with labor pains. Good luck.

Sheena - posted on 10/02/2009

walking, sex, you can also try accupressure.

Liane - posted on 10/02/2009

Sex!!! Worked with my labor!! Also I went to a massage therapist for pre-natal massages and she told me that if you massage your achilles tendon ( the thing that connects your leg to your heel) that will bring on contractions...plus you might be able to get a foot massage out of it!

Tiesha - posted on 10/02/2009

sex definitely

DEMETRIA - posted on 10/02/2009

SEX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Samantha - posted on 10/02/2009

oops sorry wrong post 80

Samantha - posted on 10/02/2009

let the boy sleep!!!! my son is 7 months old and he still wont sleep through the night

Amanda - posted on 10/02/2009

my doctor told me to walk and have sex!!! stripping your membranes by doctor!

Kathy - posted on 10/02/2009

The doctor stripping your membranes usually works, walking can start it but not if it's not time. I don't recommend prune juice or castor oil. that just gets your bowels moving and can actually make you throw up. You don't want this wonderful occasion to be ruined by feeling like crap and possibly 'going' on the delivery bed! Sex is good too. And orgasm makes your uterus contract and his semen softens the cervix. All things are worth a try but just remember that your wonderful little bundle won't arrive until it's time.

Denise - posted on 10/02/2009

SEX!!!

Alexandria - posted on 10/02/2009

The doctor told me having sex late in the pregnancy can help bring on labor.

Taylor - posted on 10/02/2009

Sex worked for me..on accident. My little guy was 4 weeks early because I went into labor immediately after sex.

Gloria - posted on 10/02/2009

Walk a lot!!!! that made my labor only last 9 hrs....and it didnt hurt that bad...

Cassie - posted on 10/02/2009

My favorite is SEX! Another is lots of walking!

Allie - posted on 10/01/2009

Not much really helped with me, I was already in labor for 24 hours before it picked up. Ten hours later, I gave birth. I believe that when your child is ready to be born, he or she will come. It takes time...Castor oil, Herbal remedies, Nipple stimulation, and Sex are all common recomendations.

TIFFANY - posted on 10/01/2009

LOTS OF SEX AND LOTS OF WALKING....MY DR. TOLD ME THAT THERE IS SOMETHING IN MEN'S SEMAN THAT WILL THIN OUT THE CERVIX....CAN'T HURT TO TRY ;)

Jessica - posted on 10/01/2009

Quoting Jasmine:

I would have to say nothing works the baby comes when he/she wants to. i had tried evrerything and nothing worked i was 3 days over due when i went into labour, I dont recomend castor oil its not worth the shitting and the cramps you get with it. Good luck!

I agree.  I went 5 days over.  Babies come when they're ready!

Maria - posted on 10/01/2009

sex! thats what got me going into labor... maybe that was too much info?!?!? =0)

Kayla - posted on 10/01/2009

Sex, worked for me. Had sex at 10pm went into labour at 5am that morning. Good luck!

Brittany - posted on 10/01/2009

sex...seriously. Worked for both of my pregnancies

Sheena - posted on 10/01/2009

S-E-X it worked for me!

Rebecca - posted on 10/01/2009

I was told sex his seed is suppose to induce you. Also I tried eating spicy food....they both worked for me I had two false labours lol thrid times the charm!

Becca - posted on 10/01/2009

my baby was a week late and i would try to get labor started. honestly that baby wont come unless they want too. i understand any frustration you may be feeling haha

Sol - posted on 10/01/2009

ginger tea

Rosemary - posted on 10/01/2009

Depending on how far u are. but if u have gone over u can have a teaspoon of Carster Oil

it taste really bad but is ment to work good luck

Kassie - posted on 10/01/2009

I've tried everything too, Sex, walking, Hot food, even Castor oil... Nothing works unfortunatly hehe Just got to wait for the baby and if your pregnancy is anything like mine it's alot easier said than done. BTW don't use castor oil it's terrible!!!!

Ronni-Lee - posted on 10/01/2009

When I was pregnant with my 1st child, I wasnt overdue but I was just at that point where I just wanted him out already... I was told having sex helps to bring baby on, and even better if your partner can make you orgasm cause it relaxes all the muscles afterwards. I have to say after that, around 5am in the morning I started having slight contractions, but not enough to actually fully bring it on... So what I did for half of the day was go do my christmas shopping(alot of it) and by that night, my contractions were stronger and closer... Hope this helps!!!

Amaris - posted on 10/01/2009

Okay, my sister is a Rn and has worked labor and delivery for 14 yrs, going to become a Nurse Midwife. I have 2 kids and one on the way, she has helped me a lot! DO NOT take any thing anyone tells you to take!! All of it is wive's tales and can result in birth defects, miscarrage, and baby death after birth! The caster oil think will cause miscarrage and if you are lucky enough not to lose your baby it will cause health problems for the baby. All Caster Oil does is make you very sick to the point that it dehydrates you and causes contractions! The only ways to safely bring about your labor is to have intercourse( sperm is a natural substance that causes contractions) you can also get your midwife, dr or what ever prenatal care giver you have to " strip your membrains" this is painful, but it works. Some drs won't do this if you aren't dropped any, but you should get a healthcare proffessional to do it. you can be enduced, but I had an induction and hated it. Good luck and please don't do any thing foolish!

Shellie - posted on 10/01/2009

sex. thats what did it to me. b 4 i knew it he was here.

Lynn - posted on 10/07/2009

WAYS OF INDUCING LABOR NATURALLY : SEX, PUMPING BREAST MILK AND WALKING. DO NOT TRY CASTOR OIL....U WILL ONLY NEED TO USE THE RESTROOM ALOT!

Alexis - posted on 10/07/2009

they say castor oil helps inducing labor naturaly

Stephanie - posted on 10/07/2009

I started walking about a week before I was due and then I also did have sex. The sex helps inducing labor naturally and if your husband ejaculates inside it helps even better.

April - posted on 10/07/2009

well i tried everything recommended for inducing labor naturally from fresh pinapple and pineapple juice ( had to be fresh), walking, nipple stimulation(in a warm shower), walking, going up and down stairs, sex (the semen contains prostaglandins that ripen your cerivx),birthing ball, jumping jacks, jalepenos, any kind of extremely spicy food will work ( basically your trying to stimulate your bowels, which in turn stimulate your uterus.), citrate of magnesia, do not try castor oil..very dangerous for the baby. but basically i tried everything. the day i went into labor, i had went for a very short walk and came home and started having dull lower back pain but it wasnt that bad at all..23 hours later i was holding my baby girl!

Jessica - posted on 10/06/2009

I was a week late and just wanted to have my daughter, I tried EVERYTHING! Spicy foods, castor oil, sex, walks, blue and black cohosh, massage......just about everything that you have heard of for inducing labor naturally but nothing worked. I was admitted to the hospital and my doctor induced me. It was horrible! My suggestion is that you just wait it out and let it come naturally.