semen to soften cervix/"induce" labor (TMI)

this might sound stupid and gross but.. after the deed is done.. should i try to lay there and let the semen sit for as long as possible? and does it matter if i orgasm or not?

Orgasm helps your uterus contract, thus helping move baby down and helping you dilate. Semen softens the cervix. Aa for your other question. Idk hoe long it needs to sit, but I would always suggest using the restroom right away to avoid infections.

Quoting Allissa Specht:" Orgasm helps your uterus contract, thus helping move baby down and helping you dilate. Semen softens ... [snip!] ... other question. Idk hoe long it needs to sit, but I would always suggest using the restroom right away to avoid infections."

i agree.
and no need to let it sit, plus if you orgasum while he orgasum, the sperm reaches your cervix better and btw it also helps you get pregnant. i watched this on the discovery channel a few months back.

I layed there for a few minutes. We tried this almost everynight from 38 weeks on. I was trying to have a VBAC and you have to go into labor on your own which is why we started every night from 38 weeks on. It didn't work at all. I would cramp up for like an hour or two and then it woud just stop.

Quoting Hannah & Aubree's Mommy**:" I layed there for a few minutes. We tried this almost everynight from 38 weeks on. I was trying to have ... [snip!] ... every night from 38 weeks on. It didn't work at all. I would cramp up for like an hour or two and then it woud just stop."

i cramp up too afterwards... but i read on some other website that that meant, at the very least, that my body is just preparing itself.
it was one person's opinion as far as i know, but i like to tell myself that's what it is lol.

I would sit for a while afterwards. Kinda pointless if you immediately rush it all out afterwards.. it takes time to get to your cervix and have an affect on it. My Dr said to do this... And unless your water has broken, you won't get infected by fresh clean semen in you for a few minutes.. lol that's just silly. Sex is natural. And it does help if you orgasm as well. It can bring on contractions which will at least strengthen your uterus for labor.

Sex works a lil... I read in a few different places you need tons of sperm in you in order for it to induce labor. Not just a few times. And especially not once. But its fun! Lol...minus the cramps afterwards, those suck!