re: Natural Ways To Induce Labor!?

Quoting waitinq for my lil qirl.:“ My doctor didn't think I was going to open by myself but I did. I tried sex and walking worked for me....but didn't out me into labor.”

I think SEX is everybody's favorite! haha! 

lol i did that too! my son was born 5days early (he was due on a fri and i had him on monday morn) ya all theses tips are probably all just coincidence but i do think jaming everything in before he/she comes is the best advice. i went to a concert on fri (gavin dagraw lol gwen was there too with her preggo belly) a boat ride and long walk on sat and i was supposed to go on another boat on sunday but thank god the other pregnant girl got sick or i couldve had my son on a lake!

At 37 weeks I started doing a lot of walking. I walked everyday. I also rotated on my birthing ball and did some nipple stimulation. I had my baby a week and a half later. It helped me to dilate to 4 cm and helped the baby be more engaged. At my 38 wk appointment when I was 4 cm my OB stretched my cervix and i went into labor on my own.

Quoting Mya's Momma:“ At 37 weeks I started doing a lot of walking. I walked everyday. I also rotated on my birthing ball and ... [snip!] ... the baby be more engaged. At my 38 wk appointment when I was 4 cm my OB stretched my cervix and i went into labor on my own.”

WOW! That's pretty awesome..unfortunately walking does not work for me..lol! It actually stopped the contractions with my first born.:p But I'm glad that it worked for you though!   and congrats on your little mama...she is gorgeous! 

Quoting PROUD MOMMY &ND WiFEY:“ LOL nah, as much as I would love for my little man to be here already, I'm not trying to get him out ... [snip!] ... LOL! So I'm not even gonna try it. I got 9 more days to go...because I will be having a cesarean next week on the 4th! ”

good that u shut them down mama with your schedule c section.. i hate when people ASSume that you were trying to make yourself go into labor... good luck im having a c section november 6th

Quoting PROUD MOMMY &ND WiFEY:“ WOW! That's pretty awesome..unfortunately walking does not work for me..lol! It actually stopped the ... [snip!] ... with my first born.:p But I'm glad that it worked for you though!   and congrats on your little mama...she is gorgeous! ”

Oh yeah. It works for some and not for others. And thanks so much. Time is flying so fast and she's going on 4 months old. Good luck to you

Quoting Mya's Momma:“ Oh yeah. It works for some and not for others. And thanks so much. Time is flying so fast and she's going on 4 months old. Good luck to you”

Aww.. thanks mama! 

Quoting Shelly has a Baby:“ I heard eating italian food makes you go into labor... idk probably a coincidence but the night i went into labor i had Pepperoni Pizza... Walking alot helps...”

Its actually the oregeno that does it. Not the pizza itself.

Some of us don't have much time to just wait and hope that it happens.   I ended up here searching for any possible old wives' tale to try because I'm due this Saturday but I haven't progressed in two weeks and my doctor is going to induce on Tuesday. No more thinning, zero dilation, baby isn't dropping. I'd prefer to get things going naturally if at all possible rather than induce.

Quoting PROUD MOMMY &ND WiFEY:“ Nope. I'm going to just wait.. either way I will be having a cesarean because I'm scared of what might ... [snip!] ... drink every day..but ever since I got pregnant, I throw up every time I drink it!  It sucks because I love raspberry tea. LOL!”

Like someone already said -it's NOT Raspberry Flavored tea. It's Red Raspberry Leaf tea -which is completely different. You only want it to have Red Raspberry Leaf as the ingredient. It does Not induce labor, it tones the uterus which makes for more productive contractions once labor Does begin. Just wanted to clarify that... I promise -people who say it induces labor are either misinformed, or have had a freak experience, because my entire family uses this tea throughout pregnancy to help for an easier labor. hope this helped   just don't want anyone to be confused/misinformed. ~KP

Quoting BlingJeepMom:“ Some of us don't have much time to just wait and hope that it happens.   I ended up here searching for ... [snip!] ... thinning, zero dilation, baby isn't dropping. I'd prefer to get things going naturally if at all possible rather than induce.

first of all, your doctor can NOT force you to induce without a MEDICAL Reason. Second, if you Really want to Help things progress more (I was in the same boat with the slow dilation and effacing) Try Evening Primrose Capsules, I used them with my first and can't be sure, but am Pretty sure that it was at that point when I actually started to see some progress. I went into labor within a few days of starting taking them orally and vaginally.
Good luck -and if you don't Want an induction, Don't Go! -not kidding
  ~KP

Evening Primrose Oil and Red Raspberry Leaf Tea

Neither will actually induce labor. While some lay midwives will argue that statement about the Evening Primrose, which is the reason it is not recommended until 36 weeks or "full term", almost all sources with experience agree that it does nothing that the body was not ready to do on its own. I will repeat this at the end of this section, to make sure you understand this, as there is a lot of confusion and misconception surrounding these two substances.
Evening primrose oil is an excellent source of prostaglandins, which we already determined readies your cervix for labor. It can be taken orally as soon as 34 weeks, and can be applied directly to the cervix at full term (36 weeks). The general recommendation is two 500mg capsules per day until week 38, at which time you increase to 3-4 per day. The entire capsule can be inserted vaginally (inserted just before bed, it will dissolve before the first time you wake to use the bathroom), or you can use the oil on your fingers for your perineal massage, then also rub on your cervix (assuming you can reach it). Applying directly to the cervix is optimal, but the beneficial ingredients are absorbed through the external skin or the stomach also.
Red raspberry leaf tea is a uterine tonic used by Native Americans for thousands of years. It tones your uterus by helping to "focus" your Braxton Hicks contractions. Think of its job as helping your uterus do more effective exercising while you are pregnant. It does not "cause" contractions and can be safely used throughout pregnancy. It is contraindicated for those having complications "just in case", however, by most doctors who do not understand its use. Many women safely use it from the moment they learn they are pregnant at six weeks until months after delivery. (It helps to tone the uterus after delivery as well, shrinking it back to size more quickly and reducing bleeding.)
Again, neither of these actually causes labor to start!