25-11-2008 - speeding up labour...

My mood while writing this blog: ok

Hey everyone........

So when you get to like week 36-37 i think most pregnant women start trying thngs to speed up the process and by 39 think some will try anything...lol

It gets so uncomfortable and we get so impatient we just wan to hold them and be able to move again!!!

Here are some of the things ive heard of......

Sex...... The semen helps to soften the cervix and an orgasm releases the bodys natural oxytocin (what they use to induce)

Walking (to help him engage and venture downwards)

Housework

lifting (wouldnt recommend it though because it can be dangerous!!!)

Castor oil... (apparently it tastes alot better mixed in with orange juice) but again it dont recommend it bcos it can cause your baby to have bowel movement while he is still inside and its very dangerous... not to mention you will get diareah...

Bouncing up and down on one of those exercise balls

pelvic tilts

warm baths (make sure there not to hot, you dont want to overheat little one)

Raspberry leaf tea...(however i have read recently it dosent help bring on labour!! but it does help your uterus prepare for labour...dont ask me how)

Ive heard of people putting clary sage in a burner but again clary sage is said to be one of the essential oils to stay away from because it can cause miscarriage....

Visualistation

watching births

Eating Pineapple

If you guys have any other strange ways of inducing labour or if some of these have helped you let us know....

At the end of the day i dont think any of it really helps unless your babies ready to join the world....

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