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mattsgirl1013
LIF Adolescent
Member since 11/13 683 total posts
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Jessica
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Any ways to kick start labor?
Hey ladies! I'm 37 weeks today and when I went to the doctor on Monday he said that I was 2-3 cm dilated and he could see my membranes. I've been having slight cramping and back pain today, which I'm hoping are signs that labor will happen soon. Any ideas of ways to get this started?
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Michi
My Love
Member since 5/05 31600 total posts
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Any ways to kick start labor?
Sex!
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| Posted 12/26/14 2:58 PM |
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TyReseGreen
Lil Prince is here
Member since 8/11 6338 total posts
Name:
Theresa
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Re: Any ways to kick start labor?
Posted by Michi
Sex!
This
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| Posted 12/26/14 3:25 PM |
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renee92405
I finally hit 1000! woo hoo!
Member since 1/06 2294 total posts
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Renee
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Any ways to kick start labor?
Sex
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| Posted 12/26/14 3:27 PM |
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mattsgirl1013
LIF Adolescent
Member since 11/13 683 total posts
Name:
Jessica
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Any ways to kick start labor?
Lol we tried that. Does it have to be constantly?
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| Posted 12/26/14 3:54 PM |
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ANewDayHasCome
Love multiplies, not divides
Member since 11/12 14481 total posts
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Me
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Any ways to kick start labor?
Nope. Everything is just an old wives tale and I did them all. Spicy food. Eggplant. Walking. Sex.
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| Posted 12/26/14 3:59 PM |
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mattsgirl1013
LIF Adolescent
Member since 11/13 683 total posts
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Jessica
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Any ways to kick start labor?
We did the sex, spicy food, and walking wives tales. Just trying to think of anything. I know when DS is ready, he will come, but any little bit that can help I'm willing to try lol.
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| Posted 12/26/14 5:37 PM |
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TyReseGreen
Lil Prince is here
Member since 8/11 6338 total posts
Name:
Theresa
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Re: Any ways to kick start labor?
Posted by mattsgirl1013
Lol we tried that. Does it have to be constantly?
The key to the sex part is the ejaculation. Your DH has to ejaculate inside because the semen has prostaglandins that softens the cervix thus starting labor.
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| Posted 12/26/14 6:11 PM |
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MrsA1012
love my little girl !
Member since 9/10 5777 total posts
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Me
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Any ways to kick start labor?
Nipple stimulation
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| Posted 12/26/14 7:03 PM |
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ANewDayHasCome
Love multiplies, not divides
Member since 11/12 14481 total posts
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Me
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Re: Any ways to kick start labor?
Posted by TyReseGreen
Posted by mattsgirl1013
Lol we tried that. Does it have to be constantly?
The key to the sex part is the ejaculation. Your DH has to ejaculate inside because the semen has prostaglandins that softens the cervix thus starting labor.
That par is true and I was fully effaced, just not dilated at all and needed to be induced. I was successfully induced though which that could have made a diff that my body was prepared...just didn't start labor.
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| Posted 12/26/14 7:41 PM |
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petvet
LIF Adult
Member since 5/08 1238 total posts
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Meredith
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Re: Any ways to kick start labor?
Pitocin No seriously I think they just come when they are ready no matter what you do. I was 3cm from 36 weeks and my OB was "sure he would be early". I went into labor on my own at 41 weeks and he was fully cooked :). Good luck you are almost there.
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| Posted 12/26/14 9:15 PM |
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Michelle1110
My family is complete
Member since 1/12 2338 total posts
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Any ways to kick start labor?
Bounce on exercise ball
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| Posted 12/27/14 12:08 AM |
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alexb
LIF Adult
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Any ways to kick start labor?
You're almost there! But you can easily be dilated like that for a few weeks. Also, i would wait before you try to induce. Dept of Heath has lots of info about inducing earlier than 39 weeks. Good luck! You'll be having a new bundle of joy any day now!
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| Posted 12/27/14 6:49 AM |
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mattsgirl1013
LIF Adolescent
Member since 11/13 683 total posts
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Jessica
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Re: Any ways to kick start labor?
Posted by petvet
Pitocin No seriously I think they just come when they are ready no matter what you do. I was 3cm from 36 weeks and my OB was "sure he would be early". I went into labor on my own at 41 weeks and he was fully cooked :). Good luck you are almost there.
Thanks . Yea my doctor seemed pretty convinced I'd be early & I hope he's right. I don't want to sound ungrateful, but I am so over being pregnant. I can't take the fact that I'm still getting sick & how swollen my feet & hands are getting. I know it will all be worth it in the end, but I honestly don't understand it when I have friends that say they enjoyed pregnancy
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| Posted 12/27/14 7:49 AM |
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BsMomma2014
Fly high little one
Member since 6/10 2662 total posts
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nicole
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Any ways to kick start labor?
Walk walk walk, I walked all over huntington village 2 days before my due date that night I started contracting. The next day I walked my neighborhood and Roosevelt field that night I was i labor
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| Posted 12/27/14 9:48 AM |
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BsMomma2014
Fly high little one
Member since 6/10 2662 total posts
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nicole
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Any ways to kick start labor?
Walk walk walk, I walked all over huntington village 2 days before my due date that night I started contracting. The next day I walked my neighborhood and Roosevelt field that night I was i labor
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| Posted 12/27/14 9:48 AM |
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FirstMate
My lil cowboy
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Re: Any ways to kick start labor?
Walk to your local Chinese place and eat general tsao's chicken. I told my friend to do that, she did and her water broke in the restaurant lol
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| Posted 12/27/14 10:04 AM |
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petvet
LIF Adult
Member since 5/08 1238 total posts
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Meredith
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Re: Any ways to kick start labor?
Yeah those last few weeks are tough, you don't sound ungreatful at all! I remember crying at 40 weeks that he was never going to come and then when I went into labor at 41 weeks I was just shocked it was actually happening. Needless to say the last few weeks being prego were a cake walk compared to the first few weeks being a first time mom (in a very different way!) It is such an exciting time, I hope they fly for you and I'm sure I'll be right there again with this pregancy
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| Posted 12/27/14 8:53 PM |
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drpepper318
MIR MIR MIR!
Member since 6/07 8274 total posts
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Re: Any ways to kick start labor?
Absolutely nothing worked for me last time... I walked a ton, bounced on the ball, ate everything suggested, etc... I had to be induced 10 days late. If this happens again this pregnancy, I might try using my breast pump & see if the nipple stimulation works (I guess it would be safe to do, right?)... it's the one thing I didn't try last time.
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| Posted 12/27/14 10:23 PM |
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PitterPatter11
Baby Boy is Here!
Member since 5/11 7619 total posts
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Momma <3
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Any ways to kick start labor?
If you're progressing on your own, get your membranes stripped. I was 2-3 cm and 65% effaced. I had my membranes stripped and was in labor in less than 24 hours.
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| Posted 12/28/14 11:54 AM |
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