And I am effaced 60%. Please anyone know anything that will help speed up the process of my delivery??? I am very serious... PLEASE...any and all answers will be appreciated!
2006-07-05 15:23:02 · 19 answers · asked by Proud Moma!!! 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
rasberry tea, dont know why, but go get you some from the grocery store and brew it up and drink it.......it works every time.
2006-07-05 15:26:27 · answer #1 · answered by hotsing1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I have 5 children and 7 grandchildren and am only 42. If there is one thing I have some experience with, it's pregnancy. I'm probably the only man in the world whos daughters and their friends come to for answers. They may not always be right, but they do come from experience. Whenever the doctors would tell my wife or daughters to lay down and wait, they would stop having contractions and get sent home with braxton hicks as the diagnosis. The key we have found is once nature has started, help it along by keeping busy. Walk for as long as you can stand, it seems to keep the uterus from calming down and the legs against the hips in walking mode helps the baby along. There is no medical evidence as far as I know, but it does work. Also if you're in the hospital or on your way, take the elevator up and down a couple of times. That dropping sensation while already in labor realy seems to help also. Even if it can't be proven, it does have a positive psychological effect as your body and mind know your trying to achieve a physical response. At least my suggestions won't hurt and they will help you pass time. Hope I've helped you. God bless and good luck
2006-07-05 22:37:36 · answer #2 · answered by ftjiaw 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DO NOT TAKE CASTOR OIL - NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
The real danger lies in the mother when using castor oil for labor induction. With the severity of the diarrhea, a laboring woman can quickly become dehydrated. Especially in a typically highly managed hospital birth where a woman is allowed few fluids. Dehydration makes one tired and less able to endure through physical activity. Plus, not only does this endanger breastfeeding (proper hydration is necessary to make adequate milk), but a dehydrated uterus is an aggravated uterus, and an aggravated uterus causes more pain for the mother. More pain makes a woman less able to handle natural child birth and puts her and the baby at increased risk for a snowball of interventions.
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Don't take any medication or anything similar without asking your doctor.
It could cause the baby to have a bowl movement before it is actually born. The baby could wind up swimming in it's own poop and if it ingests any of that, the poop can get into the baby's lungs and cause serious problems.
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Nipple stimulation causes the release of oxytocin, the same hormone that causes uterine contractions. Many women report, however, that the contractions produced from this method are much stronger and more painful than natural labor, but are not any more effective.
2006-07-05 22:34:15 · answer #3 · answered by curiouschick18 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as you are past 38 weeks, you can ask you're doc about stripping your membranes, like the previous girl said. It's not like it sounds...when the doctor is checking your dialation, she takes a finger and rubs in a circular motion around your cervix. Some people swear by this. My midwife did it because I was at 2cm for a couple weeks and I went into labor at the end of that week. It may have been coincidence, but my midwife said that it usually brings good results.
2006-07-05 22:54:42 · answer #4 · answered by momma 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How many weeks along are you?
Unless you are a good 38+ weeks you shouldn't even be thinking about ways to speed up delivery. Babies born as late as 37 weeks can still end up in neonatal icu because their lungs are not mature enough to survive without help.
Talk to your doctor about concerns you may have, but don't be so anxious to deliver. This is the easiest time you will ever have with your child! :-)
2006-07-05 22:43:01 · answer #5 · answered by kids and cats 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can be dilated to 2 for a good long time, I'm afraid. Try doing a lot of walking. This will help the baby to move down - let gravity work for you. Try having sex. Orgasm tends to bring contractions. This can be difficult to achieve, so it's important to tell your partner that YOU have to get there, not just him. (Personal experience.)
Good luck. I know it's hard to be patient at this stage in the game, but you won't be pregnant forever. :-)
2006-07-05 22:29:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
make sure you use the washroom every hour, this with help baby come down. and on your way to the washroom do a pelvic thrust like pretend your air humping as bad as it may sound it works. if you have a yogo ball you can sit on that and rotate your hips. the best advice i can give you is rest while you can you will need the strenghth later when pushing. Dont try and rush it, your body will know when its ready.
good luck
2006-07-05 22:40:42 · answer #7 · answered by terra c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I also heard drinking Raspberry tea will induce labor. I intend to try it when I'm 38 weeks, because I already walk alot and I doubt that will do anything for me.
2006-07-12 17:42:09 · answer #8 · answered by welly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was dilated at 2 for a day or two. Walk, Walk, and Walk some more. Congratulations!!
2006-07-06 07:20:08 · answer #9 · answered by kameryn12104 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start cleaning the house, rearrange things that u can safely move. The more active u are the better but do not overstress labor can be long and tiring and you need your strength for it as well...Congrats and good luck!
2006-07-05 22:30:35 · answer #10 · answered by Skywolf's Princess 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Walking will help, but that little one is calling the shots now, could be anytime or a week its hard to tell. Your Dr could induce your labor. Best wishes to you and your little one.
2006-07-05 22:26:57 · answer #11 · answered by Granny 1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋