how can i start my labour?

Question

i have a week left iam fed up and have also been in hosptail alot this week for high blood presure 150/110 how can i help kick start my labour?help

Answer 1

IF you're in the hospital often for high blood pressure, then your doctor should be considering inducing you. Ask your doctor what's going on, because that doesn't sound normal. There's not much you can do, really.

Answer 2

Please do not do any homeopathic treatments. No laxatives, or teas of any sort. It's not healthy for you or the baby. It might have worked 34 years ago, but smoking while pregnant wasn't thought of as bad either. Yes walking is good. But your baby will come when he/she is ready. You don't want your baby to be underdeveloped. The last thing to develop in the baby is the lungs, and once that is done, the lungs produce a chemical reaction which induces labor. If you've had high blood pressure (been there done that, it sucks) you should really be resting. If you want you can go get a pedicure and have them massage your ankles. There is a pressure point in there that induces labor. Works like a charm. Just enjoy these last few days of silence and alone time. Good Luck! You'll do great.

Answer 3

I lost my plug 2 weeks before going into labor. But since you are dilated to 2 you could be closer than I was. Whatever you do, don't use castor oil. This can cause your baby to poop and could cause serious problems if ingested. My suggestions are, walking, cleaning, like on your hands and knees scrubbing the floor, and more sex I guess. You could also try nipple stimulation. You have to do it for a long time for it to really work though. If you have a breast pump you might use it. however if you get anything significant pumped out save it in the freezer for baby. Just try not to use up all your energy trying to bring labor and then end up too exhausted to do the real work. Another thought, would your doctor be willing to induce you given the circumstances?

Answer 4

I was a week overdue and I had a clary sage aromatherapy oil bath, quite hot and then gently scrubbed the carpet whilst being on my hands and knees and hey presto 3am the next morning I started having contractions. Obviously be careful with this one as you have high blood pressure.

Ooo nookie a couple of times before this because there is a hormone in the spermatozoa that triggers off the cervix ( I know this can be hard especially if you were like me and as big as a bus!!)

Answer 5

They come when they are ready, but try this for size. do it all in one day. Get up and put some cod liver oil in a drink of pure orange (Awful) Only a little though!! Go for a walk, walking helps gravity. Come home and at tea time order a very hot curry, for afters eat some pineapple slices out of a tin maybe two pineapple rings. When its time for bed have sex. Then go and have a hottish bath. People told me to do this when i was pregnant but i only go to the cod liver oil stage and my waters broke whilst i was puring my orange. Lol. Good luck and it will be here soon. xxxxxx

Answer 6

a hot bath or hot curry or cod liver oil are all the old saying although i wouldnt recommend cod liver oil as it can speed up labour so much the cord could get stuck around the more little mites neck.. go for long walks (dont over do it) in the evening that too is meant to put you into labour faster..

Answer 7

Well if your blood pressure is that high they should have induced you because thats not good for you or your baby. But about inducing your own labor. Go for a long walk. An hour long of sex but make sure you orgasm or its useless because that releases oxytocin and so does nipple stimulation. I wouldnt try spicey food because that could just put you in pain with severe heartburn. I know you feel anxious but the best method is just to let your baby make that decision. He or She cant stay in there forever!

Answer 8

my son was overdue.

try a hot spicy dinner, hot bath and hot sex. the semen contains prostagladin, which softens the cervix and may induce labour.

u could try rose oil in your bath, it is supposed to help, though i dont know.

castor oil definately does work, though it tastes disgusting and you have to drink a fair bit of it. mix it with orange juice and drink it quick, it may come straight up again tho. you will have a very upset stomach the next day, dont go too far from a toilet!! but it will work if you are desperate.

babies come when they are ready, i do know how you feel, but the best outcome of this pregnancy will be a healthy happy mother and baby. i wish you all the best x

Answer 9

I just read an article saying castor oil is really good, sex can start it off too as the mans sperm has something in it that can start labour. Maybe you have already started though by the time you read this, good luck!!!

Answer 10

Just take a sag on your back and go for one kilo meter people will start calling you as a labour