My due date is 2 weeks away and Im 2 cm dialated. Im so ready for him! Help!
This will be my 3rd child.
2006-09-26 15:08:43 · 18 answers · asked by mama010502 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
just enjoy your last two miserable weeks..
You are going to miss being pregnant when you aren't and you see all the other preggo bellies..lol
Anyway...The things that people have suggested are the only things I can think of..
Sex..make sure he cums in you...semen has prostaglandins that could trigger things..
Walking a lot...
Nipple stimulation..
and I've heard (I personally don't think this works..but some swear by it) eat eggplant parmesan
Castor oil...yeck..lol
Good Luck!
2006-09-26 15:16:02 · answer #1 · answered by Tamara J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, first, this last 2 weeks are still important for lung development, so i wouldn't do anything drastic until you hit closer to your due date.
as for inducing labor.....i just recently gave birth and i think drinking raspberry tea helped me. i drank it a few times a day for about 1-2 weeks and i think it helped prepare things.
my doctor said this was fine and she told me that pretty much anything that induces bowel movements can help bring on contractions. that is why some people will say that coffee, castor oil etc, can help you.
really, i think you just have to wait it out and let nature take it's course. sorry.....i know exactly how you feel!!!!
another option....ask your doctor to strip your membranes frequently...this can help your progress too!
take care and i wish you an easy delivery.
2006-09-26 22:15:26 · answer #2 · answered by joey322 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have sex!! I asked my doctor the same question and she said that the only way to naturally go into labor is to have sex. There's a hormone in the semen that makes you get contractions. I went into labor that way and had my baby the next day. I also asked her about walking because everyone would tell me to go walking, and my doctor said to not waste my time walking because all it's going to do is make me tired and she was right. She said that walking doesn't do anything for labor.
2006-09-26 22:11:26 · answer #3 · answered by I smile because of them ♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Walking does supposedly help, as well as sex.
My wife had a checkup and was told she was dialated (don't remember how much). We went to the mall and walked around for a few hours. That night, we had sex. Next day, baby was here. Coincidence? Maybe, maybe not!!
2006-09-26 22:14:39 · answer #4 · answered by Flip 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say walk alot!! My mother was a little neurotic and drank caster oil!! She said that laxatives was one of the ways of inducing but I wouldn't suggest it.
If you have 2 weeks left let nature take it's course. I am sure that you will pop any day now and in 18 years you will wanna put it back :)
2006-09-26 22:13:03 · answer #5 · answered by lady_J96 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would say walks and lots of herbal tea, I dont know if it really works but its a wives tale. Whatever you do no baths if your already dialated because it can cause an infection up there. Good Luck
2006-09-26 22:46:29 · answer #6 · answered by heathersasmom 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alot of walking and sex. Also drink 1 cup three times a day of red raspberry leaf tea. You can find it at your local health food store. I hope this helps.
2006-09-26 22:12:08 · answer #7 · answered by Chrissy V 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sex can work! So try to have sex if that is possible and if your doctor didn't instruct not to. lol Walking also helps. Good luck and I hope it is a short labor!
2006-09-26 22:12:19 · answer #8 · answered by staysee921 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my best friend is 13 days over due and has been trying everything ,raspberry leaf tea, pinapples,walking, sex,supps,castor oil(3 times)bumpy drives she even had her membrains sweept and nothing has worked!!!i believe they com when their ready.i feel for you though i know how tired you must feel.ive not long ago had i third and i just wanted her to come. good luck
2006-09-26 22:17:11 · answer #9 · answered by morpixi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Walking might help you dialate further, but I don't know if it will start your contractions. Have sex if possible, that might help too.
2006-09-26 22:13:07 · answer #10 · answered by S. O. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋