Hello iam just wondering if any1 has any tips on how to start labour coz iam due in 3days and its my late dads b day today and would love 4 my baby to share that with him would really make me happy!! Thanx to any1 that can help!! x
2007-01-20 22:00:19 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Have sex...
2007-01-20 22:05:07 · answer #1 · answered by ? 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You can have the baby within the next few weeks as those calculations based on your last menstrual period are notoriously unreliable.
Be happy, let your baby decide his or her birthday. Besides, your body will get the "today is the day" telltale signs such as what you may think of as cramping, but they are tiny contractions which are too far in between. You will also get leakages , or blissful nothings. Clean up the house, prepare baby things, run down the list, food for you and your husband, little details....
If you really want to have the baby today, phone your obstetrician and run it by him. Maybe he or she would rather that you have the baby today too, she will be happy to have the next days off when your baby is really due.
2007-01-20 22:17:54 · answer #2 · answered by QuiteNewHere 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately no matter what you try your baby will not arrive until he/she is ready, i tried everything with my son. Sex, curries, pneapple to name a few in the end he came a few days late
Although you only have a few days left until your due try drinking Raspberry Leaf tea as this will help your body get ready for the birth
Good luck and congratulations x
2007-01-24 11:25:20 · answer #3 · answered by Nimsay 06 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots and lots and lots of walking
i was due on 18th december 2004 - was meant to go in for an induction, and on the 15th i went xmas shopping with my mum, lots of walking, was out all day
woke up the next morning, i was in early labour
my little boy wasnt born though until 17th december (he was nearly a 16th december baby) he was born at 01:24am!
good luck x
2007-01-20 22:15:22 · answer #4 · answered by Jemmax 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter was 2 weeks overdue & they said to me to do a few things to help labour along or else they'd have to induce me the next morning (I didn't want this) - and they must have worked cause I went into labour that night.
1) Eat mexican food (I ate it breakfast, lunch & dinner that day!)
2) Rub your nipples (I tried this but it just felt yukky!!!)
3) Drink castor oil (I mixed it 1/2 & 1/2 with orange juice - tastes disgusting & makes you want to throw up which is why it gets your stomach moving)
4) Have sex! (Believe it or not - this was the cruncher, we went for it, and 15 minutes later my waters broke! They say it's healthy for baby & parents)
Apparently anything that makes your insides move (making you want to vomit or get diahorrea) encourages contractions to start. Sounds disgusting, but it worked for me. Good luck!
2007-01-20 22:18:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try the usual - sex, hot curry, hot bath, lots of walking and raspberry leaf tea in bucket fulls!!! Failing that if you are truly desperate there is always castor oil but it's pretty gross and isn't recommended by midwives. To be honest honey, I tried them all with my third one and after two weeks I was induced in hospital. She (the baby) obviously wasn't ready as it was horrendous!! I'd say you should wait, you can't plan labour!
Good luck and enjoy your little bundle of joy!! x x x
2007-01-20 22:05:49 · answer #6 · answered by katieplatie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your baby will come when it's ready. It's better to allow nature to take it's course.
You can get induced, but I've heard that's really painful.
My baby is due 2 days before my FIL's birthday and 3 before my wedding anniversary.
If the baby's not ready, I'm not going to force it.
2007-01-21 01:17:09 · answer #7 · answered by Sheila G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you will go into labour when your body is ready, but I guess there is no harm in trying out the 'old wives tales', of a long walk or a curry or some naughtiness in the bedroom.... good luck for the new arrival, my wife is due in 4wks.
2007-01-20 23:19:24 · answer #8 · answered by thedaddy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was late with my son but I ate fresh pineapple for about a week and kept active and bought my labour on2 days b4 i was due to be induced.
2007-01-20 22:35:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Congratulations! Ah, labour pains will start with ready! Just try to keep yourself busy. Good luck x
2007-01-20 22:13:39 · answer #10 · answered by misstake 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
honey, i am due in 7 days, have been dilated 1 cm and 50% effaced for over 10 days, have had mild contractions since, have walked, talked, stood on my head, had sex, etc. etc...and nothing is working! I'm just sitting back and letting nature take its course...some babies are so stubborn! ;)
2007-01-21 00:41:18 · answer #11 · answered by zoe and skylar's mommy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋