Please don't respond with...walking, sex and castor oil........Thanks!
2007-03-05 04:23:34 · 19 answers · asked by believer 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
CLARY SAGE essential oil is suppose to cause your uterus to start contracting. You don't drink it or anything just rub it on your body (feet, tummy, etc.) . I know a lady that uses this and says it is all natural and won't harm the baby and it really works! You can probably get it at a health food store.
2007-03-05 05:00:57 · answer #1 · answered by Oh me oh my...♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sexual intercourse - This works in two ways to induce labor. First, female orgasm can bring on contractions. Second, semen contains prostaglandins. Prostaglandins work to help ripe and soften the cervix.
Nipple stimulation - Stimulating the nipples triggers the production of natural oxytocin. Oxytocin contracts the uterus.
Accupressure - Accupressure may be helpful in inducing labor. Some pressure points you can try are the roof of your mouth, the webbing of your fingers between your pointer finger and thumb, and above the ankle about four fingerspaces above is a pressure point.
Stripping the membranes - This can only be done by a health care provider. Your doctor or midwife will seperate the bag of waters from your cervix and this is thought to help encourage labor to start.
Raspberry Leaf Tea - Rasberry leaf tea is not actually known for it's labor inducing properties, but it is believed to be helpful in toning the uterus and helping with labor.
Cinnamin stick tea - Take cinnamin sticks and boil them into a tea and drink. It actually tastes good so even if it doesn't bring on labor it may help you to relax.
Evening primrose oil - Evening primrose oil comes in small capsules similar to vitamin E. It is believed to help soften and ripen the cervix.
Walking - Walking may help to get baby to drop into proper position.
Visualization/relaxation - Relaxation can help with labor induction. Try doing relaxation exercisers. They are also good practice for when labor actually begins.
Pineapple, cumin tea, eggplant parmesan, and spicy foods - are another thing you can try.
Other methods we do not recommend for inducing labor
Castor oil - Castor oil is also used for inducing labor. It tastes horrible! It is likely to make you feel sick and it probably won't work.
Herbs - There are other herbs you can use to induce labor. Without consulting your doctor or midwife we do not recommend the use of herbs.
2007-03-05 12:27:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I "willed" myself to go into labor, seriously... I was bound and determined to be done with the whole pregnancy thing by the end of 2006, and on New Years Eve I told my son he was being evicted. The castor oil thing works by causing contractions of the intestine, which supposedly cause contractions of the uterus. I used that theory and started rhythmically contracting my stomach muscles, and I started using my breast pump to stimulate my nipples (I only got a couple of drops, but I did it for about 5 minutes every hour for about 5 hours). Then I went shopping to pick up a baby swing, and by the time I sat down for dinner I decided I should start timing the braxton hicks I was having and realized they were every 5 minutes! My son was born (by c-section, he was breech) only 10 minutes into 2007. It's all a matter of Willpower, I swear!
Good luck!
2007-03-05 12:36:11 · answer #3 · answered by Suliah 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Walking and sex are the only ways that I know of. Sex is the best method because the oxytocin is secreted during love-making which, in turn, can also stimulate the uterus to contract. Love-making can be effective to induce labor if your body is ready.
2007-03-05 12:28:45 · answer #4 · answered by babybunny729 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
walking, sex, and castor oil! j/k! Actually I was going to say spicy hot wings, nipple stimuation, walking, and sex...were all things that doctors or nurses told me to do personally. Also if you are at least 1 cm your doctor can strip your membranes. There are different herbs and natural stuff that can help, but you need to consult a professional herb person or midwife for those.
2007-03-05 12:30:54 · answer #5 · answered by mommyem 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This lady once told me that when you drink chamomile tea during the last days of pregnancy it helps to bring your contraction closer together helping you dilate faster.
I did this & sure enough the whole time I was at home all I did was drink many cups of tea( it also helped me cope with the contractions a little better)I kept having contraction after contraction.when I was at the hospital they slowed down quite a bit I guess because I wasn't drinking the tea anymore.Who knows.Try it maybe it will work for you.Good luck!
2007-03-05 12:33:12 · answer #6 · answered by klueless 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, the ones you mentioned didn't work for me anyways. What put me in labor was sweeping my membranes. Ask your doctor to do that, it is quick and you will probably go to labor the very next day or so. If you are passed 38 weeks, he will do it.
2007-03-05 12:41:45 · answer #7 · answered by Matahari 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I seriously did put myself in labor twice by having sex. Make sure you have an origasm though. origasms cause your uturis to contract inducing labor.
2007-03-05 12:27:10 · answer #8 · answered by Candace T 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I you do not believe in walking, sexual intercourse and castor oil then it comes to massage right from 20th week and light exercise.
2007-03-05 12:40:30 · answer #9 · answered by Angle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard spicy foods make you go into labor....but there are a million old wives tales like that=)
Just let nature take its course, my son was 8 days late...and walking is what put me into labor=) Go to Wal-mart, and shop til ya drop...or go into labor=P
2007-03-05 12:27:36 · answer #10 · answered by bdgill19 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋