2007-03-24 07:06:01 · 13 answers · asked by nikki 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
My wife was dilated to 7cm with our first for 27 hours. Now that was hard labor. The only two things that will speed the process up is walking and a warm to hot bath but be careful in the tub to watch for your water breaking. If you had an in with the nurse and she was just a little tuff when she checks your dilation this might cause the water to break and out comes baby very soon.
2007-03-24 07:35:31 · answer #1 · answered by theanswerman63 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your already in early labour hunny! Once you get to 5 cm it's classed as established labour! If your contractions haven't started yet, try going for a walk, it will help baby's head to engage in the pelvis. Maybe try hand expressing your breast milk, it releases hormones (prostaglandins) into the body which induce labour, but it can take hours! But mostly make sure you eat and drink plenty, keep your energy up, it sounds like your gonna be needing it real soon! Good luck
2007-03-24 18:19:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have sex with your partner (the semen will help your cervix become fully effaced), then get to the hospital and walk around the outside and then the inside for an hour or so.
Don't take castor oil, it can cause baby to have a bowel movement in utero and cause lots of other problems. It's not worth the risk.
2007-03-24 14:23:06 · answer #3 · answered by Rebecca C 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you are 4-5 cm? that's considered active labor! you are going to be holding that baby in your arms very soon, do alot of walking, that is what they have you do at the hospital if things are progressing slowly.. Here's to a smooth labor and delivery :)
edited after reading some other answers.. NO CASTOR OIL, it can cause distress in the baby, it doesn't happen very often, but not worth the risk, it is suspected that it can cause the baby to have it's first bowel movement while still inside of you and it can swallow some of it and inhale it with it's first breath causing infections and worse
2007-03-24 14:11:55 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Girl, get up and do as much walking as possible. move around. It will make the baby drop lower. My granny once told me squatting would help too. God bless u and your baby.
2007-03-24 14:11:52 · answer #5 · answered by Spoiled Rotten 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You cant wait a day or two. Maybe not even that, you could go tonight. Just wait. Its better for you and the baby.
2007-03-24 14:08:27 · answer #6 · answered by LP's Mommy, RN 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Walk, walk, walk. Have a small glass of wine and then take a warm bubble bath.
2007-03-24 14:11:01 · answer #7 · answered by pro2call10 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Have sex, Karo Syrup, the clear kind not dark. castor oile will to it for sure. It sounds like you are at the point that you will go into heavy duty labor in the next 24 hours or so...
Good luck!
2007-03-24 14:10:14 · answer #8 · answered by snobunny13 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
castor oil.It will give you the craps real bad,but it definatley gets the job done.give it 3-6 hrs to work,but if you want to not drink castor oil.walk ALOT not so much that u wear urself out but either option will help and the castor oil will not hurt you or your baby.i did it with my daughter
2007-03-24 14:10:56 · answer #9 · answered by spindymindi 3 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Walk around...
2007-03-24 14:10:07 · answer #10 · answered by Endellion 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋