how can i make myself go in labor?

Question

I will be 37 weeks in a couple days but I hurt and have some pressure but the pressure goes away. I just feel like crap. I tried sex and walking but dont seem to help all that much, does anyone know what will help me go in labor within the next couple days for sure???

Answer 1

why don't you just be a normal expecting mother and wait for crying out loud? 37 weeks isn't even full term yet. suck it up and wait. that's what you're suppose to do when you're pregnant.. WAIT. besides you don't even know if you're babies longs are fully devolped.

Answer 2

Nothing will make you go into labor "for sure" except for going to the hospital and letting them put you on a pitocin drip, which is awful.

A lot of women before you have tried sex and walking and castor oil and other methods and they didn't work because most babies come when they are ready.

I know that's not what you want to hear, but remember that every day the baby stays in your body he/she is gaining weight and getting stronger. You don't want to deliver too soon.

If you can, find ways to distract yourself from thinking about it too much. Find things that relax you, things that make you happy. Eat your favorite foods. Put your feet up and take a long nap. When baby comes....those moments will be few and far between!

Answer 3

Nothing will make you go into labor other than time. Most of the home labor inducers have been proven to be harmful to mom or baby. Rest, make sure the room is ready, pack your bag and have a little patience. It will happen.

Answer 4

Unless it is medically necessary to have a child early induction is not the safest route to go. Average first pregnancies are 41 weeks 1 day & pregnancies with prior births average 40 weeks 3 days… It is optimal to be patient and wait until your body & baby are ready. Intervention usually leads to more intervening, and having an induction can put you at a higher risk of having a cesarean section, something that despite being the most common surgery in the U.S. carries many, many risks.

Some safe ways to try to bring on labor at home are:

Walking. And especially up & down stairs sideways. This helps the baby navigate the pelvic bones and allows the baby to put pressure on your cervix aiding in dilation.

Squatting is also good, both before labor & during. Before labor you can do squats to strengthen your legs for long periods of squatting during labor as well as stretching the joints & muscles associated with squatting. It also helps the baby put pressure on the cervix. And during labor it can open your pelvis up to 33% more, allowing more room for the baby to squeeze out!

I have heard good things about red raspberry tea (drink it chilled, hot it is gross!) It is said to strengthen your uterus, thus causing your contractions to be more efficient.

Sex or more specifically semen and orgasm are said to help you to release more of the natural labor-inducing hormone Oxytocin. And Sperm/semen contain prostaglandins another substance that is synthetically produced and used to aid in dilation!

Nipple stimulation is also another way to get your body to produce Oxytocin, as well as help to toughen up your nipples for the task of breast feeding that lay ahead!

I hope this was helpful, a great book about labor & birth is:
The Thinking Woman’s Guide to a Better Birth by Henci Goer
I recommend it to all expectant parents!

CASTOR OIL IS A LAXATIVE AND HAS NEVER BEEN PROVEN TO BE SAFE OR EFFECTIVE AT INDUCING LABOR. IT CAN PASS THE PLACENTA CAUSING THE BABY TO PASS MECONIUM (POOP) INSIDE PUTTING HIM/HER AT A HIGHER RISK OF INFECTION AND OTHER SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS!

Answer 5

well not everybody is the same !! you can make yourself go in labour if you really wanted too! and its not dangerious for the baby from 37-42 weeks prego the baby is considered full term so there is no danger unless you had complications in your pregnancy trust me from expeience i'm on my 3rd child and i am also 37 weeks pregnant! walking up a big hill can work! having very intense sex can work! there is also nipple stimulation! and walking up alot of stairs! anyways goodluck!!

Answer 6

stop having sex and get him to make you have a orgasm, all sex does is take the sperm and make your cervix contract, it was super uncomfortable for me, I hated contractions. but I've heard that red raspberry leaf tea is great and also taking a ride in a car on a very bumpy road. good luck and congrats.

Answer 7

sure...sit tight for a couple of weeks. and...yeah, you're gonna hurt, you're 37 weeks pregnant. jeopardizing your baby's health over the fact that you feel like crap isn't worth it though, is it? the little guy (or girl) will come when he (she) is done cooking...

Answer 8

walk, walk, walk.