Please help! İ am pregnant on my second baby and if i dont have the baby by the 25th may i will need ınduced

Question

My first son came a week earlier but doctors said he grew faster and quicker. my first scan said the 23rd may and scans after that said 17th may so i was presuming to go early and also because my first son was born a week early. does anyone know if the things you can try to bring on labour actually work. ı am so scared to be induced as i have heard all the horror stories. please help!!!!

Answer 1

Walk, sex, eat spicy food are all possible ways. Do they really work...no one knows for sure. The one thing that is for certain is that baby will only come out when it is ready to come out and not a second earlier (unless you are having a C-section). Try as you must, but you might be wasting time rather than using that time to get the last little bit of rest prior to the big show!
GOOD LUCK!

Answer 2

First babies are notoriously either 10 days late or 10 days early, my son in particular, my first, I was due on May 7, but had him on the 17th 17 years ago!! After that they're usually more or less on time, but it seems to me you may be a bit unsure as to the date of the first day of your last period, and everything is just an estimate anyway, the baby will come when it's damn good and ready and not before no matter how much you jump up and down(I tried)
Don't let them induce you until you're at least 2 weeks late, cuz your dates are pretty vague.

REMEMBER: NO ONE EVER GAVE BIRTH TO A TWO YEAR OLD

Answer 3

I am an L&D RN, and none of those are guaranteed to work!
Both my children were overdue; if those things worked no nurse or doctor would be overdue!
Both of my children were induced, and both were delivered without pain relief.
Induction is simply more efficient - you go from 10 minutes apart to 7, 5, 3 boom! The prolonged 'latent' phase is just a lot faster. There are all kinds of protocals, and safety precautions, so try not to worry.
I will never understand why women tell all those 'horror' stories about labor! I have seen very few truly 'bad' labors.
Painful, yes; but why do they try to scare you?

Answer 4

I see some great answers above but keep in mind before doing the castrol oil thing it does carry risks which you should look in to. Also note most "natural" ways of inductions work becauce a woman is already dialating on her own. I was induced by pitocin and it is not as bad as most people make it out to be so don't worry if it comes to that but be sure it is really needed before doing that because it does put stress on you and the baby that is un-necessary. Woman are not pregnant forever although it feels that way :) Good luck and be patient, walk as much as you can and as hard as it is relax and enjoy this time....trust me you will miss it at some point :)

Answer 5

I am pregnant with my 3rd and 4th - Twins! Normally, they come earlier rather than later - however it seems I have the industrial sized cervix and they are going to hang on forever. I spoke to my doctor and was told that they will not induce - it is healthier for the babies to stay in as long as possible. Though, I am as big as a house and very uncomfortable - so we talked about cheating the system. How can you "cheat the system" and safely induce your own labor. Sex. This time it is all about your satisfaction. Mens sperm will help relax your muscles, but your orgasm - combined with some nipple stimulation will produce oxytocin - a chemical needed in bringing on contractions and ultimately: Delivery! A great web site for you to check out is babycenter.com
Good luck - and don't worry, nature will take take its course!

Answer 6

Well, you did not get yourself pregnant. So I can understand why you feel as if you need to take what he says into consideration. I think it is completely up to you! You do not seem like you are having this baby because you want to keep him in your life, you seem like you really want this child. Honestly, if i lost a child and the doctor told me that this baby is healthy and I wasn't risking my life and I wanted to be a mom in 9 months I would keep it. No matter what he says. You are the momma bear, you have to endure pregnancy, so if you don't think you can live with yourself after an abortion and you want to have this baby then there's nothing he can do about it!

Answer 7

i loved being induced b/c it was like everything was already planned for me... I got the epidural before i even had contractions and i still had my son 4 hours after that !! the nurse litterally had to WAKE ME UP to tell me that my son was already out on the birthing table! honestly! i didnt feel a thing! I loved it..but every woman is different! if u dont want to be induced try walking around alot.. try having sex, try light exercising, also, my grandma swears that castrol oil makes u go in labor ..but i NEVER tried it..i was too scared..haha, good thing huh> good luck and dont worry so much! everything will be fine, u cant control mother nature anyways!!

Answer 8

i was induced and i don't know what kind of horror you can be talking about i got an epidural before they start inducing me you don't have to deal with those horrible contractions but in my case it was necessary when i had a contraction my sons heart rate dropped drastically. the only problem i had was the inducing didn't work for me i ended up with an emergency c section after 12 hrs of being induced

Answer 9

my first daughter was induced labor but it wasn't too bad no need to worry. they had to induce me cause she was getting too big too fast, but everything worked out just fine.
I am also prego again and i am not scared at all of having this one induced if i need it.
but i do recommend an epidural though cause when i had my first it hurt really bad even with the epidural but i don't think it had anything to do with being induced!
i wouldn't worry. plus at least you will already be in the hospital when you go into labor, and not have to worry about rushing up there when it is time

Answer 10

LOL I'm in the same boat. I'm due tomorrow and I am SO done with this.
I hear 3 spoons full of Castor oil will do the trick. The downside is that you'll be on a 4 hour bowel movement roller coaster.
also
sex
rubbing your nipples
walking
vigorous exorcise
I'd talk to your doctor before you do any of this...you know....just let 'em know and they can probably let you know which method would work better for YOU.
Good luck!