im 6dys overdue,had a membrane sweep and had regular contractions 8mins apart for hrs,midwife says its too early to break waters/do another sweep but im soo tired,i have 3 other children who went to their nans this morning as we thought bub was on his way and things seemed to have stopped,any advice?
2007-12-28 00:55:10 · 12 answers · asked by lisa k 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
i have been given an induction date for 4th jan but really cant last that long,planned for a homebirth which is why they are waiting but will be too tired to give birth at this rate!!
2007-12-28 01:27:40 · update #1
Have some sex!
Really, it works.
Have hubby be gentle though.
:-)
2007-12-28 01:02:39 · answer #1 · answered by Mom of 2 great boys 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Most likely after 6 or 7 days there going to induce you I would be very suprised if they made you wait any longer and if you want to speed up breaking the water try walking around or this may sound odd have sex it'll help but stop once the water breaks but you'll have the baby in the next 24 hours.
Congrats on the baby!!!
2007-12-28 01:14:19 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
try lots of walking to speed things up and even a session in the bedroom... but not if your waters have broken! Some people would advise castor oil to get things goin, but i would talk seriously about this with your doctor or midwife first as its not all sunny weather when it comes to castor oil. Like curry! get the takeaway menu out and order a vindalooo... :) good luck
2007-12-28 01:01:15 · answer #3 · answered by ♥*cassie 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Go for a walk, get a hot curry, sit on a gym ball and rotate hips on it, take a really warm bath (this helped me), put some music on and do a bit of dancing (you might look a bit silly but who cares if it helps the bub along)
Good luck, i'll keep my fingers crossed for you x
2007-12-28 01:03:34 · answer #4 · answered by ✿Regina Felangie✿ 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Probably the same advise everyone else will give you... Walk and have sex. BUT do not have sex after your bag of waters breaks since it can introduce infection to the baby. Good Luck, I'm sure you'll be having that baby within the next 48 hours!
2007-12-28 01:02:01 · answer #5 · answered by Jen M 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
hi in my last pregnancey i did a lot of cleaning around the house and lots of walking i was five days over my due date i had her on sixth day over plenty of excercise this worked for me good luck
2007-12-28 04:28:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
this is going to sound really silly but.....
go and stomp on the stairs, this will make baby move down and hit your cervix
I did this and i went into active labour, Isn't it just worth a try?
2007-12-28 02:14:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
pinapple old wives tale but really does work !! just eat lots and lots !! good luck !!!!
2007-12-28 02:02:19 · answer #8 · answered by wendy s 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
get induced! i would! i got induced when i was 6 days overdue.
that sucks! i'd just walk a lot!! good luck~
2007-12-28 01:00:45 · answer #9 · answered by natalie 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
it's probably cuz the baby is not ready to come out yet.....
2007-12-28 01:30:08 · answer #10 · answered by Shy Nena 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋