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12-11-2012 at 12:26 PM
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What are some ways to help induce labor?

Today I just feel READY for this baby to come.
I'm starting to become desperate.

I tried Spice enriched wasabi peas, hot fries, etc.
And none of that worked.
I'm about go to walk on the Treadmill for 30-40 minuets to see if that works.
How fast should I walk on it?

Also, are there any other ways you discovered that worked for you?
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12-11-2012 at 12:29 PM
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My sister has been eating lots of pineapple in the past couple days - she's still pregnant so I'm not sure it's helping but doesn't hurt to try!

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12-11-2012 at 12:37 PM
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Sex...we are going to up our activity in a few weeks to hopefully start things a moving. But honestly, I just believe baby comes when baby wants to come. 

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12-11-2012 at 12:39 PM
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Most natural inducers aren't proven, and some can even be unsafe to try, and honestly that baby is going to come when it wants to, just hold tight and enjoy the last few days of silent nights! I totally understand the hatred of pregnancy, I have 19 days left and I wish I could tell my LO to GTFO, but when they want to pop out, he/she will!
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12-11-2012 at 12:40 PM
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Where I live, theres a little cookie shop that advertises "Labor Cookies" and they worked within 8 hours for me, and 12 hours for my sister in law...plus numerous other ladies in town. All they have in them in spices of all kinds. So things like cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, cloves, and a few other things. So I would try to make some good 'ol fashioned spice cookies to help.

Also, riding in the car on a very bumpy, gravel road is suppose to start labor (so my OB says). Speed walking may help, but with your lungs compressed right now it may not be the best option. Lots and lots of sex is also suppose to help (my water broke just a couple hours after a vigorous roll in the hay so who knows if it was that or the cookies lol)

Sitting/bouncing on a yoga/birthing ball is suppose to help as well. Hope some of these ideas help you! If nothing else, you will feel better after eating some yummy cookies and good sex! lol

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12-11-2012 at 12:45 PM
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Our OB says the only proven way is sex and nipple stimulation. I have a friend who induced all four of her children this way (#4 was due two days before her DH was to be deployed, so they had a ton of sex and he was born early).
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12-11-2012 at 12:49 PM
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Acupressure or acupuncture was recommended by my doc bc I had been contracting for two weeks with no progress.
I scheduled a acupuncture appt and did acupressure on myself, 8 hours later my contractions were 3 mins apart and my daughter was born that evening.

But baby will come when they come.
 
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12-11-2012 at 12:52 PM
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Walk, have sex (the prostaglandins in the semen can help ripen the cervix). You can try nipple stimulation with a pump. 

The only other thing that will work is time. Baby comes when they are ready.  
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12-11-2012 at 1:03 PM
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My OB says sex is the only way. Had both of mine the day after DTD, this one isnt taking the hint though.
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12-11-2012 at 2:17 PM
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jobiann:
Sex...we are going to up our activity in a few weeks to hopefully start things a moving. But honestly, I just believe baby comes when baby wants to come. 

Exactly this.

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12-11-2012 at 4:28 PM
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Same thing I did with DD - sit around and wait for the baby.  It's not so bad, really. 
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12-11-2012 at 8:01 PM
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this decaf life:
My sister has been eating lots of pineapple in the past couple days - she's still pregnant so I'm not sure it's helping but doesn't hurt to try!

I think you have to eat something ridiculous like 50 pineapples to even make your uterus twitch.

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12-12-2012 at 2:34 AM
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Nothing worked for me :( I tried EVERYTHING! Sex is about the only thing that i hear works :( but my hubby wont give me none) So i wouldn't know lol, I have to get induced because my baby is stingy, He has not dropped and i'm not even dilating and my cervix is still ripe so the Doctor is inducing me tomorrow :) 
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