best ways to induce labour

[BRIE]

My due date is fast approaching & the last thing I want is to be induced again!
so how did all the mummies out there get there babies moving?

[cuddlepop]

Wish I could help but all mine have been early.

Have heard that a "little bit of what you fancy" tends to speed things up,well if you think about it thats whats starts the process.

You in your new house yet?.....new house,new baby and all that,maybe you could "camp out" and pretend your in if your not.

[brokencross]

My best friends wife took their dog for a brisk walk, it brought on labour on 3 occasions. Let me guess you don't have a dog. Good luck anyway.

[teenybash]

Start cleaning the house from top to bottom................even if it's pristine. Hoover, mop,polish floors.... just get stuck in and your labour will start all by itself. Raspberry tea will also bring on labour and see you pop back into shape, after the birth. Raspberry tea can be got from a local herbalist or health food shop and should only be taking during the last three weeks of pregnancy.
Good luck.

[Angela]

Two of mine were early and the other one arrived on the due date.

The thing women did here in Edinburgh was to get their OHs to drive them round and round over the cobbled streets. Sometimes it seemed to do the trick and it also worked well for sending crying babies (safely in their car seats of course) off to sleep when all else failed.

All the best, Brie.

[Kathy@watten]

LOL remember this well, big heavy and tired of being enormous.....and being induced is not fun!
Try going a run up to Loch More and along the forestry tracks where you will find no mobile phone works bound to work!
Daresay you have tried the hot bath, curry and marital relations?? babies come when they are ready and the prospect of inducement is less than appealling...what about wandering around in the most inconvienient place for waters to break...Tescos for example? Best of luck anyways for your new baby on the way hope you have a good experience and hope all goes well for you all!

[Melancholy Man]

Get rid of Gordon Brown?

Failing that, raspberry leaf tea as a [uterine] muscle relaxant. Check with your obstetrician, though, as despite was the Radovans may tell you, herbal remedies *can* counteract other treatments; although the main potential risk here is drinking it too early, when you want the baby the stay.

[BRIE]

marital relations-tryed that with the others & it doesnt work!!
hopefully moving next week just putting the finishing touches to it. & yes its true having babies & moving house really is the most stressful things
in life!
The raspberry leaf tea worked great for a pain free labour last time but sadly it didnt bring on the labour.

[teenybash]

If all else fails..............try belly dancing.........I kid you not...move those abdominals and soon everythingelse will also start moving!!!!

[justine]

must i be the miserable one again. Well after many years at this i can say there is no sure way to start off labour. Unfortunately mother nature makes up her own mind as to when the baby will come and we have no control..Either way good luck for the near future and be sure to let us know when little one arrives.

[wifie]

Do you know anyone who practises Shiatsu? There is a point on your hand you can press which gets things going - I won't explain it incase I get it wrong - best to be taught properly. Certainly helped for me.....

[mccaugm]

With my last I went into labour about 12 hours before I was due to be induced. I had a great gynae who was only going to let me go 5 days over my date. With my second I disagreed with the docs about my dates. They reckond I had him on time but I reckon he was 2 weeks late. My first went on his date which apparently is very unusual.

I am told a bit of "hows your father", strong curry, the raspberry tea thing and exercise such as walking works. With me sitting doing a huge pile of ironing brought on labour. Good luck and photos please when the little one does finally make an appearance.

[skinnydog]

I tried everything and I mean everything!! Nothing worked, still had to wait 2 weeks and even then was induced. Even after that the poor kid didn't want to make an appearance so had to be delicately helped into the world with the aid of forceps.

Ouch.

[justine]

must i be the miserable one again. Well after many years at this i can say there is no sure way to start off labour. Unfortunately mother nature makes up her own mind as to when the baby will come and we have no control..Either way good luck for the near future and be sure to let us know when little one arrives.

although i will add that if you would like to try something natural, then marital nuptuals is good as the gel they use in hospital to induce labour, is a man made substance that is very like male sperm.That then produces the normal hormone in the woman to start labour naturaly. Thats only if you feel up to it..

[telfordstar]

With my last baby I tried every old wifes tale possible to get baby on the move he was overdue and nothing worked at all was even given some help by gynagologist but even that didnt move him along I even went down the route of castor oil and even that didnt work. I was induced 6 days over and after having 2 other labours without being induced it was THE WORST labour of them all by far.
Good luck Brie and keep us posted.

[Moby]

I was late with all my kids, the last I was induced. I was lucky it was no worse or no better than going naturally.

In the last days before I was induced I was slurping away on raspberry tea and castor oil, had enormous quantities of curry, out for brisk walks and a bit of hows your father. I even spent one day lifting paving slabs..............didn't work.

Chin up it won't be long - good luck

[Sapphire2803]

I was induced on my first two and it was awful. On my third, as soon as I got to my due date I was on a mission. I didn't sit down all day, I was wandering about, sweeping, washing floors, ironing, anything to keep me on my feet. If I stopped to watch telly, I stood behind the armchair and leaned on it, rather than sitting. So, gravity worked for me. My waters broke at 11pm, just as I was about to give up until the next day.

[telfordstar]

sitting on top of gym ball and bouncing and rolling about on it was one that was recommened to me by the midwife.

[mccaugm]

Epsom Salts & a good pile of ironing, the salts taste gross but I delivered 24 hours later....forgot about that. My mother suggested that to me at the time....

[Daisy]

Im having the same worries was 7 days late with my first but went myself then 12 days late wi my second and had to be started off. My nana swears by cod liver oil but Ive never tried it, hot hot curries are meant to work lond fast walks and sex. If all else fails I have a big trampoline in the back garden you can have a go on. Thats where I will be on my due date!!!!