Restarting contractions? Any hints?

[*LittleMissSummer*]

Or go shopping for 4 hours. Thats what did it for me. Oh and plan to have dinner with your best friend LOL

[hj1981]

nipple stimulation worked here!

Goodluck with it all Dusty! how very exciting!!!!

[onthefly]

OH Dusty I hope this means it's very, very soon!
As others have suggested, you need to get the oxytocin flowing with some good loving - even just cuddles.
Oh, and no more castor oil - yucko.

[Mum2SweetCs]

Well falling down on all fours while trying to teach my brother how to bowl and forgetting that pregnant ladies are bad at balancing did it for me lol

Good luck Dusty!

[dusty]

Fabulous suggestions! I'm getting through a lot of them already. So far acupuncture, S&S, acupressure, bouncing and shaking my bootie on the fit ball have all helped with instigating minor contractions! Nothing ongoing though yet.

Suse that oil is great thanks! Em really got it going on my ankles and found an awesome point straight to the uterus.

Alan DH went to get Black Cohosh from a natural medicines dispensary but they gave him Blue Cohosh instead in a tincture form? I'm not sure on the difference or how to administer it. Any suggestions?

Tanya thanks for holding off LOL, Phoenix needs all the encouragement it seems .

Our walk in the local bush was lovely between rain showers, no cx but made me feel so alive
Off to climb my stairs several times....


xx

[csab]

Gee Dusty hun, you certainly like keeping us hanging lol. I think we are more anxious than you are. I keep coming on here to say if there is anymore news from you. Gee I am so impatient.

Glad some of the tips and tricks are bringing some contractions on, GL with the steps. lol. Anyway heres a cheer for you:

Go Dusty Go Dusty you can do it Go Dusty Yayyyyyyyy

Fingers crossed tonight you get those contractions happening again and pheonix is in your arms real soon. Like tomorrow. hehehe. Hugs Ohhh heres some more labour vibes.... Keep danicing hehehe

[onthefly]

Don't wear yourself out Dusty!

[~Trish~]

You're doing a great job Dusty! Keep it up!!!

[CeCe]

Just wanting to wish you well Dusty. I will be thinking of you and wishing you strong, effective contration vibes. xx

[mrsmac]

Watching baby movies is supposed to help too! and driving over speed humps LOL
Good luck, this bub is a stubborn little poss.

[Snacks]

Thinking of you, Dusty. xx
I found cuddling some little baby clothes helped me to move into active labour once cx started.

[Yeddi]

You know.... you could just relax, and leave it for bub to decide. It's actually a protein within lung surfactant (which is vital in order for lungs to expand and contract properly) that initiates normal labour when there is enough present in the amniotic fluid. Trying to initiate labour under one's own steam does no one any favours because you'll keep trying to push the issue while bub sends out adrenaline that will stall your labour if it's not ready, and what you'll get is start and stop labour that's just plain annoying, more painful than it needs to be and gives medical staff a reason to interfere. And perhaps it's the stress of trying to start labour (I see you're 42 weeks) that could be self-sabotaging. Murphy's law - as soon as you give up - it'll will start up.

And I'd have to disagree with MrsMac - finding a speed hump can caused by mother to suffer a placental abruption.

[mrsmac]

Sorry Dusty wasn't trying to kill you just recounting every old wives tale I could to help you.

[Yeddi]

Sorry Dusty wasn't trying to kill you just recounting every old wives tale I could to help you.

Don't worry about it MrsMac, knew it was in best intentions, I'm sorry if it was a bit abrupt - blame baby brain (I'm currently 36weeks pregnant) and I've lost all my adjectives to have put it better and often don't think about it until after the fact. Just look at the sentence... a few too many words. I'm going to quit while I'm behind, I think.

[MummaSue]

Ooooohhhh Dusty, you're so close!!!! I've been stalking BB for a lot of the day to see if we have any news!!!
Thinking of you tonight!

Sue xxxx

[water_lily80]

Go for a walk down the road with one foot on the curb and one foot on the road!! Look like a weirdo but who cares Or up a hill...if you can be bothered. Works every time!!!

[Alan]

Hi Dusty

Blue Cohosh has some potential side effects that could cause problems, that is why I do not recommend it. Being that it is in a tincture form I cannot tell you how much to take because I do not know the concentration. The natural medicines dispensary should have told how much to take when they gave it to you.
Black Cohosh can be found in tablet form at any health food shop and at most chemists.

[flossy17]

cleaning the house did it for me both times, which worked out well cause at least i came home from hospital not having to worry about having to do it anytime soon.gl