How did you get yourself into labour?

[~Raven~]

My OB told me the last thing you did was the one that worked.

The day before DD was born at 40+5 we had sex, I had an OB visit with a S&S, had acupuncture, jumped on the trampoline and went for a long walk. Take your pick as to which one worked lol

[Macca79]

Well my 'due' date was Monday and I have had sex (going to have more), curry, walking walking walking, acupuncture, massage and today threw in a pedi for good luck. Have also been swinging and gyrating like a clown and still waiting. Oh and don't forget raspberry tea (had heaps of that) and have been stop start for 3 weeks. I think I will be pregnant for a while yet, we will see.

[Rhia]

Honestly I walked myself silly! The day before I gave birth I walked up a massive hill...it worked!! I was only 2 days over, but id been walking a lot during my whole pregnancy aswell. It just helps gravity I reckon! My last resort would have been DTD..but DP was not keen on that idea!

[Tish]

I tried everything under the sun - dtd, gutter walking, s&s, acupuncture, reflexology, nipple massage. At 42 wks DS was still only 3/5, not even close to engaged.

But, the day before my induction was scheduled I saw a hypnotherapist/guru who helped me to visualise my induction not happening.

In the end I was sitting in the hospital room (we'd sent the doctor with his water breaking device out of the room so we could talk) and I did another last ditch nipple massage and BAM labour. You could see on the CTG I was having BH tightenings every 10 mins, and I did less than 2 mins of nipple massage and I got a massive contraction (enough to dip bubs' heart rate). After that I was having mildly painful contractions every4-5 mins, The hospital staff were not convinced that I was in labour. After checking that the fluid was ok they rebooked the induction for the following day - but 13 hours later DS was born 2 weeks late exactly!

It was a wonderful, wonderful birthing experience.

[Catastrophic]

I tried everything... But in the end...

Definitly NOT recommending this one... I had swine flu and was coughing up a lung, so i think the coughing fit brought on the labour

[amberj]

I DTD and had like a quarter glass of red wine (shhhh.....)

[Sanchez]

Thank you girls for your responses.

I had my little girl the next day after I posted this thread.....it could have been the walking, trampoline, curry, sex, clary sage, pilates ball, nipple stim, did my own internal....but the first contraction came as i was frantically breaststroking up and down the pool!
She was coming out so help me god!

Thanks again.....I like the idea of kerb walking though!

[first_time_mummy]

Thank you girls for your responses.

I had my little girl the next day after I posted this thread.....it could have been the trampoline...

Oh congrats!!!!
And yikes to the trampolining...I heard that trampolines are bad when pregnant.

how is lil bubba doin?

[Sanchez]

Bubba is perfect thanks FTM.....seems to have suffered no ill effects from the trampoline!

Oh i also forgot I dosed up myself with prune juice the day before to give me the runs - certainly did its job and i had cracker braxton hicks all day after that!

[first_time_mummy]

Ive heard that eating curry helps, as it apparently losens you up...I thought it was just a myth, but my friend ate a curry one night, and went into labour early hours the next morning.

They also say intercourse can help 'stimulate' and bring on labour, but i havent heard of any cases of this being true. lol
Worth a shot but.