There are prostoglandins (sp?) in EPO - same as what is in semen - that helps induce labour. Obviously sex would be the best way to get them (and hubby likes that idea!) but not always practical or comfortable when you feel like a beached whale! Sometimes it's much nicer to insert, roll over and go to sleep! :LOL: Laying down helps the stuff stay in after the shell dissolves - you want to keep it in as long as you can.
Skye-All of the things above are great. My sister uses this routine and always has her bub the next day (not that you want to do it yet, wait until you are due ) She takes 20ml of Castor Oil in orange juice (I don't know if I would do that one), she eats a whole pineapple, inserts a EPO tablet after she has a really warm bath. She usually has cramps about 2 hours after and has bub really quickly. But I mean who wouldn't, she takes enough oil for the bub to just slide out
Doesn't the castor oil give you the runs...don't think i would be in on that one and what is with the eating of a pineapple??
A girl i used to work with used to do this really wierd positioning sex...i didn't ask any questions but she always had her babies, all 3 of them when she said she would....don't think i would be in on that one either!
Be wary of caster oil - it does give you the runs and can cause contractions due to the cramping. It's not a very "gentle" technique and can cause the baby to go into stress and pass mecconium. Not one I will be trying.
great topic - this is my 2nd bub and would love it to come before 40 weeks as I am due on the first day of school for my son !!
I tried Rasberry Leaf tea consistantly for my first. Hated the taste, but did it. I had a posterior birth too, like Sararose, and although it was a vaginal birth with no intervention, it was also 27 hours of PURE PAIN with very strong contractions but NOT dilating. actually I had an epidural at 20 hours as I was only 1 cm dilated.........so does it work??????? well, I won't be bothering to take it again!!
Question: what will Clary sage help to do??
The best thing that i did for my labour was being very fit - I ran 5-6 days a week up until the day he was born - and then had a marathon labour........ahhh.......
"they'" say the 2nd bub's labour will not be as long......lets hope that it may be right for me.... not counting on it however!
Apricot kernel oil is good, its lightweight and easily absorbed without being sticky. Its also a carrier oil, which means you can use it as a base for mixing essential oils to create your own blends.
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) She takes 20ml of Castor Oil in orange juice (I don't know if I would do that one), she eats a whole pineapple, inserts a EPO tablet after she has a really warm bath. She usually has cramps about 2 hours after and has bub really quickly. But I mean who wouldn't, she takes enough oil for the bub to just slide out
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