Repost: WAYS TO INDUCE LABOR AT 38 WEEKS? DIALATE?

17 Oct, 2009

Repost: WAYS TO INDUCE LABOR AT 38 WEEKS? DIALATE?

Posted by: Sally In: General

Repost: WAYS TO INDUCE LABOR AT 38 WEEKS? DIALATE?

I am 38 weeks pregnant.
Tuesday night I had to go to Labor and Delivery because I thought I was leaking fluid.
It turns out I wasnt leaking fluid, but I was having contractions 12 minutes apart! But I wasnt feeling them and I’m not dialated at all.

I went to the doctor today and he told me I’m not dialated but the baby has dropped.

Alot of people have told me to start getting my contractions closer (and so I can feel them) and to dialate, I should walk alot. (I could use a tredmill or something like it also.) And I should do squats. And other exercises that work my abdomen. And that I needed to do these every day.

Is this true? And did it work for you or anyone you know?
Any other advice on how to kick start my contractions or to start dialating would be very appreciated!
Thanks!

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The only thing that will really kick start labor is the hormone that is released from the placenta/baby once the baby is ready to be born. So you might be contracting like this for days or even the next 2 weeks before anything starts really happening. You can TRY having sex or walking, but nothing will make that baby come sooner than he/she is ready.
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I have no idea, but I wanted to elaborate on that comment above that says "have sex"

that's actually true.

When you're in labour, as your cervix opens, it sends a signal to your brain through chemicals that tells your muscles to keep pushing the baby out. But they have found that same chemical in sperm.

It was always an old wives tale to have sex to enduce labour, but apperently, it's true. However, I've only heard of this working at or past 40 weeks. Good luck with everything
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it is not safe to do exersizes that close to your due date without your ob's approval. also walking, etc will only work if the baby is ready to come. you don't want the baby to come sooner than when he or she is ready. wait a couple more weeks…the baby will be here before you know it.
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There is nothing that u can do, eat, or drink to start labor. That's only gonna leave u with a tummy ache and sore. Your body will kno if the time is right. Either that or bein medically induced. So jus enjoy these few extra wks of pregnancy.
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I would go with have sex, take a swim, and go for a walk! I am 38 weeks today and would like to start the process too, but Im not pushing it! good luck
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get the sh*t scared out of you

observe:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kPiMvib5…
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WALK!!!

or…if you have the time, try acupuncture! It works
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Walk alot…it works
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have sex
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Honestly nothing worked for me… I tried a few things; walking it only made me more sore, tired, and swollen, sex…just made my hubby more happy lol, castor oil(BIG mistake) made me have FALSE labor for 3 hours then bad diarrhea!

Though the sex may have helped more then I thought, as I was dilated to 1 cm and started to thin from week 38-39 appointment. I know the wait is so hard, I was JUST there, I was finally induced at 40 & 1/2 weeks for hypertension(I can just imagine I would be still pregnant if not induced), you are so close it will go by fast, I can't believe my son is already here and is 4 days old! Congrats and GL! I hope you have a smooth delivery(Soon lol) )

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