nipple stimulaton!!!

[sarahkr]

Is there a proper way of doing it??? I'm 39 weeks and my doctor suggested nipple stimulation. But is there a specific way to do it(do it myself)that will give me the best result???

[sarahkr]

Thankyou so much ladies! :)

[Jayeeee]

Ok apparently my first post was wrong.. thats just what I had heard from somewhere.. I looked it up here ya go! :

Nipple Stimulation:

-Take one nipple between the thumb and forefinger, and roll it gently between them.

-Gently pull the nipple, down and out, from the areola, and over the nipple, causing it to become erect. If doing it orally, lick (or gently suck) the nipple until it is erect. If using a breast pump (a device used to express breast milk), pump a few times until the nipple is erect.

-Once the nipple is erect, continue stimulating for about a minute.

-Then leave the nipple alone for about 2 - 4 minutes.

-After this time has elapsed, go the other nipple, and repeat the same procedure. Waiting 2 to 4 minutes afterwards.

-Return to the first nipple, and repeat. Keep going from one nipple to the other, with a rest in between.



Stimulating the nipple for a minute, and spacing the stimulation every 2 - 4 minutes, mimics the pattern of labour.


Alternating the nipples means less chance of damaging them.

Keeping this up can be recommended as follows, for about:



-30 minutes at a time, if preparing the cervix during the last weeks of pregnancy.

-30 minutes, to an hour, at a time if trying to stimulate labour after the waters have broken.

-10 to 15 minutes, if using it after the birth to control the bleeding (if you are breastfeeding your baby will be doing this for you!)

[sage1001629]

Well i had no luck with that on my first. What did work for me was having my membranes scraped. She was born the next day. But it hurts really bad!!

[Jayeeee]

If your looking for other ways heres the site I use and give to all the ladies on here:
http://wrylilt.hubpages.com/hub/Ways-to-induce-Labour-Naturally

What I do I eat pineapple when I can, squats, swaying, walking, jogging up and down the stairs, rock on your hands and knees.. KEEP ACTIVE!

This has helped me go up .5-1cm a week for dilation.

[Jayeeee]

I heard you want to stimulate the entire nipple not just the tip, so you put your palm against it and circulate your hand for 15 min intervals?? I'd ask google.. i usually do it for 5 min at a time just because I get bored. lol :P

[chel91]

I think all.kinds of natural inducements are 50/50 search for the best ways to stimulate yourself!!!!! Good luck!!!!!

[sarahkr]

I've heard a lot of positives on it working for women so I'm just trying to figure out how to do it.

Of course it won't work if the baby is not ready but this is just what my doctor suggested!

[peaches421]

not sure what it is...but i've heard doesn't work