What did you do to bring on labor? (just for fun)

[NicMom]

I made a pact with the ob to take it easy this weekend since she'll be on vacation, but starting Sunday night I have to go ahead to do whatever I want to get labor started. I was doing some reading last night about all the ways women try to induce labor at home and some of them are really funny.

So what did you try? Spicy food, long walks, bumpy car ride, rasberry tea, sex or maybe dancing? I have to say after watching youtube videos the dancing until your water breaks trick is by far the most entertaining.

The experts I've talked to have suggested having sex, eating spicy food, taking short walks, and getting a massage. With my son and daughter when I was stuck in early labor I walked and bounced on a yoga ball. With my daughter I also got a membrane sweep and went into active labor 12 hours later.

[nic374]

yeah  i tired all the tricks too, nothing was putting me into labor until i was admitted to l & d for cervidille that just thinned out my cerix, after uping my dose 5 times on pitosin my water finally broke in the hosiptal and i delivered my daughter 20 mins later

[NicoleW09]

Had sex on a sunday, rubbed evening primrose oil on my belly (broke open one capsule at night) monday an tuesday, wednesday was admitted to l&d in labor. Lexi was born at 38weeks. The day she was born I had an appt scheduled to set my induction.

[mamaof4410]

Walking and sex are the best 2 options. Especially if your already dialated. I was like a finger tip dilated at 39 weeks. When I went back the following week after walking (ALOT) I was 3 cm. that was a wednesday. After I went home for the next 4 days I did all the activities I could. My water broke sunday night and when I went to the hospital 30 mins later I was 5 cm.

[NicMom]

Oh my gosh sounds like sex and walking are the best options. I was cleaning my house today and started to have crazy strong contractions. I don't think it will take much, but it's fun to hear what everyone else tried. I've gone into labor before my due date the last two times so I assume I will again.

The spicy foods trick sounds awful. I already have such bad reflux and gas all the time ;-) if it did work you'd be stinking up the delivery room.

[Heatherm4]

I tried bouncing on a yoga ball, walking, sex, pineapple, raspberry leaf tea, accupressure (in my hands and feet), evening primrose oil (started taking at 38 weeks)....I feel like I'm forgetting something!! LOL
Oh and I had like 5 stretch and sweeps!! ugh! He didn't come until 12 days after his due date!! Short labour though! :)

[Leyisel21]

Sex... And it worked it was a slow start for labor and very painful but all worth it :-)

[LovemyKids86]

Spicy foods gave me alot of contractions when I was about 38 weeks pregnant with my daughter but never put me in labor and I was afraid to get heartburn, I tried pineapple juice to ripen up my cervix but it didn't work :-/ I tried enema's to try and make me contract as well…didn't work…if you are up to sex then I would say sex, walking, and bumpy car rides would be the ones to help…but if baby isn't ready to come none of that will work

[Clysta]

I walked and walked and walked and walked. I'm 110% confident that's what put me into labour. Until I did all the walking I did I wasn't even dilated, and after I started to be and then 3 days later she was born.

[mamaof4410]

I was to big and to tired to try sex lol. I would rather have waited! lol. DH and I have made up for the month I said NO to anything having to do with me getting exhausted. My MIL swears by a tea that she drank to make herself go into labor. Its nasty and tastes like black licorice. It's called "Anise" you can get it in the packages in the seasonings isle at the grocery store. Boil it, drain out the Anise and drink, drink, drink. O and do not add sugar. I got to the boiling point and smelled it and said no thanks!

[vbilger]

I tried a special recipe for eggplant Parmesan from a restaurant in Atlanta that guarantees it will put you into labor and Mac n cheese with A1 sauce. Less than 12 hours later, I went into labor. It was a long one though!

[marisol_jose]

I tried pineapple, drinking manzanilla tea (chamomile tea), walking, sex, sex, sex , bouncing on my yoga ball , oh and did I mention SEX lolM nothing has worked by far. I am being induced sunday night. I guess sometimes u just need a little push to get things started. I am already 100 percent effaced and as of monday at my last appointment I was at 1cm. I hope I've made progress.

[mamaof4410]

The one thing I did alot of and I mean alot was walking. I mean I did anything and everything I could. But my body was ready. If your not ready not much will work. Good Luck!

[NicMom]

Pineapple juice? I've heard that one before what's the trick there? Also forgot about nipple stimulation. That's probably one I would be afraid to try just because I'm already not looking forward to how bad my nipples are going to hurt a few days after this baby is here. UGH having baby=good breastfeeding=bad lol.

[the_other_half]

With my first son I walked all the time. I tried everything and was still induced at 40weeks. The time around I've been dilated for a month(now at a 2) and effacing. I am getting induced monday. So none of that stuff worked for me either times.

[Linzola1]

I did the walks, sex alot, pineapple juice, nipple stimulation. None of which worked