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202436 tn?1326474333

What have you done/considered doing to try and bring on labor?

I thought since there are several of us trying desperately to evict our babies that it would be fun to hear stories of what everyone has tried doing in order to bring on labor and whether or not they felt it worked.

I've never done anything out of the ordinary, just did a lot of walking.  I did however make DH take me for a very rough and bumpy ride in his old Chevy pick up yesterday.  It obviously did something becuase I have been having a lot more pressure and a lot more contractions.  They just aren't strong enough to do anything at this point.  

So what have ya'll done?  Herbs?  Jumping Jacks? Galloping down the street?  
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1088509 tn?1352236247
SEX SEX was the one for me and I walked around walmart for like 2 hours when i was 3 days past due, and went into labor that morning
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202436 tn?1326474333
Trust me it was.  I was trying to pull up holding onto the shopping cart which wouldn't be still and push up from the floor.  Unfortunately I had not SHELVES to help becuase I was looking at clothing racks.  Yeah it was a sight alright!!! LOL

What's even funnier is watching me try to haul my big arse into DH's 78' Chevy pick up.  It has a small lift and 31" tires on it and he hasn't gotten around to putting the step bars on it yet.

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1244180 tn?1325899111
lol that would be a site to see lol i am picturing it right now lol
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202436 tn?1326474333
Wow you were doing good if you could still do squats at 9 months LOL....I cant get down but the gettin back up is the problem LOL.  I squatted down at walmart a few weeks ago to look at something on a lower rack...I almost ended up having to ask someone to pick me up LOL instead I went through all kinds of contortions til I mananged on my own.  Boy what a sight i must have been for the security cameras!!!!
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1244180 tn?1325899111
walking up very steep hills (put me in labor with my first)
raspberry leaf tea
SEX (went in labor right after with my second baby) ORGASM
running up stairs
driving over speedbumps and very bumpy roads
tried squats hoping that gravity would kick in
membrane sweep
nipple stimuli
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202436 tn?1326474333
LMAO!!!!   Your post is one of the reasons I made this thread....so that we could share the crazy stuff we do when we get to the final stretch and are getting frusterated with being pregnant.  I, too, can say that yelling, coaxing, pleading, begging and asking nicely does NOT work.

I think DH is gonna take me back out for another bumpy ride this evening after he gets off work.  Last time it brought on some mild but frequent contractions for a few hours.  I'm hoping it will again and that it will help me to progress some before my appt tomorrow.  Perhaps if I can atleast dialate 1 cm my doc will do something to try and help trigger labor to begin.
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971074 tn?1362759766
I thought of you yesterday...
I was at the park walking and saw a very pregnant woman jogging. She stopped to talk to us (I was with a friend and her  two children). She was inquiring about the age difference of the kids. I asked her when she was due and she said last week. She was running because they were talking about inducing her on Sunday and she was freaked out about induction. She was jogging to try and get things going. I had to hand it to her...it was 94 degrees out. Whew!
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99457 tn?1321878677
lol this thread is quite a funny one, i didnt really get to the point where i needed to try these but i can 100% tell you that yelling get out to the baby doesnt work lol! i tried it lots of times when i was induced at 37 weeks
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202436 tn?1326474333
I've been afraid to use it for fear that I might not be able to get up off of that little thing LOL
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349463 tn?1333571576
LOL at the spider man ball! Good luck.
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951898 tn?1296134343
5n1
I know, thats why I say different things work differently for some...I have however heard pineapples work wonders, but did not try them for myself...and them saying the red rasberry leaf tea cuts down your post partum bleeding, I did not think it helped at all...I bled for alot longer with this one(sorry TMI)
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202436 tn?1326474333
It's amazing how some things work wonders for some people and don't do squat for others.
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951898 tn?1296134343
5n1
oh yeah, I also forgot to add with the last one, they also stripped my membranes twice and it did nothing..LOL I think my little girl was being stubborn and just didnt want to make her grand appereance yet
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951898 tn?1296134343
5n1
Hey, with my first it just happened, but, with my second, I was well past due(2 weeks) so I drank castor oil..That night my water broke and one hour later my son was born..With the one I just had, we walked and walked, then tried sex, I also drank red rasberry leaf tea, and drank castor oil. Needless to say none of those worked, I stalled at 3-4 and was not effaced at all. I was pitocin induced and 4 hours later I had her...But, I do agree with castor oil, I have heard bad stories though, but, it did not make me go to the bathroom. But, everyone is different.
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202436 tn?1326474333
That's interesting.  I may have to try that, though regardless of how much I pee before hand sex always makes me have to pee afterwards.  I wanted a membrane sweep on tuesday but my cervix was still high and closed :(.  Hopefully by friday it'll will have changed enough that we can do SOMETHING!
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If you do pineapple it cannot be the canned pineapple, it has to be the fresh whole stuff. I even now get some strong cramps after eating a good bit of it, I'm a suck for pineapple lol.

I don't eat it that often because it does cause me to cramp pretty bad, and I am only 24 weeks. But it's worth the try, plus it's yummy and healthy!
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1222635 tn?1366396286
me and DH tried a little bit of a different spin on sex lol. i would pee and get completely ready for bed and then once my bladder was as empty as it was gonna get id lay down and we'd have sex and then i wouldn't get back up for the rest of the night. my thinking was if i let the sperm sit for like 12 hours it would help soften my cervix lol. kinda gross i know but i think it worked!
also get a membrane sweep...thats what pushed everything over the edge for me and officially put me into labor.
a friend of mine tried evening primrose oil and it did nothing for her...she wasn't even dilated 1 cm.
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202436 tn?1326474333
I'm wasn't dialated at my last appt on Tuesday but this is baby #6 so darn it she should be ready to come out by now LOL.  We keep telling her it's time to come out and I"m doing everything I can reasonably think of to make her accomodations as uncomfortable as possible.  I told DH this afternoon that I think we need another bumpy ride in his old truck.  It obviously did something yesterday since I was contracting about every 3 minutes for a few hours.  Even if they weren't all that intense....atleast it was SOMETHING!.  

I'm just really ready for her to be here.  It's been a very long, crappy summer and I'm exhausted physically.  Being pregnant has only made it worse.  I'm ready to be able to squat down without worrying about how the heck I"m gonna stand up again and to have something joyful for a change!!!
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1181036 tn?1367368640
Well I've been 3 - 4cm dilated for about 2 weeks now and have tried sex, nipple stimulation, and LOTS of walking. Each time I will have contractions 3 to 5 minutes apart but only for like 30 to 40 min then it goes away; so frustrating!! I'm thinking baby just isn't ready yet. I find out today if I've dilated any more :-)
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689528 tn?1364135841
I guess the pineapple only works if you eat like 5 or more!! LOL and they have to be fresh apparently! I can't remember where I read that but there's something in it that you need a lot of in order for it to really work!
You also have to drink about 4 cups of the raspberry leaf tea a day too to get the full effect.
Maybe just try talking to your baby!! LOL Say "It's eviction time!"
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202436 tn?1326474333
Well two people have mentioned pineapple so maybe I need to go grab some and start munching LOL  Still nothing more than contractions and pressure.  The contractions are further apart than they were last night.  I'm still super tired though.  I've napped maybe 5 times this entire pregnancy and 2 of those were yesterday and today.  
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741741 tn?1294284010
Ok, I didnt read everyones comments because we are just getting ready to run out the door but... Here is what I have tried.
Sex
Evening Primrose Oil
Black Cohoch
Pineapple
Jumping jacks
Walking
Relaxing
Red Raspberry Leaf Tea
Im not sure if anything is working because I have not been check in over a week. I do however know that baby dropped after DH and I tired the "what gets baby in, gets baby out"
method!
After I have my next app., if I get checked... I will let you know if I have dilated any more or anything. Last monday I was 2 cm and soft, that was all I was told.....
Good Luck
P.S.
I have been having contractions all morning, a lot more then usual and stronger but I havent noticed a pattern yet.
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796506 tn?1370188305
I am sure I am a little late but with my first son I walked all of the time...I mean all of the time... 3 times a day! He was massively large (8 pounds at 36 weeks) and I had been having contractions for about 2 weeks or so and the night before my water broke I went to L&D and I was dilated to 3.5 cm and they sent me home! So I gave in and did the castor oil and ate a huge can of pineapple and pineapple juice and 6 hours later my water broke. I didn't do anything with my second... I just cleaned like crazy (a lot of bending, walking, stretching, vacuuming, mopping, etc) and as soon as I sat down and got up off of the couch when I finished my water broke! With me it seems like the baby has to be a certain weight and the contractions that make me dilate in the beginning never hurt and I am not sure I am in labor until my water breaks lol! Good luck though!
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202436 tn?1326474333
There used to be a poster on here, can not remember her name.  But last time she kept telling me to go outside and jump up and down off the curb.  Never tried it though.  At this point I'm considering jumping jacks tho :)
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