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

[LosingMyMindInGA]

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?  

[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

[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.

[LosingMyMindInGA]

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!

[BTS1022]

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!

[mom2ariana]

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.

[LosingMyMindInGA]

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!!!