hi can anyone tell me how good sex is to help me kick start my labour im 38 wks 1/2 cm dilated and 80% effaced and my midwife told me to have sex with my partner to help move thing along has it worked for anyone else plz let me know ↓
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Name: KM | Date: Jan 2nd, 2005 12:58 PM
the prostglandins in semen will help soften your cervix. in most cases it wont start labour, well pretty much in every case. but it will help prepare your cervix to start dialating. ↑
Name: Carie | Date: Jan 6th, 2005 8:32 PM
Sex hasn't worked for us yet.
I am 40 weeks and 3 days, almost 4 cm dilated and 75% effaced. There is no sign labour will begin. It is fun in the beginning but now it feels like we have to do it because I don't want to miss an opportunity to have this baby naturally. I have 4 days until my induction. Fingers crossed. ↑
Name: Ann | Date: Jan 10th, 2005 11:16 AM
Sex worked for me, I was a week early. I had sex the night before and the next afternoon my water broke and I had my son. ↑
Name: TN | Date: Jan 23rd, 2005 8:34 PM
I am not dilating as of yet. Have any suggestions for me to get me started? I am 37 weeks with Diabetes and my doctor wants to see some dilating starting. ↑
Name: tiffany | Date: Feb 4th, 2005 10:43 PM
it helped us, i started slow labor 4 hours after we did and iwas 2 weeks earlywe didnt do this on purpose. ↑
Name: Nessa | Date: Feb 5th, 2005 8:04 PM
hey i juststarted my 38th week and all sex does for me is give me bad pains in my cervix area. Like horrible period pains that last the whole day but nothing special ever happens. ↑
Name: KM | Date: Feb 7th, 2005 1:58 PM
Like I said, it will help you start dialating and will possible help bring on mild contractions. The prostglandins in semen will soften the cervix.They are the same thing that the are in the cervidil gel that the doctors use to prepare for induction, except, there is way less in semen.Walking will help, nipple stimulation may start contractions up a bit. DO not use blue or black cohsoh or castor oil. This is VERY dangerous for the baby. Just be active, do some vacuming, walk for an hour everynight.Raspberry leaf tea, will not start labour. But it will help tone and prepare your uterus and may make labour a bit easier.It is typically used in preperation for childbirth. ↑
Name: emmi | Date: Feb 8th, 2005 7:59 AM
I'm due tomorrow and sex last night has had no effect so far... ↑
Name: Ms. Star | Date: Feb 8th, 2005 8:18 AM
Sex hasnt helped us so far, im 3 days overdue. I walk for an hour a day and still nothing, they stripped my membranes yesterday so we will see what happens. ↑
Name: sharon | Date: Feb 10th, 2005 12:50 PM
hi it worked for me i was due on the 31st aug with my first and after having sex at night the next day she was born, on the 29 aug, 2 days early and she was born in 4 and a 1/2 hrs!with no pain relief and only 15 mins pushing if that that'll be what ill be doing with my next to start me off!! good luck ↑
Name: Christine | Date: Feb 17th, 2005 3:10 AM
I have tried almost all of the old wives tales with no result. I worked at a job that is very physical (including heavy lifting) upto 36 weeks. I've had more frequent sex since I have become pregnant and we are overdue with no dilation and no effacement and it looks like I will most likely have to be induced. Good luck. ↑
Name: Tara | Date: Feb 24th, 2005 2:39 PM
I heard sex really works. So I would try it. I'm going to try it tonight. But you have to make sure you orgasm and get the semen inside you. ↑
Name: ls | Date: Mar 7th, 2005 2:58 AM
i have tryed it every day and its not worked for me ↑
Name: courtney | Date: Mar 10th, 2005 8:06 PM
Semen has all the same properties of the cream they use on your cervix to ripen it; prostglandins. So its worth a try!
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Name: Kristen | Date: Mar 11th, 2005 7:23 PM
I just want to know anyway to help speed up the processof labor. I walk every night, sex here and there, and I've even scrubbed my kitchen floor. Just a few I've tried. The sex thing I'm not sure works, but it sounds cool to at least try. If anyone has anything they can tell me, my e-mail is gavin2005@cox.net. Just let me know. Thank you. ↑
Name: Tammie R | Date: Mar 14th, 2005 7:51 AM
I'm 38wks with my second child. On my first child I carried a bucket of coal inside from the coalshed, as I was afraid the fire would go out and I had no idea when my partner was due back home. went into a long labour the following morning, and by 9pm that night i was ready to go to hospital. The baby was born at 1 am. I'm with someone else now, and no we aint got solid fuel heating... ↑
Name: teehee | Date: Mar 22nd, 2005 4:31 PM
it kinda worked for me. my water broke, but i didnt deliver until the next day. ↑
Name: Stacey | Date: Mar 22nd, 2005 7:34 PM
Today my doctor recommended having sex as she said the semen acts as a drug to induce labor. We did try last night but so far nothing. I'm 37/5. ↑
Name: k | Date: Apr 4th, 2005 9:31 PM
i was 38/5 ihad sex the night before, got some contractions and then it stopped. The next morning i lost th eplug abd my water broke, my son was born 24 hrs later!!!! IT WORKED FOR ME ↑
Name: Jillian | Date: Apr 4th, 2005 10:05 PM
I had sex last week and lost my plug, and sex again last night and had some contractions. But in my last pregnancy I wasnt having sex at all and I had my daughter on her due date. So who knows. ↑
Name: deedee | Date: Apr 7th, 2005 12:59 PM
My husband and I tried to have sex on night of my due date. But, it was too uncomfortable and we didn't manage it. All we managed was a few minutes of breast stimulation. A couple of hours later, which happened to be half an hour past my due date (midnight), I went into labor. So, I don't know if the nipple stimulation worked or that I just delivered in time. I was due for an induction 4 days later. ↑
Name: Amelia | Date: Apr 12th, 2005 2:50 PM
Hi Im 40 weeks and its my 4th pregnancy and Im 3 cm dilated my Partner and I had lots of sex and no baby yet My 3 boys came 4 days before due date so im thinking this is a girl ↑
Name: Stacey | Date: Apr 12th, 2005 4:56 PM
I had sex at week 39/4 and my water broke several hours later. I now have a beautiful baby boy so it can help. ↑
Name: Mummy | Date: Apr 14th, 2005 5:08 AM
I ate a curry, and had sex, and went into labour that night. The thing is, I was in labour for 5 days. So really its up to you. ↑
Name: Jemma | Date: Apr 14th, 2005 9:49 AM
Well even if it doesnt work, at least it will be a fun way of passing the time ;o) ↑
Name: gianna | Date: Apr 24th, 2005 4:24 PM
At 36 weeks I was 0% e-faced. Had sex that week and went back for my 37 week check up. I was already 80% e-faced. Just had sex today and hoping it will kick-start something down there. Who knows. ↑
Name: Gretchen | Date: Apr 25th, 2005 10:52 PM
My baby was born 4-21 I was exactly 38 weeks that day. The night before I tried having sex, and I woke up to my water braking. I don't know if it would have happened anyway but I think it worked definately worth a try. ↑
Name: Vicky | Date: May 4th, 2005 1:53 PM
i supposed to due on Aprl 29,but now is May 4,what can i do to speed up the labor ↑
I am 39 weeks pregnant and 2 cm dilated, I already lost my mucus plug and tried sex the other night I didn't get any contractions muchless cramps so it didn't work for me however i am going to try it again to see but i am not going to hold my breath. ↑
