success ways to bring on labor...ur own personal experiences
Name: amiss1129 | Date: May 10th, 2008 1:29 PM
I know all of us women are getting antsy to have our baby's!!!! I'm just wondering if you all have any advice on personal experience on how to bring on labor. I bough that labor boost stuff that i purchased from belly bonticals....but im kidna wondering if its a hoax of if it does really work. I'll be 38 weeks next week so im waiting to use it cuz it says not to use til ur 38 weeks....
And i've been reading on the threads on this website...whats witht he brown sugar drink?? any of u ever heard of it? Please respond asap!!!!!! ↓
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Name: meryl | Date: May 11th, 2008 4:10 PM
im in the same situation, except im 40 weeks today and im still waiting, I was convinced i was going to come early too! I had a hot curry yesterday it didnt work, and i've eaten pineapples all day today. I've also just been bouncing on my bouncing ball, thats what my friend did and she went into labour not long after. So i'll let you know tommorrow morning unless its worked then i'll let you know in a few days! ↑
Name: Mely12 | Date: May 12th, 2008 9:42 AM
I'm 39 weeks and i tried the primrose oil. This is used supposedly to soften your cervix and open it up. I've been taking it for a couple of days and I'm going to the Dr. today to see if I have made any change. It can be taken orally and inserted directly "in there". The first day I put it "in there" my mucus plus fell out within a couple of hours! So I'm sure It worked to some extent! I've only been taking them orally now because once the mucus plus falls out you are more prone to infection if you put anything in there. Try it and let me know if it works for you! ↑
Name: Mely12 | Date: May 12th, 2008 4:33 PM
I came back from the doc and I am dialated one cm more than last time. Also my cervix last week was very hard and now i'm 60% effaced! So i'm convinced now that the primrose oil worked! I hope it works for you! ↑
Name: Rachel H | Date: May 14th, 2008 7:21 PM
I agree with Mely12. I've been using the primrose oil for 2 weeks and I'm dilated 2 cm, and 25% effaced (at 38 weeks). Primrose oil does work! With my first child, I never dilated at all... even on the day that I got induced, which was a week over my due date, I was still not dilated. So, I'm convinced that the primrose oil works too. Good luck! ↑
Name: newmommi08 | Date: May 16th, 2008 5:07 PM
could someone PLEASE PLEASE tell me where to find this primrose oil?? I am DYING to get this baby out of me! ↑
Name: E586467 | Date: May 17th, 2008 12:28 AM
newmommi08 it is actually called 'Evening Primrose Oil' & you can generally buy it at any health food store, pharmacy or other places where vitamins are sold. It is usually sold in capsual form, as it is generally taken orally for other female problem like pms, menopause etc. If you are up to having sex, semen does the same thing as it too contains large amounts of prostaglandins which help soften the cervix. ↑
Name: BiancaM | Date: May 17th, 2008 9:11 AM
My son was born at 37w3d and I started using Evening Primrose Oil at 35 weeks, 2 capsules a day vaginally. I think each capsule is 500 mg but I'm not sure. I also walked 1-2 miles a day... I called those my induction walks. And me and DH had sex twice a day, he was a happy camper. I had an OB appointment when I was exactly 37 weeks and my doctor told me I was 3cm and 40% effaced. 3 days later my son was born. I got to the hospital at 4cm 80% effaced with not too much pain (I wasn't even sure I was in labor) and delivered 6 hours later, he was my first. So I think the evening primrose oil did the job and made my labor shorter, but that's just my theory. Good luck ladies! ↑
Name: newmommi08 | Date: May 17th, 2008 11:10 AM
Okay thank you...
There aren't no crazy side effects or anything like that to hurt my baby right? I just over think things because this is all my first time going through it.
Thanks everyone. ↑
Name: Rachel Bradshaw | Date: May 19th, 2008 5:18 PM
Well, For me, I was 37 wks and my husband went to a fishing tourn. so my mother-in-law and I went shopping all day that sat. LOTS of walking (everyone told me that would make me go into labor) and the sun. night at 11:00 pm....my water broke. That may help ↑
