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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.

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.

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.

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.

it helped us, i started slow labor 4 hours after we did and iwas 2 weeks earlywe didnt do this on purpose.

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.

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.

I'm due tomorrow and sex last night has had no effect so far...

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.

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

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.

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.

i have tryed it every day and its not worked for me

Semen has all the same properties of the cream they use on your cervix to ripen it; prostglandins. So its worth a try!

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.

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...