How to get contractions going

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I'm 38 weeks, and have been dilated to a 5 for 2 weeks. I was checked this morning, hes in the right position, and 70% thinned. I've been having contractions about 20 minutes apart. Any way to get the consistent and strong? Or how to get my water to break? Help. I'm desperately miserable. Btw, I had my first at 35 weeks, so I'm not use to being this huge.

Im 37 weeks and 4 days pregnant with #2 and i need to start labor!!! I refuse to be medically induced and that seems to be the plan since my amniotic levels are getting low. Does anyone have any advice on how to induce naturally to get things going? Anything that has worked.

If u are wantin to get labor going. And u also wanna please ur hubby. Ive heard love makin can get things rollin. But was wondering if he needs to pull out when hes gettin ready to hit his peak? Lol ftm and just dont wanna infect anything. Plz let me kno. Ill 39weeks friday. But really wanna get things movin.thanks ladies!

t making any progress dr said baby is still to high so if I can get the baby to come lower they will keep me, and it will cause further dialaion. Please keep your babies not ready comments to ur self... I'm in pain with these damn contractions and my dr is already a 39 week nazi! I know it's the early stages I just want things to keep moving cus these contractions that aren't making progress is pretty damn painful!

I have had bloody discharge for almost 24 hours now. The hospital keeps telling me it's okay as long as it's not like a period. I was having contractions last night and around 2am they just stopped. What can I do besides the castor oil and sex to get my labor going?

( please can someone tell me how to get them to stop or if one of you ladies have had contractions this early and still made it to their due date or close to it.

I am now getting weekly ultrasound and nst to keep an eye on baby. I am going to start to get more aggressive with self induction I will up my epo to the max, bounce clean and walk all day, I am having sex everyday and will increase it to three times daily, my daughter is still nursing and I will start to pump between feedings and a last resort I will take castor oil. I hope your Dr will agree to induce you. I was induced early with three of my children and one as early as 37 weeks.

sex is not working eaither all that does is make you sore..but my dr said sometimes people just get to a point to where they have to have a little potocin to help things along and it sounds like you may be one.. why dont you let them induce you since you are past your due date?

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sex...drinking red wine...foot massages that focus on your achilles...(all stuff I am willing to try tonight.. haha) Other things I have heard have been castor oil. The thought behind that is since your bowels are in distress and so much activity is going on down there it kinda jumpstarts labor. I don't know if I am brave enough to try that one....what if I don't get it out of my system before I have to "push" to deliver and I embarrass myself even worse????

Wow! They sent you home at a 5?! I was sent home once at a 4 and was ticked! Its good that baby's cooperating. Just have to get those contractions to intensify to the front. Is there anything that used to throw you into braxton hicks? Maybe encouraging some of those frontal contractions will help.

I'm due today and know how your feeling. This hasn't been an easy pregnancy and can't wait for baby to arrive. I've only got a sweep booked for 41 wks. Ready hoping don't go over tried all the old wives tales but no luck. Everyday chores are challenge at mo where in pain and uncomfy.

Walking and sex..

t it. She hooked me up to a fetal heart rate monitor, or something like that, to count my contractions. Since I'm not dilating, what she'll do is she'll see me in a week because I still have lower abdominal pain. Told me to drink plenty of water and to stay off my feet. She really doesn't want me to go to work these last three months.

I'm anxious to go into labor I'm due In the next couple of days but i don't know how to get labor started

s toooo early for my baby girl to come into this world. I want to be able to take her home not stay in the nicu. But all I ask for is a healthy baby.

It is used to strengthen and tone your uterus to make contractions more effective when labor comes. It has nothing to do with starting labor. Castor oil will only give you diarrhea. Pineapple has an enzyme in it that people think may start labor but you would have to eat 7-10 whole pineapples, to include core and skin. Evening primrose oil is used to soften and ripen your cervix. It will not cause labor.

Contractions have picked back up but I'm not going back to l&d. Nope I will not be that person. I drink some water and laid my butt in bed. I'm going to rest.

ve lost even a larger portion of my mucus plug and tiny red spots also in mucus (tmi sorry) this is my third baby so I know how to check my cervix so I did just to be sure I'm not dilating but I feel dilated soft and effaced....I'm at risk for pre term because I have gd and the baby is measuring three weeks ahead. so I have no idea whether to go to er or just wait it out...??

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