Any ideas to move labor along?
@princessmom1011 (719)
United States
January 14, 2008 11:00am CST
im 37 weeks pregnant and 2 cm dilated and im looking for anything to get the dilation moving along. ive heard about castor oil wondering if anyone actually tried this and what their personal results were. i would walk but theres so much pelvic pressure i can barely walk from my car to the house. does hot baths really work???? any ideas that are safe would work . id love to hear any of your personal results if any . thanks in advance
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@luvstochat (6907)
• United States
14 Jan 08
Walking up and down stairs is what helped me to go into labor. It will hurt from the pressure since it is hurting to walk but if it gets the labor goind also eating spicy foods like pepperoni is said to help but the best thing is doing what you did to make the baby in the frist place they say that really works.
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@princessmom1011 (719)
• United States
15 Jan 08
walking is painful so im not sure i could or would even attempt that due to it being so umcomfortable but maybe ill give it one try and see how much i can tolerate, spicy food doesnt seem to be doing much for me and the other option ive tried but its a bit akward this far along however im willing to work at that one :) thanks for your input
@princessmom1011 (719)
• United States
15 Jan 08
im hearing alot of she will come when she wants to as well as castor oil leaves a bad effect on the bowel system and stomach..thank you for your input
@princessmom1011 (719)
• United States
15 Jan 08
see from the beginning your told no extreme hot baths only luke warm and no hot tubs for you can go into labor but since im to full term and already dilating i thought it cant hurt at this point however i have taken a hot enough bath the last 3 mornings and nothing so either its not working or its working where its got me dilating more but not enough to really go into active labor but ill continue with the baths until my ob appt on thur to see if there has been any progress in the last week! thanks a bunch
@babykeka80 (2084)
• United States
14 Jan 08
Let me explain this...the baby is coming when he/she wants lol. I tried it ALL with my daughter. I wouldnt recommend castor oil to my worst enemy. All I did was go BIG NUMBER 2!!! It was insane I didnt think my body could hold that much stuff lol. I walked, blew up balloons, took baths, blah blah blah. Nothing worked. I stopped trying went to bed one night and had a kid. LOL
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@princessmom1011 (719)
• United States
15 Jan 08
i know i know she'll come when shes ready but with my other two children i never dilated or my body never started any type of labor and then i was induced and started from the bottom but with this baby im 37 wk and already dilating so i thought hmmm..maybe thats a sign and maybe i can give it a little push. but in the end your right there eventually will be a baby! thanks for your input
