Sunday, May 17, 2009

Attention pregnant ladies

This message is for any women who are about to enter the childbirth waiting game: that awful space starting at 37 weeks and ending with labor.
Now I've done a lot of internet research about ways to potentially induce labor, and I've tried several. Here's a little list of all of the things that I have personally proved to myself DON'T work.
  • spicy foods
  • walking (though it does feel like progress is being made with all the pressure you feel)
  • sex
  • evening primrose oil
  • red raspberry tea
  • having your "membranes stripped"
  • nipple stimulation (ok something happens here. Lots of cramping, discomfort. No labor)
  • accupressure points
Turns out patience is the only thing that will get you there. Mother Nature probably just chuckles when you try to speed up the process with all of this other hubbabaloo!!

4 comments:

DPC said...

I went to an acupuncturist because my doctor wanted to start planning to induce with drugs and I was against it (because I wanted a natural labor). It worked perfectly! I saw her 3 times (she wasn't convinced I was ready yet for the first 2 visits) but by the 3rd she could see it and she said she'd be aggressive. I saw her at Noon that day and went into full labor by Midnight. If you want to talk more about it drop me an email: dyan_collins@yahoo.com I'm that crazy friend of Kim's that keeps reading your blog :). Dyan

Mimi said...

start dancing. bump and grind! tootsie roll! do tha dip!

darci said...

My sister said the same thing with the accupuncture + some cigar thing that you let smoke by your toes. As with anything, if the baby is ready and close--these will help, if not----keep waiting:)

Ebeth said...

Yipee!!!! You are almost there, my friend!! You will have a baby in your arms VERY SOON! Love from MisSOULa ~ E

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