A good way to kick start labor?

Question

Im 39 weeks and a 1st time mom... Im due 3-7-12 I admit I have been VERY lazy!! I work 5 days a week, but a simple sit down job at a desk... I NEVER exercise im so afraid that im going to end up needing a c-section bc of my laziness.... :( I also dont want a medicated induction or an epidural.. I think im preparing for labor bc abt every 30 minutes to an hour my stomach tightens nothing too painful just kinda breathtaking in a sense, but im soo ready.. What are some things I can do.. And has anyone ever tried nipple stimulation?

manda panda · Answer

The most common answer I hear to this question is sex :) the motion and the semen both help to get your body ready for baby to come. You're allowed to relax after work when you're pregnant so just because you have a sit down job doesn't make you lazy! Lack of physical activity during pregnancy does not make a c-section necessary. I have a friend who had a baby last week (her first... 10 lbs 1 oz). During her entire pregnancy she lounged around and let everyone take care of her; her labor only lasted a few hours and after only 20 minutes of pushing her baby boy was born, a real chunker :). I've heard that nipple stimulation can cause long intense contractions that are more uncomfortable than if you go a different route to induce.

Invisible Pink RN · Answer

Your laziness isn't going to lead to your needing a C - there's not a thing you can do to kick start labor - active labor is started when your brain releases the Oxytocin hormone - this is what triggers the uterus to contract

Stimulating your nipples isn't considered safe as it can cause hyperstimulation of the uterus leading to a very stressed out fetus - not to mention it won't release enough of the Oxytocin hormone to keep the contractions coming, and all you're left with is sore nipples

We're all READY by 39 weeks but its a part of being pregnant - I hate to say suck it up but that's about all you can do for another week or 2

(If sex induced labor we would have no need for pitocin and the medical community would save billions of dollars every year.)

Anonym · Answer

Well, I think labor comes on its own unless the doctors induce you. But when I have sex I get contractions like crazy for the next couple hours and the nurse told me to have lots of sex to induce labor. So some people will say it works, and some people will say it doesn't work.

Feliss · Answer

Have sex. 

Worked like a charm for me. 

My waters broke about half an hour later and my daughter was born four hours after that.

? · Answer

opportunities are high super! yet oftentimes given which you attain orgasm! An orgasm is type of a (spectacular) contraction. That "huge O" would get issues going for ya! good success! (and via the way...it has not something to do with the semen!!!)

Lala · Answer

you can try chamomile tea.take one or two chamomile tea as hot as you can, say it is very effective does not do harm to the baby or you.

A good way to kick start labor?

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