See that deliciously large baby belly?
It’s been causing me periods of cramps, contractions and stabbing vag pains for nearly two weeks now. I can only assume she’s sloooooowly working on her escape from my uterus but, it’s going way too slow for me and so I started working on natural induction. And yes, for those of you who know about pregnancy, 37 weeks was ‘too early’ to start trying methods but 37 weeks is also full term and this is my body and I will do whatever I want with it. I am now 38 weeks, 4 days.
We have been trying…
evening primrose oil…it’s supposed to soften the cervis
sex…sperm is supposed to soften the cervix & orgasm contracts the uterus and releases hormones
squats
stairs
some walking, as much as I can, it gets painful {see above stabbing vag pains}
pumping…also releases hormones and makes your uterus contract
and more pumping…I’ve been getting about 3 ounces of milk each day so I have been freezing it.
bouncing on the yoga ball
spicy food
And that’s been giving me some extra contractions but obviously not enough to get things going and so the waiting continues.
Awww, my friend. I feel your pain. With my second I tried EVERYTHING to get him out and nada. The only reason I ended up being induced was because it was a Thursday and my OB was leaving for vacation that Saturday and he wanted to be there for the delivery – or should I say, he wanted to make sure he got paid for doing the delivery. Either way, it ended up being all good <3
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I hope she’s here soon!
It was spicy and fried foods that seemed to do the trick for me. Or maybe it was just a coincidence.
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I like the GET OUT and the heart you put on your belly. Made me laugh out loud!
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Yes, your picture made me laugh, too. That’s only because I don’t have a full term baby sitting on my bladder and stabbing my vag.
Hugs
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