How to induce your own labor?

Question

I am 5cm dilated and 80% effaced, with only braxton hicks for contractions.Please help.

Answer 1

fresh pineapple and walking around, good luck!

Answer 2

i heard that s*x will but idk since you are 5 cm...

Answer 3

I was told that you have s*x an that will do it. But I was the same way when I was pregnant with my 2 year old and I took some castaoil and it put me straight in labor a day later. Try it works. GOOD LUCK !

Answer 4

Most spanish people make ginger tea and a warm bath should do.

Answer 5

See a midwife, unless you've got some oxytocin kicking about...

(the oxytocin was a joke, the get a professional involved bit wasn't)

I'd like to help, but my midwife partner isn't awake at the moment :(

Answer 6

i heard s*x is a really could way to bring on labor. i drank raspberry leaf tea and that did the job for me :) also you could go for a drive on a bumpy road or do lots of walking, if you have a treadmill that works to as it did for my girlfriend. just keep moving around and it will fasten up the speed of the delivery. good luck :)  

Answer 7

s*x if your up to it, a walk, a warm shower, nipple stimulation.

Good Luck !!  

Answer 8

I am looking for ideas too! 40 weeks and 2 days, and I am at 1cm and 30% effaced.  s*x only works if you o****m, and your partner does not pull out.  I have heard alot about eating chinese food, but not sure what about it brings on labor.  I have also heard that spicy food works.  Although I tried some cottage cheese seasoned with curry powder, cayanne pepper, and oregano about 3 hours ago and nothing so far.  Someone said in another forum that papaya juice helped her.  So many things to consider.

Answer 9

Walking helped with my 3rd pregnancy.  

Answer 10

I found it was best to let nature decide this - but if you are determined:

Spicy food (jalapenos, chili's, etc)

s*x

Nipple stimulation

Walk, walk walk!

Steer clear of castor oil. Its an old wife's tale and may work, but my natural birth turned into an Emergency C-Section and a very sick baby for a few days after I took it promote labor. I know it was a coincidence only, but I won't recommend it because of what happened (this daughter is now 20 and just fine)

Hang in there, girlfriend. All luck to you and family!

Answer 11

s*x s*x s*x or you can do a me and get on a trampoline for half and hour and it broke my labour on and broke my waters lol.

Answer 12

go to the hospitol they will keep u and induce ur labor!! good luck

Answer 13

i walked a hill wen i was 3days ova due dat nite i moved a couch den went in2 laybor at 4am da nxt day..

Answer 14

Sexual intercourse should do the trick

Answer 15

heres somthing i found on the internet hope it helps

http://pregnancychildbirth.suite101.com/...

good luck with your new bundle of joy

Answer 16

I was told  s*x or walking but never tried it. i just figure the baby will come when it is ready.

Answer 17

i drank hot sauce with my last two and both times my water broke around 4 hours later. if you are 5 cm dialated then the hospital will keep you in and induce you to help things along or break your water which also helps speed things up

Answer 18

Walk, Walk, Walk, then comehome and have s*x. Then drink red Raspberry leave tea and you shoul dbe set. The tea will help strengthen your uterus for contractions as well asn putting you into labour. Try massaging right above your ankles as well.