MagicMum.com

Ok so I know it's not time yet I've 2 weeks til edd
BUT
I'm thinking eviction thoughts & want to know if there are any old wives tales that u think might work

I've been bouncing on my gym ball & babs was head down Monday when I was scanned
What next ?

_________________
'Never frown, even when you are sad,
because you never know who is
falling in love with your smile. '
EDD 10/12/08 became an angel 21.4.08
EDD 8/5/09 became an angel 29.9.08
EDD 29/7/09 became an angel 8.1.09

Raspberry leaf tea? I never got to go myself as was induced early but I was very favourable from 39 weeks. I took the capsules instead of the actual tea.

Sex, and lots of it!!

_________________


I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always, as long as I'm living, my baby you'll be.

I'm booked in for a sweep @ 39 really wanna avoid being induced after 2 horrific labours after induction

I will pick up capsules & jump on bf

Anymore?

_________________
'Never frown, even when you are sad,
because you never know who is
falling in love with your smile. '
EDD 10/12/08 became an angel 21.4.08
EDD 8/5/09 became an angel 29.9.08
EDD 29/7/09 became an angel 8.1.09

I heard masturbation really works.
I've heard it a few times...

_________________
Mammy to the Monster, born 30th December 2007 at 30+2, weighing 1.29kg

Mammy to the Farticle, born full-term on 11th June 2012, weighing 4.14kg

I can try that too redb...

_________________
'Never frown, even when you are sad,
because you never know who is
falling in love with your smile. '
EDD 10/12/08 became an angel 21.4.08
EDD 8/5/09 became an angel 29.9.08
EDD 29/7/09 became an angel 8.1.09

Heard that too

_________________
Thank God for sleeping children!

DS1, 11yrs, MY Artist!
DS2, 10yrs, My Funny guy!
DS3, 10yrs, My Thinker!
DD1, 8yrs, My Princess!
Mum of 4 wonderful, entertaining, and at times difficult kids!!!

Lots of walking, eating pineapples, spicy food (but not good if you've bad heartburn!)

_________________
DD 6 & DS 3

I thought it was the prostaglandins in semen that ripened the cervix???

Didn't work for me I tried EVERYTHING....curries, long walks, rasberry leaf tea, lots of sex, exercise ball, hot baths...I even asked my friend to drive me down a bog road in a tractor...thankfully I went myself before we had the chance.

_________________


I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always, as long as I'm living, my baby you'll be.

I bought a pineapple in my shopping will eat it 2m Had a glass of pure pineapple juice few mins ago (can't hurt)
Will have to stay away from the spicy food for now, am on Zantac for heartburn that was so bad it was making me puke
Walked to work today but was v breathless will keep on my feet as much as I can

_________________
'Never frown, even when you are sad,
because you never know who is
falling in love with your smile. '
EDD 10/12/08 became an angel 21.4.08
EDD 8/5/09 became an angel 29.9.08
EDD 29/7/09 became an angel 8.1.09

I think you have to eat something like a bazzillion pineapples for it to benefit really...that didn't work for me either.

_________________


I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always, as long as I'm living, my baby you'll be.

Having a good laugh got me going on my ds3. Probably not a wives tale but it worked for me. Was in my friends house that evening till late, we were just drinking tea having a chat and a good proper giggle, you know when your laughing so much youve tears!! In early hours my waters went and by 9am that morning I had baby lol.
Best of luck.

_________________

I am still very restless girls... I should be fast asleep by now I am working in the morning

I am not sure if I can stomach a bazillion pineapples but I do like pineapple so I can eat a few

Giggles with the girls I can do too Maternity leave starts after tomorrow so plenty of time for tea & chats

_________________
'Never frown, even when you are sad,
because you never know who is
falling in love with your smile. '
EDD 10/12/08 became an angel 21.4.08
EDD 8/5/09 became an angel 29.9.08
EDD 29/7/09 became an angel 8.1.09

I tried EVERYTHING on DD but to no avail I'm afraid.

3 of my friends went into labour after being at the cinema so I even tried that but didn't work for me!

Did your baby turn PB? I thought she was breech?

_________________
DD June 06
DS1 Nov 09
DS2 Sept 12

And you need the prostaglandins from a bucket full of semen...

And the curry or caster oil won't do any good, people only think they do because they make you have the runs, which coincidentally can happen at the start of labour. So they might make you go to the toilet but they won't make labour follow, so you needn't trouble your heartburn!

_________________
Two lovely girls aged 3 and 1

Yeah hokey the little madam did a flip just before my scan Monday So now I'm in for a sweep the 14th insted of a section

_________________
'Never frown, even when you are sad,
because you never know who is
falling in love with your smile. '
EDD 10/12/08 became an angel 21.4.08
EDD 8/5/09 became an angel 29.9.08
EDD 29/7/09 became an angel 8.1.09

I tried everything on dd3 + nothing worked ! Prob not what u want to hear , sorry
I tried sex......eat pineapples( but u need to eat tones so didn't work ), tried a hot curry .......rasp. Leaf tea doesn't! Put u into labour it just helps strengthen your uterus , really helped me with pushing stage + after birth
Tried lots! Of walking......she was still 6 days late

So glad your lil one isn breech anymore

_________________
Mammy to 4 gorgeous children xxxx
+ wife to my best friend xxx

The only thing that got DS3 out was the absolute fear of induction
I was 9 days late and was due to check in for induction at 7am, he was born after a fast and furious labour at 6.20 am so just about made it

_________________
You cant scare me, I have children

Clary sage oil

DD1 arrived at 39+1 after I ran, and I mean legged it all the way up the steps at pearse train station and onto the platform after walking around from Holles St and then had to stand a good bit of the way home to Maynooth. I was so tired I couldn't stand the thought of waiting around so when I heard my train pull in, I held up my bump and ran Waters broke at 2am!

DD2 arrived less than 12 hours after a labour inducing session of acupuncture.

Nipple stimulation apparently-I knew this but just googled for more info-however you'd have to be fairly dedicated
- as it need a good time commitment!! -Apparently- you need to stimulate your breasts for an hour, three times a day. Spend 15 minutes continually stimulating one breast, and then alternate to the other breast for 15 minutes until the hour is up.

If you're still up for it- Nipple stimulation could well work if you're ready for labour. The hormone oxytocin is released in your body when your breasts are stimulated. Oxytocin helps your labour progress. It controls the contractions of your uterus (womb) during labour. Midwives sometimes use a synthetic type of oxytocin to induce labour.

Oxytocin also stimulates the flow of breastmilk. So nipple stimulation can help labour start, but only if your cervix has already started to soften, thin and open ready for labour. In a study, 37 per cent women who had tried nipple stimulation went into labour within 72 hours compared to just six per cent of those who had not.

Nipple stimulation tricks your body into thinking you are suckling your baby. This means you'll need to gently massage the dark area around your nipple (areola), not just the tip of your nipple. Place your palm over the areola and move in a circular motion, firmly and gently. You may need to continue doing this for some time.

If you're having a healthy pregnancy and you haven't had any complications then it's fine to try nipple stimulation. It won't over-stimulate your uterus, which could be dangerous for your baby. We don't know enough about the safety of nipple stimulation in high-risk pregnancies. So it's best not to try this if you've had any problems during your pregnancy, such as: high blood pressure, gestational diabetes or pre-eclampsia.

Caulophyllum tablets from Nelson's...Worked for me!!! Popped a tablet 4 days before DD was due(day I had my sweep) another one the day after and she was born the day after that!!

_________________