Googling all things 'natural induction' .. read that accupressure points are natural, safe and proven. The only precaution is to wait until you are fullterm!(today is my due date)
Anyone tried it? Did it work for you?
Googling all things 'natural induction' .. read that accupressure points are natural, safe and proven. The only precaution is to wait until you are fullterm!(today is my due date)
Anyone tried it? Did it work for you?
papaya / 10560 posts
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
my mom gave me acupuncture. i went into labor 4 hours later!
cantaloupe / 6610 posts
I'm debating acupuncture and acupressure- which is better? Acupuncture helped to get me pregnant- so I trust in it, but I hear so much about acupressure!
papaya / 10560 posts
@princessbaby we did acupressure because I was so desperate and I thought nothing would work! I took my 40 week pic, ate dinner, DH did acupressure and BAM had a baby! There is nowhere around here to get acupuncture done, and thanks to go ole YouTube we did acupressure on the couch!
honeydew / 7589 posts
Heck yeah! It's safe, easy, and it works!
Don't expect it to be a magic potion - if your body or baby isn't ready, it won't work. But if your baby is ready and just needs that final push - works like a charm.
squash / 13764 posts
I did reflexology--and my water broke the next day! Not sure if it was coincidence. But I say try it, it can't hurt!
blogger / pear / 1964 posts
Just booked my accupunture appointment for early this week. I'm reaaaaady for a baby!
GOLD / papaya / 10206 posts
My doula did a ton of accupressure on me when my labour was stalling and it helped. Find those sweet spots and get things going!!! Come on babydubs!!!
nectarine / 2163 posts
My mum did acupressure on me the night of my due date, and my waters broke 1:30 am the next morning
honeydew / 7444 posts
Yep, i did 3 sessions and contractions started the day before i was supposed to be induced.
pomegranate / 3225 posts
I have gone to four sessions in the last week and a half for acupuncture, and each time she leaves in little beads at all the acupressure points for me to use. I guess it truly doesn't work until baby is ready, because nothing yet!
persimmon / 1194 posts
I went to 3 sessions and it didn't work for me. I ended up having to be induced but I do feel that it helped that induction. I went from 3cm to 10 in 4 hours!
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
I read that you have to had 3 sessions for it to "work" somewhere...I'm thinking about getting acupuncture once i hit week 39.
blogger / watermelon / 14218 posts
@mrsjyw: @Mrs. Tricycle: omg I cannot believe you guys are both soooo CLOSE!!!!
I did EVERYTHING to try and induce labor with LMW but alas, nothing worked... and I was 2.5 cm dilated for 2 weeks!! gahhh. If I had the guts I definitely would have tried acupuncture!
cantaloupe / 6610 posts
@matador84: Does it have to be done for an hour? I'm wondering if I can get DH to do it for that long!
I am going to try acupressure at some point this week - we'll start with DH doing it and see how that goes.
I LOVE acupuncture and was seeing a fertility acupuncturist when I got pregnant- he actually used Electro-Acupuncture to wake my ovaries up that month, as they were hibernating or something.
I thought about going back to him for Operation Get Harper Out, but he's $115 a session and I just don't want to pay that when I know that worst-case scenario, I have an induction scheduled at 39&2 on Dec 2nd. I know I sound like a spoiled brat that I want her to come before that, I should be grateful that I have an end date and that it's several days before 40 weeks. But I still want her to come on her own!
papaya / 10560 posts
@princess baby probably not it just felt good and I told him to keep doing it until I told him to stop! Ha!
blogger / pear / 1964 posts
@kml636: I went today for treatment #1 -- we'll see if it works. She put beads in my ears in the "uterus" spots, and I'm supposed to rub them when I remember. So far, nothing, but it was interesting how active the baby was during the acupuncture session, even though it's normally pretty chill.
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