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@blackbird: Good luck! Hoping for a quick and easy induction!

@blackbird: Hope everything goes smooth and safe! Will be thinking about you!

@blackbird: Good luck!!! Come on Baby T

@GoGoSnoGirl: that all sounds promising! Glad you had a good appointment and cervical check!

@Mrs squirreld: my midwife suggested popping open an EPO capsule and putting the oil on the penis for ...more direct application to the cervical area...
I think PrincessBaby and others have used their breast pumps.

@Mrs squirreld: Sounds like you're trying most of them!! Have you had your membranes stripped yet? Hmm, what else have I heard of... accupuncture, suma walking, castor oil, papaya, mango, chinese food.

@Mrs squirreld: I think princessbaby had a lot of success with castor oil, right? I went out and bought some after her thread but I haven't worked up the nerve to use it yet. Still no progress here, and I have an appointment tomorrow where we'll schedule an induction. Bummer. It really feels like she just will never come out.

@Mrs squirreld: yeah I think she was like a 3 and used it in combination with the breastpump

@Mrs squirreld: @kick641: good luck ladies! Hope you progress & get to the real thing here soon!

@kick641: @Mrs squirreld: @jetsa: Yes - I was dilated to a 3 and like 60% effaced. I had my 3rd membrane strip on the day before and did have my first red blood mucus (I guess it was bloody show) that morning. I probably would have been in labor in the next few days, but I did a little of the castor oil (totally had a normal BM and nothing painful or explosive lol) and then kind of started having super mild contractions within the couple of hours after. I started pumping for like 20 mins, and 20-30 min breaks in between. I think I pumped either 2 or 3 times and the contractions started being a lot more noticeable. It didn't take long after that for it to get crazy...I called the on-call ob at around 7:45 and she told me to just go to L&D and let them check me out, mainly because I had been a 3 the day before. I was not in any real pain at that point, just noticed super mild period pains coming and going. I was SURE it was nothing since it didn't really hurt. We left the house by 8:20 and I was uncomfortable enough that I was pretty sure it was the real deal. By 8:30 I was holding onto the handles on the roof of my car, the one above the window, just to get through the pain of the contraction. They checked me in and got me in a room around 9, and I was basically screaming by that point. They checked me and I was only 3.5, but it was REALLY painful for the check, so they didn't check me again until after the epidural was in since I was a screaming, writhing mess from the contractions. I had my epidural at 10:30, after 90 mins of horrific pain, and they checked me right after and I was a 9/9.5. They told me to rest and then they'd re-check me and get me to push, but the cord was wrapped around her neck and her heart rate kept dropping, so they tried a couple of times to switch my position to get her more stable, but they couldn't, so they went ahead and got the team in there for me to push. I pushed the first time, and I kind of thought it was a practice push, and the dr was like "Head's out!" and then I pushed one more time and she was out. I was holding her before midnight. I took the castor oil around 4pm I think. It was so surreal!

So that was my recipe to get it moving. And once it did, it got moving FAST And now I have a 3 week old:)

@PrincessBaby: thank you for the indepth details I'm at work but have my breastpump here and a stupid webinar to watch at lunch so I may have to at least try that before my appt this afternoon.

@Mrs squirreld: Lurker here but I had acupressure done late in the afternoon on Friday and went into labour the next day!

@Mrs. Lovejoy: no milk, just a teeny bit of colostrum here and there. I have the Medela Freestyle and I turned the level down a notch from whatever it's auto set on. That made it much better...

@SeptMomma12: Aww I completely understand. These late pregnancy hormones are no joke! On the bright side, it's good that babe looks great! I hope that your c-section goes wonderfully. Can't wait to see pictures of the new babe!

@PrincessBaby: That makes sense! I was thinking about pumping these next few days just to get my body to start thinking about getting the milk ready, but it's nice to know that it might help kickstart labor too! I just didn't want it to be so painful that its not worth it.

@Mrs. Lovejoy: just use some lanolin before you pump!! Lube is key for any pumping excursion ! Lol

@SeptMomma12: hugs, mama!

i'm a week away from my due date and so anxious to meet this guy. final trimester hormones are gnawing away at me and i'm constantly wondering how #2 will differ from my first.

@blackbird: I don't remember for sure, but did you have some struggles with BFing with your first? I did but likely related to being a preemie and I couldn't figure out how to stop the routine of breast, bottle, pump. Anyways, just wanted to say our BFing journey has been a breeze this time even with a 35 weeker! So I hope yours goes the same!!

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@blackbird: I had some nipple soreness for sure the first time but my LO wasn't latching deep enough if that makes sense. She was latching pretty much right around the nipple and I didn't know that I needed to stick way more boob in her mouth to preserve the nipple. But if he is latching with enough of the boob in his mouth, then I am no help!

@BabyPenguinXO: @PrincessBaby: @jetsa: oh this was more than soreness. It was toe curling pain and I wanted to toss him off me lol. And it's needle like pain throughout the whole session, not just the latch. I can get him on deep enough, though. It's hard to mentally psyche myself out for each session, though. I told DH I need a stress ball to squeeze on when he latches at home! The cream already has helped my left side so much