https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 01 May 2026 08:26:25 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-try-to-get-labor-to-start-ahead-of-your-induction#post-2309035 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 14:05:40 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2309035@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: was your induction successful? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-try-to-get-labor-to-start-ahead-of-your-induction#post-2309027 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 13:59:26 +0000 lamariniere 2309027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@AggieDaze: I had something similar happen with eggplant and LO1! Who knows if it was real or just the right time, but it's an interesting coincidence. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-try-to-get-labor-to-start-ahead-of-your-induction#post-2309026 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 13:57:34 +0000 AggieDaze 2309026@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Right before 39 weeks, I was anxious and had plans to eat Italian that night with girlfriends. Since I'd read that eggplant parmesan gets things moving, I decided to order that and eat it. Figured why not? Well, I went into labor the next day and had my son the following. Perhaps it was just a coincidence but I figure... it certainly didn't hurt anything to try that - same with spicy food (if you like it), pineapple, etc). I don't think I'd ever try castor oil or more intense efforts. Sex, for example, was not happening. </p> <p>I shared this story at a baby shower where a coworker was 36 weeks and one of the meal options was eggplant parmesan. She went into labor the next day. Again, perhaps a random coincidence but I'll certainly be eating it again when I'm past the 37 week mark. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-try-to-get-labor-to-start-ahead-of-your-induction#post-2308950 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 12:26:56 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2308950@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I'm going to relax, enjoy my last few days, and see what happens. :) </p> <p>All of you who tried castor oil are brave! It sounds pretty unpleasant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-try-to-get-labor-to-start-ahead-of-your-induction#post-2308946 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 12:25:40 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 2308946@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My induction with LO1 wasn't scheduled so I had no chance. With LO2 I tried red raspberry leaf tea, walking a mile plus daily, near daily sex, bouncing on a yoga ball, nipple stimulation, membrane sweep (by my OB), castor oil. She stayed in until my induction date. I made progress doing all that but none of it actually got her out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-try-to-get-labor-to-start-ahead-of-your-induction#post-2308910 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 12:00:57 +0000 lemong 2308910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cascademom - :silly: I also needed to finish up a presentation for work, and the judges I was presenting to were so worried that I was going to go into labor right there! Oh, and DH had a work dinner/talk the night before the induction, so I definitely did not want to go into labor early since he had to rely on public transportation and was an hour away! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-try-to-get-labor-to-start-ahead-of-your-induction#post-2308902 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 11:54:10 +0000 PinkElephant 2308902@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A membrane sweep/internal exam worked for me within about 6 hours! I was 39wks exactly </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-try-to-get-labor-to-start-ahead-of-your-induction#post-2308898 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 11:52:05 +0000 cascademom 2308898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lemong: Controlling childcare arrangements, haha!! We did everything we could to prepare our childcare providers to take care of LO #1 during labor. Instead, LO #2 started labor on a holiday when one of the two providers was out of town. Luckily, one of our faves was available to help us on that day. She saw me in labor fighting contractions as we got LO #1 ready for his time with her. Best laid plans indeed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-try-to-get-labor-to-start-ahead-of-your-induction#post-2308893 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 11:50:02 +0000 jhd 2308893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had an induction scheduled for 41+1, but my water broke 2 days before that. I didn't do anything besides walking, which I had been doing anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-try-to-get-labor-to-start-ahead-of-your-induction#post-2308887 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 11:44:52 +0000 snowjewelz 2308887@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No; I was induced at 39 week due to GD so I def was not trying to get anything started myself! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-try-to-get-labor-to-start-ahead-of-your-induction#post-2308883 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 11:43:46 +0000 lemong 2308883@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope - I had was induced with both kids, but with LO1, it wasn't scheduled. With LO2, it was scheduled, and I did NOT want to go into labor early because I wanted to be able to control child care arrangements for LO1! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-try-to-get-labor-to-start-ahead-of-your-induction#post-2308876 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 11:40:31 +0000 cascademom 2308876@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't do anything. I had a similar experience of rising blood pressure and a scheduled induction. LO #1 beat his induction date by two days. I went into labor two days ahead of it. What's funny is that the Friday we scheduled the induction. I relaxed and accepted it. I had contractions Monday morning and he was born by 6pm that night. I guess relaxing was key for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-try-to-get-labor-to-start-ahead-of-your-induction#post-2308871 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 11:36:34 +0000 mdf106 2308871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did not. I did a lot of research, and all of the method I found either do not work, or they work but are more likely to lead to a complications (i.e. a C-section, which is what I was most nervous about anyway) than a medical induction. If I remember correctly, nipple stimulation and castor oil are the things that are supposed to work. I went into labor three days before my scheduled induction. I cried when I scheduled the induction, and even though it was not needed, in retrospect it would not have been so bad. It would have been really nice to have my OB do the delivery. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-try-to-get-labor-to-start-ahead-of-your-induction#post-2308835 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 11:05:12 +0000 autumnlove 2308835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tried walking, stairs, spicy food and sex but I was still completely closed at 41 weeks when I checked in for my induction.</p> <p>Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-try-to-get-labor-to-start-ahead-of-your-induction#post-2308832 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 11:02:43 +0000 californiadreams 2308832@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i tried having sex and it seemed to work because my water broke a couple of hours later. but i also can never be sure because i was 40w5d and it could have also just been a coincidence. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-try-to-get-labor-to-start-ahead-of-your-induction#post-2308825 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 10:56:28 +0000 Bubbles 2308825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did all the things (besides castor oil), and nothing worked. I wish I would have spent that time relaxing and enjoying my last few days before baby arrived. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-try-to-get-labor-to-start-ahead-of-your-induction#post-2308818 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 10:53:26 +0000 mediagirl 2308818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I found that bouncing on an exercise ball was extremely comfortable. So, I did that a lot leading up to the birth of M just because it helped ease so much of my pain. Not sure if it helped but it sure did feel good. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-try-to-get-labor-to-start-ahead-of-your-induction#post-2308800 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 10:46:37 +0000 mrsrain 2308800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was having symptoms of pre-e and induction kept being brought up as a possibility. So at 38 weeks I did nipple stimulation (just manual), ate a ton of pineapple, got a prenatal massage, and had sex. It worked and I went into labor that night and had my daughter the next morning. The only thing I regretted was the pineapple (which I threw up in transition). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-try-to-get-labor-to-start-ahead-of-your-induction#post-2308760 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 10:23:03 +0000 BSB 2308760@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought about asking my dr if I could have sex but considering my water broke weeks before I thought she would think I was crazy. Plus, the thought of doing it in a hospital bed didn't seem all that comfortable for either of us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-try-to-get-labor-to-start-ahead-of-your-induction#post-2308681 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 09:44:21 +0000 Alivoo01 2308681@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just let things be, and didn't try anything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-try-to-get-labor-to-start-ahead-of-your-induction#post-2308680 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 09:43:22 +0000 littlebug 2308680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My step-sister SWORE by castor oil, but I was too afraid of the nasty side effects to try it. I tried the yoga ball, dates, pineapple, and spicy food to no effect. I had several people tell me that cleaning their floor on the hands and knees triggered labor for them, but yeah...no thanks. Same with sex. The thought just made me hurt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-try-to-get-labor-to-start-ahead-of-your-induction#post-2308677 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 09:40:19 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2308677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would just relax. The things that always trigger my BH was washing the dishes. But I wasn't about to volunteer to do that! Castor oil helped but didn't really start anything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-try-to-get-labor-to-start-ahead-of-your-induction#post-2308674 Fri, 02 Oct 2015 09:38:33 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2308674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't made any dilation/effacement progress in two weeks and my blood pressure is climbing, so I've got an induction scheduled for next week. I'm torn between trying whatever I can to get labor started on its own or just going with the flow and if I go into labor before then, great. </p> <p>For several weeks I've been drinking raspberry leaf tea and walking. I know the tea is supposed to make contractions more effective, not start labor. I'm going to keep doing both these things because I like them. </p> <p>I could also try bouncing on a yoga ball, spicy food, pineapple, evening primrose oil, nipple stimulation, etc. Honestly it all sounds exhausting, but I kind of wonder if I will regret not trying something. </p> <p>Did you try to get labor to start before your induction? Did it work? Or did you let things happen? </p>