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I tried a lot of the usual ones, mostly walking but nothing happened. When my water broke, I was sitting on the couch working when I dropped my pen, bent down to pick it up, twisted weird to get it since I couldn't reach and I felt that POP...

My advice is to walk a lot, but if that fails- drop a pen and try to pick it up

BTW- I was 2 cm and 60% on that Tuesday, and water broke on Saturday! Fingers crossed your lil one comes sooner rather than later!

unprotected sex!! I'm convinced that's what got me going (haha). Seriously... go for it!!!

I've heard sex and nipple stimulation can kick start labor. some people attach their breast pump and turn it on for the nipple stimulation, although I always wonder, what happens if colostrum starts coming out, because its important the baby gets that right?

have sex! eat spicy food

People told me all sorts of things. My mom had Chinese food for all 3 of her kids, so she took me for Chinese and stayed up all night waiting for my call, which never came. Lo came when she wanted to. On her due date.

Good luck! I hope all goes well for you and baby.

I've heard castor oil can bring on labor, it was recommended by my midwife as a last resort.

@skibobrown: go, baby, go!!!!! Let's get this labor party on!!!!!!

My gf swears by eating pineapple!!! GOOD LUCK!

Good luck! And maybe have DH give you a nice foot, ankle calf massage to hit all the points you're supposed to avoid during pregnancy!
That's what I plan on doing on my due date - massage and pedicure, and telling the person to "hit everything they've been taught to avoid"!

I second pineapple! It worked for me though I wasn't trying to induce labor.

Sex is generally the best way.... Oragasm causes oxytocin & prostaglandins to be released to bring on contractions & soften the cervix & semen has prostaglandins too =)

Walking can, but you also don't wan to wear yourself out before labor.

Castor Oil has also been known to work BUT is also suspected to cause baby to pass meconium in utero AND since it causes diarrhea you have to REALLY watch for dehydration.... b/c dehydration + laboring mom = NOT GOOD.

A friend of mine also used acupressure to induce the day before a medical induction that she wanted to avoid. She said you can easily find them online.

IF it's not time though, no induction method is going to work... which is why even so many medication inductions fail.

Goodluck!

I'm totally on the other end and hoping baby holds off a few more days so I can get 100% over whatever yuck I'm dealing with. =/