ladies what did you do/use :o)

[puma86]

Not that i'm thinking of it yet as i'm 37 1/2 weeks. But, what did you do to get your lil one 'on the move' when over due etc?
Also at how many weeks did you try and did it work?

Just want some tried and tested ideas as I go on maternity after tomorrow and wont be able to access a computer for a while :o(


Many thanks
Kate :o)

[daffy654]

Vigorous nooky ;-)

[redcrx]

sorry puma, i tried it all with number 1 and he came on 42+3

my second was late too but at 40+4 so not too bad. I ate chinese curry (apparently indian not right) 6 hours before giving birth.

tbh i think i mine just get to 9lbs 6.5ozs and then just fall out! :)

to get baby in right position, dont slouch on a sofa, sit astride a dining chair, facing the back.

[puma86]

thank you red, will do that.

Thats a good excuse daffy ;o)

[redcrx]

anythings worth a try if you can manage it lol

the sofa one is what made my first so late apparently. id had contractions (mine are painless til last few cms) for 3 weeks lol

[puma86]

omg! yep i will be going for the chair option then lol. 3 weeks!!

[Sqad]

puma....don't be silly....it will come when it is ready.
daffy's idea of plenty of "nooky" might do something, but watch out for position 9 with 2pillows, could be tricky.
redcrx....do the medical fraternity know that about how to avoid abnormal presentations? ;-)


puma ...I have had 4 boys and it is a "piece of cake"....good luck.

[tamborine]

bottle or 2 of red wine.....make sure you're supervised by OH as you could 'shoot' babe out (all inhibitions gone). Mine came in 30mins!

[pericat]

cod liver oil ?
raspberry tea ?

[redcrx]

if you go overdue you could try
clary sage oil in bath .
evening primrose oil capsule on cervix
nipple tweaking, takes and age but can start contractions
sperm can get things going, but apparently taking it orally is supposedly better than the other way (i reckon a male came up with that finding)

[Sqad]

red......LOL...."nipple tweaking"...LOL, the baby doesn't come any quicker, but the husband does....LOL

[redcrx]

lol sqad, trust you to "pop up" on here.

It does work though, its the same concept as breastfeeding helping uterus contract back.

[DEN53]

My son was 2 weeks overdue Kate - I think the sight of the horrible chinese nurse coming at me with that crochet hook thingy to break my waters did the trick.

[k8bailey]

Hi Kate

At 40+5 I had a stretch and sweep, washed two cars, went for a walk, ate a very spicy pizza and had an "early night" - contractions started the next morning, baby was born the day afterwards!

Good luck! Hope it all goes well and that your little one arrives safely.....and on time!!

[puma86]

lol red & sqad

yes I think a man might have come up with those ideas too!
hmmm, a curry followed by sex and oral sex and lots of boob fondling................ defo a man :o)

[ummmm]

Time to get some internet access at home. Spend all day on here and you won't even notice the weeks pass. There is a whole year of my life I don't remember :-)

Good Luck x

[albaqwerty]

both mine were 41
+3 before they were cooked!

As ummm says, please try to get internet access at home, if not, how about local library?

How did the email to your mum go down? Been meaning to ask for a while.

[ummmm]

Oh...mine were 42 weeks, 40 weeks and 37 weeks and they came when they were ready.

[puma86]

I will do :o)
If not i'll nip round the mother-in-law's :o)
albaq - helloooo, yes it was fine. She's coming towards the end of jan to give us plenty of time alone :o)
Don't know why I was so worried :o)
Thank you

[albaqwerty]

It's funny what we worry about !

Well. weird really...
Hope all goes well with maternity leave. A friend of mine had her baby three days after she stopped work.
Both mum and baby were fine, but she was peeved she didn't have much of a chance to "put her feet up"

[puma86]

I can understand that totally :o)
I wont get much time unless he's late as I have so much still to do for xmas and his stuff :o(
Still, shouldn't be too bad as the OH finishes work a week monday so he can take over and i'll sit back and direct him :o) hehe