ideas!!!

[ruth]

my cousin viki has aked me what brings labour on,shes 37 wk today and whants to know just incase she goes over,dont think she will though.so any tips you give me i will pass them on to her

The best proved method is sex - there's something in the sperm that softens the cervix and induces labour. Other things (don't know if they work) include a hot curry, long walk, hot bath, cod liver oil, the list is endless!

[c.a.cullum]

i kno this may sound strange but they suggest stimulation of the nipples as this releases the hormone oxytocin which helps bring on contractions!!! i just read that in my new pregnancy pack!!! he he... and semen contains high levels of hormones called prostaglandins!!!

Well done Charley for the technical terms! (hello)

[pinkydinkydo]

yep charley my midwife told me that also everything else didn't work!!!

[c.a.cullum]

u can tell by the technical terms that i have just sifted thru my new pregnancy books!!! i'l b reading them everyday from now til i have this baby!! ha ha...

I read more and learnt more the more I had too! You'd think what you didn't know wasn't worth knowing by the time you get to number 3 but how wrong can you be?! hahaha!

[c.a.cullum]

i kno wot u mean.... wit every pregnancy it has felt like my 1st!! its mad!

[Debbielou]

I don't think they work, I think a baby will come when it's ready. i got told by my midwife with Angel to eat fresh pineapple, have sex, have a curry, run about and straddle a chair? I did them all and she was still nearly 2 wks late! All that they did was fetch her v low and engaged and I couldn't sit comfortable for 3wks cos she was so low. The one good thing (don't know if it had anything to do with all that) was when I went to be started off I was 5cm with no pain! So might be worth a try!

[sarahfeb10]

I did squats the day before I went into labour, dont know if they gave me a help in hand or whether it was just a coincidence.