Quote Originally Posted by Jaimecbr900
Actually Michelle is on the right track. How you been Ms. Michelle?

Sex does induce labor because the semen helps thin out the cervix. Walking also helps due to gravity pulling down on the baby and helping get him deeper in the birth canal. So Michelle is absolutely right.

Another wife's tale way to induce labor is by drinking Castor oil. Personally, I wouldn't do this, but they say that if you take a few ounces of Castor oil and mix it with some OJ and drink it. Castor oil tastes like crap. It WILL make you empty out your.....ummm.....lower intestine rather quickly. This in turn is said to cause spasms in your intestine which then cause you sorta cramp and that cramping induces labor. I think that's kinda the long way around, as I would just have tons of sex and walk.

There are also herbs and stuff that holistic shops say induce labor. I don't think they do, but they could I guess.

You could also get "scraped" by your OB. They scrape the membranes of the cervix and it automatically induces labor. This is usually reserved for overdue babies I think. You can ask though. I'm told it's not very comfortable, which I tend to totally believe as nothing that is "scraped" is probably gonna feel too good.

One more way, and I'm only suggesting this because I love ya and this is IA ....You could always try nipple stimulation. It supposedly helps release Oxytocin which is your body's natural form of PITOCIN, which is what everyone knows is given to women who are IN labor to hurry it along. It's worth a try......

Let me know if you need any help....

I'm good, how are you? I may need your assistance in the near future...I'll call you or send you a PM about that

I've heard the Castor oil thing too, but that just sounds nasty to me!

And as far as having your cervix scraped, I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THAT! I just had mine scraped for other reasons & Jaime is right...it's not comfortable at all!!! So yeah, unless that's your absolute last resort, I wouldn't even mention it to your doctor.