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Q: slow labour.. any ideas on how to bring it on?

went into hospital yesterday at 7:30am only to find that i was a mere 1-2cm dilated, and wasn't progressing so they've sent me home :( there has been no changes to my contractions since then, they're still every 10-15 mins apart and last about a minute, any ideas on how to get things moving? I've tried walking, a hot bath, spicy food and raspberry leaf tea x.0.x

This question was asked May. 31, 2012 9:07pm
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Answered by danni179 - Jun. 1, 2012 12:15pm

i vote gravity to get that babies head pushing and stretching your cervix, so stay as upright as you can.
Whenever i eat pineapple my baby gets really active, so maybe try something like fruit or juices to get him/her moving to encourage things along. Good Luck x

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Answered by first-time-mum2012 - Jun. 1, 2012 8:59am

Thank you girls :) sex isn't really an option at the moment I'm afraid but Thankyou anyway :) x.0.x

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Answered by KMay23 - Jun. 1, 2012 5:33am

I was dialated to a 3 for three weeks with my daughter.....I tried everything from walking miles and miles to eating spicy food, and entire pineapple, having sex....none of it worked and it all caused me pain or heartbuarn lol! I believe the baby comes when they are ready...however the walking is very good for your labor so I would keep that up. Good luck hon!

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Answered by bugsmomy - Jun. 1, 2012 3:23am

Watchiiiiing.
Though sex isn't an option, specially with DH a 100000 Kilometers away.

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Answered by Brittany0915 - May. 31, 2012 10:48pm

nipple stimulation works well i hear

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Answered by dori502 - May. 31, 2012 9:48pm

One friend of mine was with the same problem.. So she had sex and her labor came up very fast :) she told me it really works when you wanna speed up your labor.. Good luck

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Answered by liebekind - May. 31, 2012 9:25pm

If you feel up to it, you could have sex. How far along are you? I had intermittent labor like that for several days before I went into actual labor.

I'd highly recommend resting while you can until your body amps up the labor more.

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