What are good ways to naturally speed up contractions?

Answer 1

== == There are a number of natural methods:

* take a long walk * eat spicy foods (with chili peppers) * have sex with an orgasm and hips elevated to allow sperm to rest on the cervix * eat, drink or insert herbs such as flaxseed oil, black or blue cohosh, evening primrose oil, cumin seed, GoldSeal tincture (research doses and uses for safe and effective results)

* drink Castor oil with Orange Juice (again, do some research first)

* nipple stimulation and/or pumping colostrum * enema with or without herbs added

* put acupressure on the "spleen 6" area * deep relaxation or meditation * eat a honeydew melon

* sit on a yoga/exercise ball

There are also massages, acupuncture and chiropractic methods that a practitioner can help you with. Avoid methods that can be stressful or harmful to your baby such as fasting and dehydration. While these may start your labor, they can cause unwanted and harmful complications.

I will tell you what worked for me twice, sexual intercourse! Within 6-8 hours I was in labour! Its to do with the semen softening up the cervix. Scrubbing the kitchen floor. It used to be thought that this was an old (mid)wives tale, but research has shown that the 'hands and knees' position does help because it helps the baby turn into the best position for its head to fit tightly to the cervix. I had a first time Mum in labour who was having quite a difficult time, even in the birthing pool. She then turned onto all fours, water supporting her bump, and had her baby within the hour. Sexual intercourse works too, there is prostin in semen, which is what is used to soften the cervix if you are being induced (prostin that is, not semen)

Answer 2

It is never a good idea to purposely put yourself into labor. However, if you are already in labor, and are right around the time you are due, then helping things along wont hurt. Peppermint is a natural labor inducer, also massage your wrists and ankles as these are natural labor inducing pressure points on the body also. Taking a hot bath or having sex can oftentimes speed things up as well.

Answer 3

deep knee bends......or take a good laxitive DON'T TAKE LAXITIVES!!!! The baby will come when it's ready and usually your doctor will let you go over your due date by 2 weeks. If the baby still hasn't showed signs of dropping then then doctor will induce labor.

Answer 4

I would suggest trying maternity acupressure to induce labor. I finally just had my baby 2 months ago and used maternity acupressure, check out this website for more information: http://yourmaternityresource.com/category/maternityacupreesure/

Everything is outlined in the ebook, its simple and easy to follow you can even do it yourself if you have to best of all it also shows you techniques to help reduce pain, I too was having back labor, boy there is no denying this is incredible pain but when my husband started doing the acupressure it seemed to help to ease the pain.

I was about 1 cm dilated, 41 weeks pregnant and the baby had not yet dropped, I tried maternity acupressure as outlined in the ebook and it worked like a charm within 24 hours I was 4 cms dilated and had finally gone into full blown labor a few hours later I was greeted by my beautiful baby boy, well worth the cost of the ebook of only $29, it was a great resource.

Answer 5

walk a lot, have sex, stimulate your nipples, caster oil, etc.

Answer 6

There really is nothing that's 100% but Ive heard that Castor oil and brace yourself Ive heard this everywhere anal sex i don't know why