What if anything helped start labor for you?

 Just curious if anyone felt they did something that put them in labor. I know it's early for me but I'm starting to look forward to labor and delivery since dr thinks that the baby was at least 6 lbs at my last appt. For me last time it was probably walking and nesting. I can't remember what exactly I was doing/eating before my regular contractions started though. 

 As you read in my post Em I am suffering severe PG brain and I can't remember much either. I know when I went into active labor I was about to go to sleep all 3 time lol! I have read about walking, DTD , nesting (which I have been crazy doing) and the nip stimulation works, I also read eating papaya just recent! Crazy huh?

How have you been feeling?

My last 2 times I went into labor I was working my pt job cleaning offices, vacumming.  Tomorrow I'm going to really clean this house on hands and knees in hopes to move things along.  I just feel like nothing is happening and my midwives won't check me.  Their afraid to stir things up.

On the 20th December I was desperate for my baby to be born - I did not want to spend xmas in hospital!!  I walked for 5 km and that didnt do it.  I read somewhere to drink a bit of castor oil.  So I did (stupid!) - then spent time on the bog with the squirts laughing my head off at how dumb I was!  On the 22nd I was on the phone to my Mum in the middle of the day, standing in the kitchen when my waters broke.  I didnt have contractions till the follwing day and they had to put pesseries inside to induce me.  My DD was born at 9pm on the 23rd, natural birth.  My lesson out of all that - they come when they are ready! - not when you are!  BTW I was out of hospital on xmas eve and had xmas at home.  Happy ending.

Good luck to you for an easy, healthy birth - and a beautiful content baby.

IdreamNpink:

I also read eating papaya just recent

I read about that too and mango and pineapple so I bought some last week. I was 1.5 cm dilated at my last appt. So things are progressing just going crazy wondering when-lol. 

theashleys:

My lesson out of all that - they come when they are ready!

Just1girl:

Tomorrow I'm going to really clean this house on hands and knees in hopes to move things along. 

Best of luck!