Now that Heather is overdue by 6 days, we’ve been hearing lots of great comments and suggestions around why the baby is late, the state of the baby, what other people’s experiences have been and suggestions on how to bring on labor faster. A few are below. Would love to hear any others too!
- She’s very comfortable in there
- She’s going to be well baked
- The full moon induces labor
- If you eat chicken Parmesan from a specific restaurant in Brooklyn it induces labor within 30 minutes [that seems a bit risky to me]
- Sex will induce labor
- Hiking will induce labor
- Turns out that lots and lots of people were “late”. [Which makes me wonder, if so many people are late, does that mean that really other people are early?]
- Don’t listen to the doctors
- Listen to the doctors
- Take a hot shower, or get into a bath.
- Girls are always late
- Girls are always early
- Using the breast pump will start labor / stimulate the nipples
- Jump on a trampoline
- Ride on a bumpy road
- Drink castor oil [yuck!]
- Drink raspberry leaf tea
- Drink rose hips tea
- You’re going to have to be induced
- You won’t have to be induced
The doctor said it’s a complex interplay of hormones between the mother, the placenta and the baby. They all have to work together to start labor. Needless to say, while informative, that does nothing to help with getting the ball rolling.