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Joelle, one would think if your doctor told you to bring on labor, then he would tell you how! Unless you are induced by the doctor, your labor will start when it is ready. Castor oil does not work. It will give you a case of the poos. Your doctor probably means for you to get out and do a lot of walking. That is the natural way to try to jumpstart labor.

Oh, and did I mention lots of s_x! Sperm will actually soften the cervix which will help bring on labor!!! HAVE FUN!

s_x and nipple stimulation...the combination I think works great. It's gross, but with my first baby I was soooo ready...so after dh and I were done I layed down for 20 minish, so the sperm would do it's job, like lexa said. And the nipple stimulation brought on contractions. My water broke at 5:30 the next morning! Good luck! :)

WALKING, WALKING, WALKING is what I would suggest!! Also my sister in laws made me eat eggplant! Well, I walked and walked and then ate some eggplant and my water broke in the middle of the night!! Good luck!

Aww Joelle, hun....I know you are desperate to get that baby out! I see your labor posts everywhere girl! We are both due this month, and in fact...I am due tomorrow =] I have a feeling I am going to have to be induced. Which my doctor set up a date for the 18th of this month. I'm so hoping this boy comes out before then! My doctor told me to do squatting till I felt a lot of pressure and when you feel that don't get up until 30-40 seconds after you feel it, then get up and breathe, and repeat the process. There is also some kind of spot on the inside of your thigh or close to the inside of your thigh to break your water, or soooo I heard. Anyways, I know exactly how you feel hun. I'm gonna go for a 45 minute walk in a sec, wish me luck!

s_x helps to soften the cervix and so does evening primrose oil on your belly, taking the pills and inserting them into your v____a, I did a lot of research before my first daughter was born she was also going to be big, she was actually delivered via c-section 10 days early...

Trust me your baby will come out when it's good and ready. I was a week late and did all kinds of things, had s_x(whatever that doesn't work). walked, nothing worked. I was late and then bam my water broke when I was just hanging out, so trust me your baby will come when it's ready. Sorry, but it's true.

I did read that castor oil works and I understand why you don't want to drink it, heard that you poo if you drink it and then soon after you are pushing, thats why I didn't do it. Good luck, s_x did work for me with my daughter, my b/f and I had s_x at about 11pm and by 10am my contractions started....

s_x really works, i had s_x and within hours i was in labour:)

With my first baby, which was 5 years ago, I walked all day for 3 days before I was due (I had been dialated to a 2 for 6 weeks and just wouldn't dialate further) ... We also tried having s_x several times a day ... nothing worked! my daughter was 3 days late ... I finally dialated all the way after I had an epi .. turns out my body was so stressed out that it just couldnt dialate any further. They still had to manually break my water though. I ended up having contractions for 48 hours before my daughter showed up.

trust me castor oil DOES NOT WORK. I tried that and all it did was give me the major poos. I wouldnt suggest that to my worst enemy let alone another pregnant woman. im overdue with my 3rd child and i know the missery that you are going thru. but just hang in there your little bun will come out when the timer goes off. Good Luck!! Ohhh Bouncing on a excercise ball does help with the nether region discomfort ( im diong that right now)

can i take castor oil 1/1/2 wks before my due date.Iam 2 cm dialated

well, I personally wouldn't recommend it - check with your doctor to see what they say. I hear it gives you the runs big time.

walk, walk, walk, walk, then walk some more. Have s_x tonight. Try to even do it again if you have it in you. Tomorrow, walk, walk, walk, walk, and walk some more.

I've had three babies and I'm pregnant with number four. I actually used the castor oil trick with my last two pregnancies and it worked great for me! I drank about two teaspoonfuls and went shopping and walked around all day then by 7 am the next morning I went into labor. It didn't give me the poops but I have heard that it can but I'm wondering if it has something to do with how much of it you drink. A friend of mine drank half of the bottle - it worked though I wouldn't suggest drinking that much!

I have been dialated to a 4 for a week and still no baby. I have walked till my legs are jelly and we have tried the s_x thing, nothing is working my doc told me to do this thing called acupressure, its suppose to throw u in labor in 48 hours, it hasnt. I have also eaten every weird food and caster oil nastiness. Anyone have another suggestion, I am misrible!