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So ive been between 1-2 cm dilated and now im between 2-3 cm dilated, 50% effaced so not much change. He said he thinks im close to going into labor on my own. Im 40 weeks i would freakin hope so. He was feeling the babys soft spot on her head through my cervix. Not very pleasant. My blood pressure was so high he sent me straight for a non stress test but everything was fine. Ive been having some painful braxton hicks that wrap around to my back. I had bad back labor with Rylie so im pretty sure im going to have it again. Im ready to have this baby!!! ↑
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Congrats on making it to your due date! Are you thinking about trying to naturally induce yourself? Long walks? Squats? Spicy foods?
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Thanks! Haha, ive been trying everything. Even s_x twice a day and that is definately not fun for me. Im up cleaning and moving stuff all day, even heavy furniture. I dont know what else to do!
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Jeeze even s_x isn't doing it?? I don't know what else to tell you...pray? haha
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lol.well at least you have made improvement.When my water broke i didnt start contracting, so i used my b___st pump to stimulate them. I know if you read up on nipple stimulation, then they say some bad things about it, but in my personal opinion it is more natural then other methods people try and more natural then pitocin if they decide to induce you....It worked GREAT for me and contractions werent any stronger then they should have been, in fact i still needed pitocin to get things moving quicker.....*food for thought*
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I still think it was spicy food that did it for me. I was eating a spicy chicken sandwich the night before I went into labor (ate it at like 8pm, woke up at 4am with a punctured water with contractions too) The entire time I was eating it my belly was hard but I didn't think much of it. A about a week before that I went to my doctor, and despite my funnel dilation I had no progress and was sealed tight.
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Nope s_x not working, not even orgasam and i do everytime! Spicy foods are my favorite. I cover almost everything with hot sauce. Still nothing. My OB said nipple stimulation only works on 1% of women and it has to be 3 hours a day. Its not that im not having contractions. I have them all day and some are very painful. I think its going to be like it was with Rylie. I was 4 cm dilated, having regular contractions, and a lot of bloody show but just wouldnt progress on my own. I spent 2 days like that until i agreed to be induced.
So something weird. My right foot isnt swollen at all but my left is huge and throbbing. Not normal right? Hoping its not a blood clot.
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i spent 2 days decorating my bedroom and then the night i finished i woke with my waters broken...........amanda i also woke at 4am with my waters broken lol well or punctured as they were breaking at random times until i gave birth 16hours later...............i spent about a week before i went in to labour drinking raspberry leaf tea um i ate a pinapple i also tried nipple stimulation about 4days before i went in to labour with my b___st pump and epo.................newbaby it may only work for 1% of people but tyou could be that 1% good luck hope you have your little one soon
...............i would speak to your doc about your foot doesnt sound to nice
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Oh yeah call your doc about your foot. That seems like it could be potentially bad. You don't want your toe to fall off like in last night's episode of House :P
So what are some things that get your contractions going? If there is anything specific I'd say just do that... and do it A LOT haha.
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Yea that toe thing was gross! He was a freaky priest, wasnt he?
I called about my foot. Im just supposed to watch for red streaking. He said it could just be how the baby is laying, cutting off circulation to my left side more then my right. If it doesnt go down overnight i may have to go in tomorow to rule out a blood clot.
Im not sure anything in paticular brings on my contractons. They're just totally random. We just tried the s_x thing and i lost a big piece of mucous plug right afterward and have had a few contractions. The baby is extremely active. Im not expecting any progress overnight :(
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hmm...well i am going to be persistant on the nipple stimulation only cause it worked for me...lol....but when the drs say nipple stimulation they mean playing with your nipples not useing a pump...asumeing you have a b___st pump, try useing it when your contraction are going and/or painful.......never hurts, and like a___l said you could be that 1%....I was : )
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I say try everything (that isn't dangerous, of course) everybody is different so statistics mean nothing to the individual. Who knows what might work.
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