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mummy_becks 
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Posted: 11 January 2007 at 7:17pm |
To help the cause with labour??
Anyone had anything that has actually worked. I'm up for trying almost anything (i'm not doing castor oil - thats just wrong).
So far i've started the EPO - taking it with water 2 tablets twice a day at the moment till the bathroom is all sorted then may look at inside me. I got my raseberry leaf tea today so trying that tonight.
Any other ideas?
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Posted: 11 January 2007 at 7:19pm |
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What is EPO? I wan to have my baby before the 1st of feb now, as per my post inthe baby bump section...
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Posted: 11 January 2007 at 7:28pm |
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Evening primrose oil. I got some capsules so they can disolve up in you as well. They are to help the with your cervix.
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Posted: 11 January 2007 at 7:38pm |
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ok will do, and the raspberry tea as well
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Posted: 11 January 2007 at 7:47pm |
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Sex is meant to work
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Posted: 11 January 2007 at 8:00pm |
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My friend who is a mw swears by soaking a tampon in EPO and putting that up for the night, doing it for as many nights as you need.
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Posted: 11 January 2007 at 8:09pm |
Am so not doing sex.  this might be TMI, and correct me if I'm wrong, but if it is just the orgasm that is meant to start it, then I will do that on my own...if it isn't, I might have to submit...
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Posted: 11 January 2007 at 8:14pm |
hehehehe no its the sperm that starts it.
That could be achieved without sex too  if you have access to a baster lol
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Posted: 11 January 2007 at 8:23pm |
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Posted: 11 January 2007 at 8:35pm |
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Ah Annie... I'm sure the big O helps... it gets your muscles contracting and that often brings on Braxton Hicks... which can start the rest.
And I've heard a million ladies on here say that it takes a whole bucket worth of sperm to get enough of the hormone needed to start labour. So you needn't put yourself through it yet!
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Posted: 11 January 2007 at 8:49pm |
I read a while back a study of the effect of a religious fast (just a few days) on prem birth - it seems not eating is a good way to get baby out. I also read somewhere that enzymes found in un-ripe mangoes and licorice can trigger labour too. And also overstrenuous physical activity but I can't see myself doing that. I'm going to try an un-ripe mango and licorice fast once I get to week 36 though...
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Posted: 11 January 2007 at 8:57pm |
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Interesting....is it licorice or licorice root? do you remember? as I think I read the root was very powerful and thats why you dont drink the tea while pregnant but can eat it as a sweet?
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Posted: 11 January 2007 at 9:04pm |
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A bumpy car ride worked for my friend recently and unloading a trailor load of dirt worked for me with Kobe, although it wasnt planned. Sex if you can stomach it which i couldnt. Hot spicy curry though no sure why thats suppose to work. Trying to relax. Everyone says keep active and bring on labour but its generally when you finally relax that it happens, hense the reason a lot of woman go into labour at night because they are most relaxed.
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Posted: 11 January 2007 at 9:13pm |
I'm not sure kell, but I think it's an enzyme in the licorice so guess both would work - although a licorice tea might help the fast more than a huge amount of licorice sweets. I'm going to have a lot of the tea and some of the sweets just in case
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Posted: 11 January 2007 at 9:24pm |
don't do the sex thing if it's only to bring on labour........i did and it didn't work! charli didn't arrive til a week later.....had the big O and everything 
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Posted: 11 January 2007 at 9:24pm |
Good thinking bat man 
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Posted: 11 January 2007 at 9:47pm |
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Sex brought on a show for me with #1 (came the following morning) but then it was still 3 days before I started having contractions.
The only thing I know has worked for me is stretch and sweep, and I bet your mw isn't keen to do that for you yet.... but crikey did I read correctly that she delivered 3 babies the other night and had another woman in labour the next day? What's her schedule like?!
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Posted: 11 January 2007 at 9:49pm |
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oh god i will not be fasting either. have out on almost 3kg in last 2 weeks!!!!!!
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Posted: 11 January 2007 at 10:12pm |
And I've been hungry as a horse these last couple of weeks! Even to the point of shaking at 12pm on the dot 
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Posted: 11 January 2007 at 10:22pm |
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ha ha, i have been on a bake a rama and eating the results, and am having trouble when I am doing nothing NOT THINING ABOUT EATING!!!!
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What have you tried???
