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Spirals 
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 Posted: 12 January 2009 at 8:40am |
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This is brilliant to know - we're booked in for an acupressure class this afternoon, and I've been wondring how effective it will be.
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Aithne
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Posted: 14 January 2009 at 4:06pm |
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I got taught the induction points during my antenatal yoga class - will definitely try them! I've also been told there's a really good homeopathic remedy that you take from 36 weeks (several times a week). The MW of a friend swears by it - she's recommended it for over 5 years and in that time has never needed to induce anyone who's used it. |
Whats the homeopathic remedy??
Thanx for the link, im going to download the booklet now 
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blondy
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Posted: 14 January 2009 at 4:13pm |
Aithne wrote:
Flissty wrote:
I got taught the induction points during my antenatal yoga class - will definitely try them! I've also been told there's a really good homeopathic remedy that you take from 36 weeks (several times a week). The MW of a friend swears by it - she's recommended it for over 5 years and in that time has never needed to induce anyone who's used it. |
Whats the homeopathic remedy??
Thanx for the link, im going to download the booklet now |
Lol  I'm guessing you didn't use it Flissty, seeing as Daniel was 2 weeks late!
I used 5W capsules, and while they didn't make Natalie come on time, I think they may have contributed to my fast active stage of labour....
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fire_engine
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Posted: 14 January 2009 at 4:17pm |
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LOl, just seen my comments resurrected. NOTHING WORKS. Daniel was 2 weeks late, and only arrived after 4 days of hard drugs (i.e induction) - nothing was moving his bony ass!
He ended up being sucked out w ventouse.
But anyways ....It's called pre birth mix - relief 30c. pulsatilla, cimicifuga, gelsemium, caulophyylum.
I've suggested to DH that I could start taking it now, that way when I have #2 (in about 3 years), it might come on time.
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pomikiwi
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Posted: 14 January 2009 at 5:37pm |
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I'm going to look over this for labour, thanks!
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stefany3
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Posted: 05 March 2009 at 10:04am |
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My antenatal leader just emailed thru alternative pain relief, and acupressure was one of them.
I think I'm going to try this. I'll make DH read that booklet.
I like the idea of using a marker to mark the points, then it takes the guess work out of it on the day!
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BaAsKa
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Posted: 10 April 2009 at 6:36pm |
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bump!!!!
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DJ
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Posted: 11 April 2009 at 10:01am |
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I highly recommend this too!
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BaAsKa
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Posted: 11 April 2009 at 4:44pm |
For some reason that linky to the acupressure pamphlet isnt working!! 
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arohanui
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Posted: 11 April 2009 at 6:28pm |
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Oo yay I like it when I see this thread bumped! Honestly acupressure got me through labour not needing any drugs or even gas, I think it's amazing.
Hmm Amber I just clicked on the link and it worked for me... then had to click 'download'.....?
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BaAsKa
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Posted: 12 April 2009 at 11:05am |
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oh bugger!! i will have to try again , it keeps comming up "cannot find page"...
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kriss
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Posted: 12 April 2009 at 11:19am |
I printed out the booklet and tried a few points a LOT during the end of my pg, I was 8 days over. I'm not totally convinced it works to induce labour, but no harm in trying either.
As for during labour, I can't really give any insight as to whether it helps as pain relief as I forgot all about it! Luckily I had a straightforward labour gave birth with no drugs or interventions 
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BaAsKa
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Posted: 12 April 2009 at 5:33pm |
Yay! its working!!! 
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busymum
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Posted: 13 April 2009 at 11:56am |
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My mw uses these when ladies are in labour already, not beforehand. I guess they are effective but wouldn't really know LOL
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BaAsKa
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Posted: 13 April 2009 at 1:50pm |
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OK so here's a question for those who have used this for pain relief -
When your/DH are practising how do you know if your hitting/pressing the right spot????? i mean if you slightly off it will be useless wont it?? I read that you don't feel the full effects of the relief until your actually in labour so how do you practice???
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arohanui
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Posted: 13 April 2009 at 8:55pm |
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We didn't practise at all - DH just looked at the diagram and pressed and I told him if it felt ok or not! I don't know how I 'knew' it was right, it just felt better and the pain wasn't as bad.
If you know someone who's a physio or has done acupressure, you could visit them beforehand just to get them to check your DH has got the pressure points right.
I really recommend the comb one too, that helped heaps - also cos it gave me something to do when I had contractions.
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BaAsKa
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Posted: 14 April 2009 at 11:21am |
yeah the comb one looks good especially because i can do it for myself!!!......DH tends to get a little scared of me when im in labour!!! 
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