Trying To Go Into Labor?

Those long nine months have dragged on for weeks and weeks. You cannot take it anymore, you want the baby out and you want it out now. You are like millions of other women that are exhausted of the mere thought of having to go another day being pregnant and wiped out. While this is common, there are a few rules to live by if you want to go down the path of aiming to get your baby out sooner.

First, if you are for example thirty weeks pregnant you have no business trying to get your baby out so soon. You will cause more harm than good and your infant will end up spending months inside a NICU before he or she can even go home. Instead, if you are more toward the later part of the third trimester then you can consider a few options. Some women do nothing but go for a bumpy car ride and poof, they break their water. Others, have to do everything short of run a marathon to get that process going and even then it may not be enough. Do not go to the extreme of going to drink castor oil or doing mopping the kitchen floor ten times, as you may end up hurting yourself instead. You have to remember that your baby will eventually come out when he's ready, your impatience is all that is the issue right now. Certainly pregnancy can be very uncomfortable and even on the good days, you still can't wait until it's over in most cases.

Some safer options to try out if you are close to your due date is to walk, drink or eat something spicy or as many would claim having intercourse has helped them give mother nature a boost. Walking is good for Mom and the baby, just don't overdo it. If you were fairly active throughout the pregnancy, you should be able to walk a fair distance toward the due date without any issues. Spicy foods have a tendency of waking up the digestive system, in doing so the baby moves around and eventually some say they break their water or begin having contractions.

Let's say you have made it to what you assume is the real deal and you think you have dilated and are ready to head to the hospital for the big show. Upon getting there, you may realize that there are a few things doctors want to see occurring before they allow you to start pushing. For instance, if you are before 37 weeks you may very well be sent back home. You could literally be three centimeters dilated and they will tell you to go home and come back when your contractions are around five minutes apart and you can time them for one whole hour. Millions of ladies contract, but no dilation and in these cases the doctors can give you medications to prevent further contractions and stop the labor. If your water breaks and you are close to the 37 week period or beyond it, then they should induce you and get the baby out as it is very bad to have the baby in there with no amniotic fluid. Use caution, and even though it may seem impossible try to hang on as long as you can to ensure your baby will be healthy and strong.