You are now 41 plus weeks pregnant “postdates”- you are interested in trying to initiate labor on your own. You should collaborate with your physician/midwife to ensure you have no relative contraindications, (make sure your baby is moving well and no heartrate abnormalities, etc.), you are ready to initiate labor on your own hopefully!
Can you pick out the acceptable methods that may be used and statements that may be true?
•Exercise
•Sex
•Nipple stimulation
•Acupuncture
•Acupressure
•Castor oil
•Spicy foods
•Waiting for labor spontaneously
•enema
•have your significant other stretch your vaginal muscles
•Providers do not encourage you to even attempt to self induce labor before 39 weeks gestation
