my last chance :(

edited October 2011 in Third Trimester
I'm scheduled for a c-section on Tuesday, but my OB agreed to let me try a VBAC if I went into labor on my own before then. Well, she's on-call today so it's my last day for a chance at a VBAC. I had a two hour false labor session last night and I'm praying something will happen today. My mom arrived yesterday and she's is a retired l&d nurse and LC, so she is going to help me with a few home methods. The plan...stairs, then DH and are going to do the deed, then an enema, then more stairs, and the exercise ball. Please send me labor dust and any tips you have to get the ball rolling!

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  • Try massaging your pressure points... Just look it up on YouTube. Goodluck... Im a week overdue and desperate to get this kid out lol
  • @tinka1326 thank you...I just looked it up! I hope your baby comes soon! A week overdue is like torture.
  • Just had my baby lol 2 hour 10th min labour, got to the hospital just in time lol... I was naughty and did the castor oil in the end, I took a total of 7 table spoons over 12 hours. I decided to go to bed at 10, 10.30 got first contraction and needed the toilet bad, spent half hour with the runs bad (sorry tmi) and strong contractions 5min apart. Then jumped in the shower and they got so bad and I felt like I had to push around 11 so called my mum to come get my 2yo she got there just after 12 we jumped in the car drove to the hospital and got there at 12.25 got checked was at 10cm and waters about to burst, midwife got ready I started pushing, waters burst and she came out in 2 pushes with no tears!!!! I hope you have a great labour like mine and if your game try the castor oil....
  • edited October 2011
    Wow what are the pros and cons of castor oil? @tinka1326 & congrats on quick labor and delivery
  • Well it tastes awful and having diareah (sp) isnt fun at all when heavily pregnant. It can make some women vomit too so thats not exactly fun. But it wont do anything other than clear your system out and maybe give you some cramping and false contractions if your body isnt partially ready anyway.
    If you do decide to do it I suggest a table spoon every few hours starting first thing in the morning and keep active. I also had a hot bath as thats supposed to help, I only got out the tub an hour before the contractions started. And went for a little walk in the morning (too hot to go far)
    I never thought I would desperate enough to try it, but so glad I did. Also try sitting backwards on a kitchen chair leaning forward, it helps open your pelvis and get bubs in a good position (my bubs was posterior till I started contractions)
  • @tinka1326 how hot of bathdud u take and why is it supposed to help im 2days past due and desparite..
  • I did it pretty warm. I like it hot anyway so I just had to to the point before hurting and making me sweat. Im not sure why its supposed to help but I remember someone saying thats what their midwife suggested, a hot shower would be the same I suppose. I guess maybe the heat helps relax you or something and thats surely a good thing lol
    Since your overdue if you think you can handle any negative side effects you should give it a try. My sister did it at 5 days over and woke in the morning with contractions. She didn't end up needing to poop but did need to vomit through true night.
  • edited October 2011
    @tinka1326 Oh wow...Haha...that was fast! Congratulations on your baby and a super fast delivery. So castor oil might work after all! Haha!
  • I did it pretty warm. I like it hot anyway so I just had to to the point before hurting and making me sweat. Im not sure why its supposed to help but I remember someone saying thats what their midwife suggested, a hot shower would be the same I suppose. I guess maybe the heat helps relax you or something and thats surely a good thing lol
    Since your overdue if you think you can handle any negative side effects you should give it a try. My sister did it at 5 days over and woke in the morning with contractions. She didn't end up needing to poop but did need to vomit through true night.
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