Calling ALL you moms who went into labor on your own!!

LeviLuv8LeviLuv8
edited May 2012 in Third Trimester
What did the contractions feel like when they first started? I have 11 days until my dd, but hubby & I think he is coming this weekend.
What at home tricks did you try that did or didn't work for you when trying to start labor?

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  • caroline8_pcaroline8_p
    I didn't do anything special to start anything. At first, it just felt like tightening, as time passed & I got more dilated, they got stronger. You will definitely know when you have contractions! When I eventually went to the hospital, after a nice long honour bath/nap in one, I was already 6-7cm.

    Good luck! <3
  • baileygoosebaileygoose
    When my contractions first started it felt like mild period cramps and then started to radiate to my back. It didn't really hurt at first and it wasn't until they started to go to my back that I knew it was actually contractions. I didn't do anything to start labor.
  • newmomma13newmomma13
    I was due sept 28 and she hadn't came yet so I went walking that night and she came the next day the contractions geeky like Braxton Hicks then they started getting more painful then just a tightening like more towards my back
  • lilbit01_209lilbit01_209
    Walked... Went to the museum the day before I went into labor... but then I was 41w so I just could have been that. Lets see if I remember correctly I woke up at like 630 and went to the bathroom and wiped a bit of blood and felt crampish. Nothing big. Had an appt at 0800 so wasnt to worried. Then felt, i guess what you can compare to a leg cramp but in the lower belly that was progressively worse. Think horrible horrible period cramps with uh diariea (sp) cramps mixed. It would force my legs to curl up around my belly. Took 45 min to get to the hospital (dr office in hospital) and I walked right in and told them I was going up to L&D and they were 5 min apart. Unlike @caroline8_p (Lucky :-D) I had no time for nap or bath.. it was like Im good to holy s#!t in no time flat!!!
  • sands3sands3
    I tried a lot to get baby to come just a little early. My hubby was deployed and at port so we wanted to Skype. I tried squats, pressure points, walking...none worked. He decided to.start coming just 7 hours before my scheduled c section
  • captivatedcaptivated
    I was in early labor for about a week prior to active labor. I used a birthing/exercise ball for a few hours before bed and was in labor a little after midnight. It helps widen your pelvis and allow the baby to move into the birth canal, which in turn dilates your cervix.

    The contractions felt like strong, sharp pressure in my lower abdomen. My uterus did not get hard on top at all like everyone says would happen!
  • LilSugarsMommaLilSugarsMomma
    My water broke, but I wasn't contracting or cramping, so I showered, gathered all my last minute things, notified family, and got to the hospital about 4 hours later. I didn't do anything to progress labor in the days leading up to her birth, even though I had been in labor for a month.
  • captivatedcaptivated
    Also, I did EVERYTHING under the sun to "bring on labor" from 37 weeks. I was 3cm dilated and 100% effaced at 37wk5days. Nothing worked. And nothing will work until your body is ready!

    When women go into labor, a chemical/hormone has to be secreted from mom and baby at the same time :) No walking, castor oil etc can force that to occur! :-((
  • LeviLuv8LeviLuv8
    @captivated I know... But I like to think that trying everything works! I won't do castor oil tho!
  • stephforever89stephforever89
    I had contration starting at 11pm on sat until 104am monday morning. I went natural. I also went to the hospital twice. which they sent me home the first time. I ate,tried to nap, had sex(which caused me to lose my plug) . My contraction got so strong i couldnt take. Got to the hospital at 1130 and was 6 1/2cm dilated.
  • captivatedcaptivated
    Oh, go for it! I knew the same thing, but I still tried. Doesn't hurt anything! :-D
  • jennalynne87jennalynne87
    edited May 2012
    They feel like really strong period cramps. I think sex put me into labor
  • caroline8_pcaroline8_p
    Oh yeah! I forgot the day before labor, II walked all over the city (NYC) was my mom's first time here & I knew I wouldn't want to after baby came.. I was pretty busy almost the whole 2 weeks prior to birth.
  • CristinaLynnCristinaLynn
    My water broke first with one lol, my 2nd daughter I didn't even know I was in labor. But to me they feel like strong tightening at first...then become 100x's worse.
  • julesjules
    I had my daughter a week early I just stayed active by waking and dancing
  • erkiehadagirlerkiehadagirl
    I walked my butt off and it didn't do anything but about two days after my dd I started bouncing on the excersise ball lost my mucus plug the next day did it again then went into labor the next morning but I was almost a week late so I don't know for sure if the ball did it...but it was back labor first...like strong cramps that wraped around my lower back that after awhile got consistent then o really knew!
  • willothewispwillothewisp
    My waters broke about 2pm, though I wasn't certain they had at the time. Started with mild cramps a few hours later, enough to make me think could be labour starting but again wasn't certain. Needed to go to the toilet several times!!!! Took a bath around 7 & def knew was having contractions at that point - had planned on shaving etc before going in but just couldn't, my contractions were already quite close together. Got to the hospital at 10pm, contractions were 4 mins apart but was only dilated 1cm. Had walk round hospital & when contracted had to stop as just too painful. I had him the following morning at 7.50 :-)
  • willothewispwillothewisp
    Oh & I didn't do anything to try & start labour off, I even turned down a sweep on my due date & I had him 6 days late
  • CristinaLynnCristinaLynn
    My 2nd daughter, I didn't know I was in labor I was 37 weeks. My 5th daughter, my water broke I was 38 weeks. Sorry didn't put down how many weeks I was. I didn't know to put that lol
  • sehra4177sehra4177
    I wanted him out, I was a week early. The night.before me and fiance had sex. You def have to have the big "o" for it to work...lol. I didn't think it would work but that same night I couldn't sleep bc of mild contractions. Luckily I was off that day and pretty much had contractions all day. I timed them til about 3 pm. Decided they close enough to get going, we had to drop our kids off at my moms. Got to the hospital around 4 waited for a room...started pushing at 5:58pm had him at 6pm. I've heard mixed things about what works to help with labor and maybe it was just my time...but I think it helped bc I was 39 weeks 1 day.
  • tinka1326tinka1326
    Ummm... This is a bit tmi but lots of sex and masturbation. The big o got me to 4cm pain free. Then castor oil set off the contractions... I was 41 weeks.
  • MommyLovesSparkleMommyLovesSparkle
    i didnt do nething except bend down to let the dog outside and my water broke lol.
  • crystaldawn0830crystaldawn0830
    I walked up and down stairs. I was in early labor for about four days and i walked as much as I could, took EPO at night, and had sex (omg that was painful). But he came!
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