Speeding up labor...What worked for you?

Question

With my first pregnancy I got to the point of being so uncomfortable & was so ready to have my baby! My doctor recommended sex to speed up labor...he said it releases the hormone oxytocin which helps with contractions! Of course my husband & I took his recommendation & had lots of it! Two days before my due date we did first thing in the morning & sure enough my contractions started immediately after...I had my baby 1 day early! So I'm just curious, What helped you speed up your labor?

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I ate 3 dates and got stuck on the toilet for a few hours lol lost heaps of mucus plug though and went into early labor , had my baby the next day. I'll use dates again this time.

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My waters broke at 38+5 the day after I ate a whole fresh pineapple, had sex and bounced on a birthing ball a lot! Hoping all that works for this pregnancy

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Sex sex and more sex lol. It worked with my first 2 and hope it will with #3.

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Sex sex and more sex lol. It worked with my first 2 and hope it will with #3.

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Following

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Sex also helped speed things up for my first pregnancy. The day after I tried I went into labor, I was 39 weeks.

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Sleeping legit helped

Speeding up labor...What worked for you?

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