Things to do before induction??

Question

Hi! I'm 36 weeks pregnant and on the verge of gestational hypertension. My doctor recommended I quit working and said we will probably induce in about two weeks!!bis there anything I can do in the meantime to help prepare by body for induction?? Or I have heard they can give you something to help thin you cervix and prepare the body to have a successful induction. Anyone ever have this done?

Answer

My midwife told me I could start drinking raspberry leaf tea to prepare my uterus for birth

Answer

To help prepare the cervix, you can insert evening primrose oil nightly and have lots of sex! Sperm contains prostaglandins, which will help soften it. What doctors will sometimes use is a gel called cervadil inserted just past your cervix which is actually an induction method itself, so they likely won't give it to you until a couple days before your induction, but it doesn't hurt to ask! Sometimes it can bring on labour so you don't need pictocin, although it's much less likely in a first pregnancy.

Things to do before induction??

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