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Do you any of you do anything to start labor? If so, what? I've heard eating spicy food, primose oil, walking, sex etc. I'm only 34 weeks so I'm not going to do anything like that now but I'm curious IF you do, what do you do and at how many weeks did you start doing it?

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I ate an Egpplant Parm Hero/Sub (old wives tale) and my water broke 35 minutes later. I delivered on 37 weeks on the dot.

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With my 1st I tried to do a few squats while watching TV, I walked the dog at least once a day, & took Primrose. I'm taking the Primrose again this time around but not doing much of the other two things since I have a rambunctious 14mo old who keeps me walking & squatting all day 😅 Also, with all of that being said my 1st born was born healthy at 37w5d!

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From 37 weeks I'll be using a birthing ball to bounce on in the evenings. The lady at my antenatal class says it can help get the baby in position ready for birth 😊

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My doctor told me at my 34 week appointment to start walking. I'm currently 35 +1 and I've been walking a mile a day on our treadmill. Not sure if it'll cause labor to begin, but she said it would help with my endurance while pushing when the time comes.

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I'm terrified of do anything to force the labor if my body and baby aren't ready.

I am starting Primrose oil this week (33 weeks) not to start labor but because my doula knows I had a previous cone biopsy and it's said to help ease the pain of the pressure baby girl is putting on my cervix currently.

Be careful starting or pushing it along, I know we are all getting uncomfortable but sometimes starting or pushing it along can send baby into stress.

Either way no judgement just wishing you a healthy baby and an easy birth

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I plan to do everything you listed starting at 37 weeks... if it speeds things up great if not it's just extra yummy food, sexy time and exercise! The primrose I've never did with last two but ima give it a try this time!

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