Can you induce your own labor?

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I’ve heard many say “it’s possible” and I’ve also heard many say “your baby comes when they are ready so if you did anything to “induce” your labor it was all just a coincidence with timing.”. I’ve never done it so I honestly couldn’t tell ya what I think. Also, what have your doctors said? I see two docs at my doctors office and one says you can while the other says you can’t.

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There are some extremely dangerous ways to do it yourself but you end up doing more damage and could kill you both. 
Which is why your told not to and that baby will come when they are ready unless they don’t by a certain time then you need to be medically induced and monitored

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Dont do anything more than taking a walk. Do not ingest anything ever unless its prescribed, its not worth it. I know that mineral oil can kill your baby, simply not worth it. Just wait or be induced by a doctor.

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I think you can do things that can help encourage it? if your body is already ready and halfway there. If that makes sense. But it’s never a guarantee and I don’t think people should try thinking they will 100% be able to. Especially if not full term. So I’m just going to say no lol

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There are things you can try at home that might *help* labor along, but there are no proven ways to induce labor at home. 
Some things you can try are going for long walks, eating spicy foods, and the most popular method being sex / orgasm.

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No. No home remedies are proven to start labor. There are some things that are promising, but more research needs to be done.

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Honestly I've only seen those things helping when labor is already active. When some women are dilating too slowly but still not the the point where they'd need to interneve, we would offer them the advice of walking around the ward for a few minutes.

Can you induce your own labor?

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