How did you prep for labor?

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I’m 35 weeks pregnant and I was just wondering what I should be doing to prep for labor? As of today I started drinking raspberry tea in the mornings, and I’m very active and walk a lot at work already. I also drink a lot of water. What about eating dates, curb walking, bouncing on a ball, etc? Anything y’all did that y’all believe helped when labor time came? Thanks mamas! ❤️

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Am I misunderstanding? I thought based on your post you’re looking for things to help prepare you for labor and make labor shorter/easier but the comments so far seem to be about trying to induce labor.

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I’d try sex too. Didn’t work for me but I’ve heard the semen can help

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Keep as active as you comfortably can and try not to sit in a reclined position all the time especially if you feel labour's coming soon as makes baby more likely to be posterior. Some people swear by perianal massage to prevent tearing. I didn't get on with it very well though.

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I do alphabets with my hips on the birth ball every night, forward leaning inversions to help baby line up right, hip stretches for both internal and external rotation, and pelvic ligament releases.

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I did it all with my first and nothing worked lol he came on his due date. I didn’t really try as hard with my second and he came on his due date as well 😂.

How did you prep for labor?

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