Naturally inducing labour?

Question

Who is trying and what have you done to do it?
I am 39 weeks pregnant according to the midwife but by my dates I am nearly 40 (we only had sex once that month, so I know when I conceived) 
I've heard of: 
-sex
-pineapple
-red raspberry leaf tea
-exercise
-spicy food
-bouncing on birthing ball

Anything else?
Btw I know baby will come when she's ready but there's no harm in trying these things.

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Doing the smoothie now

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38+1 with twins.  I've tried EVERYTHING.

-pineapple
-EPO
-walking
-bouncing
-sex
-mowed the yard
-raspberry leaf tea
-hands and knees cleaned and scrubbed my whole house
-nipple stimulation
-even got desperate enough to try castor oil.  Relieved my constipation really well but otherwise didn't work lol

My babies just don't wanna come out lol.  They are being forcefully evicted tomorrow morning :)

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Membrane sweep. Do borage oil instead of epo, orally and vaginally (borage is a lot stronger than epo). Raspberry leaf pills (you can take quite a few daily!) bouncing on ball, walking, stairs, baths (getting out of a bath uses the right muscles) I would stay away from castor oil.

Good luck! I'll be starting next week since I'll be having a csection if I go over one week :( don't want that!

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I've tried walking, sex, EPO, stairs, curb steps, squats, spicy foods, jumping jacks, yoga positions that help baby drop, bouncing on a ball... I've been stuck at 1cm and 40% effaced for 3 weeks. My doctor scheduled my induction at my last appt, on my due date because he's so certain I'm not going to progress on my own. With my son, I was 3cm dilated at my 39 week apt and had him two days later. Every pregnancy is different, but I was really hoping baby boy would be here at 39.2 like his big brother.

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So far we have done:
A little sex
Walking 
Stairs
Mowed lawn
Bounced on a tramp (I took my 2 year old to a trampoline park)
Some pineapple
I've been having prodromal labor for 2.5 days now doctors appointment today so hopefully something will happen 38.4 today

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Clean. Like deep on your knees cleaning.

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Ask for a membrane sweep. I'm 39 weeks on Monday and I getting one done on Tuesday. But we have tried: 
I've walked miles
mowed the law
Sex
Clean clean and more cleaning
Tempted to use Castro oil (but I'm not sure yet) 
Bounced on a ball
Squats

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Evening primrose oil, red raspberry leaf tea, bouncing on a ball, walking and squats. Don't think it's doing any good yet. He's still high up in my throat it feels like

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Nipple simulation is suppose to work wonders. I'm only 37 weeks and gonna wait closer to my due date to try this!

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I'm 39 weeks too, due date is May 3rd. I'm taking evening prim rose, walking, squats. Not that it's working...... but as of Tuesday I was 50% effaced and 1cm so I'm hoping he comes on his own. Monday their gonna do a membrane sweep to see if that will get it started, or I'll be induced later on in the week. Here's hoping!!

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