has anyone started prepping their body for labor?

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if so, what are you doing to prep? I've heard of raspberry leaf tea, dates, etc. and when do you start doing these things?

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I started drinking red raspberry leaf tea at 20 weeks twice a day. I upped it to double tea bags twice a day at 30 weeks. I’ve been doing a pregnancy workout guide that includes stretching, pelvic floor exercise and weights since 7 weeks. I’ve been doing walks since the very beginning and i just started sitting it a very deep squat position everyday. Going to start sitting on the birthing ball for 30 mins a day this week at 32 weeks. I’ve been putting the work in so I’m hoping it helps! I was induced with my daughter and the induction started on Tuesday and I didn’t have her until Saturday morning. I need this labor to be at most half that! 😂

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I know this sounds awful, but I’m hoping to go slightly overdue because my oldest son has band performances all week prior to!  If he could just be a few days late I’d greatly appreciate it! 😉🌈💕
My son is 14 and has autism.  I’m hoping so much to hold his brother in until then!  I don’t want his week disrupted too much and I definitely don’t want to miss his shows! ❤️😊

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nope im to scared lol

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I’m currently 32 weeks. Been doing prenatal yoga since 10 weeks. I’ve been eating 4 dates a day since the start of my third trimester. I’ll start drinking red raspberry leaf tea around 36 weeks.

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I started drinking Raspberry leaf tea at the beginning of my third trimester and going to prenatal yoga since halfway through my second.

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I started drinking red raspberry tea 5 days a week at around 26/27 weeks but in the last week or so I've had Braxton Hicks every single day multiple times an hour so I stopped (I'm 31 weeks on Wednesday). I'll start taking it again when I go on maternity leave at 36 weeks and I'll start eating dates then too. I go to pregnancy fitness classes once a week and I'm hoping that will prepare my body well

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I don’t want my babe to come too early some I’m avoiding things like the raspberry leaf tea- but I am using an exercise ball for 20-30 minutes collectively through the day to help stay active and help my muscles stretch for labor, walking to encourage baby to drop and stay as far down as possible, staying incredibly hydrated, and having sex, which my doctor says helps because semen can soften your cervix, and  can help your cervix stretch and so on as well. Closer to time, I’ll add in things like spicy food, etc.

has anyone started prepping their body for labor?

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