What can help you activate labor?

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For those experienced mommies , any tips that help you go into labor or activate it? With out having to go to the doc?

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I tried everything when I was pregnant. I was 37 weeks n desperate. Everything was heavy, swollen, I couldn’t sleep, I was uncomfortable no matter what, I absolutely hated it n wanted to give birth. I read many times “no matter what you do, if the baby isn’t ready to come out n if your body isn’t ready, nothing will work.” Me being me, I wasn’t having that. I. TRIED. EVERYTHING. I did castor oil, root ginger tea, walking, sex, spicy food, nipple stimulation, etc, you name it. Absolutely nothing worked. I realized it’s true. My body wasn’t ready n my son wasn’t ready either. At 38 weeks I asked my doctor to help me out. He did a membrane sweep (by far one of the most painful things ever.) and a hour later my water broke, I went into labor n my son was born.

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Have sex, walk, bounce on a birth ball, do squats, nipple srimulation, try to pump. No guarantees though since your body will go into labor when it's ready to. Even inductions won't work if the body isn't ready.

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Following! Ready for this baby. I'm 37 weeks and baby already weighs about 8lbs 9oz

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For my first my mom made me walk the day before for hours by 2am I was having reactions 1-3 min apart his due date was July 22 he came July 28,2010 my second I was 36 weeks  I went out to eat got back home had sex and by 7 am I woke up.used the bathroom as I layed down not even 5 min later my water breaks was at the hospital by 720am he wasn't born till 745pm. 
My third my princess I lost my mucus plug on Dec 7 2017 @7pm I know they say normally you don't go in to labor for a couple days after losing mucus plug well I for sure was ready for her so I started bouncing on my couch as If I was on a ball nothing happens we go lay down my 1¹/² year old was being a pain so when we went to bed it was lik 2something as I realize my son is sleeping I can't sleep so I tell hubby I feel like cleaning since I can't sleep he tells me I'm crazy by this time it's close to 3am when I get up I go pre and than as I am literally walking out the bathroom I felt a gush a big one none stop so from7pm to 3am my water broke after losing my mucus plug she wasn't born till 1008am my fastest labor from 7am till 10am  I dilated super quick  and she was here

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It’ll only happen when the baby is ready. 
But acupuncture worked well for me when I was due.

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