Laying in bed with my manual pump on the suckle mode with my red raspberry leaf tea in a large mug...ate my daily dates about an hour ago and had spicy food for dinner.

I was given the ok by my OB to try to get my hormones flowing and cervix ripened since a vbac is the plan, but induction is likely needed due to history of pre-eclampsia with my first and the start of pre-e signs/symptoms a week ago.

37 weeks and thinking (hoping) I’ll just have another week or so to go. I know many of us are more than ready. Are ya’ll doing natural methods to encourage your body along?

Notes: No, I don’t feel any different while stimulating. I don’t have any leaking of colostrum and don’t feel any contractions while doing so.