Naturals ways to #induce labour : the master list !!!

Being over 38 weeks pregnant and really hoping for a successful vbac made me very curious about natural induction that may (or not) help start labour, soften the cervix and strengthen the uterus. Here is the informations I collected about these 3  factors in the past few weeks.

Muscle your uterus!!

1- It seems that the best way to invigorate it is by using red raspberry leaf tea or as I prefers to use liquid extract because you don't have to take as much. Most web site and midwife recommend to start around 34 weeks until the end of the pregnancy to help having better contraction when it will be time for labour.

Soften the cervix

2 - Evening primorose oil is one of the most popular thing I saw. You can take it orally and vaginally to soften your cervix. 

3 - Sperm!!! Say to your husband that he need to help you to get this baby out, after all he help you to put him in!!

Make those contractions start or go stronger

4 - Walk, walk and walk some more.

5 - Bounce on a yoga bag / birthing ball.

6 - Go up and down the stairs many times.

7 - Squats

8 - Dance

9 - Mimic galloping moves !? (Maybe on Gangham style song?)

10 - Do pelvis tilts. It can be when standing, sitting on your ball or even on all 4s and pretend that you still can twerk like your tiny non pregnant self... Yoga style is cat/cow poses.

11 - Take a bumpy car ride.

12 - Nipple stimulation, why not ?

13 - Orgasm with a big "O".

Ok now some more relax ways...

14- Swimming.

15- Swinging on a swing (not really doable in plain winter unfortunately...).

16- Relaxation exercises.

17- Take a hot bath or hot shower.

18- Visualisation of the whole process, the progress of the baby down into the birth canal, the dilatation, etc.

19- Massage.

20- Acupressure points.

21- Get a pedicure. (There's pressure points on the ankles and feet as well).

22- Move your hips in circles and in figure "8".

Then the next category is the food and drinks...

23- Balsamic vinegar.

24- Lemon cakes (really sour).

25- Bananas.

26- Basil.

27- Chinese food.

28- Dates (yum!).

29- Eggplant, I heard about eggplant parmigiana but I can't stand eggplant :(.

30- Glass of wine, this is very disputable since it's not good to drink while pregnant but I think the point is more about relaxing and forget for a moment that we are super pregnant!

31- Origano.

32- Pineapple, sure you have to burn your whole body and mouth to get some effect 😝.

33- Spicy food like a good spicy curry.

34- Thyme tea.

Next are all the old wife story...

35- Clean the floors on all 4s.

36- Wash your windows.

37- My grand-mother swear by shoveling snow in the winter!! Ok it may be a good idea to try it and remove the snow from back balcony as well...

38- Castor oil, average success is 57% after 39 weeks, do your own research about it.

The final point is the more important...

39- don't forget to enjoy the last days with your belly even if you're tired, feeling bad and everything, it will never be the same after birth and you don't want to keep bad memories of your last few days being pregnant!!!

Disclaimer : I'm a mom of soon 3, a simple woman who score the internet looking for way to induce naturally. Do your own research and talk with your doctor/midwife before doing anything stupid!!!