How to Naturally Induce Labor

Congratulations, you're going to have a baby and you want natural induction of labor. What a wonderful decision because the labor inducing drugs doctors use can cause side effects that could harm you and your baby. Here are some safe ways to help with the natural induction of labor.

Two of the most natural ways to induce labor is walking or having intercourse. When you walk, the force of gravity will help the baby's head into the pelvic region. This is a favorite of many midwives as this speeds up labor.

Sexual intercourse speeds up labor. Instead of having the doctor provide you with synthetic forms of Prostaglandins, why not have the natural kind instead. Prostaglandins are a group of hormones that stimulate labor and ripen the cervix. Your partner's semen contains Prostaglandins and this helps the cervix to soften and ripen to induce labor.

Another synthetic substance the doctor uses is Pitocin. This hormone helps the uterus to contract by 2 cm and strengthens the intensity of your contractions.

Throughout the centuries, women have used herbs as a way to induce labor. You do need to consult your physician or midwife before doing using these herbs to induce your labor though. Some of the safer herbs are False Unicorn Root, and Red Raspberry Leaf. You can insert Evening Primrose Oil into your vagina to ripen the cervix. One thing to remember about using herbs is not to use them to induce labor during the early part of pregnancy.

Nipple stimulation is another way to induce labor. By stimulating the nipples, Oxytocin is released. Do not stimulate your nipples vigorously though because this can cause very strong labor contractions. You just simply roll your nipples between thumb and forefingers for 2 minutes. Rest for 3 minutes, and then repeat. Do this for 20 minutes. If the contractions are inadequate after the first 20 minutes, increase rolling time to 3 minutes and decrease resting time to 2 minutes.

Maybe you would like to consider acupuncture. This is very safe. You' re very smart to think about natural induction of labor. It's a decision you and your baby won't regret.
Scientific evidence proves that natural labor induction with acupressure is and effective. Stimulation of specific acupressure points induces labor in upto 83% of women within 48 hours, sometimes in 25 minutes.

Acupressure triggers your labor by stimulating contractions, helping your cervix to dilate and getting your baby to descend.

Research shows that labor acupressure significantly shortens the delivery time. Women who use labor acupressure have a delivery time two hour shorter than on average.

Simple labor acupressure techniques give effective labor pain relief, without any risk of stopping your contractions.

For complete instructions on how to use Maternity Acupressure to help with your labor you should click here now.
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by Mick Shaw