Intvesting.....very intevesting (said in foreign accent)

[Marlet]

I was reading a post on another board entitled Suck your thumb.

Here's the theroy and jist of the post.

If you suck your thumb (with the pad pressed flat against the roof of your mouth) it somehow signals to your body to release oxytocin which will kick start contractions.

The women who posted under this calimed it worked! Several had had ob's and midwives agree with the theory. Does it work?





I tried it for about an hour before we went to the car place and..........









YES! YES! YES!!!! It worked!!!! I got some small contractions soon after doing it. Then when I got up to go I got some more (since we were walking it helped I think). Maybe it's coinsidence or maybe my body is sick of me trying to get it to start things but it worked!!!!!! Here's to a day of thumb sucking in Idaho!

[CaliMommie]

Well, heck I'm gonna try it! Can't hurt, right? (Although my DS's will probably think mama has totally lost it! :LOL)

[Marlet]

I'm sure I've got ya' all beat in terms of looking weird. I sat on the couch with my thumb in my mouth, my gum on the back of the other hand, watching CatDog and whining over the top of my thumb for hubby to hurry up! :LOL :LOL I don't think I could have gotten more like a toddler!!!!

Strange thing that it would work but here goes!

[darkstar]

Hey heres to sucking your thumb, I might just try it.

darkstar

[Nora'sMama]

I heard sucking on lollipops does the same thing. My friend bought me some sour lollies to suck on during labor. I figure the sour will distract me and the pressure point will help keep things movin'!

[Debstmomy]

: Anyone find success???????

[Marlet]

It's been working for me.......not strong hard contractions but they are there. When we walked to the restaraunt tonight I had quite a few small contractions on the way there and when I went to the bathroom I had a few in there (ever pee with a contraction...not sure it was supposed to work like that! :LOL ). My only problem is my teeth. I have had one removed and have a retainer. My teeth are where they go now (so I don't wear the retainer and haven't in almost a year.......I only had to wear it for about three months or so) and they stay put by themselves. I have not had to put my retainer in at night or anything but I have found that the pressure from my thumb and the way my muscles work when "sucking" lossens them a little and makes them more likely to shift. I don't want to wear that thing again so I am limiting my sucking. :LOL