Let's go already!!

[oneboycircus]

My wife and I just found out that our Doc is taking a "long weekend" when our son is due (Friday). We have been trying different things to get the ball rolling over the past few days and nothing is working really. Here's what we've tried so far, can anyone think of anything else that might help?
-long walks
-bowling
-acupuncture
-sex
My wife really wants to have our son with our OB and not "some random stranger".

[mama_in_PA]

In my experience, if all my body needed was a little extra nudge, brisk walks around the block was more beneficial than long walks. I lived in Scottsdale when I was pg with my last one and I had a very difficult time sleeping - sleep 4 hours, up 4 hours, sleep 4 hours, up 4 hours, etc. Every time I woke up I would speed-walk around our small residential block. I prefer the short but intense walking because it felt more productive while not exhausting me. However, if a woman's body is not ready, nothing will make it so. Good luck.

BTW, I would definitely NOT recommend castor oil just in case you/she is considering it.

[oneboycircus]

Yes, we have been told to avoid castor oil and trampolines all together.
Thanks!

[ebony_vbac]

patience is the only cure for a baby that wont come out. i know many women who wanted "their ob" and ended up with an unecessary c section, i'm one of them! the longer you wait the better your birth will be, the baby is not even going to know who delivered them, and 20 years down the road you not going to care anymore. please dont rush this

[momileigh]

Just curious why caster oil is such a no-no... side effects aren't pleasant, but it is one of the most effective ways to stimulate labor. That said, I wouldn't do it unless I was pushing 42 weeks.

[MammaB21]

Originally Posted by momileigh

Just curious why caster oil is such a no-no... side effects aren't pleasant, but it is one of the most effective ways to stimulate labor. That said, I wouldn't do it unless I was pushing 42 weeks.

Dido, I used castor oil, (long story, DH was going to Iraq, and only home for few days.) It didn't work, just unpleasant, very much so. I have heard it should be a last resort, as it can possible impact the chances of maconium (sp?) in the water. But other than that, not sure, it would deffinately come before any other interventions for me.

To the OP: Try having your wife eat lots of pinneapple, and if it doesn't work, its yummy, and good for her.. But honestly, you said your doc is gone for weekend over her Friday due date, right? She could very well go past her 'due date'. Its just an estimate. Maybe the baby will wait until the doc is back in town. Hang in there.
This is WAY TOO MUCH INFO, but, if you have tried sex, just so you know ejaculate contains prostaglandins, and is the major reason sex is the best way to get things going. I trust I don't need to go into anymore detail.

[oneboycircus]

Well, our OB just said jokingly, "No offense, but I would rather not deliver though your diarrhea."
I think that was the only reason, the "side effects" of using castor oil.

Anyways I think our moment of "she not going to be with us" panic has subsided, since all you can really do is wait. He'l come when he's ready.
But thanks for al the advice!!

[BabyBearsMummy]

Here a new one for you to try. Quickly go out and buy a copy of Ina May's Guide to Childbirth and both your wife and then you should read the first half of the book. The wonderful birth stories will help you both relax and if there is something mentally blocking your wife labour from beginning perhaps it will open the lines of communication. Mental blocks can be more powerful then physical ones. However if it is a physical block all you can really do in the end is be patient.

[guestmama9904]

spiritual midwifery is also a great birth book by Ina May Gaskin. it is actually only a 5% chance or so that a woman will deliver on her due date, my DS was 11 days "overdue", a perfect 8lb, 4 oz baby. I am glad he had so long in there because the extra weight he had on him made him stronger and he looked cuter!

[PiesandAbrosmama]

They come when they come. 3 births for me so far and one went a week over, one went a week early, and one came on the DUE Date. So although I am so over pregnancy it's worth it to put a long date in your mind that will most for sure have a babe in your arms like say Jan 1st she should be holding that baby! But we still try lot's of sex, walking, and spicy food

[ambivamom]

Originally Posted by BabyBearsMummy

Here a new one for you to try. Quickly go out and buy a copy of Ina May's Guide to Childbirth and both your wife and then you should read the first half of the book. The wonderful birth stories will help you both relax and if there is something mentally blocking your wife labour from beginning perhaps it will open the lines of communication. Mental blocks can be more powerful then physical ones. However if it is a physical block all you can really do in the end is be patient.

I second this. This book was so beneficial to me for the reasons listed above (my second pregnancy).

I am also wondering which delivery this is for you? Because the first can be very poky, and much less prone to respond to "jumpstart" techniques.

I tried nipple stimulation to get my first guy out, but all I ended up with was a stalled labor and threats of a C-section. (a last-ditch epidural helped then, but it was horrible and so was my labor.)

FWIW, I know this (nipple stim) technique has helped many. I think the problem was that I was trying to bring on labor before the baby was ready. (He came out over a pound smaller than the other two did!)

[BabyBearsMummy]

Just wondering if oneboycircus was going to give us all a baby update?

[LaLaLaLa]

Ah, if there were a secret to having the baby RIGHT NOW we all would have done it. And the gal or guy who came up with it would be filthy rich. I don't think I've ever met someone pushing forty weeks pregnant who hasn't asked me for a trick to go into labor.

So sorry about your situation, and I hope you'll find something the rest of us haven't stumbled across! When I was pregnant with dd and desperate for her to be born, I took a hot bath, drank a glass of red wine, had sex, and got a foot massage and pedicure. And when dd was born over a week later, I was nice and rested, with really pretty toenails. Dd came when she was good and ready.

[oneboycircus]

Originally Posted by BabyBearsMummy

Just wondering if oneboycircus was going to give us all a baby update?

well......
We have tried just about everything now, and the Iggy's almost a week late!(He was due on the 14th)
We are just waiting to hear from the hospital as to when we can get in to induce.
I guess that's what we get for trying to get him out a week early hahaha.
I'll keep you posted! thanks!

[flminivanmama]

baby will come when baby is ready

[ebony_vbac]

unless there's a real medical reason for induction you should try to hold off as long as possible like 43+ weeks. its possible her dates were off and the baby wasnt as far along as they thought. it's possible her family has a history of long gestations wich is perfectly normal for her body but the medical community doesnt understand it. half of all inductions turn into unecessary c sections she will never get this pregnancy time back with this first baby. andin a month you'll have your baby and wont remember a few extra weeks pregnant

Originally Posted by oneboycircus

well......
We have tried just about everything now, and the Iggy's almost a week late!(He was due on the 14th)
We are just waiting to hear from the hospital as to when we can get in to induce.
I guess that's what we get for trying to get him out a week early hahaha.
I'll keep you posted! thanks!

[flminivanmama]

Originally Posted by ebony_vbac

half of all inductions turn into unecessary c sections she will never get this pregnancy time back with this first baby. andin a month you'll have your baby and wont remember a few extra weeks pregnant

[oneboycircus]

And Iggy is here! 12/21/07 happy! healthy! and awesome! (and really hairy hahaha)

[Romana]

Congrats, daddy.

[Night_Nurse]

Congratulations!