I'm in prodromol labor-land...help me!!

how about something to help you sleep? alcohol? skullcap? valerian? unisom or tylenol pm? that would definitely be my first choice - sleep and chances are you may wake up in active labor.

dont know how to say this without getting in trouble : mans sperm does have prostoglandulens that can cause ctx but just inducing orgasim releases them as well so u could try that if things dont work w/sex. Hope that was ok to put

Oh honey, I went through so much prodromal labor with my 2nd baby! It really stinks when you are doing so much work and just not seeing the reward yet (although, I do believe your body is doing some real work that you just can't see). I agree with Pamela, find a way to get some sleep. I know a few times with child #2, I had a drink and took a hot bath, had my husband rub my back and found any sort of position that I could nap in. At least that way when things really pick up you will be rested.... and it helps eat up some of the time before baby makes his/her enterance. I would actually do that rather than try to kick labor over into high gear because honestly, that could just take even longer.... kwim? A few times I tried to make the contractions stronger by doing some nipple stim, herbs, etc.... and it was just a bad idea because I worked soooooo much harder and it still didn't produce the baby. So, if you can rest instead, you might find that more beneficial. I hope things really get going for you soon!!

A midwife friend of mine always recommends that you try to achieve the big O -- for me it was nearly physically impossible but worth a shot right?

Yeah, try to rest as much as you can. If you can't sleep, then do relaxing things. Warm bath, good food, quiet and privacy.

And, as for "taking matters into your own hands" -- try it while squatting.

Hey, I was going to suggest what Pam suggested (so it must be a good suggestion, no? ). I had a lot of prodromal labor with #2 (leading up to a long, slow labor). As much as I wanted it to just turn into the real thing so we could get the show on the road, it seemed like staying rested and mentally centered was ultimately more important. So yeah... have a nice dinner, 1/2 a glass (or a full glass if you feel like it) of wine, and try to get some rest. It won't go on forever...