The milestone of 40 weeks has already been passed, and the baby is not in a hurry to be born? You will not envy. Indeed, in the last stages of pregnancy, there is no strength to carry oneself. A well-known blogger and mother of two children told how she dealt with this problem.
Sophie Kachia, at the age of 26, managed to give birth to two children and got a successful blog “Young Mom”. More than two hundred thousand people follow her parenting adventures in Instargam. Sophie’s second child, daughter Florence, was born quite recently. The pregnancy was easy, proceeding normally, but … too long. Sophie decided to share her experience – how she coped with it.
It was the 42nd week. “It seems as if Florence did not intend to go outside. I almost cried. I felt like a crazy pregnant woman, ”Sophie recalls.
It was no longer just hard for the woman to walk – everything was hard. Neither sit down, nor lie down, nor stand up – she even compared herself to a swollen, sweaty seal. Out of desperation, Sophie decided to try the methods of naturally accelerating childbirth. I read that an oil bath, eating pineapple and … sex can help.
A warm oil bath didn’t help. Sophie ate the pineapple whole, leaving only the top. Uselessly. There was only sex. “When you feel like a swollen seal, when you have only one desire – for a child to finally be born, you will do anything. And if you are lucky enough to be the husband of this seal, stuffed with hormones, you have no choice but to do what is said. “
According to Sophie, she didn’t want sex at all. But she read that semen helps to soften the cervix (thanks to the prostaglandins it contains), and the hormone oxytocin, released during orgasm, can provoke contractions. In general, the process was not for the sake of pleasure, but for childbirth.
“I ate an apple and watched the series,” Sophie describes not the most romantic sex in her life.
Towards midnight, the exhausted woman began to have contractions. Soon the long-awaited Florence was born.
And we decided to find out what actually can speed up labor.
1. Physical Activity
Do you know this sign – if a pregnant woman washes the house, then it means that she will give birth soon? So, the omen is based, as they say, on real events. Washing the floor, vacuuming – all this can provoke contractions. Like any physical activity. Walking, especially uphill, stair climbing will do. Therefore, ladies who exercise twerk to speed up labor are not so wrong.
2. Exercises on fitball
An irreplaceable thing for pregnant women. It will also help relieve the pain in a tired back, and lower the child – for this you need to sit on the ball, legs apart, and jump. Slightly, without fanaticism.
3. Spicy food
Mexican food, hot peppers – they say that such foods can also cause childbirth. But we would not recommend it. The fact is that in late pregnancy, acute food can cause indigestion. But hot peppers have capsaicin. He is able to relieve pain.
4. Pineapple and raspberry leaf tea
The bromelain in these fruits helps not only lose weight, but also speed up labor. A truly magical product. A decoction of raspberry leaves strengthens and tones the uterus, helps it open up.
5. Cellulose
Sometimes a child is in no hurry to be born because of banal constipation. An overcrowded intestine prevents the child from going down. Therefore, in the last stages of pregnancy, it is recommended to eat more vegetables, fruits, prunes and dried apricots. They will save you intestinal troubles.
6. Sex
Sophie was right – both sperm and hormones help speed up and facilitate childbirth. Another intimate way to induce contractions is to massage the nipples. It is recommended to do this according to the scheme: two minutes of massage, then a three-minute break. And so – 20 minutes.
7. Visualization
In addition to influencing the body, it is advised to try to influence thoughts. Just relax, breathe deeply, try to imagine that you have contractions, the cervix expands, and the baby descends through the birth canal.