The 40th week of your pregnancy has come, the same cherished PDD has come - the expected day of your birth, the day has passed, and the birth has not begun. What should be done? Call your doctor for an appointment to check tissue readiness and monitor your baby. At the reception, you will be given CTG, ultrasound or Doppler is also possible, if the doctor does not like something.
Also, when checking in ordinary maternity hospitals, they like to massage the cervix. It happens like this - a finger is inserted deeply into it and they say the catchphrase: "Now it can twist the stomach a little, this is normal." In fact, they do it on purpose, because to check the opening, the fingers do not need to be inserted so deeply into the neck. This is done to induce labor, in other words, to stimulate. Caution: Do not let the doctor watch the disclosure until the 37th week.

You will most likely be warned that if you don’t give birth by that date, you will induce labor. How labor is induced in the hospital:

• The same cervical massage described above
• Kelp sticks are inserted into the cervix. This procedure is painful
• Faley catheter. Painless
• Gel Prepidil. Harmonious!
• Opening the amniotic fluid. It can be done only in one case and after 42 weeks, because if the bladder is broken and the contractions do not occur, then this is a 100 percent caesarean section. The only case when it is necessary to break the bubble: when the amniotic bubble is flat, there is a small amount of water in front of the baby's head and this does not allow opening.

It is necessary to make every effort so that the baby appears in a natural way, only in this case he will come out when he is ready. A few days before giving birth, changes in the child's body occur such as draining of the lungs, so it is very important that this process is started by the child himself, and not by external manipulations.

Instead of artificially inducing labor, use the following tips to help your body open up and speed up the process.
If after checking it turns out that the tissues are tight and the cervix has not yet shortened, what to do:

• Start taking Noshpa daily (it lowers blood pressure a little, so it is not suitable for women with low blood pressure) or Spascuprel (homeopathy is suitable for everyone), you can from the 37th week.
• Insert one Buscopan candle into the cervix to the depth of your finger every day, in the morning and at night. They soften, relieve muscle spasm that prevents the cervix from opening, it is possible from the date of your PDD.
• To soften the tissues, eat 30-50 ml of vegetable oil every day: Corn, Pumpkin or Sunflower oil. They contain Omega-6, which contributes to the production of prostaglandin, which helps accelerate the maturation of the cervix. This should be started from the 30th week of pregnancy. Plus fish oil from 34 weeks at 3 grams per day. (Attention - up to the 34th week, 1 gram each)
• Massage the perineum with oil
• Sex without a condom. Much nicer, instead of inserting painful kelp sticks into the cervix. In addition, intimate intimacy with a loved one, in the dark, warmth and calmness, produces the harmonic Oxytocin, which is responsible for contractions, and the seed accelerates the process of cervical maturation.
• Bath, Sauna. Can be taken from week 14 (70-75 degrees Celsius) until delivery. After the date of the PDR in the sauna to induce labor, you can prepare yourself the following cocktail: Drink a bottle of castor oil and wash it down with a glass of freshly squeezed juice made in half from lemon juice and orange juice. Steam well and have a cocktail. This is a recipe for those who are especially desperate and desperate. After that, all that remains is to have passionate sex and in the morning the baby will happily "gag" on your hands: D (Just keep in mind that you cannot drink castor oil when the contractions have already begun.)

I would like to reiterate how important it is to choose the right doctor with whom you will give birth. A doctor who knows his job well, but at the same time is respectful of nature. Someone who will not unnecessarily caesarean or cause childbirth earlier in order to play it safe.

After reading this article, please, close your eyes, tune in to your baby, you know him better than anyone else, now you are one with him. By the way, you can start negotiating with him for a certain birthday from the very conception. When the time comes, tell him that it's time, tell us how much you look forward to meeting him, how you love him, ask the baby to be born. You will see - he will not keep you waiting.
Happy meeting!

a selection from the forum sibmama

Martha: Two popular ways: sex and enema. Both provoke contractions. You also need to talk to the child, tell how you are waiting for him. Do not rush things at all. He himself knows when to go out there. But do not gain weight - be sure to persuade. Tell him that it will be hard for mom, that it will be hard for him himself.

Svetlanka: they say it helps to squat ..

Young lady Anyuta: We went to the hospital on floors. Someone dragged a chair on outstretched arms, crawled on all fours, someone rode in a car around the hospital. Before giving birth, my mother washed the floor with her hands ... Someone cooked dinner for the whole family and warmed up with a vacuum cleaner. There is a sea of ​​these tales, if you go to the hospital earlier, you will hear enough of something else.

Ryzhik: I would advise you to walk more. Something to clean up the house. Stimulation of the nipples also helps. You can read more about this on the Internet. Sex seems like a good idea. Although with such a belly it is difficult. In general, these are all advice from my doctor.

Jenny: hot bath.

Manyusha: I squatted, and walked along the street for a long time (with heavy bags from the store), and there was sex, and my nipples were stimulated. Some of this helped. Well, on the extreme, an enema - they say, causes contractions. About sex: activity is not as important here as sperm! It contains some kind of substances that have a positive effect on cervical opening. So you can lie down with a log.

Laticka: run up and down the stairs, wash the floors and persuade the child, I remember, I persuaded sitting on August 2, like - daughter, get ready for the light, it's very hard for me, etc., etc.

Oklen:"In recent years, new means of artificial stimulation of labor have been discovered. These are prostaglandins, which are found in large quantities in the amniotic fluid. Previously, these drugs were used in the form of a solution that was injected intravenously, but now a gel has been developed that is used vaginally. It gradually dissolves , causing the initial contractions of the uterus. If within 4 hours there are no contractions, the procedure is repeated. The good thing is that contractions are caused gradually, forcing the cervix to expand, which stimulates the onset of normal labor. leads to childbirth, it is perfectly safe to postpone the procedure until the next day. "

Bantikova: Girls, and my childbirth was accelerated in consultation. This is not a manual on how to give birth, but I will just share ... They put me a kelp candle in the evening, the doctor said to drive up to her in the morning, she would take it away ... all the same, there was a scheduled appointment that day, she asked to be removed. It turned out that the thread came off ... And in general, while they were looking for this kelp for me and tried to get it, my contractions went right on the chair. And they never got this candle, although they assured of the opposite. I came with contractions to my doctor, where she got it for me (a candle) this quickly and most importantly - painlessly ... In general, this is how the labor was accelerated to me in the "native" consultation. On the same day I gave birth to my son.

Phantom: Hot spot massage is a natural method that can be used to induce labor in women who have been carrying a baby longer than expected, to reduce labor-related pain or to speed up a slow labor.
Body acupuncture massage is similar to acupuncture, but the difference is that it uses finger massage instead of needles. The biggest benefit of body massage is that it is an effective way to induce labor as well as reduce labor-related pain.

Megan: From grandmother's advice: to wash the floor in the whole apartment - not with a mop, but by hand, squatting. From personal experience: long walks. Try to talk to your baby, explain to him why it is better to be born now. I know that many children obeyed in such a situation.

Marine: On the Rozhany website in the section "Childbirth" there is a description of the herbal collection to speed up the opening and relieve pain, but it is noted that you need to start drinking it with the onset of contractions. I had a pretty quick birth, I think it was thanks to him.
"Collection for childbirth: 1 tablespoon of thyme, peppermint, lemon balm, rose hips, oregano, brew 300 g of water in a water bath for 20 minutes. Cool and add a glass of boiled water. Take several sips at the beginning of contractions until full disclosure. neck ".
I repeat that I spent most of the time with this collection at home, in a rather relaxed state, gave birth in 30 minutes. on arrival at the hospital, however, the birth was the second.
Therefore, be sure to note the FREQUENCY of contractions. Soreness is not an indicator.

Natalia and: For this purpose I used window cleaning, remembering my mother's story that I was born after she glued the windows. It helped, but I regret it a little, because, perhaps, the body was not yet ready, and everything did not go in the best way

VaLerochka: Sex, mopping, walking up to the 9th floor, walking with bags ... None of this helped! Although, after light contractions, the opening was 7 fingers and a very soft neck, according to the doctor. Maybe sex helped here?
And childbirth began after I took off the curtains and hung back, and also lifted a stool (they are heavy with us) on outstretched arms above my head. I did it all in the afternoon, and at 3 o'clock in the morning I woke up with a stomach ache. Began.

OZa: Sex (always with orgasm so that the uterus contracts), long walks and a warm bath.

Stepan: In my opinion, the best stimulation is a good mood and warm relations with others, when everything has already been decided and determined, you can just relax and enjoy life.

palmira: But nothing helped me - not running (in the last stages), not walking, not washing the floor by hand, not lifting weights, not sex ... absolutely nothing. Except! Inspection on a chair, where they checked me if the bladder was intact, poking my fingers at the top of the child's head. So we were born the next day.

A little pregnant: The doctor advised to stimulate the nipples. Which I did for two days. Even in the evenings, when it was impossible to walk, I ran up the stairs there, and when it was possible, accordingly, I walked. I went to the city by minibus (gave birth in Pervomaika).

Senefera: And I conceived after having laughed with the girls in the evening until they lost their pulse and to tears! And after 2 hours the contractions began!

Nana: I, apparently, also stimulated myself. 2 weeks in pathology, transfer to another maternity hospital (the city hospital was closed for a car wash), my nerves could not stand it, and all evening I was crying to my husband on the phone about how I want to go home. On the same night, labor began, and my son was born at 37 weeks.

Magali: Labor begins when the baby produces a special hormone. How jumping, squats can contribute to this is not very clear))) Sex helps to some extent, there is prostaglandin in the semen, it softens the neck ...

Eseniya: I don’t know whether it was a coincidence or not, but the fact is obvious. I wanted to do a grandiose cleaning that day, I even washed the windows, in general, I was so tired by the evening that I did not even understand why my whole body was aching. Well, and at one o'clock in the morning I already gave birth

Aksa: I can say that it really helped me to give birth at 38.5 weeks without stimulation and tears:
1) olive oil one to 3 tablespoons 2 months before the PDR.
2) tea from raspberry leaves a month before the PDR.
Walk up the stairs, but only through 2 steps and preferably at a fast pace.

Lenka: It helped me with the first Re - a relaxing bath by candlelight + a glass of red wine + sex. Then we immediately went to give birth.

Free_Dom +: I also tried - walks (mnooooo and furthercoooo), a special diet, soap floors, thinking about the baby, and everything that is described here. As a result, the examination on the chair helped. Or maybe not, but after the examination she gave birth in 12 hours.

K @ tenok: She gave birth at exactly 40 weeks because she was actively preparing so as not to cross - sex (a lot), moving, assembling cabinets, long walks with her eldest daughter, and especially tea from raspberry leaves - I drank in liters of the last 2 days before giving birth.

KatyaD (06/01/2019)

POST ON STUPIDITY AND SELF-CONFIDENCE.
Woman, 20 years old. Primipara. 39 weeks. Premature detachment of a normally located placenta. On the advice of an experienced friend, she collected six boxes of matches scattered on the floor in order to give birth faster. I squatted. I went down and up to the ninth floor without an elevator. Running, back and forth, back and forth. Profuse bleeding. Severe fetal hypoxia. Extirpation of the uterus. The child could not be saved.

Adocada (01/06/2017)

Until recently, I went a lot, was engaged in repairs, talked with my daughters, tk. felt that it was already hard for her - it didn’t help. And all sorts of somersaults with cabinets / refrigerators / floors can be harmful. Anyone with a trained body, the muscles, even stretched, will withstand the load, there will be no contractions, but the water can leave.
I decided to do a pedicure after a shower, as a result, the water receded, and there were no contractions as such. The contractions went normal after 5 hours, gave birth also only 5 hours after the onset of the contractions, and even then with the help of an oxytocin dropper, an epidural and a doctor's elbows.
As a result, hypoxia, tight umbilical cord entanglement and other "delights" of the wrong course of labor (although the entanglement was removed by ultrasound 10 days before).
So be careful with somersaults and weights. As a variant of prostaglandins, only not from tubes, but from her husband - sex. Many have the effect, and if not, then at least without harm and with pleasure.

Shabalinova Tatiana (01/02/2011)

I gave birth twice after rubbing the nipples .... natural oxytocin is produced this way, only it does not work for everyone, because many breastfeed for a long time and sensitivity decreases or simply sensitivity is lowered by nature. For this very reason (due to high sensitivity) I could not breastfeed, maybe the feeling is unpleasant, to put it mildly ...

Sometimes it happens that all the planned dates have passed, and the baby is not going to be born. In this case, you need to assess whether your pregnancy is not. If not, then there are several "harmless" ways to independently accelerate the onset of labor, without c.

Having sex

The fact is that the seminal fluid of men will restrain prostaglandins, which can stimulate the onset of labor.

Exercise stress

Long walks, stair-climbing, and general cleaning of the home such as mopping floors, shopping and markets can also contribute to the onset of labor.

Breast massage

Many people benefit from active breast massage, especially the nipple area. The fact is that nipple massage promotes the release of a hormone - a powerful stimulator of uterine contractions.

Enema

Active cleansing of the intestines with an enema can also provoke uterine contractions.

Other ways to speed up labor

The rest of the "folk remedies" are based on eating dishes prepared with beets and parsley. Aromatherapy, small doses of castor oil, etc. also help.

The use of one or more of these points is likely to provoke the onset of labor in the near future. The onset of labor may vary depending on the individual characteristics of the pregnant woman's body.

Supplements

Try aromatherapy. I used it on myself, breathed with rose oil (you can also use jasmine, depending on what you like). I bought an aroma lamp, breathed in (4 times within a day), on the same day, in the evening, false contractions began, and by the morning at 4 o'clock, real contractions. (Matryoshka)

It helped me like this: the last meal of light food at 4-6 o'clock (in the evening), after 2-2.5 hours. make an enema with saline solution (1 tablespoon per liter). After that, drink 50 gr. (2 vials) castor oil, seizing small. a slice of black bread with salt or lemon. It is better to drink in 2-3 doses with a large spoon :)). It will work in 30-60 minutes. After the first visit to the toilet, my first contraction happened, after 10 minutes a bubble burst and the front waters receded ... (mom98)

I add to what has been said.
1. Squats
2. Jumping (abdomen can be supported if uncomfortable)
3. Sauna or better bath.
Everything is done at night looking and to such a state when the stomach rises with a stake. (Natalia A.)

Good day, dear future mothers!

If you looked here, it means that a happy event is expected soon. And this is great!

But waiting, especially in the last days, can be very painful.

Once I met a young woman in the last weeks of her pregnancy, whose doctors had made a mistake with the due date for a month.

Her women's days were irregular, and she herself could not say for sure when she became pregnant. And according to the ultrasound, at first there was a mistake ... She hoped to give birth in February, but in fact in the last days of March she was still walking with her huge belly. This girl was driving everyone crazy with her talk about how to speed up labor at 40 weeks.

The other day I remembered her, and decided to write this post for you.

For the reasonable and balanced, I will say right away: there are NO proven ways to speed up childbirth at home.

Doctors unanimously affirm that all the means listed below can only push a process that has already begun.

According to doctors, there is only one reliable way to induce childbirth - medication. By the way, , I already wrote. So if you have a real overdue period - 41 weeks or more - then home remedies will not help here. See a doctor.

But if there is still a 40th week on the calendar, and you really want to speed things up - well. Try it.

I described all the methods that I came across, except for the most extreme or stupid ones. You will still dig them up on other sites if you set yourself this goal. But I do not recommend using some of the described methods, and I will explain why.

So here are 7 ways to speed up labor at home.

Physical activity

Safely: walking, walking stairs at a moderate pace.

Closer to childbirth, the baby should lower a little, so that the head is inserted into the lower segment of the uterus. Walking and climbing stairs help the child move downward.

Unsafe: significant loads, walking on all fours, on the buttocks, washing floors and weeding the garden upside down.

These methods can increase the tone of the uterus. The result can be:

• placental abruption (bleeding)
• rupture of the membranes
• protracted labor - in the event that the cervix is ​​not yet ripe, but the process of childbirth has nevertheless begun.

In addition, in the position of the mother upside down, the child can turn, take an oblique or transverse position. And this dramatically reduces her chances of giving birth on her own.

The second method is no less popular among women all over the world.

Muzherapy

However, there are many cases when intimacy in the last stages of pregnancy provokes a rupture of the fetal bladder. After that, if the contractions do not start, doctors will have to stimulate labor.

How safe is this method for you, let your doctor tell you.

One thing is indisputable: if the amniotic fluid has already departed, then this method of stimulation is not suitable! You can introduce infection.

Phytotherapy

Safely:

• Evening primrose oil
• Raspberry leaf tea

Dangerous: blue (cyan) cohosh

Evening primrose oil

In recent years, it has been favored by midwives and doctors around the world.

This drug promotes the maturation of the cervix, improves tissue elasticity. That is, it helps to give birth on time and without breaks.

The drug is sold in pharmacies in the form of dietary supplements from different manufacturers. For example, from the well-known American company Solgar.

Evening primrose oil is taken orally from 34 weeks of gestation according to the following scheme:

• From 34 to 36 weeks - 1 capsule (500 mg) per day.
• From 36 to 39 weeks - 2 capsules per day (1 in the morning and 1 in the evening).
• From 39 weeks 3 capsules per day (morning, afternoon and evening)

Raspberry leaf tea

This tea does not stimulate the labor process. It helps the cervix to open up quickly.

The reception scheme is as follows:

• 36 weeks - 1 cup a day, drink cool.
• 37 weeks - cup 2 times a day, drink lukewarm.
• 38 weeks - cup 3 times a day, drink warm.
• 39 weeks - a cup 4 times a day, drink hot.
• 40 weeks - cup 4 times a day, drink hot.

Blue (light blue) cohosh

This plant is known in America. And since the distances are now getting shorter, I will tell you about her too.

Blue cohosh is used by midwives to stimulate labor at home. But this herb is quite toxic, it causes a spasm of the blood vessels supplying the heart!

After cases of heart failure in newborns after such stimulation were described, this herb was banned.

Castor oil

A popular folk way to insanity. And not only in our country.

Safely: stroking the stomach, lubricating the palms with slightly warmed castor oil.

Dangerous: taken internally.

Castor is a powerful laxative. Diarrhea will cause fluid loss, blood imbalance. Before giving birth, you hardly need this.

In addition, you will simply get tired of frequent visits to the toilet when you feel unwell. And in childbirth you need to enter with fresh strength.

And irritation of the anal area, which will cause diarrhea, will not please you in childbirth.

Breast stimulation

Irritation of the nipples stimulates the release of oxytocin, a hormone that is responsible for increasing the tone of the uterus. This method is fraught with two dangers:

• You can cause an increase in the tone of the uterus, but not cause labor. Why is it dangerous, I already wrote.
• Nipples can be damaged.

So, you can resort to such stimulation only after consulting a doctor.

Aromatherapy

Some essential oils increase the tone of the uterus. The most famous folk methods are clove oil and sage oil.

Sage oil can be dripped into the aromaculon (1-2 drops) and inhaled for no more than 4 minutes. Or use in an aroma lamp - 3 drops for every 15 meters of the room.

Clove oil can be inhaled from the aromaculon (1-2 drops). Or use in an aroma lamp - no more than 4 drops.

You need to start strictly with one drop, and only the next day, gradually add the dosage.

Some products

Safely:

• a pineapple,
• bananas,
• basil,
• eggplant,
• balsamic vinegar (add to food),
• olive oil (dressing salads),
• oregano (add to food),
• dates (there are 6 pieces per day 4 weeks before the PDR)

Unsafe: spicy dishes.

Some people think that spicy food stimulates the onset of labor. However, doctors do not find such a connection. In addition, spicy is the best way to provoke the characteristic of pregnant women.

But what is worth cooking is the parmigiano eggplant. This dish has a reputation as a miraculous stimulant of childbirth! Look, isn't it delicious? And it prepares in no time.

Well, everyone in the kitchen?

I wish you a quick and easy delivery and a happy meeting with your baby!

And I say goodbye to you for a while and I hasten to write new useful articles to inspire you to be happy every day!

Hug

Anastasia Smolinets

Whatever the desired pregnancy, but such a state, lasting nine long months with an ever-growing belly, gradually tires, even if it is a completely healthy woman. If the due date for the PDD has already arrived, and the baby still does not want to be born, and, according to forecasts, he is large and dangerous, it is necessary to decide on the stimulation of labor. Often, doctors refuse medical interventions without the necessary evidence, and send the expectant mother to "walk" and persuade the baby to be born. Many mothers, losing their patience, begin to look for advice on the Internet and from friends who have recently given birth to girlfriends - as folk, improvised methods can speed up childbirth. Among them there are both completely adequate and permissible methods that are safe for the mother and baby, and those that can threaten with serious complications and consequences. Let's analyze from a medical point of view everything that can be found among the tips and techniques, even if these methods seem ridiculous or funny.

What you need to start labor

Nature is wise, and the process of childbirth starts at the moment when both the mother and her baby are completely ready for this event, and not only physically, but also psychologically. at the level of higher matters, which science has not yet managed to fix, although such attempts are made repeatedly. In order for childbirth to begin, the mother's body must prepare for them, and especially active work takes place in the area of ​​the cervix, which must "mature" and soften, so that with the onset of contractions it opens up well and quickly without being damaged and can let the baby pass through itself. Mom's nervous system must also be ready for childbirth, so that the brain and peripheral nerves actively and fully coordinate processes in the body, from contractions and cervical opening to pulse, pressure, body temperature and pain.

And one more point that many people overlook is the formation of a special "generic dominant", similar to that which existed during pregnancy. If such a peculiar focus of activity in the brain has fully formed due to physical and psychological preparation for childbirth, it is its formation that helps in starting childbirth and its subsequent successful course, pain relief and intuitively correct actions of a woman. But let us assume that the “dominant of childbirth” in a woman has almost “matured”, and there are still no signs of childbirth, how is it proposed to help in these cases?

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Intimate relationship

Intimate relationships have always been considered the most basic "recipe" for accelerating the onset of labor. And from the point of view of medicine, this has a certain biological meaning.

Firstly, having sex with your beloved spouse helps to relieve the stress that accumulates by the end of pregnancy in the expectant mother. Intimate relationships are a way to escape from painful thoughts associated with upcoming events, physical and emotional relaxation, as well as pleasure with the release of hormones - endorphins that suppress the action of stress hormones.

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Often, a kind of postponement before childbirth, when all the terms of the PDD have already passed, some doctors and psychologists associate with stress, the release of stress hormones that seem to "squeeze" childbirth, inhibit them at a purely psychological level due to the subconscious fear of pain, uncertainty, problems and complications ...

With intimacy, the brain “turns off,” as it were, and its influence on the body also - this makes it possible to trigger the mechanisms for triggering childbirth.

Secondly, a man's sperm contains prostaglandins, substances that lead to softening of the cervical region, its maturation and preparation for childbirth. A similar mechanism is possessed by gels for preparing the cervix for childbirth, which are used by doctors in a maternity hospital, only their concentrations are higher, and the process of application itself is not as pleasant as having sex with a spouse.

Thirdly, due to intimacy and orgasm, blood is actively flowing to the genitals and the uterus, it receives more oxygen and nutrition, the muscles increase their tone, which stimulates the contractile activity of the uterus. This can lead to discharge of the mucous plug, intensification of training contractions and their transition into true contractions over several hours or days.

It is important to choose a comfortable posture, take into account the presence of contraindications and not be too active. Doctors recommend starting such preparation with or a little earlier (when the pregnancy is fully term), the gradual preparation of the cervix takes place over a couple of weeks.

When the method is not suitable:

• If the mucous plug has moved away or amniotic fluid is leaking, intimacy can be dangerous with complications in the form of infection of the membranes and crumbs;
• If there is, problems in pregnancy and other prohibitions of the doctor;
• Against the background, vaginal dysbiosis or if present with a partner.

Increased activity

You can often hear advice about:

• long walks,
• general cleaning of the house,
• washing windows or hanging curtains,
• washing bed linen by hand,
• active charging,
• dancing,
• picking up a box of matches from the floor,
• active climbing stairs.

All these tips, when put together, are, in fact, an increase in physical activity. Considering that by the end of pregnancy, expectant mothers become slow and clumsy, tired and lazy, such a sharp activation leads to revitalization of metabolism, increased synthesis of hormones, blood supply to muscles and revitalization of the nervous system. This fact leads to the process of launching the rads, activating contractions, the discharge of amniotic fluid, which leads to the imminent birth of a child.

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Lifting weights, moving furniture, jumping and sudden movements threaten placental abruption and bleeding, as well as premature discharge of amniotic fluid. Washing windows or hanging curtains can lead to falls and injuries, which can threaten the health and even the life of not only the fetus, but also the mother. Therefore, from all of the above, it would be worth leaving only walking, and even then not to exhaustion.

• The presence of hypertension,

Effects on breasts and nipples

During pregnancy, a woman's breast undergoes serious changes, due to which special reflexes are formed, associated with the influence on the brain and subcortical formations, endocrine glands. A similar mechanism is needed for the subsequent formation of lactation with irritation of the nipples and areola due to sucking with a crumb. At the end of pregnancy, after the 37-38th week, these connections are formed, due to which the sensitivity of the breast and the reaction to its irritation from the body and uterus increase. Therefore, you can hear the following recommendations:

• irritate nipples
• massage breasts in the shower
• massage the areola and nipples with a hard washcloth or towel.

From the point of view of doctors, there is a certain sense, since closer to childbirth, due to the stimulation of the nipples and areola, increasing concentrations of oxytocin are released, preparing the uterus for childbirth, stimulating contractions and maturation of the cervix. In addition, the hormone oxytocin has an anti-stress effect, which reduces internal stress, calming and setting the woman up for childbirth. Therefore, this advice can take place, but only in relatively modest amounts.

You should not irritate the nipples of the breast with hard washcloths and towels, only with your fingertips, so as not to injure the delicate skin of the nipple and not form cracks and infections.

It is possible to manipulate the breast only with a full-term pregnancy., so as not to provoke an increase in the tone of the uterus, discomfort and the threat of premature birth. It is also dangerous to have such irritation in placenta previa, preeclampsia and hypertension.

Intestinal motility activation

Due to the activation of the intestine, which in the last weeks of pregnancy is prone to lethargy and decreased activity, reflex reactions occur with an increase in the tone of the uterus due to irritation of the nearby nerve trunks. Increased impulses to the brain from the abdominal organs leads to the activation of uterine contractions and the start or intensification of labor. In this regard, there are recommendations:

• Taking laxatives (castor oil, buckthorn, vegetable oil)
• Eat more laxative foods (pineapple, fresh cabbage salad, pears, plums)
• The use of enemas with decoctions of laxative herbs or glycerin

Often before childbirth, upon admission to the emergency department, enemas are performed to cleanse the intestines and stimulate labor. They, due to irritation of the intestines and the lower segment of the uterus, lead to a softening of the cervix and stimulation of contractions, the passage of the plug and the opening of the cervix. Such procedures will help only if the cervix is ​​ripe, ready for childbirth and full maturity of the fetus.

Castor, senna and other herbal preparations, as well as magnesia, can threaten with severe and, abdominal pain and cramps, which also threatens the provocation of reflex vomiting and, malaise. And if this is practiced against the background of an immature uterus, it threatens due to hypertonicity of the uterus.

Due to changes in nutrition, it is possible to cleanse the intestines from feces, in order to avoid then enemas before childbirth and to slightly activate labor. The effect is similar to the previous options, but softer. Given the fact that before childbirth, the intestine itself prepares for an early birth and can weaken, against the background of taking laxative products, severe diarrhea is possible, which can be confused with infectious, which threatens childbirth in the observational department. Therefore, you should not be zealous with salads, pineapples and vegetable oils, cabbage and beets. Contraindications to this method:

• Placenta previa and threats of its detachment
• Somatic pathologies leading to ailments, the risk of exacerbation during childbirth.

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It is forbidden to take laxatives without the permission of a doctor, especially if they are medicinal and strong drugs, they can significantly harm.

Various herbal infusions, decoctions, fees

Many plants, herbs and trees have a variety of effects on pregnancy due to the content of natural biologically active components. Thus, many of the plants used to induce labor have a stimulating effect on the synthesis of prostaglandins, which prepare the uterus and cervix for childbirth, soften it and help open it. Some of the drugs have a tonic and stimulating effect on the nervous system and muscle fibers, and some of the compounds have an anti-stress, antihypoxic, sedative effect - preparing the nervous system for a difficult test.

• Raspberry jam, broth or tea with raspberry leaves, which help in softening the cervix, increasing the elasticity of the perineal tissue, if used from a period of 36 weeks.
• Clove and cinnamon tea has a similar effect to raspberry.
• Evening primrose oil helps in the maturation of the cervix and increase the elasticity of the perineal tissues. It is used both locally for massage of the perineum and inside; today it can be bought in capsules in pharmacies. Due to the large amount of fatty acids, it stimulates the production of prostaglandins.
• Has a similar effect to primrose. It is used from 38 weeks of pregnancy to soften the neck.

Contraindications to such remedies can be:

• Individual intolerance to the components
• Allergy at sight, contact
• Some somatic pathologies,.

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Before using such methods, it will not be at all superfluous to consult a doctor who will determine the appropriateness of such actions, whether the cervix and childbirth need stimulation.

Taking a bath with aromatic oils

There is evidence that some of the essential oils are capable of influencing the physiological processes and synthesis of hormones, until scientifically proven factors are published, but there are observations and reviews of expectant mothers themselves. Essential oils are usually used in aroma lamps or added to the bath. There is evidence of the use of rose and jasmine oil, cloves, lavender. Breathing in the aromas of these oils up to four times a day can help stimulate labor. More often, aromatic oils are used for the bath, sometimes with the addition of cream.

Contraindications to this method:

Taking a hot bath before childbirth is strictly prohibited., it can provoke placental abruption and bleeding, which threatens the life and health of both. In addition, hot water can become sick from a sharp expansion of blood vessels and a decrease in pressure, which is fraught with accidents (injuries, fractures, drowning).

Acupuncture, acupressure

The influence on the body of various types of influences is known - acupuncture, acupressure in the area of ​​reflexogenic points. There are certain points in the foot area, irritation of which can help accelerate the maturation of the cervix and start labor in the next two days. Naturally, the surest method would be to irritate these points with the help of a specialist who knows exactly how and where to press. But if you do not have such acquaintances or the hospital does not practice such innovations, you can conduct stimulation yourself. One of the points is located between the big toe and the index, when you press there, there is a slight soreness. This point needs to be actively kneaded. There is also a point at the front of the tops near the ankle or 4 toes higher than the inner ankle bone. These zones also need to be actively kneaded with your fingers (index or thumb) in circular movements at different angles. You need to press on the area several times for 10-15 seconds.

In reflexology, specialists can influence the points of the pituitary gland in the area of ​​the big toe, leading to a powerful release of oxytocin, as well as the area of ​​the bladder and cervix in the area of ​​the metatarsal bone. Irritation of the solar plexus point will keep the woman calm and collected, while the point of the ovaries and uterus on the inner side of the foot will help in triggering contractions.

Contraindications can only be prematurity of pregnancy up to 38 weeks.

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The effectiveness of these techniques has not been scientifically proven.

Inflating balloons

This method indirectly refers to increased physical activity, but this is done at the expense of the respiratory system. In addition, the process of inflating balloons by mechanisms is in many ways similar to those breathing movements that are needed during contractions and attempts, and therefore the body can, through such training, prepare for childbirth and begin contractions. It is necessary to inflate 10 balloons or more per day, but keeping an eye on the state of health and dizziness, which are possible against the background of a sharp hyperventilation of the lungs.

Contraindications to this method:

• Placenta previa and threats of its detachment
• The presence of gestosis, hypertension, protein in the urine
• Somatic pathologies leading to ailments, the risk of their exacerbation during childbirth
• Respiratory pathology, asthma.

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Medicinal ways to start the birth process

You can find recommendations before childbirth to put candles with papaverine or take to relieve spasm from the cervix and relax it, soften and then start labor. But such drugs without a doctor's prescription can only harm, so they should not be used, as well as any others. It is forbidden without a doctor to use gels for the ripening of the cervix, various pills, including hormonal ones.

Fun Recipes: Sugar and Flashlight

Naturally, these tips do not have any real basis, but they circulate in the network and are transmitted from generation to generation, reflected in classical literature. So, to speed up childbirth and hasten the child, it is recommended to shine a flashlight into the birth canal. This is explained by the fact that the baby will go into the light, having seen the road from the dark uterus. Of course, this advice has no physiological basis - it's more fun than real benefit.

There is another advice from antiquity, in order to "lure" a child out of the uterus, you need to put a piece of sugar between the labia. Children love sweets and, supposedly, for its taste, they will hurry to the white light. Naturally, this advice does not have any logical explanation, moreover, sugar can lead to a violation of the microflora and provocation of candidiasis, inflammation and complications in childbirth.

Alena Paretskaya, pediatrician, medical columnist