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Are feeling more and more uncomfortable with ach passing day? Are your anxiety levels increasing as you approach you induction date? If you would like to avoid the medical induction of labor using Pitocin, and would prefer to induce labor yourself in a safe and natural manner, then this article is for you.
Unfortunately most women do not go into labor on their given EDD. For first time Mums, this is normally an early estimate rather unfortunately many of the mothers are medically induced once the EDD is past. Statistics show that 3 out of every 5 expectant mothers experience some level of threat of being medically induced when they would rather not.
If you would like to induce labor yourself, try one of the natural proven methods listed below:
1. Moderate walking encourages the babies head to press down on the cervix. This pressure on the cervix stimulates the release of Oxycontin which is a hormone necessary to bring on labor.
2. Eating pineapple. Pineapple contains the enzyme bromelain which is thought to help to soften the cervix and so bring on labor. The most likely side-effect of eating large amounts of pineapple would be diarrhea.
3. Nipple stimulation can be used to induce labor. This method releases the hormone oxytocin which initiates contractions and induces labor. 37% of women who used nipple stimulation went into labor within 72 hours.
4. Having sex and orgasms cause Oxycontin to be released and can stimulate the induction of labor. There is also a large amount of prostaglandins in semen which helps in the softening of the cervix.
5. Acupressure works by stimulating specific points in the body. These points cause uterine contractions and are labor inducing. Studies revealed that acupressure shortens the labor period, decreases labor pain significantly and speeds up the induction of labor. This is one of the most popular methods to induce labor yourself as it is very effective and simple to learn.
Acupressure is a safe and effective way to induce labor yourself. If you would like more information on the powerful secrets of labor acupressure visit http://selfinducelabornaturally.blogspot.com/
Ann James is a researcher on the subject of how to induce labor safely and naturally and is committed to providing readers with informative articles on the subject.
