Commonly Used Natural Ways To Induce Labor

Most of us have heard that nipple stimulation, car ride, sex and exercise can start labor naturally.

Nipple Stimulation
Nipple stimulation releases a hormone called oxytocin. The synthetic form of oxytocin is Pitocin, which is commonly used to medically induce labor. Thus the increase of the natural hormone oxytocin, which is produced by your own body, can help you start labor. In order to release oxytocin, stimulate your nipples by rolling them between your thumb and forefingers for 2 minutes and rest for 3 minutes. Repeat rolling and resting for 20 minutes. This should start the womb contractions of a full time pregnancy.

Bumpy car ride
It may sound like an old wives tail, but it has worked for many.

Intercourse
Sex is widely used as a method for inducing labor. The prostaglandin in man’s semen can ripen the cervix. The orgasm of the pregnant woman can stimulate your body to go into labor when you pregnancy is full-time. You might not feel like having sex in the last month of your pregnancy, but it beats a cesarean and medical induction. If you really are not in the mood try using his sperm by inserting it in your vagina as close to the cervix as you can.

Exercise
Walking and swinging in a swing may start the labor. Some people have found squatting for short periods to help in inducing labor naturally. Also hula dancing, or belly dancing can be helpful.

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