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How can I Induce Labor?

QUESTION

Dear Doula,
My due date was today but so far I have not experience any labor. How long should I wait and how can I induce labor? Is every thing normal? I can feel the movement of baby.

Regards,
Preeti

ANSWER

Hi Preeti,
Congratulations on being so close to giving birth! Anywhere from 37 weeks to 42 weeks is normal for a pregnancy to last, so your baby is still growing and thriving in there. It may be a few more days or longer until your labor starts and that is perfectly normal. If you feel you would like to help things along a bit, below are some sites that you can do some more research on and decide what is best for you.

Please remember, however, that babies come when they are "cooked," and nature has a plan for your baby's birth that is best respected. When we try to get baby out before it is ready, or before our bodies are ready to go into labor, we can run into some trouble. Your body, your mind and your baby need to be ready all at the same time.

Happy birth-day,
-- Kerry, HCHI, CHt

Kerry Tuschhoff

Kerry Tuschhoff, HCHI, CHt is a wife and mother of 6 (2 kids, 2 dogs and 2 rabbits) and has been in the birthing field for 14 years. She taught the Bradley method of natural childbirth from 1989 to 1999, at present teaches Hypnobabies Hypnosis for Childbirth classes, Pregnancy Nutrition and Breastfeeding classes, and gives seminars in her community on natural pregnancy and childbirth options, and is a conference speaker. She has attended over 250 births as a Doula and Hypno-Doula, and feels it is an honor to be asked to share such a wonderfully spiritual experience with her students.

She is also a certified hypnotherapist, trains Hypnobabies Instructors, author of Hypnobabies: Eyes Open Childbirth Hypnosis. and is Operations Director of Hypnobabies Network in Southern California. Kerry feels that the time in our lives when we are the most vulnerable and in need of support is when we are soon going to give our babies life. The support, nurturing and help that doulas can provide is invaluable to a birthing couple as they take that journey. She looks forward to helping you all have the best possible birth experience you can. Please take a moment to visit Kerry's Website.