How can you bring on labor at home if you're in so much pain and is it true a glass of wine will do it?

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I have had 2 childred, both of my sisters have had 5 combined and our experience, Nothing Helps... Sorry.

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Well I only have one child and I do not know of anything either. All I can say is breathe and bear with it. It will soon be over and you will forget all about it when your precious baby is here. Sorry, good luck and congratulations! Oh and Tip: Drinking alcohol is not advised while pregnant, even in small amounts it could be harmful to the baby.

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Because of insufficent studies, it is unknown how much alcohol will cause a baby to seize in utero. Therefore you could cause Fetal Alcohol Syndrome by drinking. However there are tons of doctors that say a glass of red wine from time to time will not hurt an unborn. I am not sure if I would risk this though. I do know that there are much more effective and safe ways to promote labor naturally. Some of those would be: sex, black and blue cohosh, castor oil, exercise, jumping jacks, stationary bike riding, and walking to name a few. Some are not as safe as others so I will only recommend sex. The prostaglandins present in semen naturally soften the cervix. And think of it this way, you'll be too sore after childbirth to have it for a time so why not get out all of the urges while you can?

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I'm expecting my first, am four days late, and miserable! However, my Lamaze teacher says a 4 oz glass of wine can relax the muscles and help determine if labor is the real thing of not. So if you're trying to bring it on, it appears alcohol would do the opposite. Walk, walk, walk, walk, walk. That's what I've been doing. Here's to hoping the little one arrives soon!

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Fetal alcohol syndrome appears to be caused by drinking at least 3 drinks per week throughout a pregnancy. One glass of wine will certainly NOT cause it. Go for a long romantic walk, then have a glass of wine and have SEX! It worked for my parents having me, and it worked for my cousin (who happens to be a doctor and swears by it). Semen contains prostaglandins, which are the same hormones in smaller doses that they use to ripen your cervix during induction. If that baby's ready, labor could start 24 hours after having sex!

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