The happiest moment of my life

 

Finally my son arrived.  It was the most beautiful moment in my life to see him. I never expected this to be such a powerful, positive experince. I’m glad all the preparations worked really well and I had an easy and quick delivery.

He is 11  days old today and he is so happy and calm….

Today I would like to saya BIG thank you to Tara Lee who was my yoga teacher during pregnancy – the breath techniques really help me out in the last stage of labour.

And also my Ayurverdic Doctors : Dr Maha and Dr Anu and Nilesh Wakde, who supported me so much during the pregnancy.

THANK YOU!

Ways to bring on labour

Today I been eating lots of fruit salad with fresh pineapple and spicy curry for lunch. Not because I a huge fun of those foods but I’m 9 days overdue and trying the ‘natural methods’ to help my son to come to this world:)

There are some recommended things that you might try if you overdue:

Raspberry leaf tea is a tonic that can be used to tone your uterus. Many women safely use it from about 34 weeks until months after delivery. It helps to tone the uterus after delivery as well, shrinking it back to size more quickly and reducing bleeding. However, it is contraindicated for those having complications “just in case”.

Hot spicy foods, such as  curry, can also help induction. They work by causing spasms in the intestines, which, because of their close proximity to the uterus toward the end of pregnancy, can cause the uterus to cramp. This could result in labour.

Pineapple contains the enzyme bromelain which is thought to help soften your cervix and bring on labour. Eating large amounts will probably stimulate your tummy, which could also stimulate your uterus.

Walking – the pressure of your baby’s head pressing down on your cervix from the inside could stimulate the release of oxytocin, a hormone which causes contractions. Being upright also encourages your baby to move down onto your cervix.

Sex – it may be one of the last things on your mind as you approach the end of your pregnancy, but nevertheless sex can help to get labour under way. When you and your partner make love, his semen, which contains prostaglandins, can stimulate contractions. Prostaglandins work to help ripen and soften the cervix.

Nipple stimulation– some women massage their nipples as a way to induce labour. Stimulating the nipples triggers the production of natural oxytocin which contracts the uterus and can evolve into labour.

Castor oil – women have been using castor oil to help induce labour for decades. In fact, many old school physicians and midwives swear by it. Castor oil can certainly be used for inducing labour, but it tastes horrible and should be taken with caution and guidance from a health professional.

Alternative therapies like acupressure, homeopathy acupuncture, homeopathy. Those need to be done in few sessions with a professional consultant.

Medical ways offered in hospital – like  a membrane sweep, and is usually offered at 41 weeks. Membrane sweeping is done by your midwife or doctor. While internally examining you, he or she will simply ‘sweep’ a finger around the neck of your womb (cervix). Contractions can be started by inserting a pessary or gel into the vagina, and sometimes both are used. Induction of labour may take a while, particularly if the cervix (the neck of the uterus) needs to be softened with pessaries or gels. Sometimes a hormone drip is needed to speed up the labour. Once labour starts, it should proceed normally, but it can sometimes take 24-48 hours to get you into labour.
If you are overdue and waiting for your baby try to start with natural methods and then move towards ones offered by your midwife (after 40^th week)