ways to help dilation😅

I'm nearly 3cm and trying to avoid my induction date and hopefully go into labour before then so any tips would really really be helpful😆😅

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Me too so following for all the tips!

Walking ,the ball ,pineapple , spicy food , sex ,pumping ways ive been told x

@Hattie i definitely do recommend the ball, my midwife told me it's what's worked well for me so far to get to 2/3cm (my cervix was closed a week ago and i got the ball 3 days ago😅) Just hoping for other things to work too that speed it up more😆

I wanted to go before my induction date too! The day I went into labor I was painting; squatting, bending over, on my feet a lot for like 3 days Not sure if that helped or not but I’m sure being active didnt hurt. I also was eating 3 dates a day and drinking raspberry leaf tea!

Can I ask what you’re doing on the ball if you don’t mind? Is it just bouncing or particular exercises? I’m 40 weeks today and had a sweep yesterday, but failed as the midwife said my cervix is completely closed! I’m trying to avoid induction too 😩

I just did a lot of walking movement and gravity helps to open the cervix a lot more

@Gemma I bounce and do hip rotations and thrusts/tilts, just make sure your legs are spread when doing it to keep pelvis open😅 mostly just bouncing but occasionally switching up for a few mins to the others!

Ok great, thank youuu! X