Officially overdued at 40 weeks

It's 00:05, i am now officially overdued. Baby is estimated at 3kg on 8 August. Water level and heartbeat are satisfactory so gynae has advised us to wait and see. However, the wait should not be forever. We have been asked to mentally prepare for artificial induction before hitting 41weeks ie end this week to prevent complications relating to meconium aspiration syndrome where baby may encounter the risk of breathing in his meconium and amniotic fluid into his lungs during the 42nd week of labour.

Hopefully there is no need to resort to this. We've started the coconut drink routine and googled on natural induction methods. We'll give Evening Primrose/Raspberry Leaf Tea, spicy food and also pineapple a try tomorrow.

According to popular sites, Evening primrose oil is an excellent source of prostaglandins, which prepare your cervix for labour. It can be taken orally as soon as 34 weeks, and can be applied directly to the cervix at 36 weeks. The general recommendation is two 500mg capsules per day until week 38, at which time you increase to 3-4 per day. Applying directly to the cervix is optimal, but the beneficial ingredients are absorbed through the external skin of the stomach as well.

Raspberry leaf tea is a tonic that can be used to tone your uterus. Many women safely use it from the moment they learn they are pregnant at six 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.

Hot spicy foods, such as vindaloo 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.

This is me on 9 august.






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