That afternoon I had an electro - acupuncture session with my acupuncturist, Jalashree at Blooma (my yoga studio) to
help stimulate labor.
However, Dr. Moore discourages pregnant women from doing anything to
stimulate labor on their own.
This is because the amount of oxytocin normally released during breastfeeding (the hormone that
also stimulates labor) is not usually enough to cause the cervix to open before it is ready to do so.
Midwives will also recommend herbs or over the counter medications like castor oil to
stimulate labor and prevent a term pregnancy from extending into a higher risk postdates pregnancy.
If you do push for pushing and your doctor agrees, make sure you discuss the use of prostaglandins or other hormones to
stimulate labor, along with the use of pain medication.
We woke to find Grandma had brought us a breast pump we could use to try to
stimulate labor.
Yeah, and black and blue cohosh is natural as is evening primrose oil, castor oil, garlic in the vagina, acupressure, accupuncture, saline water injections, water tubs, moxibustion, chiropractor adjustment to
stimulate labor, power labors, membrane sweeps, rebozo scarf therapy, placentophagia (what other mammals eat placentas?).
However, acupuncture and acupressure have been used for many years to
stimulate labor and many women swear by it.