Due dec'14-jan/feb'15 part 2

Awwwee yay! Congrats on cue! So exciting all our babies are coming into the world!!

Congratulations oncue! Take care and can't wait to see a photo of your little man.

Big congrats!!!Can't wait to see pics oncue XX

I plan on trying natural induction things at around 36 weeks. Of course I know that they don't work unless baby is ready.. but just wondering if anyone had tried anything that worked successfully?
I'm deff going to try raspberry leaf tea and dates (thanks crazy cat) etc.
Specifically though has anyone tried evening prim rose oil? I've read that inserting it vaginally can speed things along as well as taking orally. anyone tried?

Robin I didn't do evening primrose as I heard it can cause diarrhea but have heard inserting vaginally can help soften the cervix. Sex worked for me the first time (though obviously baby was ready too). This time around NOTHING worked. Girls are way easier to get out early than boys though so I bet if you try some things here and there she'll come:-)

Great thanks lala! Last time I tried alot with my son too and nothing worked. Lol. He was comfy. I'll ask midwife about evening prim rose oil.

Lala, I used this brand of probiotics (http://www.amazon.com/Udos-Choice-In...ant+probiotics) however I found them locally at Whole Foods so that I knew they were kept refrigerated. The Amazon seller does not ship them with a cool pack, so you run the risk of killing the good bacteria in them due to temperature fluctuations. There are a bunch of different brands, but those worked well for us :-)

And the Domperidone is a drug for gastro intestinal issues, but a side effect is that it helps to increase milk supply. The only catch is that it's not FDA approved. I was told about it from an incredible lactation consultant who said it's not FDA approved for bureaucratic reasons only, which stinks, but pretty much every other developed nation uses it for increasing breast milk production safely. Compared to the FDA approved option we have in the states, domperidone is way safer and has less side effects, plus seems to work better for more women. You can google it to get more information and find plenty of people talking about it on forums and such. I personally used it from when Lyra was about 6 months old because I was having a hard time pumping enough milk during the work day and it was stressing us out. If I had known about it earlier, it would have saved me so much worry! Once I was taking them, I could pump just once or maybe twice a day to have enough for the next, plus some to store for date nights. It was such a huge relief! I stopped pumping all together when she was about 10 months old because I had enough stored up to get her through her first bday without having to pump, and then I just continued nursing her until she self-weened at 18 months.

Unfortunately because they are not FDA approved, you have to order them through either Canada for Thailand. This is the site I used: InhousePharmacy.vu I ordered the Motilium brand of them, but have heard the other generic brands work well too. You take up to 8 pills per day, finding what works best for you, so it's cheaper if you order in bulk. I found 6 pills per day to be the perfect amount for me while pumping and only 2 or 3 later on when I stopped pumping and was just nursing. Another option, which I'm planning on trying out this time is this place in Thailand: ClickRemedy.Com where you can get 500 of the generic brand for $40. My friend ordered through this site and the pills have worked well for her, and they are way cheaper. I plan to order 500 of those to have on hand from the very beginning, just in case :-)

Here are a few resources from the Canadian Breastfeeding Foundation on Domperidone and increasing supply in general:

Domperidone General Information . Induced Lactation . Canadian Breastfeeding Foundation . Fondation canadienne de l’allaitement
Increasing Milk Supply . Additional Information . Canadian Breastfeeding Foundation . Fondation canadienne de l’allaitement
Protocol for "Not Enough Milk" . issues & concerns - babies . Canadian Breastfeeding Foundation . Fondation canadienne de l’allaitement

Sorry, but one more on the Dom :-) I was always a bit cautious due to it not being FDA approved, but this post is interesting for sure and gives some insight to it.
On the FDA and Domperidone . Induced Lactation . Canadian Breastfeeding Foundation . Fondation canadienne de l’allaitement

And as to helping induce labor naturally... I plan to try everything possible once I hit that 37 week mark :-) I've just starting drinking red raspberry tea, as well as taking it in pill form. I bought dates and am eating 6 per day like the article suggested. I plan to eat pineapple daily once I hit 36 weeks, have lots of sex, lol, and possibly use the EPO internally to help ripen the cervix. Those are all the things I've come up with so far, but please share if you know of others! Oh, and walking/jogging/stair climbing is good too :-)

Yes those are my plans as well! I also read eating eggplant parm works lol. We are like days apart so we will be on the same plan for sure!