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Acupressure to Induce Labor – I Tried It
Does Acupressure Work to Induce Labor?
39 weeks. I’m miserable. I want to meet this baby. Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Oh don’t judge me. :) Ceridwin posted earlier this week on acupuncture and inducing labor along with a video on acupressure. At this point in pregnancy, and after confirmation that my baby is over 7.5 lbs – we tried acupressure in an attempt to induce labor.
What is acupressure? Think acupuncture, but NOT with needles, instead with pressure techniques on the foot and ankle area. The comments and posts lead me to believe that this seems to be a safe method to try to induce seeing that I have a full-term baby in my belly. So why not?
We watched the video on acupressure:
Next, the husband dotted my feet and ankles up in several spots. The kids watched in awe, then he proceeded to spend the next hour pushing points on my feet. (Disclaimer: I did have to pony up and offer a new toy, but hey if this works..)
Acupressure in an attempt to induce labor.
Oddly enough, my barely active child in my belly started moving and while not full on contractions, Braxton Hicks did kick in. Not consistent, but was a weird coincidence! Reading through comments, many women go into labor within the next 48 hours.
Did acupressure work to induce my labor? Time will tell. But let’s hope!
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5 Comments
Karen commented on Jul 31 11 at 8:38 amAcupressure ABSOLUTELY worked for me! My husband put in a movie and started working on all the special points your supposed to rub on one’s feet and ankles, while I rubbed the points on my hands. We did this for 2 hours. The next morning, by water broke and our daughter came a few hours after that! We will definitely be trying this when the time comes this time too.
Stacy commented on Jul 31 11 at 11:20 amI did accupuncture after my water broke to induce labour but it didnt work. I was induced at the hospital 3 days later.
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Mackay Rippey commented on Aug 01 11 at 8:23 amI used acupuncture to speed up dilation for my wife during labor in the hospital. I snuck the needles in! The nurses were ready to send her home so I needled a “speed up delivery point” The nurse was shocked when she came back to check one last time. I have also helped patients induce labor.
There are several different points to induce labor. The key is to select the point(s) that match(s) the patient’s energy and current condition. How do you that? Well, that’s why I got a master’s degree in acupuncture. ;)
Leslie M commented on Nov 17 11 at 2:11 pmWe trieds it here, Hubby was awesome and tried for days on an end, and sex every night etc.. etc… nothing worked. Baby came when she was ready (2 weeks late!) lol
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