Past Your Due Date? Here Are 5 Ways To Naturally Help Stimulate Labor
POV: You have your birth plan and your nursery all organized and you’re ready to go, but it’s past your due date and you still haven’t gone into labor yet. This scenario can feel quite stressful, especially if your doctor wants to induce you, even if you didn’t want to initially.
Even if you do everything right all nine months, your pregnancy may write its own plan. Sometimes you just may carry late, and your baby is fine but not rushing. If you’re planning on having a home birth or going to a birthing center with a midwife, you’re in the clear up to two weeks past your due date. After that, because of medical liability, your midwife would be legally obligated to bring you to the hospital to get induced. The hospital doctor might even say you have to have a C-section. But don’t worry! Here are some tips that can naturally help nudge your body into labor mode!