Natural Methods To Dilate My Cervix - Safe For Both Mother And Child

When I was a few months pregnant I started looking for natural methods to dilate my cervix and/or induce labor. I wanted to be fully prepared if I came to go long past due and wanted to find information to help speed up the dilation if it was going slowly.
It wasn't easy but I have found some exciting methods that look promising and decided to share them with you, so you won't have to wait for too long to hold your baby in your arms.

When I found out that sex is one of the natural methods to dilate my cervix I was thrilled. Some women are not excited about sex at this time of pregnancy, or even at any time of the pregnancy. Fortunately for them this is not the only method but for those of us who like it, it is just fantastic.

Prostaglandins are hormones found naturally in semen. It softens the cervix and helps it to thin and dilate. You can use prostaglandin gels with artificial hormones but sexual intercourse sounds so much more natural (and more fun). Anyway, that is how the baby came to be there in the first place. Why not use the same method to speed up the process and help it get out?
This method might not work all the time but why not having fun while trying.

Walking is free and in my opinion, easy and healthy as a natural method to dilate my cervix. When you are walking you are using the gravity to push onto the cervix, helping it ripen and dilate faster. If you don't feel like walking you can also try standing and swinging your hips from side to side.
Intense exercise should be avoided though. You are at the stage where you are about to give birth and you'll need all the energy you can have when you are pushing the baby out. If you are tense and tired it will rather slow up the process and make the delivery harder. Just take a slow walk, take deep breaths, drink plenty of water and listen to your body. If it says rest, then rest. Take a few short walks rather then one intense and long walk. You are trying to help your body to speed up the process, not forcing it.

I really look forward to try these natural methods to dilate my cervix or induce labor if needed. Acupressure is a simple and safe method where you put pressure on specific points on your body.
You can do it on your own or have a partner or friend practice them and use on you. Keep in mind that you should practice and find the right points on a non-pregnant person since you don't want to start labor too early. But if you are ready for delivery (past due or maybe scheduled for a medical induction) this is a great way to start labor naturally at home.
You need to know which points to pressure and how and it's best to have detailed instructions, like these from Maternity Acupressure.
You can use acupressure to induce labor, help dilate better, relax, relief labor pain and much more. So it is really worth looking into, that is what I am doing these days. If I don't need to use it to induce or help dilate I can at least use it to try to ease the labor pain.