Overdue Day 5-Waiting on Contractions

I would love to know what a contraction feels like. I’m starting to feel like I will never go into labor. My theory is, if my body is sluggish about producing the hormones to make my period start, then who’s to say it’s not taking its sweet time with Oxytocin production?

For my cycle, there are always herbs to jumpstart the process. And when we wanted to have a baby there was Clomid. Apparently, there is no magic herb for helping Oxytocin production. Only Pitocin given in the hospital which does not sound gentle at all and can send a woman into days of slow labor, often resulting in the c-section which is what most of us try to avoid.

There are certain stimulants for Oxytocin production. Nipple stimulation—only five hours a day should do it. But I get strange looks in Trader Joe’s when I have a basket in one hand and my other is caressing a boob. So I’ve found that using the breast pump is quite fun and the practice can’t hurt. Something else I tried, picture this… I’m in my bra with clothespins on my nips, bouncing on the yoga ball. You can even read or talk on the phone while you do this.