| Overdue pregnancy can be physically and | | | | increases your chances of having a normal |
| mentally challenging. If you have | | | | birthing experience with minimal medical |
| difficulties in sleeping, back pain, and | | | | intervention. |
| difficulty in breathing, this easily results | | | | |
| in daylong fatigue. Especially, if you have | | | | There are several acupressure points that are |
| difficulties to move around, it's difficult | | | | efficiently induce labor. You don't have to |
| to play with your other kids and even doing | | | | use them all. The labor may be delayed for a |
| everyday tasks for them. | | | | range of different reasons and thus what is |
| | | | the most powerful combination of acupoints |
| No wonder that you are pondering how to start | | | | will vary from mother to mother. |
| labor naturally. | | | | |
| | | | Sometimes treating only one acupoint can |
| Stimulation of specific acupressure points | | | | kick-start your labor. Treat the acupoints |
| has been scientifically shown to start labor | | | | that you feel work best for you every 2 hours |
| effectively (Complement Ther Med. 2005). Thus | | | | during your waking hours. If a medical |
| simple acupressure techniques, which you can | | | | induction is imminent you may stimulate the |
| do at home, remarkably reduce your risk of | | | | points every half an hour, but be aware that |
| being medically induced in a hospital. | | | | the treated areas can become sore from such |
| Medical induction commonly results in several | | | | frequent stimulation. Leave your body to work |
| other medical interventions and up to 50% of | | | | by itself at night. Just remember that you |
| medically induced labors end up being | | | | should never practice acupressure treatment |
| Cesarean sections. | | | | of these points before you are well overdue, |
| | | | or you are booked for medical induction in |
| Thus, if your doctor has estimated that the | | | | 2-3 days time. This is to prevent your baby |
| induction is necessary, you should start | | | | to be born prematurely. |
| using acupressure immediately. Even if labor | | | | |
| doesn't start spontaneously, acupressure | | | | Acupressure is a good natural labor inducing |
| ripens your cervix and helps it to dilate and | | | | remedy, when you are looking for an answer to |
| descends the baby. This significantly | | | | question: How to start labor? |