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