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Approaching the due date. The other half is keen to get things moving.
Shes drinking raspberry leaf tea and eating pineapple like crazy, without much movement.
Does curry and getting the leg over work?
Any other suggestions for getting things to progress

In reply to goldmember:

I believe - ahem - that there is good reason to believe that sex does work.

In reply to goldmember:

All pointless. You need the midwife to do a "sweep".
But she probably won't do that until you're well overdue

In reply to goldmember:
Gettin the leg over definatly works.
5 hours later, my missus was in labour.

And good luck keeping up with your fantasy football. I lasted 3 weeks before I couldn't be arsed anymore

Good luck with no sleep, it's a bitch

In reply to goldmember:

"Hot curry and hot sex" what's to lose?




make sure bags etc are packed and child care arrangements are in place for any pre-existing siblings.......good luck

In reply to Hyphin:


I'll second that, enjoy!

In reply to goldmember:

Cajun chicken worked for me.

In reply to ranger*goy:


You had sex with a cajun chicken?

In reply to goldmember:
Bumpy car ride worked wonders with our (up to that moment late) first.....

In reply to Punter S Thompson:

Haha, that would be a little spicy on the lady parts. It might work. I decided to eat it instead.

In reply to goldmember:
Mrs Glyno is a midwife and suggests:

sex (preferably inc orgasm for both), as fem orgasm produces oxytocin and sperm contains prostaglandin which softens the cervix.
oh, and nipple stimulation (hers).

raspberry curry and pineapple tea are bollox, apparently.

In reply to goldmember:

Baby will come when it's ready! The best things to do in the meantime are walk as much as possible and spend time leaning forward (over a fitness ball is good) as that encourages baby into the right position (spine to front, not spine to spine).

In reply to goldmember:

Arrange to go and watch a football match in Carlisle tomorrow or if you are Lakes based, Plymouth. That should work and also give some merriment to all when the tannoy announcer calls for you to return home as your good lady has gone into labour. Unfortunately, there seem to be less tannoy announcements like that since the advent of mobile phones and world is worse off as a result.

In reply to goldmember:
A sneeze, a very very big sneeze.

Also everyone who's suggested curry 'gets things moving' is thinking of an entirely different orifice.

In reply to Rob Exile Ward:


Yup, the baby thinks get me outta here some cu*t's spitting on me.

In reply to goldmember:

Why rush it out? It's probably happy and you're getting some short lived peace.

Why would anyone want to have sex with a pregnant woman at any stage. I must admit the free contraception for a few weeks is a novelty before they become big , and you realise that you are truly fecked forever
Welcome to the Fecked Club bud))

In reply to Dave the Rave:




Take it you've just got the one kid, or your partner doesn't read UKC forums

In reply to Hyphin:


Nope and nope .

In reply to goldmember: A tripple tot of gin in a tot of orange juice made op to 1/2 a pint with lemon aid and I was a week over due He arrived 4 hours later !!!(giggling his head off )

In reply to goldmember:

2cc of oxytocin and a calving jack?

In reply to goldmember:

Tried all of them - turns out none of them work if baby is an undiagnosed breach!

Which caused a certain amount of fun in the delivery room...

In reply to goldmember:

Be patient and in the meantime, get as much fecking sleep as humanly possible. Seriously

In reply to goldmember:

Beetroot, gets everything moving.

In reply to goldmember:
Well a scheduled c-section would probably be the most obvious.....
Otherwise go shopping and buy a new item of maternity clothing. The more expensive the item the faster the baby will arrive afterwards. And if it doesn't work at least you have something new to wear, because by this stage you will be so fed up of wearing the same maternity clothes for about the last three months even a new t-short will be a good thing. Worked for me, bought a new top, baby arrived next day!
I realize this question is from a man, but you can pass on the advice.

In reply to goose299:

yes it does work, but it's best not to wait until you're in the hospital on the due date to try this.

In reply to wercat:

but if you can find a quiet enough room ,go for it

In reply to goldmember:
Consider the 3Bs; Biryani, Bonk, Booze.

In reply to Rob Exile Ward:


Evidence for this seems unsatisfactorily anecdotal. A proper scientific study needs to be done.

In reply to goose299:



Wow, that must be the shortest pregnancy in history.