Has anyone tried massaging the pressure points on hands or feet to induce labor and it actually worked?
I never did them to induce but at the end I do them to help me relax.
1. The meaty part of the thumb. It can be tender. Press there.
2. Inner part of ankle behind the knob towards the heel. Those should do it.
I tried everything. Nothings works if you aren't ready to go into labor.
Good luck!!
Quoting anxiousschk:I tried everything. Nothings works if you aren't ready to go into labor.
I wouldn´t say we "tried" it on purpose. But the only foot massage I asked for during my entire pregnancy triggered my mucus plug to pop at 38.5 weeks and my son was born exactly 12 hours later at the hospital. Hadn´t felt a single labor contraction prior to that and very few BHs.
I think the foot massage triggered something, but since I went to the hospital ( first preg, didn´t understand the signs correctly) and received some other interventions, I can´t say for certain how much of an influence the reflexology would have had had I stayed home several hours longer, but I do think it triggered something. Either way, I won´t get one before I´ve delivered this pregnancy.



- ambfrk
on Mar. 17, 2013 at 6:23 PM