or a pessary into the vagina which contains a hormone-like substance called prostaglandin. It helps ripen the cervix and stimulate contractions.Alternatively, you might get offered a drug called Syntocinon through a drip in your arm to help kick

give consent from a position of knowledge.How might you be induced?There are several methods of starting labour by way of intervention. These include:Insertion of a prostaglandin pessary or gel into the vagina to soften the cervix. Breaking the waters

was experiencing any pain or discomfort - I still hadn't felt a thing, but I was 3cm dilated!At 6pm I was given a pessary. Within a relatively short period of time, I began to 'feel' something and contractions gradually got stronger and more frequent. In my birth

HAVING SEXThought to work because semen contains prostaglandins (also contained in the pessary often used in an induction to soften the cervix ready for labour). Sex can also trigger the release of the hormone oxytocin (given by drip sometimes

.Yeast infections - thrush - are also more common in pregnancy due to a change in the levels of acidity in the vagina - discharge is often 'curd-like' and accompanied by itchiness.It's not dangerous and treatment with a cream or pessary from a pharmacy or your

your cervix. This also stimulates the natural hormones that trigger contractions. This can be done by your midwife at your 41-weel appointment.If labour doesn't start within a few days, you'll be booked into hospital. There, a prostaglandin pessary gel

, or using prostaglandin pessaries or an oxytocin drip to get things going. You’ll be given a booking-in time at hospital.Natural ways to get things moving include acupuncture, nipple stimulation, eating spicy food and having sex (semen contains the hormone

and the doctors assessed me and said that it was not pre-eclampsia but they would start an induction on the Tuesday morning.After four pessaries 6-24 hours apart, the Thursday morning came and the doctor assessed me as I had been in a lot of pain. The doctor

could use to see the arrival of her second mini-Cooper. Lily and Sam could try having sex, which is thought to work because semen contains prostaglandins (also contained in the pessary often used in an induction to soften the cervix ready for labour

wanted. I said yes, thinking great! - I'll be home for Christmas. At 2pm on the 10th Dec I was given my first pessary and pretty much felt something happen straight away. Then they gave me another at 8pm and within minutes I was having massive painful