walking to induce question

[SurpriseBub]

So I am wishing and praying to get baby out to no avail... which has lead me to look at other ways to encourage labor. For the past couple of days I have gone for a fairly brisk 30 minute walk. My stomach does definitely tense/cramp and I feel the sharp hits of baby on cervix (hooray!) ...but just wondering: are you meant to keep walking through cramping? I figure that is the idea, but just wanted to check. My instincts from early pregnancy say cramping = stop... so just wanting to see whether anyone else is trying it? Does it tense up your bump, too?

 

[ssjad]

I keep walking.

 

[Tishybabe]

With my first I would take a 30-40 min brisk walk every night for almost two weeks.... I think that in combination with dtd helped my water to break right on my due date.

This time, I'm hoping to avoid labour because I have an ECS in 11 days...

 

[Radkat]

I have to say it's hard for me to keep walking when the cramps get heavy, but I suppose it's the pressure of baby on your cervix that helps move things along.

 

[Genevevex]

I have been trying to keep walking through them. The doctor told me if I can't walk through them anymore, then they are more likely to be "real" contractions.

Definitely tightens the bump, though. My bump is so sore that just walking rather hurts at this point. But I am carrying on: it's time for this baby to come OUT!

 

[Tattoo]

I kept walking. I remember walking round and round the block when I was overdue with my first. The day before she was born, I walked for about half an hour, then I had some tightening just as I approached home, so I set off on my route again!