QuestionI am thirty eight weeks pregnant and am SOOO ready to be a mom. The baby weighs eight pounds already and is very healthy. My husband is leaving out of town July twentieth for work for three weeks and I am due the 27th. I want him to be there for the labor but the doctors do not want to induce me. Will walking alot help me go into labor early because I have walked over a mile every night for two weeks now and nothing has happened.
AnswerWalking will provide a lot of health benefits, including increasing circulation, boosting mood, and improving the quality of you sleep (which you should get a lot of now, while you can) but will not induce labor.
The start of labor is due to your body's hormones, and when you are ready, labor will occur. I agree that you should not be induced, unless you have a medical emergency. The longer your baby develops in utero, the better. Full term babies have more mature systems and are easier to care for. Induced labors are much harder on your body too, and have higher rates of complications and interventions.
The last few weeks are the hardest on your body. Like you, I was sooo ready for delivery at the end. Listen to your body's wisdom. If walking makes you feel great, do it, if walking is stressful, then don't.
