I have to admit that when I was pregnant I was a bit fool hardy. When I got to 38 weeks pregnant I decided that I couldn’t wait any longer for my baby to come and I decided to take some action. I had read quite a bit about self inducement online and I decided that I would have a go at some of the methods. The first that I came across was to have a really hot curry. Unfortunately I hate hot curries, but I wasn’t going to let this get in the way of getting my baby in my arms!I went around to my parents house and asked them to make me the hottest curry they could, and they rather surprisingly obliged! It took me over an hour to get through the curry it was so hot! I can categorically say that the curry didn’t help to induce the baby, instead it gave me one of the worst stomach’s that I have ever had!

The next one to try was camphor oil. This was an old wives tale, but many people on the internet swore by it. I found a bottle at an old pharmacy in town and took it straight home. This attempt was a non starter, and after downing a quarter of a bottle, it all came back up! I have never been so violently sick in all my life, and I felt terrible all day!

After both of these failed missions, I decided that I had to leave it to natures way, and just over a week later I had a beautiful healthy baby boy! He was worth the wait.