I also scrubbed my floors because i had intense feelings of wanting to make sure every little thing was clean.
Scrub floors by hand if you want to induce labor.
I found posts on your site about linoleum and mopping but the only thing i found on scrubbing was a sentence saying that scrubbing floors required significantly more water i have tile floors in my kitchen and bathroom and 3 young children.
It s good to know for when you really need it but if all you have time to do is toss down an old towel and skate around on it to get rid of the worst of the mess sometimes that s just fine too.
You ve probably tried everything short of getting down there with a toothbrush to scrub the grime from your grout.
It was the first time i had gotten down on my hands and knees and washed my floor i had always mopped before.
When you are dealing with a floor space that is too large for a mop and a bucket you might want to investigate more efficient options.
A mop with a handle might be an improvement over the rag and your hands and knees but modern industrial spaces are much larger and harder to cover by manpower alone.
So i did some research and talked to my ob about the various ways i might try to induce labor naturally.
Dear home ec 101 i was looking on your site for information on the best and hopefully most efficient way to scrub floors.
There s no need to get that tired over a dang floor.
It is also less labor intensive since a floor can be scrubbed much faster than stripped.
Some also said scrubbing the stairs or the deck did the trick.
I am a freak but i always do my bathroom and kitchen by hand the swiffer just doesn t do it for me.
Let me tell you don t do it unless you want to start labor.
But our house is.
I mean one bit of advice i received from my ob was to get down on my hands and knees and scrub the kitchen floors.
I say try because for the most part i think most induction options are old wives tales.
You will use buckets wringer combinations cotton mops for application of scrubbing solution pick up and rinsing a floor finish mop or system.
Traditionally floor stripping involved harsh chemicals and very hard physical labor.
On some forums women said they scrubbed the kitchen floor by hand and voila went into labor within hours.
When you really need the white glove treatment and super clean floors though.
You can use the same type machine 175 250 rpm or auto scrub unit for larger areas.
This guide will walk you through how to create glossy floors without using chemicals by using a top scrub and recoat technique.
Giving your home a good scrub and not just the cursory vacuum and wipe but a down on hands and knees scour can apparently put pregnant women into labor.
Now don t worry if you don t always mop your floors this way.
No but i do believe that it helped my son get into the right position for labor.
If you have tile floors grout is most likely the bane of your existence.
Technology has made floor finish removal easier but it can also be chemical free as well.