Too chicken to try castor oil

maiooshti · July 2015

Hi everyone! I'm 38 weeks and 3 days, had my membranes swapped today. I am 2cm dilated but cervix is still thick

my doctor recommended I try castor oil to jump start labor, but I did some googling now I'm too chicken to try it. Anyone had any success stories with castor oil?

gotdiesel2007 · July 2015

Why in the world would any medical professional recommend that?!?! Castor oil typically gives you the runs w/ really painful gas/intestinal cramping. No matter what you do if baby is not ready he/she is not going to come.

maiooshti · July 2015

That's why I'm not going to try it, even if it's a 1 in a million chance it might harm baby, that's enough for me not to take it.

Poppy1099 · July 2015

Please don't! It's dangerous!

jesicabrennan · July 2015

I don't agree that it's dangerous but I would never do it at 38 weeks! I consider it a last ditch desperate measure to try at 41w5d to avoid an induction but would never even consider it before then!

biaromoy · July 2015

Not chicken, sensible. If you were 42 weeks I'd understand considering having castor oil but it should never be taken, my midwife had a horror story of a woman who, every time she pushed had diahorea too. Don't do it.

Thera888 · July 2015

I was visiting my doctor 38+4 and he was telling me about options to jumpstart labor, but at the same time he wouldn't do anything before I reach 41 weeks and we are talking about stripping membranes.. Castor oil sounds terrible, can't believe any doctor suggesting that..

LBland09 · July 2015

My grandmother and MIL swear by castor oil . Although, they had good reason...both had husbands in the military and they wanted to have their babies on a certain weekend when the hubbies were home. It worked for both of them. Neither one went into details about it though.

v&druston · July 2015

My mom drank castor oil because I was 2 weeks late (they let you go that long overdue back then) ;-) and she said all it did was make her throw up & have diahreea. And when she thought the runs had stopped she took her dog for a walk & ended up messing her pants a block and a half away from home! I don't think I would try it either.

LittleRue · July 2015

With all the stuff that comes out during labor a little poop isn't a big deal and is expected. That being said I would never risk drinking castor oil and shitting the bed in such a way my husband would never let me forget it.
Don't do it!

MEXARAB · July 2015

I also heard that the baby could poop while he's inside you. I would never try it not worth it.

ohkay · July 2015

Don't do it! I tried castor oil with my second after going past my due date. It made me dehydrated. I had multiple nurses try multiple times to get my IV started when I did go into labor. It was awful!

Savanna111911 · July 2015

My midwife said that it does work sometime but it totally isn't worth it. She said it makes most people violently sick.

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