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August 2015 Moms
ridhiaman
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Inducing labour naturally
ridhiaman
member
Hi has anybody thought about inducing labour pain naturally... I have seen many videos and blogs about it... The common remedy i found was castor oil and pineapple...what do u think??? Is it worth trying??? I m 37+3 and i want my baby to come as soon as possible...
Re: Inducing labour naturally
And these myths don't "work" most of the time and if by chance it " works" it's more likely babe was going to come then anyway.
I wouldn't try it but that's because being pregnant and have to poop every 2 minutes doesn't sound appealing.
I see we are starting nice and early today!
I am always very wary of "natural" labor inducement. I have never personally heard of any of the suggested methods actually working. Drinking castor oil also sounds disgusting. Plus, agree with the others that it is still pretty early to want to induce labor. Just suck it up a few more weeks....I think it is safe to say everyone is sick of pregnancy at this point. Baby will be here when he or she is ready.
Plus there are a host of potential issues you face when baby comes early. As much as a relief as it may be from being pregnant; it's stressful in a whole different (and sometimes scarier) way.
so if i asked to have an advice from the members of The Bump... But unfortunately...u guys can only discourage people....
Thanks a lot...
If you did a search of the board, you would see that there have been TONS of posts about this same topic and the advice never changes - let baby come when baby is ready. The goal IS to discourage you from trying to make your baby come before your baby is ready. Has your Dr told you that you need to be induced due to medical reasons? If not, try to be more patient and wait for the baby to come on their own like the rest of us are doing. Why would we say something so mean?? Because we want you and your baby to be as healthy as possible and that is the best way to guarantee that that's what happens....how is that mean?! Again, next time doing a search would help you read through some of the other few thousand posts on this and you would know that's how people are going to respond. I am not sure why people get so offended when people are trying to tell them that it is risky and unhealthy to wish their baby out early. Ask your Dr if you don't believe us and you think we are so mean.
When you're past your due date, try these methods, but they won't work anyway. I ate pineapple very day during my last pregnancy because I craved it. Guess what, she came when she was ready.
You asked for advice, and the advice you're getting is to wait until your baby is ready. It's time to put your baby's health ahead of your personal comfort. Welcome to being a parent.
But that has happened zero times in the history of inductions.
So I don't see any harm in attempting natural induction methods after 38 or 39 weeks, as long as your baby is healthy and measuring ahead. And as long as they are "safe" methods, like sex or foods or bouncing on a yoga ball. Best to run it by your doctor first, they will probably just laugh and let you know if it is an unadvisable method.
I'm 38 weeks with another big baby and really want this one to get here earlier than 41 weeks, given my last experience. So you can be sure I will be talking to my doctor today about inducing options. A little closer to my due date would be great, please.
You bring up a great point...we're supposed to support each other...so why is it that every time another of these posts come up (hourly), if you look at the posters history they have never once sent support to another mom on need? Not even necessarily talking about this particular post but it burns me when someone can take the time to ask 10 questions about stretch marks, early induction, their mucus plug, etc., but they have not once taken the two seconds to acknowledge a mother who just lost her baby, or a mother who was rushed to L&D for severe health risks to them and their baby. So instead of calling us mean rotten and nasty, look at our posting history and look at how much support we offer to EVERY mom in need, including these drive by posters when they end up in need. So after watching these other moms go through hell and being there for them, do we get a bit fired up when a low risk mom wishes for a preemie? You bet we do. Something to think about before you go all WK telling us what horrible people we are - because I know I for one have legit lost sleep thinking of sone of the heartbreaking situations some of our fellow August moms have been in.
Everyone is discouraging you because it is a BAD IDEA! At 37 weeks you are considered early term nd if baby isn't making an entrance on their own, they are NOT READY!
Suck it up. And this is coming from a Mama who is facing early induction at 37 weeks.... I want my LO to stay in as long as she can. Even though I am uncomfortable, I want her brain and lungs to be ready - and sometimes at 37 weeks they are not.
DS1 -6/25/11
DS2 -3/23/13
Missed MC D&C 8/26/14
DD - 8/26/15
LO#4 due 5/30/17
I understand not everyone has the time to be here as often as some of us regulars; however you at least acknowledge that you send support to those moms - others, not so much. If you were here as often, you would probably be just as sick of these posts as the rest of us are and you would probably get a little short with them as well. However for those who aren't able to be here often, they should follow the TOU and forum etiquette and conduct a quick search of the board before asking these repeat questions (it literally takes seconds and gives thousands of results). And those of us who are here often are the ones who end up replying to all of these posts, so it is rude for someone to think we should take the time to reply to their repeat post but they can't be bothered to take the time to do a quick search.