Has anyone tried castor oil to induce labour

Re: Has anyone tried castor oil to induce labour

• bbiutmcph member

  February 2016

  nikanoo123 said:

  Hi All, 
  
  Just wanted to know if anyone has drank castor oil to induce natural labour and your experience or advise please ladies 

  The amount of times this is getting asked lately is mind blowing. No no no. It's incredibly dangerous for you and the baby and more than likely just gives you the uncontrollable shits.

  
  
  

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• Jessie42613 member

  February 2016

  Don't do it. Not worth the risk. 
  
  If you want to try to jump start labor... And you're at 40 weeks... Have sex, go for long walks, and eat 7 pineapples. 
  
  But avoid castor oil. 

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• taysun member

  February 2016

  Do not use castor oil. It can be very dangerous. 

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• g8trkim member

  February 2016 edited February 2016

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• seckenrode member

  February 2016

  Oh God here we go

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• DrillSergeantCat member

  February 2016

  Two friends of mine tried it. Both of them got a case of diarrhea and one of them got a baby that aspirated her meconium and had to be put in the NICU. Sounds like a great idea!

  
  

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• PugsandKisses member

  February 2016

  Here, let me use the search button for you.
  
  
  https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12649486/castrol-oil-to-induce-labor/p1
  
  

  Thank God for Raid.
  
  
  

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• kyraaD member

  February 2016

  OP, you really should have searched this topic before posting about it. get ready to be ripped apart, which you deserve for even considering this method.
  
  1. let baby come when baby is ready. we are all uncomfortable & miserable. we all want it to be over with. deal with it & don't be selfish. 
  2. castor oil is ridiculously dangers to try. it makes you violently sick, which is basically what sends you into labour. it can also cause your LO to have a bowel movement inside of you, & then inhale it. this means a possible emergency c-section & a stay in NICU for baby.
  
  don't. be. selfish.

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• LadySamLady member

  February 2016

  PugsandKisses said:

  Here, let me use the search button for you.
  
  
  https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12649486/castrol-oil-to-induce-labor/p1
  
  

  

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• skruhmin member

  February 2016

  Maybe she did search and couldn't find anything since she actually asked about Castor Oil and not Castrol Oil?  Benefit of the doubt here.
  
  
  

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• flowerpower5838 member

  February 2016

  Very dangerous it is. Do it you must not.

  
  

  Seriously people, don't do it.

  

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• cmerribury member

  February 2016

  I wish I had a dime for every time this post came up in this board. I'd be filthy rich by now. Does no one search anymore??
  
  DON'T DRINK CASTOR OIL, IT'S EXTREMELY UNSAFE FOR YOU AND BABY.

  
  
  

  
  

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• paytonpedro member

  February 2016

  [insert snarky comment here]
  
  
  My brain is too tired for this today. 

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• KelBelleBaby member

  February 2016

  I may have only started posting a week ago, but I lurked these boards for 2 months to learn them before I did. Even a relative newbie like me knows how to use the search feature and subsequently learned from lurking what castor oil even was. I had never heard of it before and now all I see is people asking about it. 
  
  DON'T DO IT!!! Let that baby come when he/she is ready!!!!
  

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• skruhmin member

  February 2016

  paytonpedro said:

  [insert snarky comment here]
  
  
  My brain is too tired for this today. 

  Might be my new favorite response.
  

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• Achae member

  February 2016

  I just watched the friends episode where Rachel is having a baby and the doctor advises her to drink castor oil. So whenever I see this question posed all I can think is that this episode sparked their interest. I mean friends is how old? Lol

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• DrillSergeantCat member

  February 2016

  Achae said:

  I just watched the friends episode where Rachel is having a baby and the doctor advises her to drink castor oil. So whenever I see this question posed all I can think is that this episode sparked their interest. I mean friends is how old? Lol

  I actually read an article in parents this weekend that said to drink like 2 tablespoons of it, but it also warned to be prepared for explosive diarrhea. I was shocked.

  
  

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• g8trkim member

  February 2016

  My grandmother definitely advised it the other day. I was like...
  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• mamacastro member

  February 2016

  I kind of feel bad for these babies I mean i'm hoping for the best for them but I just worry if the moms are on this level of thinking and considering these types of crazy, rash ideas this can't be good for the little ones 

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• nikanoo123 member

  February 2016

  Wow ladies sorry for asking! Didnt think this sort of snarky stuff would happen on a forum like this one. Let me be the first to say sorry i asked...

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• nikanoo123 member

  February 2016

  Didnt realise it was this bad. Now i know there is no way i would try something like this.  Thanks to those who kindly said this x

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• kyraaD member

  February 2016

  nikanoo123 said:

  Wow ladies sorry for asking! Didnt think this sort of snarky stuff would happen on a forum like this one. Let me be the first to say sorry i asked...

  didn't think this sort of snarky stuff would happen on a forum like this. hahahaha. we live on snark, for the most part ;D 
  

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• PugsandKisses member

  February 2016

  nikanoo123 said:

  Didnt realise it was this bad. Now i know there is no way i would try something like this.  Thanks to those who kindly said this x

  Thank you for this reply. Good luck to you and your baby.

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• paytonpedro member

  February 2016

  kyraaD said:

  nikanoo123 said:

  Wow ladies sorry for asking! Didnt think this sort of snarky stuff would happen on a forum like this one. Let me be the first to say sorry i asked...

  didn't think this sort of snarky stuff would happen on a forum like this. hahahaha. we live on snark, for the most part ;D 
  

  Snark and French fries.

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• mamacastro member

  February 2016 edited February 2016

  I apologize for my previous comment. I've been a snarky grumpface all day and I think its cause i've gotten to the point in my pregnancy which is at the end and I am just done. I normally would never say something like that so again i'm sorry. That was rude and inappropriate of me. Just please don't take any drastic measures or follow any OWT because its just so dangerous 
  
  *Edit dumb spelling 

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• gamommyx3 member

  February 2016

  paytonpedro said:

  kyraaD said:

  nikanoo123 said:

  Wow ladies sorry for asking! Didnt think this sort of snarky stuff would happen on a forum like this one. Let me be the first to say sorry i asked...

  didn't think this sort of snarky stuff would happen on a forum like this. hahahaha. we live on snark, for the most part ;D 
  

  Snark and French fries.

  Now I want French fries.

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• schweitz member

  February 2016

  I feel bad that the person who posted this got so attacked for asking a question. I know someone personally who always went at least 2 weeks past her due date with every one of her kids (she had 5). Once you are that late you don't have much choice but to try to get the baby out. She took castor oil almost every time to induce labor (with her last baby she tried castor oil, acupuncture, herbs, and only the second time taking castor oil she went into labor). She had every baby at home with a midwife, so she wasn't going to have a doctor induce her at a hospital.
  
  Obviously if you are 40 weeks by NO means should you take it. If you are 2 weeks passed your due date and your doctor or midwife says its okay I think that's a different story. Regardless though you shouldn't try anything without getting your Health Care Provider to okay it. 

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• cmerribury member

  February 2016

  It's even less safe to do this at home and NOT go to the hospital. Clearly you don't understand the risks or I'm assuming common sense would prevail and you would agree. 

  
  
  

  
  

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• WiggityG member

  February 2016

  schweitz said:

  I feel bad that the person who posted this got so attacked for asking a question. I know someone personally who always went at least 2 weeks past her due date with every one of her kids (she had 5). Once you are that late you don't have much choice but to try to get the baby out. She took castor oil almost every time to induce labor (with her last baby she tried castor oil, acupuncture, herbs, and only the second time taking castor oil she went into labor). She had every baby at home with a midwife, so she wasn't going to have a doctor induce her at a hospital.
  
  Obviously if you are 40 weeks by NO means should you take it. If you are 2 weeks passed your due date and your doctor or midwife says its okay I think that's a different story. Regardless though you shouldn't try anything without getting your Health Care Provider to okay it. 

  If your DR or midwife says it's okay, then it's time to get a new doctor or midwife.
  
  BTW - OP didn't get attacked for posting a question, others pointed out that this has been asked and had she done a quick search she would have gotten her answers.  Others reiterated that this is a TERRIBLE idea and listed all the VALID reasons why.  If you are 2 weeks past due, castor oil still should not be used.  

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• msuzannah member

  February 2016

  Seriously!? This thread was brought up so someone could be a white knight?! This has got to be some sick joke or maybe a troll. 
  If you are 2 weeks past your due date there are many things that your doctor would recommend to help baby come sooner none of which would be drink castor oil. Like pp said if your doctor or midwife recommends that you should look for a new one who won't endanger your baby

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• kyraaD member

  February 2016

  schweitz said:

  I feel bad that the person who posted this got so attacked for asking a question. I know someone personally who always went at least 2 weeks past her due date with every one of her kids (she had 5). Once you are that late you don't have much choice but to try to get the baby out. She took castor oil almost every time to induce labor (with her last baby she tried castor oil, acupuncture, herbs, and only the second time taking castor oil she went into labor). She had every baby at home with a midwife, so she wasn't going to have a doctor induce her at a hospital.
  
  Obviously if you are 40 weeks by NO means should you take it. If you are 2 weeks passed your due date and your doctor or midwife says its okay I think that's a different story. Regardless though you shouldn't try anything without getting your Health Care Provider to okay it. 

  i just want to grab you by the shoulders & shake you & your friend until you get SOME sence. if you are 2 weeks past due, you get medically induced, you DO NOT drink castor oil. your friend is incredibly stupid for trying it & lucky that trying it didnt cause harm to her child. 
  

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• GabrielsMommy2016 member

  February 2016

  Walking helps. (:
  

  
  
  

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• SisterMaryNapalm member

  February 2016

  schweitz said:

  I feel bad that the person who posted this got so attacked for asking a question. I know someone personally who always went at least 2 weeks past her due date with every one of her kids (she had 5). Once you are that late you don't have much choice but to try to get the baby out. She took castor oil almost every time to induce labor (with her last baby she tried castor oil, acupuncture, herbs, and only the second time taking castor oil she went into labor). She had every baby at home with a midwife, so she wasn't going to have a doctor induce her at a hospital.
  
  Obviously if you are 40 weeks by NO means should you take it. If you are 2 weeks passed your due date and your doctor or midwife says its okay I think that's a different story. Regardless though you shouldn't try anything without getting your Health Care Provider to okay it. 

  So, instead of going to the hospital and being induced safely, she tried to induce herself in a way that could have legitimately harmed her baby? Homebirths are an amazing option for mother and baby *if done safely*. In my country home births are an accepted and empowering decision but it has to be a low risk birth needing no interventions. At 2 weeks plus post due date, that only applies if the baby's being monitored regularly and is ok. That being said, I doubt at that stage they wouldn't want to induce. 
  
  Using castor oil is not a safe alternative. If the baby had aspirated meconium, which is a real possibility, they would need help to breathe. They could need further treatment. So, no, her only option was not castor oil. Not helpful to OP and I'm seriously side-eyeing your friends midwife. 
  

  
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