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Anyone use Castor Oil??

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MrsSchwags
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Anyone use Castor Oil??

I'm getting impatient. I have been 1 cm for over 3 weeks now!!! Chat Icon Chat Icon Both families go away on Wednesday and I'm looking for any way to induce myself lol.

I have heard good and bad things about castor oil. Has anyone here actually ever used it?

Thoughts?
Where do you get it?

TIA

Posted 8/14/06 2:30 PM
 
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Michelle913
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Re: Anyone use Castor Oil??

I personally have never used it....but my mother did back in the day and it put her in labor a few hours later...I know of another person that used it, but ended up getting sick as a dog from it....she never ended up going into labor....I hear it tastes nasty

Posted 8/14/06 2:56 PM
 

MrsR
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Re: Anyone use Castor Oil??

please dont! Your body knows when it is time....let it happen naturally.

Posted 8/14/06 3:12 PM
 

KangaMom
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Re: Anyone use Castor Oil??

Posted by MrsR

please dont! Your body knows when it is time....let it happen naturally.



AGREED!!!

Posted 8/14/06 3:14 PM
 

LuvMy2Girls
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Re: Anyone use Castor Oil??

Posted by MicheleMaBelle

Posted by MrsR

please dont! Your body knows when it is time....let it happen naturally.



AGREED!!!



I agree too. It can reek havoc on your system and not even work!

Hang in there, it will happen soon! I can promise you won't be pg foreverChat Icon Chat Icon

I was the same as you, i was 1 cm forever! I went from nothing but 1 cm to giving birth 24 hours later.

Posted 8/14/06 4:36 PM
 

-Laurie-
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Re: Anyone use Castor Oil??

Yes, I did under advisement of my NP she gave me the Formula for the "castor oil cocktail)

My contractions were pretty wicked but no other problems.

Posted 8/14/06 4:50 PM
 

steph4777
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Re: Anyone use Castor Oil??

Posted by MrsR

please dont! Your body knows when it is time....let it happen naturally.



I agree.... I was a week late and tempted, but decided against it when I read some of the side effects - severe cramping, diaherra, etc...

Posted 8/14/06 4:57 PM
 

NJmom
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Re: Anyone use Castor Oil??

I went 10 days late so I know how tough it is at the end. I contemplated anything that would help induce labor, but I read a lot of really bad things about castor oil. I did try raspberry leaf tea, but it didn't help one bit.

Posted 8/14/06 5:09 PM
 

MomofMandB
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Re: Anyone use Castor Oil??

I didn't try it, but a few of my friends swear by scrubbing a floor. Two of my friends scrubbed the kitchen/bathroom floors and went into labor shortly thereafter. I don't know how appealing that is to you at the moment, but if you are really desperate, it might be worth a try. Good luck!Chat Icon

Posted 8/14/06 5:13 PM
 

SoinLove
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Re: Anyone use Castor Oil??

I would honestly try other things before that, if you're that desperate. Things that won't screw with your system. For example, I know there was an eggplant parmesean recipe out there that supposibly did the trick for a lot of people. I'm certain there was a thread about it somewhere. I'd really only go for the castor oil as a LAST resort.

Posted 8/14/06 5:24 PM
 

SoinLove
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Re: Anyone use Castor Oil??

Okay: Going for long walks, having sex, drinking raspberry tea, drinking primrose oil, that eggplant recipe (which I'm still trying to find), giving yourself an enema Chat Icon, eating fresh pineapple, or taking black cohosh. There's a LOT more, but those were the main ones.

Posted 8/14/06 5:29 PM
 

Kidsaplenty
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Re: Anyone use Castor Oil??

Don't do it! Castor oil can cause your baby to pass meconium while in the womb, and if he/she inhales it it can be fatal. Let nature take its course!

Posted 8/14/06 5:30 PM
 

SoinLove
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Re: Anyone use Castor Oil??

Here's the thread for the eggplant recipe:

Eggplant

Posted 8/14/06 5:33 PM
 

dottiemchugh
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Re: Anyone use Castor Oil??

A friend of mine used it and and she went into labor an hour later.. her Dr reccommended it as she was late also.

Posted 8/14/06 5:39 PM
 

MrsSchwags
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Re: Anyone use Castor Oil??

its been almost 3 hrs. no real sign/symptoms. some minor cramping but nothing to worry about yet. no bathroom issues either.

i know someone who had 2 kids and her dr recommended it both times and it worked.

i dont think its going to work for me though. i'll just have to wait it out!

Posted 8/14/06 7:07 PM
 

MrsJ
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Re: Anyone use Castor Oil??

good luck!

Message edited 8/14/2006 7:14:11 PM.

Posted 8/14/06 7:13 PM
 

-Laurie-
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Re: Anyone use Castor Oil??

Posted by MrsSchwags

its been almost 3 hrs. no real sign/symptoms. some minor cramping but nothing to worry about yet. no bathroom issues either.

i know someone who had 2 kids and her dr recommended it both times and it worked.

i dont think its going to work for me though. i'll just have to wait it out!



How did you take it, did you do the cocktail?

Most people I know, like myself who have done it under medical advisment haven't had a problem at all. Most of the people whom I have met who don't recommend it " have heard its bad"

Good Luck...

Posted 8/14/06 7:19 PM
 
 

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