whats the deal with CASTOR OIL???

edited May 2011 in Health
Can it harm the baby by drinking it because ppl recommended me to drink it if i wanna go into labor sooner then my due date

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  • It can possibly make the baby have a bowel movement in utero. But unless the baby is ready to come, what will most likely happen, is you will be completely miserable. Babies come when they want too.
  • If you talk to a doc, they will tell you no to do it. You will poo like crazy and may not even go into labor, however, you run the risk of dehydrating yourself. Good luck!
  • yeah, my midwives told me it may or may not induce labor, but will definitely give you extreme diarrhea! so a big no-no for me, since i am hoping for a waterbirth (sorry if TMI)
  • Oh wow smh thanks ladies...look like a no no for me too. I dont wanna punish my butt lmaoo
  • @PrettyKiki I would recommend sex. Semen can help thin & dilate a ripe cervix and orgasms mimic contractions. :) It's safe & fun, although slightly awkward with a large tummy. :) Good luck!
  • I say skip it. It tastes digusting and there's no evidence that it works. Let baby come when the baby wants to come :)
  • I say skip it. It tastes digusting and there's no evidence that it works. Let baby come when the baby wants to come :)
  • @misskristin lol yeaa ima just stick to sex, squats and steps the 3s lol. Thank you

    @soon2bmomof2under2 ik ima just be patient ughh lol
  • I was so going to try drinking a shot of oil today but i got scared lol..so i am just trying to have sex as much as i can i am already 2 cm dilated they also say if they cum inside you it helps soften the cervix
  • Lol same thing ima stick too. Im only 1cm tho :(
  • when are you due???
  • I used castor oil for my last birth. I was 11 days late though and they were going to induce me with pitocin in the next day or two. I hated my pitocin birth with my first. So needless to say I was desperate. It gave me the worst gas pain I've ever had. I literally woke up moaning and ran/squirmed to the bathroom. It did start contractions though. I had my daughter 12 hrs after I drank it (8 hrs of labor). We had been trying sex and walking and evening primrose oil for about 2 wks already. So it was the last resort.
  • June 4th
  • ohh man your brave lol.
  • oh wow you sure are brave i really want to try it but i am super scared and my husband will kill me if he were to find out lol
  • I was desperate!!
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