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Inducing Labor
When natural labor does not occur on time, doctors can speed up the process by inducing labor with medication. Ask questions here about the methods and techniques of inducing labor.
464 Questions
Where is castor oil found in stores?
Ask the pharmacist, but it doesn't help you go into labor, it just gives you griping stomach pains and diarrhoea, from the bowels not the uterus.
Will castor oil actually induce your labor within hours?
no... its only going to work around your due date if your baby is ready to be born anyway, they dont recomend it as it will give you the runs and who wants to try deal with labour and the runs... very unlikely to work at your due date let alone that early on. do not try and induce labour at 28 weeks as your baby is not delvoloped and maynot survive!
When will it be safe to induce labor?
as Soon as You Find Out Your Pregnant"-You Should Wait 18 Yrs, Then induce Labor..This Way You Save Yourself alot of Headaches and You Can Throw The KID OUT as Soon as he-she is Born-
Will 15ml of castor oil bring your labor on?
No. It is more likely just to give you vomiting and diarrhea, which you really don't want during labour! It is a myth that castor oil brings on labour and is strongly advised against by doctors and midwives. Besides that, it tastes horrible
37 wks and 75 effaced 2 cm dilated and 2 station will you go into labor soon?
It is possible, but some mommas walk around 2 or 3 cm dilated for a couple weeks. It also depends how effaced you are. Just make sure to call your doctor and go to the hospital (L&D) if you have regular contractions - for some women they simply feel like menstrual cramps at first!
The "big" one that even some hospitals offer is black cohosh, but use cohoshes carefully...never use blue.
What to tell doctor to get labor induced at 40 weeks?
I am concerned that you WANT to be induced. What's the hurry? Babies come when BABIES are ready. To induce just because your ESTIMATED due date is a certain day is not in your, or the baby's, best interest. Induction is painful and can result in a much longer labour and more difficult delivery because you are forcing your body to do something it is not yet ready for. Trust your own body to know when the time is right to give birth. If your doctor INSISTS on induction, have him/her wait for at least 10 days post-dates (past your due date) before attempting induction. It doesn't always work which results in more medical interventions, which OFTEN result in having a cesarean section. This is why the C-section rate is approaching 35% in many hospitals today. A C-section is MAJOR ABDOMINAL SURGERY -- much more major than having your appendix out, for instance. Many complications can and do arise from C-sections. Let nature take her own course and have patience....your baby will come to meet you when all systems are "GO"!
Should you be dilated in order to take castor oil?
You should not take castor oil or anything that might cause labor. Every woman is tired of being pregnant by the 8th month and wants it to be over. Let nature take its course, if you are not dilated, it is probably not time for the baby to come. If the baby is premature it could have many problems. Nature/God designed pregnancy to last 40 weeks for many reasons, Labor should not be induced unless the pregnancy is endangering the mothers health, and then only by the doctor. Besides, chances are you will only have diarrhea, castor oil is ineffective at inducing labor.
If a women has gestational diabetes how early can a doctor induce labor?
It depends on the weight of your baby. If you are diagnosed with gestational diabetes, your baby's growth will be more closely monitored than if you had a normal pregnancy. The main risk with gestational diabetes is a baby that gains too much weight in the womb due to increased sugar in the blood. If your baby is measuring too big, your doctor may induce labor around 37-38 weeks. Waiting any longer can cause delivery complications and increase the need for a c-section.
Is 36 weeks safe to go into labor?
A baby can survive outside the womb at 24 weeks (hospital staff consider it viable then, if it is before 24 weeks they will do nothing for your baby). The longer the baby stays in the womb the better it is for the baby, and the healthier the baby will be when it is born, generally any time after 36 weeks is considered full term & it is more than safe to deliver the baby. I am a Doula and have provided induction services, tips & techniques to many women to help them go into labor.....please contact me directly if you would like a list of things you can do to hopefully send yourself into labor, naturally (I would avoid drugs like Pitocin at all costs): www.myspace.com/APeaInThePodDoulaServices
How much castor oil do you drink too kill the unborn baby?
No, that is a myth. Caster oil can be used if you are constipated but you risk a horrible diarrhea and it can also be used to induce labor though the cramping the diarrhea will cause but only at the end of the pregnancy. So it only works when you are already full term.
Im 40 plus 3 days pregnant and can have raspberry tea to induce labor?
Raspberry Tea will help to 'ripen' your cervix for labour, But not induce it. I was advised to seek reflexology to induce labour? Other old wives tale items that are supposed to induce labour are pineapple, a hot curry and sex
Is using caster oil to induce labor healthy?
Castor oil is really not recommended to try and induce labour. It often causes vomiting and diarrhea, which isn't something you want during labour. It is also proven not to be effective at inducing labour. Really, the best thing to do is wait for your body to go into labour naturally. If your body is not already in labour, then there is a reason for that, and messing with it isn't a good idea.
I know many many women that have taken castor oil to induce their labors (around their due dates of course) and not only did they never have a problem BUT, they also started having contractions anywhere between 2-4 hours later with a baby following shortly there after. Also, I'm 9 1/2 months pregnant now, and every doctor that I've seen as well as my mother (who has been an RN for 26yrs) has told me that if I want to try castor oil "Go ahead". It can not and will not do any harm except cause cramping. It's your decision.
Please do not try to induce your own labor with castor oil. It will cause increased cramping and uncomfortableness for you and not worth it.
When the time is right, the baby will come. Do not rush it, take this time to rest and prepare yourself for the baby.
My sister is an OBGYN. She said that this is an absolute idiotic thing for a woman to do.
What kind of spicy food induce labor?
Ive heard that and ive tried it. It didnt work for me. I went to a Mexican restaurant and ate every spicy food i could get my hands on. I ended up with awful heartburn and indigestion. Its risky!
When is it safe to take castor oil?
1 Tbs. Castor Oil in a gulp of O.J. followed by the juice of a boiled grapefruit. Bring 1 quart of water and sliced grapefruit to a boil for 15 minutes. Mash the grapefruit with a potato masher and strain the liquid off and drink it down. You can drink it warm or cold, with or without sugar or honey. If your body is ready for labor this is known to work.
What can you tell the doctor to induce your labor?
Having given birth twice by induction, I can tell you what they did for me.
There are two main ways to induce labor; pitocin given by injection and/or punturing the membrane, also called "breaking the waters". When this is done, surgical utensil shaped like a crochet needle is inserted into the cervix via vaginal canal and tears a small hole in the amniotic sac. This causes the "water to break" and usually induces labor shortly thereafter.
The amniotic sac can and usually does rupture by itself when the fetus is fully grown, but this method was used on me because I was at full-term and any more growth may have resulted in health problems for the baby and I.
Word of advice: If you plan on having an epidural during labor, ask your doctor/midwife/anesthesiologist to get that going BEFORE they induce your labor. When my labor was induced, I went immediately into hard labor (also called 3rd phase) after my membrane sac was ruptured. I was only 4 centimeters dialated and fully effaced. I went from 4 to 8 centimeters within 1 very painful hour. This can be very traumatizing for anyone in their first labor, especially if they had planned on getting an epidural.
I never needed to use pitocin, so you may want to ask your doctor how this process works.
If you are wanting to be induced before your due date then there is a risk that the baby would be born prematurely. Dates and even ultrasound can sometimes be a little 'off' with accurately dating the age of a pregnancy and/ or baby. 37 weeks is usually the 'official' cut- off point for a pre- term labor but one baby may be mature at this age while another may be immature.It may risk his/her health and even their life if they were induced. It is usually so much better to wait unless there is a good medical reason to induce. Once I was in hospital with a woman who had insisted on an induction because she was so depressed with being pregnant, but she later regretted it. She was more depressed than before and now had an infant in special care as well.
As for full- term inductions, I would heartily second what the first contributor said. Artificially induced labors are so much more difficult to cope with. Most labors are painful but somehow the pain is more vicious and difficult to get on top of. It lacks the rhythm of the natural process. At least, it did for me.
I was induced with both of my children. My first pregnancy went so smoothly that I couldn't wait to do it again before I had even left the hospital. I had gestational diabetes with both children. Though I didn't have it, high blood pressure may also be another cause to induce labor. With my son, I had low amniotic fluid which the doctor's monitored 2 or more times a week. If it reaches and remains below a certain point, they may induce labor for that reason. It is always safest to push the pregnancy out as close to the due date as possible, but if it becomes medically necessary doctor's may choose to induce. There are many reasons why doctor's would choose to induce labor. If they think the child, or mother's, life or health may be at risk, then they will induce. Inducing labor is not much different from natural labor in that progress can happen in any stage and at any rate. I had two very different outcomes with induction so it varies from person to person and birth to birth.
Will a doctor know if you take castor oil to induce labor?
Since castor oil doesn't pass through the bloodstream, there is no way for the doctor to tell if you've taken it or not. But I would tell him just to be on the safe side. Hopes this helps! She may wonder why you have diarrhoea (yeuch) but it's not illegal (just useless)
How can you induce the labor of a breech baby?
People can induce labor of a breech baby by eating spicy foods, having sex, and riding in a car on a bumpy road. It is best, however, to allow the baby to come out in their own time.
Is it dangerous to go into labor at 29 weeks?
Although all the baby's organs are formed it is not yet fully developed or mature enough for an independent existence. If it survives it will need specialist care in a neo-natal unit for many weeks and may have developmental problems. Only a small percentage of babies born at 24 weeks survive.
Will a doctor induce labor at 32 weeks?
A baby would usually be delivered by caesarean section at 28 weeks but, as they still have a high chance of not surviving or suffering from cerebral palsy if they did survive - this would only be done to save mothers or baby's life and never because mum is fed up of being pregnant.
NHS Obstetrician
