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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.
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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
Who should not take castor oil?
Castor oil should not be used by a pregnant woman, as it can cause contractions.
You are 36 weeks pregnant so can you try natural ways to induce labor?
Based on my research you can try a fast. No food, and even try to take very little liquid. This was based on the fact that in Israel, there is a religious holiday that requires fasting and the rates of baby delivery are much higher the next day compared to any other day of the year. You could also take black and blue cohosh, or manually open the cervix. You can find information on these techniques by searching the internet - these are the serious ways to bring it on. You could also ask your doctor for prosglandin (spelling?) which will thin the cervix. My doctor doesn't want to do it, but babies are full term at 38 weeks, so I don't see the problem. Why wait until you are uncomfortable and the baby is huge? They can gain that fat from nice healthy breast milk. I had my son at 36/37 weeks and the delivery was great and he was healthy. Good luck
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I took long walks. There are wives' tales (hang curtains, scrub the floor, castor oil), but in general it is best to let nature take its course.
You could go into labout tomorrow or you may have to wait 3-4 weeks, there is no way of telling.
You are a little over 37 weeks and started dilating last week what can you do to induce labor now?
you have all the old wifes tales like exremely spicey food and jumping up n down on the spot ect ect...but personally i believe there is nothing you can do but sit and wait! make sure everything is just perfect for your little baby coming and go through your hospital bag 10x or more to make sure u have everything like i did! hehe! Good luck for when it does happen and i wish you and your family all he happiness in the world :)
What medical instrument is used to induce labor?
surgical scissor, bandage scissor, kelly curve and straight
What does it mean if a woman measures 29 weeks when she is only 27 weeks pregnant?
"Measuring 29 weeks" implies that the patient measures 29 centimeters, or roughly 9 centimeters above the umbilicus (belly button). Measurements can be off by a few centimeters without any cause for concern--2 cm off would not prompt most physicians to change any treatment plan. The concern becomes if the patient is measuring a large number off; this can mean the baby is either very large or very small (depending if the number is higher or lower than expected), which could prompt the physician to order an ultrasound to give a better estimate of how large the baby is. Where I practice, most insurance companies will not pay for an ultrasound with the diagnosis of LGA (large for gestational age, meaning a much larger measurement than expected) unless the patient is measuring at least three centimeters more than expected.
The measurement also needs to be considered in the context of the whole patient; if the patient's diabetes screen was negative (diabetes can lead to larger babies) and there are no other concerns during the pregnancy, an isolated measurement that is somewhat more than expected doesn't mean as much as it would in a higher risk pregnancy.
Also keep in mind that measuring is somewhat user-dependent; not all physicians measure the same way, so what is 29 weeks to one may be 27 to another.
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Dr. B.
Don't forget of course that 29 weeks pregnant is actually 27 weeks from conception.
The measurement is made from the top of the pubic bone (more or less the bikini line) to the top of the uterus, and is most accurate when done each time by the same person as each person may do it a little differently.
It is the trend which is most important as a big baby will be big all along and a small baby is small all along, a sudden change in size is more important.
What can you drink castor oil with to start labor?
There are no numbers on this since it's not a sure science, just hoping for the best. Castor oil does not give you contractions directly, it gives you diarrhea. Those cramps are believed to sometimes bring on labor but usually it's just you sitting on the toilet with the runs. So stay away from the oil and start taking walks, have sex and eat spicy food if you want to try to induce by yourself. They think it's better for the body to start by itself though. Be patient.
How does labor specialization help a society?
Specialization and labor are related in a number of ways. Specialization is the ability for an invididual to do a certain task. For example, a doctor specializes in medical practices. This is related to labor because in society, people specialize in differnent fields of work and then they conduct their labor.
Does castrol oil work to induce labor?
NO! You will hear all kinds of crazy things to help induce labor, but babies come when they are ready. The only things that are helpful are walking and sexual intercourse. The reason for this is because the product that the hospitals use to "ripen the cervix" is prostaglandin, which is the same thing in sperm. So... good luck!
What can you take to induce contractions?
Remember, that anything before 38 weeks is preterm labor, and the baby may not be ready! Early birth can mean immature lungs, jaundice, and other problems. It is better to be patient, and let your body go into labor on its own. If there is something wrong, or some reason that the doctor feels labor should be induced, (s)he will let you know, and schedule an appointment. It will then be done in a controlled environment, with medications that are known to work. This will reduce the chances of harm coming to you, or your baby.
Normally they would only induce labour if they have suspected a problem with you or the baby these can be a range of problems. Or they would induce labour if you have had previous babies which have been too big to deliver and caused tearing. Therefore they may induce you early so you have a normal sized baby.
How do you induce your labor at 30 weeks?
You don't. It's selfish of you to try to rob a fetus of a vital growth period in the womb.
Difficult labor is commonly caused by one of the three following conditions: abnormalities in the mother's birth canal; abnormalities in the position of the fetus; or abnormalities in the labor, including weak or infrequent contractions
I would suggest walking and lots of it. If possible up and down a stairs it has worked for a few friends of mine. Hopefully it will work for you. An old wives tale is to scrub the kitchen floor. I don't suggest you actually do it but crawling on all fours might help. You have probably had the baby by now but this answer might be useful for someone else.
