the oil/drops to ripen cervix??......

[CarlyP]

can anyone help, i cant remember the name of the oil/drops (that you add to your bath) to indcue labour?

any help......

(it stank, but worked!)

I think it's clary sage?

Thats it! thank you!

(my mind was blank!)

cx

you're welcome! you might want to try evening primrose oil aswell, I tried it orally and as a suppository but only from 37 weeks.

thanks lisa. ive had my babies, but am training to be a doula now and needed to remember what i used! it worked, i was 3cm by the time of my induction (36wks)

thanks again.

cx

Oh, can you explain this all a bit more so I can try it??
Thanks

CarlyP - sorry to hijack - which doula course you doing, i've just done mine....

BTW , can use the oil in a burner too. lavendar and jasmine good too...i hated smell of clary sage - if you dislike the smell, i've heard it is less effective....if self inducing - keep away from castor oil - not good. and try visualisation too ....

hi,

you put the drops in your bath. i wa 3cm dilated, worked for me!

im doing the nurturing birth one in a cpl fo wks.

Hi - did NB too....loved it..had put a call out for you on chat last night to see if it was the same one....but you were busy with your pre course module....

oh, sorry i missed that. sent in my pre course work today. also been buying lots of books to read. so are you starting now??

Just for the record- I would never recommend clary sage to start off labour... I think it can be mis-used... and I know several aromatherapist who would agree !

not recommending it, but it worked for me, i know some ppl dont agree, but i was in a v v diff situation to a 'normal' preg and labour.

cx

If it worked - other things would have worked too.... it is always risky to use oils or homeopathy who can get your uterus too irritable... but we can talk about in 2 weeks

looking forward to it pupuce. (believe me when i say i was desperate and had not read a thing about birth apart from miriam stoppard....need i say more!)

cx

LOL

soooooooooooooo cant wait for the course. my DH thinks im mad as i keep going round saying "im gonna be a doula........." cant wait to start on MY journey! yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

off on hols thurs morning for a week, then got to take 3 days off work for the course and i cant wait. its funny, always been a 'money career' girl. all of a sudden i want to do something for ME and have a job thats more then that.....something thats is fulfilling.

ill shut up now. im just soooo excited!!!!

cx

I was a career city girl too -

its like having a 'calling' all of a sudden things fall into place.

cx

oooh, Pupuce, i got it wrong about clary sage .....

Carly - know exactly what you mean about 'it all falling into place' great feeling isn;t it....have a lovely holiday x

I am not always right you know