Castor Oil

13 replies

Mol5 · 03/02/2020 16:46

Has anyone drank it to induce labour?
Are you planning to?
If my sweep tomorrow does nothing I am considering it for the weekend..

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Jesskir89 · 03/02/2020 16:47

Someone at work mentioned this today with orange juice? It worked for her she said

Tulipvase · 03/02/2020 16:53

I’m pretty sure that it is not considered safe and would certainly have unpleasant effects at the least.

DerbyshireGirly · 03/02/2020 19:00

We covered this in NCT and I'm pretty sure they said it's actually more effective than membrane sweeps. Follow the guidelines and it shouldn't do any harm.

lauryloo · 03/02/2020 19:02

Don't. MIL was a midwife and she said it'll just give you really bad diarrhoea. And that and labour is not pleasant she reckons

winterchills · 03/02/2020 19:03

I tried it, never worked and tasted vile

pottypotamus · 03/02/2020 19:04

Pretty sure NHS recommends against using Castor Oil. Can bring on awful stomach cramps and diarrhoea.

Peony99 · 03/02/2020 19:05

Follow the guidelines and it shouldn't do any harm.

The guidelines are don't even think about it.

Thesearmsofmine · 03/02/2020 19:09

No, it is most definitely not advised to do this. It can actually cause stress to your baby by causing irregular contractions.

user246854 · 03/02/2020 19:15

My sil drank it, she spent her whole labour with the runs and vomiting... it worked but she was really poorly and got a good telling off from the midwife

R2D2abc · 03/02/2020 19:17

So, I had it with my first, at 40 weeks. DS born 36 hours later, although this wasn't all labour. Did cause me to stay on the loo half a day after taking it. It cleared my bowels. In other countries it's given as to help labour come.

I asked about it my last pregnancy and consultant said he wouldn't take it as can cause much worse contractions. I was a VBAC so we decided was no need to have bad contractions that could rupture my scar. Otherwise I would have taken some at full term.

R2D2abc · 03/02/2020 19:18

But I wouldn't tell anyone do it or not. It's something people have to take responsibility looking at their own medical history. Inform yourself and make your own decision.

UterusesBeforeDuderuses · 03/02/2020 19:19

I tried it when I was overdue with my first. It was disgusting and gave me insane diarrhoea and stomach cramps and didn't bring on labour. I would never ever recommend anyone trying it, it's awful stuff

kittykatkitty · 03/02/2020 19:21

I did it and it was disgusting and didn't work

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