is this an old wifes tail ..

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to drink castor oil if u go over ur due date,not sure if to believe it can bring on labour anyone know ?

i shoudl think it jsut makes you poo

yup, I heard the poo thing too.

I don't think its advisable - you'll need to ask Lulumama for definate though!

IIRC it's something to do with the effects of the castor oil irritating the uterus.

Don't do it ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It does make you poo and also baby so can be quite dangerous. Not to mention the embarrassment factor of squirty poop going over mw in the throes of labour!

yeah i heard to about the poo thing too

hopefully lulamama might come along soon

ANy major bowel evacuation (!) could bring on Labour though .

I'd eat a very, very big portion of moussaka. It's the aubergine...

No don't take it.

At best it will cause you diarrhoea and stomach cramps; at worst it can make baby poo inside you, meaning it is distressed.

You could try other things to bring labour on - raspberry leaf tea; sex; pineapple, curries, walking. Also visualise being ready and a ripe open cervix.

Castor oil BAD idea.

Will let Lulu tell you about nipple stim

Don't do it.

It won't make the baby come and will just make you poo a lot.

ewwww no dont even attempt it, it will make you ill and crap everywhere

It is DEFINITELY an old wives tale. The only thing with any scientific basis is having sex because the prostaglandins in sperm can bring on things happening (I think that's the explanation) But personally I really don't fancy it by that point

However...

DC 1 was overdue, so with DC2 I set out to make myself poo. Sorry, tmi. But relevant here.

Not with castor oil, mind you, just with onions, cabbages, aubergines, lamb.. all the things that usually had me running for the loo. It worked. That was ten days before my due date.

great, poo .....
luckly im not over due yet but was thinking of all different options ive been taking raspberry leaf tablets .

my mum made me drink casor oil and pure orange juice when 5 days late with ds
made me very sick,needed the loo and sent me into labour within 5 hours
baby was distressed,and the mess never again iwas soooo embarrassed
like above dont do it !!!!
try different methods,any different methods at all trust me got to be a less painful way

BAD IDEA

VERY BAD IDEA ......BABIES COME WHEN THEIR READY AND NOT BEFORE ......IVE DONE IT!!!

Try having sex instead, more fun and sent me almost straight into labour!

No No No Never do this, it can be dangerous!!

NEVER EVER DO IT!!!!!!!!!

my aunty advised this when i was 1 week over due, i have never felt so ill, pooing and feeling really sick..

It did not work at all so I inflicted the pain on myself for nothing....

my baby went 2 weeks overdue then i went to be induced and found out labour had aleady started...

I did this with my first one - it didnt work and even now 15 years later the thought of the oil mixed with orange juice makes me feel sooooo ill ....

It didnt even make me poo which at that stage would have been a blessed side effect!

thanks ladies i dont think i will be tryin this after all ur comments its ready when its ready and i will just have to wait .ive been eating all sorts of stuff that make u go to the loo {but is this surpose to make u go in to labour pooing a lot. cause ive never heard that b4] sorry if thats a daft question but im confused

think it's the other way round - when you go into labour you poo a lot as the body is getting ready for a good old clear out

A herbalist can give you a black or blue cohosh, but don't do anything except the sex, pineapple etc unless you feel that your only other option is induction. Maybe get your partner to try a gentle attempt at a sweep? Depends how game you both are