Has anyone taken black cohosh and/or castor oil to induce labor? How much of each one do you take?

Question

I'm not looking for answers about why not to. I never said I was going to...I just want to know the answer to my question. No opinions, thank you.

Answer 1

Labor is a natural occurrence and should not be induced by anyone other than a trained medical professional. You could cause potential harm to yourself and/or your unborn child by taking any medication while pregnant. I had natural labor once and had to be induced once (by a doctor) and the induced labor was much longer and much more painful. I would just let nature take its course.

Answer 2

Castor oil does NOT WORK to induce labor-- it will speed up labor if you are already IN LABOR, but thats it.

Black cohosh really supposedly does work, and that is FROM a physician (who ALSO SAYS not to take it!).. the problem being that your due date CAN BE UP TO 2 weeks off and you dont want to end up forcing yourself into having a preterm baby!

Im VERY PREGNANT and have thought about taking both!

haha.. at this point, im very uncomftorable.. and this is what the dr. told me (what I typed above).. he also says SEX works.. (Actually he says to have sex then lay on your back for atleast an hour- this can speed up labor if you are already in some stage of it)
which I agree with, because it worked with my last child!

GOOD LUCK!

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Well Ive never taken it but my friend took Castor oil. She didn't take enough to make her go into labor but she did end up getting really bad stomach cramps and diarrhea. Ive heard it does work but I'm not sure how much of it to take.

Answer 5

You should NOT do that! It's dangerous!