what is the formula for castor oil to induce labor?

Question

i need a good recipe for castor oil induced labor

Answer 1

Just a teaspoon'll do ya! Try another a couple/few hours later if you need to, but don't do this unless you are over 38 weeks along.

Answer 2

You really DO NOT want to do that. Taking castor oil to induce labor very seldom actually works and IF it accidentally does your going to be totally miserable. Taking castor oil will make you start puking your guts out and your stomach with start cramping and really hurting. That baby will come when it gets good and ready to. There may be a medical reason why that baby isn't ready to make it's entrance into the world yet. Your body knows when the time is right to go into labor so please don't rush it.

Answer 3

Don't do it. It will only make you puke, plus that stuff is disgusting!!! If you want to try inducing labor, best suggestion is walking and sitting on an exercise ball to thin the cervix.

Answer 4

Don't do it. I tried that with my first pregnancy and it only made me go into false labor, besides being miserable. The Dr. said it's really a myth, that sometimes it works only because throwing up can bring on contractions. I don't recommend it.

Answer 5

Species: Ricinus communis

Active Chemical Components: triglyceride (ricinoleic acid), phytotoxins (ricin and ricinine)

Traditionally Used: Chinese medicine has traditionally used castor oil to speed up labor and to shorten the third stage of labor. It was also widely used as a cathartic.

Used Today: Castor Oil is still used as a cathartic. In a national survey of nurse-midwives, 60% reported the use of castor oil to induce labor because it was considered the easiest to use and the most comfortable for the patient.

What you should know: Castor Oil may cross the placenta and exert a cathartic effect on the infant leading to meconium staining and possible meconium aspiration during childbirth. Castor Oil may also cause precipitous labor in some patients when used for induction. There is also a case report of a woman who suffered cardiopulmonary arrest secondary to an amniotic fluid embolism associated with castor oil ingestion for the induction of labor. While castor oil is effective in promoting the onset of labor, its safety is questionable, and its use is not recommended.

http://www.hmc.psu.edu/childrens/healthinfo/m/meconiumaspiration.htm

Meconium Aspiration

What is it?

Meconium is the dark green material that is found in the intestines of the unborn fetus. It is normally released as a thick, dark green bowel movement at or right near the time of birth. However, an infant who is stressed may pass some meconium into the amniotic fluid before birth and breathe it into the lungs (called aspiration).

Who gets it?

Five to ten percent of all births have meconium staining of the amniotic fluid. Infants who are post term, experience a difficult delivery, or experience fetal distress and lack of oxygen during delivery are at a higher risk for meconium aspiration.

What causes it?

Infants who experience a stressful labor may experience a lack of oxygen. This, in turn, can cause the intestines to move and the muscles surrounding the anus to relax, releasing the meconium into the amniotic fluid. The fetus may gasp and breathe the thick meconium into the lungs during labor, or the meconium enters when the baby takes its first breath at birth.

What are the symptoms?

Infants who have inhaled meconium may appear limp at birth, have a bluish skin color, breath rapidly or with difficulty, or not breathe at all. When meconium is inhaled, it can block the infants airways either partially or completely. This can cause the air sacs, called alveoli, that are supplied by the airways to collapse, making breathing difficult. Meconium can also irritate the lungs and lead to inflammation and pneumonia. In severe cases, air is trapped in areas that are supplied by the blocked airways and the lungs become overinflated. Overinflated lungs can, in turn, cause lung rupture and collapse, called pneumothorax. However, infants with meconium aspiration rarely have permanent lung damage.

How is it diagnosed?

When a mother’s water breaks before delivery, the doctors and/or nurse always check the amniotic fluid for signs of the green meconium stain. When amniotic fluid contains meconium, the fetus is monitored for signs of distress during delivery. Upon birth, the doctor can see meconium staining on the infant’s vocal cords using an instrument called a laryngoscope, and may hear crackling sounds in the lungs by listening to the infant's chest with a stethoscope. Other diagnostic tests include tests of blood oxygen levels and chest x-ray.

What is the treatment?

The newborn’s mouth, nose, and throat are suctioned immediately to remove any meconium fluid. If there were signs of fetal distress, meconium that has entered the baby’s windpipe (trachea) is removed through a tracheal tube, which suctions the lungs until there is no meconium in the suctioned fluid. If the infant is showing signs of respiratory distress, he or she is treated with oxygen. In cases of severe aspiration, infants may need the help of a ventilator, which is a mechanical device that forces air in and out of the lungs through a tube passed through the nose or mouth and into the trachea. Any infant with meconium aspiration is observed carefully for signs of complications.

Self-care tips

There is no way to prevent meconium staining. However, a thorough visual check of the amniotic fluid after the membranes have ruptured (water breaks) can reveal meconium staining and your doctor can take steps to remove the any inhaled meconium from the baby’s mouth and, if necessary, lungs.

This information has been designed as a comprehensive and quick reference guide written by our health care reviewers. The health information written by our authors is intended to be a supplement to the care provided by your physician. It is not intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice.

Answer 6

please do not do that. it will send you into labor so fast that you may not have time to prepare yourself to have that baby. also, if the baby comes out too fast there is a much higher risk of complications, such as having a broken neck because the doctor didn't have time to unwrap the cord, or having to use forceps and risking cerebral palsy. you will appreciate a labor that goes more smoothly, and so will your baby.

Answer 7

caster oil will not induce till you reach toxic levels.

it will however cause diarrhea...

your baby will begin producing hormones that will start labor as soon as its lungs are fully functioning, have patience

Answer 8

It won't induce labor, it will only give you stomach contractions, not uterine contractions. You'll regret it.

Answer 9

THis could be dangerous! I know its hard to wait for that baby but you have to. Keep occupied and walk alot. Best wishes

Answer 10

you will only end up with diarrhea.
this is sooo dangerous for you and the baby.
babies come when they are ready.
how embarrassing to be laying on the delivery table with your legs spread and pushing with all your might while you have given yourself diarrhea. not a pretty sight is it?