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Home Remedies For Labor Induction...they Don't Work!

6 posts on this thread and the last post was on December 29th, 2007 9:41 PM
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TJ - May 21st, 2005 3:47 PM
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I have tried everything to get this baby to come for the past four weeks. I am now 4 days overdue. Nothing has really worked. Here is what I have tried for all those that are curious. Maybe I did them wrong....who knows?

Raspberry Tea Leaf: Drank the tea starting at 36 weeks. I think this is the reason my cervix was 100% effaced at 38 weeks. I did buy the capsules last night and have been taking them since....nothing yet!

Castor Oil: Took 1 tbsp. with OJ. Caused cramps and diarrhea all night, but when it was all said and done, the cramps stopped and I had no change. Took 2 oz. a week later, did nothing this time.

Correctol Laxative: Took 3 tab. at once. 6 hours later had massive diarrhea and contractions...but after 3 more hours...nothing.

Fleets Enema: Did one enema, one BM and then NOTHING!

Evening Primrose Oil: Took capsules and also inserted in vagina at nighttime for 4 weeks now. No change in anything. Maybe why I am dialted to 2 now...maybe not!

Black Cohosh: Took twice with no results at all.

Nipple Stimulation: Did this several times in a week for a couple of hours. But the contractions would go away after an hour when I would stop. Did this manually. Now, if I even try to stimulate them, nothing...

Walking: Walked and walked miles everyday and laps around walking tracks at night. Baby is still HIGH and has not dropped passed -2 station...plus I hate walking.

Bumpy car ride: What a joke!!

Flexiball: Sat and sat on this thing....nothing.

Pineapple: Ate a whole pineapple twice...nothing but heartburn!!

Sex: Try to do this as much as possible...did bring on some contractions for several hours, but then after I went to sleep, they went away.

Good Luck with all your attempts...cause nothing has worked for me. I am stuck with the reality that this baby will come when she is good and ready no matter what I do!

July - July 6th, 2005 8:49 AM

As far as I have heard from women who used to work in the case room before the days of modern meds, you have to take a full glass of Castor Oil, a hot batch and an enema all in the one night.

bobo - July 6th, 2005 6:04 PM

try acupuncture,it can induce labor.certain points on your body will make you go into labor.

Laura - July 30th, 2005 10:49 PM

I have found through tons of research on the subject of induction that it wont work unless you have a bishops score of at least 9 before you start natural induction of any kind. Plus it is good to be at close to due date or past due. I have been anxious for my labor to begin too. Good luck.


jen - July 31st, 2005 9:29 AM

Laura, what is a bishops score?

Due 8/21/05 - August 1st, 2005 10:52 AM

Some of the remedies, you have tried, you have done wrong. That is probably why they didn't work. There is a method to taking the herbs for them to work. Raspberry Tea Leaf, Evening Primrose Oil, Black Cohosh, pineapple, sex ripen the cervix. Your cervix is already ripe since you are 100% effaced.


Whitney - December 29th, 2007 9:41 PM

I am right there with you girl. I have been doing EPO since week 36, tried Black AND blue cohosh since week 37, tried pineapple, nipple stimulation, castor oil and such. The only thing I was unable to try was sex and that's only because my husband is deployed to a different country and he is unable to participate. I did end up in the hospital on a Wednesday night with contractions, but they quickly went away (but not before dilating me.) I was not effaced, not dilated or anything on Monday and on Wednesday I was 2 cm, 80% effaced and she was in station -1. But like I said, my contractions diappeared at the hospital (after 9 painful hours and no cervical change past hour 4.) Nothing worked for me either and I think the only thing that helped me get as far as I am was one aggravating night of Castor Oil. I'm just going to wait out her arrival now. Got 2 more days until due date.