OB/GYN Debunks Old Wives Tales About Inducing Your Own Labor

[@docmcstuffins5585]

I tried castor oil when I was pregnant and all it gave me was explosive diarrhea. But I did walk about 4 miles and went into labor that night.

[@yourmommther]

omg🤣

[@xXchiliXx11]

There’s been quite a few studies debunking the “danger of castor oil” myth…it’s not proven it can induce labor, but it’s not proven to be harmful, either (within reason).

[@Melanin_Queen06]

Wait, you drank it?

[@LauraBidingCitizen]

@@xXchiliXx11 Castor oil itself isn’t dangerous, it’s the effects of castor oil that are dangerous. It’ll give you such severe stomach cramps & very bad diarrhoea, which in itself can induce labour & that alone puts baby in stress, because the contractors are very hard & fast (as they’re mixed with stomach cramps too). It isn’t even worth risking a baby’s life just to self induce.

[@baxterbunch]

It’s so dangerous!!!!!

[@justhereforthevideos2798]

I cringe so hard every time I see moms telling expectant moms to take the damn oil 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ how tf are people still doing this.

[@HotMessToHotMom]

I’m not telling anyone to do it but it worked for me… and I VBAC’d quickly afterwards… lil dude was perfectly fine…

[@wiktoriagwozdowska5484]

Exactly 😰😣 people think they are being helpful when in fact they can harm this person so much .

[@naturestruth]

Like drinking it?

[@ginathecookie]

@@HotMessToHotMom that's like telling someone who doesn't know if they're lactose tolerant that dairy works for them

[@smooothsynergy652]

I’m glad you cleared this up for me I thought she meant simply from rubbing it on yourself

[@monicataylor7871]

dates and raspberry leaf tea aren't meant to bring on labour, they are just super foods, as far as I know they are meant to help strengthen your uterus and ripen your cervix and such so that WHEN you go into labour your contractions are more efficient. Also dates are a good superfood to aid in your body recovering from birth.

[@Livvy_L]

Yes exactly, they help soften the cervix so that it makes it think and stretch easily also helps Strength it after birth.

[@carrielawooto9933]

I never took the dates, but I took raspberry leaf tea during my first 2 pregnancies, and it strengthened uterus too much! I literally took the labor and delivery class again with my 2nd child to know what I missed with my first (born 5 weeks early). You see, I didn't realize until after I had my first that I had been having some serious contractions 2.5 weeks before. I hadn't realized because my belly didn't get hard and soft. I thought I had just missed the signs. So I was the only one in the labor and delivery class who had given birth before, and I raised my hand and asked what a contraction (hardening and softening of the belly) felt like. I literally was constantly feeling my belly during my 2nd pregnancy and never felt it once until I was in full blown labor after my water broke while in labor and delivery. In fact I ended up on bedrest for 3 weeks with my 2nd because my midwife at my appointment asked me if I was having contractions (I said no) and hooked me up to a machine. My 3rd pregnancy my husband insisted I not take the tea because he thought that was why I had my problems. He was right. My belly acted normally and so I could gage if I needed to take it easier or not. I only took the tea the last month. Baby #3 was born at 40 weeks!

[@madisonlarue2343]

This!!!! Thank you! I was so confused when she asked her these 😂😂

[@angelarose7925]

Yes! I started red raspberry leaf tea in second trimester, didn't even drink daily maybe a few times a week and in the third trimester I started getting very mild cramps/ contractions immediately from drinking the tea so I stopped. I knew you were supposed to start with dates at 36 weeks but I totally didn't realize they were in Lara bars I would eat (not sure when I started eating those). It was my first and I went into natural labor just after 37 weeks. Even my midwives were surprised. Water broke around noon that day and had mild contractions until 5pm they started picking up. Baby boy was born at midnight that night, no interventions or epidural. And I'm telling you I wasn't very active, I didn't eat crazy healthy (probably ate worse from cravings), I didn't do anything physically to prepare for birth besides those 2 things and practice breathing. I made sure I prepared mentally as much as I could not knowing what it was going to be like but that's it.

[@NiceyP0123]

@@carrielawooto9933yeah, it’s recommended you take the tea after 37 weeks; so your experience makes sense 🙌🏽

[@greenie15]

When you said "dates", i thought you meant romantic ones... I was like "huh, that's a weird myth... how would that even work?"

[@ohhsally2797]

I only realized it was THAT kind of date from your comment

[@baninali1240]

😂😂😂😂😅😂😅😅😅

[@carlycrays2831]

Even if it doesn't do anything, a relaxing date would be nice

[@rachelels]

Me too lmao

[@madisonwilliamson]

😂😂

[@destinya5627]

Dates are known to reduce pain during labor. This has been known and practiced by Muslims for 1,400 years. Eating an excessive amount everyday can stimulate labor and women who are early on in pregnancy are taught to stay away from dates until the last month of pregnancy for this reason.

[@allisonscanlan4144]

Doctors don't study nutrition, herbs, or natural approaches, they only know pills

[@lalosalamanka238]

Learnt something new

[@GorgieClarissa]

Old wives tales aren't science.

[@spicysalad3013]

@@GorgieClarissa who said it was just an old wives tale?

[@Aya_01]

Honey the professional just said it’s not gunna do anything

[@nicolebusse5734]

There’s an actual study that shows a correlation between eating dates and a shorter first stage of labor. I have the study if anyone is interested.

[@swatigoyal8626]

Hey can you please provide the link to the study?

[@NatalieBoat111]

Would love the link - I'm also confused, are we supposed to avoid dates until towards the end?

[@loverlyredhead]

@@NatalieBoat111 yes, you aren't supposed to start eating them until 36 weeks. I actually decided to wait until I was at 38 weeks after I did 36 weeks and then delivered at 37 with a previous pregnancy.

[@calypso8436]

They won't put you into labour but they can help reduce the first stage!

[@culinarybyzebo7197]

Pls link

[@nicolleb.4831]

I’m not saying castor oil is safe, but pitocin and epidurals are also well known to cause fetal distress, yet a lot of OBs push/encourage them.

[@SmileyInAsundress-sl5xy]

This! 100% correct.

[@StraightfromZion]

Facts!!!!

[@asana_awakening]

Came here to say this exact thing!! I’m like Pitocin can cause fetal distress and emergency c-sections 👀 but sure pop off about castor oil lol

[@calypso8436]

THANK YOU. We are in an induction CRISIS.

[@melanieg7955]

💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@JoyMoreira]

There are actually some studies about the effect of dates on breaking our bodies resistance to the action of oxytocin on our bodies during labor. It makes dilation happen much faster, since contractions get consistent (Something like that). It also softens the uterus, making dilation even easier, and has benefits on milk production and breastfeeding once the baby is born.
I read a couple of serious, peer reviewed scientific articles on the matter when I was pregnant, but I no longer remember the details.
And I actually ate the dates from 34 weeks till the 40th week, when I gave birth. I was in labor for only 2 hours, so I guess it worked for me...

[@lexiiixo8628]

Do you have to eat them? Can you have them in smoothie? I've never tried them but I have a feeling I wouldn't like the taste I heard they taste somewhat like raisins 😫

[@JoyMoreira]

@@lexiiixo8628 They're REALLY sweet. Smoothies, blended with plain yogurt, whatever you like... I liked eating them with strawberries, to balance the sweetness.
Two dates a day should do it, and you can split them and eat throughout the day.

[@weekendnomad5038]

This happened to me with hot raspberry tea .. I have two or three mugs of it before bed and I’m going into labor in the middle of the night / morning hours . I dilated sooo fast with my son too

[@weekendnomad5038]

@@lexiiixo8628 just do the raspberry tea leaf. Two mugs of it before bed .. maybe 3 if you can stomach it. Make sure you are ready THAT NIGHT. It has never failed to induce labor for me. I felt like the contractions were worse though. I dilated so quick with my son

[@batde_]

I agree! I started drinking raspberry leaf tea at 36 weeks and eating dates and I went into labor spontaneously 2 days before my due date and it lasted 4 hours, it was so fast and wasn’t even bad until the very end so I went all natural, it was great! My husband was dropping my daughter off with my dad and step mom and he literally almost missed the birth; he walked in as they were getting me ready to push and set everything up for baby. 😂

[@TheMagnificentSarah]

Not y'all in the comments with your Facebook degrees STILL talking like you know more than a doctor, ob/gyn 😂😭.

[@user-jv5pp8pv9l]

If the last 2 years have shown us anything it's that just because someone is a doctor does not mean they know eveything. Furthermore, most doctors know little to nothing about holistic medicine. They're put through big pharma medicinal education. You think big pharma wants people to use holistic medicine they can't put a big price tag on? Kids under 2 cannot take any type of cold medicine so when I went to pharmacy and asked the pharmacist about the natural medicine. I was told they could not give me any information or advice because it's natural medicine and there are no studies done on natural medication. Find a good doctor, listen to what they have to say, but don't let them be the be all end all of your information. After all one of the biggest causes of medical death is medical malpractice. 🙃

[@idek7438]

@@user-jv5pp8pv9l Another crunchy mom who thinks she knows better than the doctors. 🤦‍♀️

[@grapefruitprimavera6705]

Right! The amount of people saying “well actually I did y and x happened after so ob/gyn doesn’t know everything!!” where’s everyone’s control group lol they have no way of knowing what actually caused x.

[@gillybillybingbong9128]

Have to agree with@@user-jv5pp8pv9l here. I work in a doctor surgery and when I had my risk assessment for being pregnant with one of the partner GP's I was amazed that she'd never heard of travel sickness acupressure wristbands helping with morning sickness when I told her they helped me a lot. The crazy thing was that she actually suffers from travel sickness and never tried them even for that. She bought a pair for a trip she was going and later thanked me for "revolutionizing her travels".

[@bjasshjaskjdhkasj]

@@idek7438 are you going to actually give a proper rebuttal or just talk out of your arse?

[@mochacellow]

And the yoga ball is not so much inducing labor as it is for rotating the baby and getting them on your cervix and while opening the pelvis. It does something helpful! Not something to ignore.

[@Minimalisticnat]

I ate dates everyday during my 3rd trimester and I drank raspberry leaf tea 2 times a day. The doctors thought I was going to give birth in 2 hours but they were wrong. I pushed 3 or 4 times and he was already out and my uterus went back to normal very quickly and I didn’t bleed a lot either after giving birth, Oh and I didn’t tear at all either. I don’t regret eating dates, drinking raspberry leaf tea, and using my birth ball.

[@javariamalik7106]

Sameeee.

[@sistertujuana4834]

Same! And this same birth I did all this, I also took a castor oil cocktail or “midwives brew” that sent me into labor 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@tashajones3661]

Facts I wonder why do they lie?

[@muallabelike8807]

Yes this video is nonsense

[@ambriabaca1436]

Exactly, how many dates would be a good portion to take everyday?? I am about 25 weeks pregnant

[@rachelbroughton6457]

Two things: Castor oil does in fact work and is an effective way to induce labour. It isn't usually recommended because it causes nausea and diahrrea. It's safe though as long as you don't mind the gastro side effects. Also, dates are great for pregnancy and while they don't induce labour they have heaps of other benefits for eating during pregnancy, and potentially can contribute to shorter first stage labour and lower rates of heamorrage. I got this info from Evidence Based Birth - just Google Evidence Based Birth Castory Oil and Dates for induction they did a podcast episode on it in which they discuss the research papers, including a cochrane review on this, and you can read the transcript on the site.

[@BexsBoxofConfusion]

no, it's not safe. Someone doing a podcast means nothing. You can cause the baby so much stress they pass meconium that they aspirate and then need an extended NICU state for with a breathing machine

[@thymusichour7521]

​@BexsBoxofConfusion do you know what evidence based means?
The podcast she is referring to looks at medical studies in detail! The same studies doctors use to formulate their protocols. However we have to accept the fact that once doctors become licensed they no longer keep up date and just follow hospital policies to avoid lawsuits.
Don't believe me? Call your local hospital ask to speak to the L&D charge nurse and ask them why they have the protocols they do. Their answers are always it's policy. Even if there is evidence to negate otherwise and they will acknowledge that.

[@BexsBoxofConfusion]

@@thymusichour7521 if you want your kid to have to start their life with a cpap in the NICU because overworked nurses don’t respond to random people calling with citing studies… many protocols and policies are there BECAUSE it’s evidence based.
Also, all my doctors are keeping up to date on studies. Because they’ve updated themselves I’m now being taken seriously for something they said was anxiety 10 years ago! 🤪 so try again

[@megamaze00]

I was 2 weeks over due with my second child. My blood pressure was through the roof, but I absolutely did not want to be induced. So I laid back on the couch, and really tried to recreate the sensation of a suckling baby through nipple stimulation. It took 30 minutes, and I was in full blown labor and almost didn’t make it to the hospital lol.

[@nmg6248]

Oxytocin! Great stuff 🥰

[@Cynnas]

Or it was just the timing. You were two weeks overdue so yeah, it was just timing.

[@JJ77XOXO]

Isn't 2 weeks too much? I heard that babies can only be in the womb for 1 more week if they're already full term.

[@MB-vi8zp]

@@JJ77XOXO they can stay in longer, hospitals just usually automatically induce at 41 weeks. I have 4 kids and my earliest was 41 weeks, the others have all been 42+

[@JJ77XOXO]

@@MB-vi8zp I could've been not induced???? That was so painful. 😭😭

[@hhr7271]

I am glad people are supporting that eating dates regularly do help! Also bouncing on a yoga ball should also help if walking does. Every OB/GYN has different medical opinions

[@OllyhayOffittmay]

Yoga ball made my water break at the hospital with my first (they wouldn’t induce me because I was over a month early but I was in labor for 5 days at 5cm, water broke shortly after bouncing on the yoga ball), went into labor 5 minutes after sex with my second, and sex helped induce labor with my third.

[@leyamoon9851]

5 days?! I can't imagine how tough that must be. Hats off to you

[@Amanduh_H]

Sex one is true! But I didn't orgasm! My first and only child I was one day from being induced. That evening at 5:00 I told my boyfriend that I heard sex can induce labor and I was ready to get that baby out (he was a summer baby and actually just turned 13yrs old 6/22/09) I was like "well I get induced tomorrow it's probably not gonna work" but we did and I went into labor 30 mins after at 6:00pm. I started having light period type of cramps and figured it was from being active having sex. And I went and took a bath to help ease the pain. Had no idea I actually went into labor. While I was in the bath I told my boyfriend not to call my Mom and tell her bc I definitely thought it didn't work and I wasn't in labor. Mind you I was 19 3 months from turning 20 and this was my first child. I get out of the bath and get dressed and my Mom is outside. I said "I'm not in labor! It's just a stomach ache!" So, we went to my mom's and as time went on, the "cramps" aka contractions were getting worse. So, me and my boyfriend walked up and down the road bc I figured if anything it was bracksten (sp) hicks contractions at that point. After we got done walking, I was beginning to really be in pain at 11:00 pm. I called the hospital and asked if I should come in (bc I didn't wanna be sent right back home) and they said to go ahead and come in. 12:15 I'm in there and I can't remember how much I was dilated when I got there but I was immediately put into the delivery room after they checked my dilation and I had my son 4 1/2 hours later with no epidural! Bc I had severe preeclampsia. My OB/GYN called 4 hours later at the time I was supposed to be there to start induction and said I see you had the baby? 😂

[@cocomelon1396]

I bounced all my pregnancy, still needed to be induced at 41 weeks. Yoga ball didnt help at all.

[@muskanraj5280]

So the moral is sex is very important ✔ (for everything )

[@lalahana111]

When u say segs you mean your partner introduced his “you know” into you?? Didn’t hurt you???

[@familyof1052]

We have 8 kids and i also worked as an RN in L&D. Using a breast pump is the best way to try and induce labor if your body is ready. I used this with my last few pregnancies and it really helps. Also quite a few of my friends did too. Not going to lie. I used a breast pump on both at the same time and so did they. No matter what, if your body isnt ready though, nothing will change it.

[@sheriA7082]

Didn’t work for my third. She was almost two weeks overdue and I was still nursing my second.

[@familyof1052]

@@sheriA7082 yeah, it definitely isn’t a guarantee. Especially if you were already breastfeeding. It’s just one of the only things that could possibly get things jump started. Being two weeks over must have been awful!

[@sheriA7082]

@@familyof1052 good point! I did breastfeed the whole pregnancy. It wasnt quiet 14 days-more like 11 days-and a
pregnancy chiro visit the day of along with a Mg bath of may have helped me to go into labor (I'll never know tbh).

[@emilybach]

My labor with my third was erratic and a nurse brought in a breast pump to "help". She didn't explain how to properly use it and I ended up in a long contaction of 3 minutes and baby's heart rate plummeting. She freaked out and wouldn't let me get more than 2 feet from the bed the rest of the labor. I might try it again this time , but properly.

[@hannahy3381]

Just a warning if your body isn't ready to go into labor it won't, but you'll be stuck needing to pump. I got mastitis from expressing milk at 39 weeks. At 40 weeks and a few days I tried again and it put me right into labor.

[@thegrimlooper]

Starting Red raspberry leaf tea and eating dates at like 37 weeks pregnant actually has helped hundreds of women to give birth naturally. There’s tons of stuff I wish I had done the first time around! It’s safe to get a second opinion from doctors and as long as you follow instructions you and baby are safe.

[@tristenhausmann]

but how do you know it helped? because they dont know what their labor would have been like without the tea or dates.. right? i had a beautiful in medicated natural birth and didnt do dates or tea

[@randomstuff-vx3xw]

@@tristenhausmann it may not induce labor but those things do soften the cervix making birth hopefully much easier and minimizes if not eliminate tearing

[@Sam-qt5ff]

@@randomstuff-vx3xw but how is it softening the cervix? People be putting the leaves up their hooha? Makes no sense.

[@madisonallen519]

@@Sam-qt5ff a quick google search will educate you

[@de5072]

@@Sam-qt5ff it's a tea you drink. Red raspberry leaf tea can even help with period cramps. While not a miracle cure all I drink the tea twice a day from ovulation to end of period to help my cramps since I have endometriosis and pcos.
I also was 100% effaced when I got induces 37 weeks. I ate dates three times a day and drank this tea. 8 hr labor. 🤷🏽‍♀️ doesn't hurt to do it

[@lukelliott1]

I don't know about labor, but raspberry leaf tea was recommended by my midwife for postpartum shrinking of my uterus (it apparently helps tone the uterus?). I also started drinking it before my periods and there is a noticeable reduction in period bloating and cramps, compared to before I started drinking the tea

[@1sweetpeach]

This is so true 👍🏼

[@elenam9435]

Thx for this!!!!!

[@shamelesshussy]

Confirmation bias.

[@babyface45]

TY!

[@katie8325]

@@shamelesshussy it’s not confirmation bias. It works.

[@acoe2012ac]

Some of these just help prepare your uterus and you cervix with vitamins which help speed labor along once active and will also help in recovery but won’t necessarily bring labor on.

[@soulstice18]

My eldest sister was told to take castor oil to induce on her first baby. Her baby went into distress and swallowed his merconium. My dad had to deliver the baby at home because of a horrible snowstorm outside. Her baby almost died. It was a miracle they were able to revive him and help him cough up the merconium.

[@FireGypsySasha]

Correlation doesn't equal causation. There have been many studies on castor oil and outcomes are no different than without it.

[@Lily-uv9uu]

@@FireGypsySashastill not worth the risk and I don’t want to get super sick. I’d rather walk to drop the baby and soften my cervix by eating dates. Maybe drink red raspberry leaf tea to help shrink my uterus after. Maybe it will help make contractions more effective during labor as well. No bad side effects

[@DADDYSGIRL450]

@@FireGypsySashaI wouldn’t risk it! Heard many bad stories about it. Someone had a placental abruption because of it and lost her baby

[@artofearth4073]

They have actually found in studies in the Middle East that dates can help you go into labour but mostly help to shorten the length of labour

[@PriyaaanshuThakur]

Wow what a way to sell dates

[@imtheshit9388]

@@PriyaaanshuThakur who is selling it?

[@bdw7254]

I study natural medicine I think it’s funny when physician say natural remedies don’t work because there is no research when their country of origin has hundred of research papers. It’s a western bias. I’m American snd my mother took castor oil with me and went into labor the same night. My grandmothers told her to do it. Her doctor says that didn’t work yet it did

[@pyromaniacalmagpie3198]

@@imtheshit9388 I assume people from the middle east are selling the dates homie 😂

[@pyromaniacalmagpie3198]

I wanna go look up what kinds of vitamins and stuff are in dates now that sounds cool

[@adriannenobella2058]

My midwife told me red leaf tea. I drink that and stretched(pregnancy approved) gave birth naturally, no tearing.

[@ANabiha]

it could have just been that you were lucky enough to have no tearing probably wasn’t magic tea

[@amandah9296]

I found that it helped my body prepare for labour, it also helped my recovery time too (both pregnancies) ☺️

[@adriannenobella2058]

@@ANabiha Natural remedies do work vs popping magic prescriptions. One is safer, yet slower, and one is man made quick fix with 16 side effects.
In this case raspberry leaf tea worked for me to help start contractions around my due date only.
It will not work for everyone, nothing does.
Choose wisely.... I think it was the staying active(walks) and stretching that was a huge part in not tearing.

[@SweetPoisonvich]

Everyone that it "helped" where walking or stretching so is really the tea?

[@snikoes]

correlation does not imply causation

[@SugarRhi]

There is actually scientific evidence backing up dates for cervical ripening. Eating 6 dates per day every day after 37 weeks can promote cervical ripening. Eating dates does **not** “induce” labor, but it can help the cervix to be softer and more ready to dilate. OB/GYNs are not always up to date on research that doesn’t specifically fit their residency or boards but that research still has validity.
*edit: I am an evidence-based full spectrum & perinatal doula.

[@suzanneanderson582]

There is a pressure point right below the ankles on the inside of the ankles where they face each other. Rub gently for a couple of hours. I have done this twice and both times they went into labor. That spot is the reflexology point for nerve endings of the cervix.

[@tearosegumaer3067]

Funny they don’t want you to use Castor oil but the reason not to is literally the same results you often get when they push you to take Pitocin. 🙄

[@TheWhyteRabbit9]

This.

[@kristin5777]

You can turn off pitocin and the effects are gone within minutes. You can’t un-drink castor oil.

[@vs939]

Can you explain more?

[@tearosegumaer3067]

@@vs939 well from what I understand, Castor oil can throw you into a fast labor giving you contractions but not always lead to success and cause you to move along too fast for your body to keep up leading to tearing or other physical trauma. But Pitocin can do the same thing. I understand where doctors are coming from when they say they want to administer the medicine, because they are aware of it, and can give you dosages, what she saying is they don’t want you to self dose because you can overdo it and cause problems. But I also understand that the medical industry pushes things on us that are unnecessary and also have severe risks that we are not necessarily always warned about.

[@nsiandekweka8373]

@@vs939 research it

[@veronicaborgeling7840]

Its interesting that they say not to use castor oil when Pitocin does pretty much the same thing.

[@bethshallcross5991]

I was thinking the exact same thing. Just replace any sort of hospital induction terminology with what she was saying about castor oil and it’s the same risk and potential outcome.

[@nanaronhano337]

I know. I’m starting to rethink everything about my previous 3 births. I’m losing trust in the system. Lol

[@nsiandekweka8373]

Red raspberry tea , dates and eating okra. Helped me tremendously on my last weeks. Where I come from it’s been practiced for many years. Of course science will deny this but GOD gave us everything we need.

[@bdw7254]

I find it ironic that certain doctors will say natural remedies don’t work or are not safe then make you sign a paper that if their medicine kill you your family won’t sue 😒

[@katek6306]

Red raspberry leaf tea does work. It works best when paired with evening primrose oil.

[@chrissyhorton]

This is about what induces the actually labor. The studies you are referring to are how those items soften the cervix and help the uterus to prepare for labor. ❤️

[@jodeemapoe9032]

@@chrissyhorton totally agree. It does not induce labor just helped me have a shorter/easier labor with my second baby.

[@sini234]

As this is so far up, I'll comment even though it's old:
NO! Raspberry Leaf Tee is not gonna help with inducing labor or making it quicker/easier.
EMA (the European drug safety agency) has even asked NOT TO TAKE this tea. There seems to be only one study that has found any claim to be true, but it's from 1999, and the link is weak. And there is a way more recent Norwegian study from 2011 that has found a C-section to be 3 times more likely in women drinking this tea. (After correcting for bias).
Midwifes in my country agree it seems to make tearing 'down there' more likely and heal slower/more complicated. (But this is only empirical).
There is NO strong evidence for the tea to be good for pregnant ppl, and better evidence for it to be harmful.

[@FamilyValuesTV]

​@@chrissyhortonraspberry leaf tea induced labor for me. Softening your cervix will induce labor mam.

[@Amanduh_H]

My first and only child I was one day from being induced. That evening at 5:00 I told my boyfriend that I heard sex can induce labor and I was ready to get that baby out (he was a summer baby and actually just turned 13yrs old 6/22/09) I was like "well I get induced tomorrow it's probably not gonna work" but we did and I went into labor 30 mins after at 6:00pm. I started having light period type of cramps and figured it was from being active having sex. And I went and took a bath to help ease the pain. Had no idea I actually went into labor. While I was in the bath I told my boyfriend not to call my Mom and tell her bc I definitely thought it didn't work and I wasn't in labor. Mind you I was 19 3 months from turning 20 and this was my first child. I get out of the bath and get dressed and my Mom is outside. I said "I'm not in labor! It's just a stomach ache!" So, we went to my mom's and as time went on, the "cramps" aka contractions were getting worse. So, me and my boyfriend walked up and down the road bc I figured if anything it was bracksten (sp) hicks contractions at that point. After we got done walking, I was beginning to really be in pain at 11:00 pm. I called the hospital and asked if I should come in (bc I didn't wanna be sent right back home) and they said to go ahead and come in. 12:15 I'm in there and I can't remember how much I was dilated when I got there but I was immediately put into the delivery room after they checked my dilation and I had my son 4 1/2 hours later with no epidural! Bc I had severe preeclampsia. My OB/GYN called 4 hours later at the time I was supposed to be there to start induction and said I see you had the baby? 😂

[@cindee2602]

I had castor oil mixed with juice at 40 weeks. Took it at night, stayed up 1 hr after and nothing happened. Next morning i took a regular poop non diarrhea. A few hours later started feeling cramps. At 1030am realized they were contractions. My baby was born at 12pm on fathers day 2015. So i would say 2 hrs of actual labor. And yes castor oil helped me.

[@amberlindsey7112]

Just remember too. The things that do actually help only help if your body is ready to go into labor

[@kiyahforever]

Yeah, my husband gave 4 of my babies an eviction notice and within 24 hours they were out 😂

[@mapletree8086]

They didn’t pay their rent on time 😂

[@lauranilsen8988]

Yes! 😂 Worked for us once too!

[@nikki1400]

If walking helps, i dont see why bouncing on a ball wouldnt also help.

[@idek7438]

It's a different movement I guess

[@adararelgnel2695]

@@idek7438 no no, don't just say "I guess" have the courage to question things and use some common sense. Don't assume you are wrong. Don't assume anything. My OBGYN had completely different things to say from the doctor in this video. How can two people who supposedly studied the same things have different conclusions??????

[@raerohan4241]

@@adararelgnel2695 There _is_ a different brought about from the movements being different. Walking helps because the swaying of your hips helps guide the baby into the pelvis. It also helps strengthen certain muscles, some of which are used during labour. Bouncing on a ball is not the same kind of movement and doesn't bring about the same effects.

[@catalinavaldivia3730]

There is research proving that dates help. Not to induce labor, to have a shorter labor and more effective contractions.

[@emilybroome188]

The NIH has a published study that concludes castor oil does aid in cervical ripening and labor induction. It does state that the mother and baby should be monitored the entire time.

[@Trad-ish]

Dates definitely helped soften my cervix and the red raspberry leaf tea helps lessen the bleeding after birth. That's been my experience anyways

[@melindaatkinson8783]

I did castor oil. It caused our baby to have meconium aspiration (first tar-like bowel movement was pooped in utero, which he "breathed" and got pneumonia). When they intubated him, it scratched his airway. This resulted in a trach that he wore for over 1.5 years. NO CASTOR OIL!
I realize that my case may be extreme, but it still happened.

[@FireGypsySasha]

It did not cause that. Many studies have been done that show zero difference in complication outcomes between castor oil and placebo. It's proven safe and effective.

[@monetdiaz1250]

I did the dates and raspberry tea and from my water breaking to my baby being born it was only 12 hours, 40 minutes of pushing, and super minimal tearing. I also did the yoga ball for stretching before hand. Def recommend those options, not that I think doctors are wrong but I think western doctors don’t really do a lot of research for natural remedies so 🤷‍♀️ unless they say it’s dangerous just take it with a grain of salt.

[@AllModesty]

Raspberry leaf tea strengthens your uterus dates ripen cervix as well as pineapple
And honestly I did use castor oil, it reminded me of pitocin but not as bad ( that synthetic medicine causes extreme contractions)

[@iamthevieve]

I'm so glad you mentioned castor oil. A friend of mine tried it and her baby spent a month in the NICU because he inhaled meconium. The doctor said the castor oil likely made the baby poop.

[@FireGypsySasha]

That's an old hypothesis they still believe that has been proven wrong by many studies. It doesn't cross the placenta barrier and cannot make baby poop, and studies show that there are zero differences in outcomes between castor oil and placebo. It's safe and effective for induction.

[@jasmineoppong7929]

Most doctors won’t support natural remedies. They’ll dismiss them without any real research…. and for everyone saying “ they’re a doctor “ they are t taught holistic practices in school so unless they went and did the research on their own they wouldn’t know. The tea and dates do induce labor you just have to start taking them WEEKS before labor.

[@angelarose7925]

This! People act like doctors are gods but in reality they only know what they're taught unless they dig deeper themselves like you said. And doctors are not taught much about nutrition or natural ways to anything. So many foods, herbs, minerals and vitamins can make such a big difference for people but modern Healthcare would never suggest those those. Maybe because those things don't make them big bucks $$ 🤔

[@ButterSandwich]

Think about that- for like 3 seconds. If you start doing something weeks before labor- it will induce labor…. For that to make even a little bit of sense logically you’d have to assume that labor wasn’t going to happen otherwise, which is obviously preposterous. I could say that I started sniffing cilantro everyday for weeks before my due date and went into labor and that means the cilantro induced my labor. Obviously that’s absurd. This is why “holistic remedies” which do actually have research now that often (but not always of course) say they don’t work take hold. People not understanding basic correlation and causation principles. You can’t attribute induction of labor to anything that doesn’t pretty immediately induce said labor because you can’t know when labor would’ve started otherwise.

[@ClareWiley]

@@ButterSandwich there is a lot of high quality research showing that eating 5-6 dates a day for a couple weeks before your due date softens your cervix, making spontaneous labor more likely and a shorter labor. Not everyone just goes into labor on their own and for some people it is weeks and weeks after their due date. You can absolutely do research that shows the efficacy of eating them over a period of time. It will not start contractions for you but your cervix being softer means baby’s head can come down lower and put more pressure on your cervix which causes your body to release its own hormones to start labor.

[@ButterSandwich]

@@ClareWiley "it will not start contractions for you" that's my point- dates do not induce labor. Can dates help make labor easier? Sure. I'll take your word for there being high quality research on it. I'm not anti-dates in pregnancy. I'm saying that it is preposturous to say that *anything* can induce labor when used weeks in advance of normally timed labor- that isn't how causation works. Unless you can show that people who eat dates close to their due date always go into labor within x number of weeks of starting dates, and people who do not are significantly more likely to not have labor start on its own by, say, 42 weeks, you can't say dates *induce* labor. Why does it matter? Because someone might be scared away from medical intervention and try to use dates or other remedies to induce labor to a point that waiting for labor becomes less safe. Because people may experience health anxiety thinking that accidently eating dates too early will cause early labor. Because someone who experiences extremely early labor after eating dates might blame themselves. Again- eat the dates, but don't claim dates- or anything else- can induce labor if it cannot- medical misinformation is inherently bad.

[@sweetmango4190]

Dates makes labor easier ! Look at Dr Greer videos and studies linked below

[@ASMRKay_]

There’s studies on red raspberry leaf tea and date consumption to help strengthen and tone the uterus as well as help speed up labor.

[@brendabeans4986]

A lot of these things are supposed to help your body during and after labor, even if they don't necessarily induce it.

[@Qurann21]

When she said no to dates, I realised these answers aren't legit

[@Lmo4589]

They are specifically only talking about inducing labor here so I wish they did not even include dates or raspberry leaf tea because I feel like that will confuse people into thinking that those 2 things don't have any benefits.

[@AntoinetteD]

Agreed. I swear rrl tea and dates helped me to have easy and quick labors, but I would never say they induced labor.

[@brooke7180]

This is only speaking to inducing labor. Dates will not induce labor but have been proven to ripen the cervix and once your in labor to allow the 1st and 2nd stage to go quicker

[@sq6696]

I’m a doctor and dates are very good at the third trimester and also is good for breast feeding. It has oxytocin effect and also induces breast milk production. But does not mean that some women having difficulty in delivery or breast feeding nothing like medication or surgery. There is always an exception

[@Martian61]

I had my first baby in 2013 and my midwife advised me to take castor oil and pump to get my contractions going because my water had broke 7 hours prior and I was 3 days over. I did both, 45 mins later there was nothing left in my bowels and I started having contractions. I had my son natural and it was my least painful birth to date.

[@sweetpie7919]

Please don't eat spicy food before labor if you can help it. I went out to eat not thinking I'd be in the hospital that night. It was spicy. I get nauseas whenever I hit about 7 cm and I puked up all that spicy food. Fun fact, once you're in labor digestion isn't your body's main priority so it stops. It burned coming out, spicy puke came out my nose. It was horrible. Once that finally stopped I spent hours in labor just wanting to brush my teeth.

[@Egh0127]

Raspberry leaf tea isn't meant for labor right then and there. Ur supposed to take it throughout the whole pregnancy to prepare your uterus for birth. Which works 100% btw. I didn't in my first pregnancy and it was horrible. I drank one or two cups of it a day with my last two pregnancies and I had my babies within 4 hours only pushed for like a few minutes my last baby actually I only pushed like 3 times and she flew out. It also helps to make ur labor very short so when I went into labor with those births I knew I had to rush to the hospital because once the labor started it progressed very rapidly

[@wombanversity8831]

The midwives brew has castor oil in it works if your body ready to go into labor. Dates soften cervix they don’t induce labor rather help to shorten it supposedly, red raspberry strengthens the uterus making contractions more impactful & helps decrease labor time as contractions are more effective- allegedly, pineapple is also supposed to ripen the cervix supposedly

[@oliviarucker5013]

It must depend on the OBGYN on whether or not they think dates work. Dates seemed to help with my second birth, and that is one of the few ways of induction that is more proven than others.

[@thegardenofeyden8002]

What do you mean by dates? Cause I’m thinking a man taking you out????? 😂

[@sara_thegrape]

@@thegardenofeyden8002 i think they mean the food haha

[@emmyjulianne6850]

@@thegardenofeyden8002 dates are a fruit….

[@oliviarucker5013]

@@thegardenofeyden8002 It's a type of fruit! 😊

[@thegardenofeyden8002]

To google I go 🧐 because I’ve never heard of that but thank you all for teaching me something new 😊

[@aquilaclark814]

Thanks so much about debunking that using castor oil ..is good..It really is way too dangerous to do this🥰

[@FireGypsySasha]

There have been many many studies done and they found zero differences in complications between castor oil and placebo. It's proven safe and effective. Her info is out of date. And it's funny because pitocin itself causes harder, stronger, longer, and closer together contractions and has many risks but they won't tell you that and will happily bully you into that even though you're progressing fine.

[@aliciaraquel9260]

I’m here to speak on behalf of raspberry leaf today. My labors have come in 24-48 hours the days I took it. No rips, no tears.

[@samual8299]

There’s peer reviewed studies proving the benefits of eating specifically dates in the 4 weeks leading up to labor.

[@chrissyhorton]

This video is specific to what CAUSES labor. Sure lots of things can benefit and ripen the cervix but this video refers to what triggers labor

[@cademancaden]

The best induction is patience.

[@vickyallan1940]

My mum has one that she swars by. If you're full term, she would drop socks around the room and you would pick them up one at a time by squatting and standing. Obv take breaks where you need them.

[@ShadesofSage]

Oooh! I like this 👍🏿! Squatting definitely helps ☺️!

[@wenyemero6208]

Raspberry and dates did help me get my baby without a tear plus not so much contractions,painful of course but the pain was just above my pelvic bone. It will help with easy delivery not for labour inducing.

[@Heenakazi]

I was trying for a vbac I tried everything including castor oil to induce labor at 40 weeks
Tried 40 ml castor oil twice once I got diarrhea and next time I got mild cramps which lasted for the full night
But there was absolutely zero dilation
Finally at 40.1 week I went for an elective C- section and gave birth to my beautiful daughter 6 days ago
After reading this risk factors I am glad that it didn't do anything bad for my baby girl

[@acmulhern]

Best thing to do: don't try to endure labour.
Labour will come by itself. Stay active and it'll be over before you know it.

[@aqueen13]

A cup of red raspberry leaf tea might not, but a quart of double strength tea will. My midwife swore by it and it definitely made a difference in the speed of my labors.

[@kathyryder828]

They're talking about inducing labour. There's no research based evidence to show that raspberry leaf tea induces labour.

[@aqueen13]

@@kathyryder828 there is plenty of anecdotal evidence to suggest it does help induce labor, and speed it up, if labor is ready to start. This is well known in midwifery and the herbalist community. They don’t do enough studies to make herbs like this anything more than anecdotal, but that wouldn’t make them any money so they never will.

[@crunchycountrycatholic]

I've had three kids, the first was a hospital birth with an epidural. The next two were natural home births.
All of these tricks (excluding castor oil) can benefit in different ways. Dates help to ripen your cervix. Red raspberry leaf tea helps to strengthen your uterine muscles to make your contractions stronger when they actually start. Walking and stretching are great in general. Bouncing on a birth ball and squats can help to loosen ligaments and allow baby to drop a bit which helps put pressure on your cervix (the pressure is what gets contractions going). Spicy things and castor oil can cause intestinal cramping which "can" stimulate uterine cramps/contractions, but is not a for sure thing. Castor oil can be dangerous because it can cause the baby to poop in utero which can then be aspirated and cause issues. Do not use unless under Dr instructions

[@GodGuided]

I had castor oil work 2 times. First time it worked and my baby came flying out and I didn't poop in labor bc it all came out before I headed to the birth center. I was under the care of a midwife for these though.

[@Ivy99999]

I do housekeeping in a hospital and this week has been crazy for births! Our maternity gloor has been totally full. We had to discharge 4 moms late Wednesday night to make room for urgent intakes, and last night I was cleaning the emergency room when 2 ladys walked in right after eachother, I'm sure the elevator doors closed on the second lady's face their arrivals were so close. It seems there's a baby season around here lol, and it's in full swing

[@kaidencegraham3186]

@LianaJade
This might help today with the baby 🤗
I’m so happy for you and Conner

[@tinajohnston3950]

Massage can help greatly, if done correctly (at due date) When I was a licensed massage therapist, I helped a client. An hour after her massage, she called and let me know she was in labor in the hospital.

[@Princess_bblgum]

Raspberry leaf tea, dates, pineapple, okra water, are not meant to induce labor, it’s meant to prep the uterus and cervix. There is no formal method of “natural” induction since the results vary so widely about who it actually works for.

[@carlyrovner9245]

In nursing school we were taught smelling peppermint essential oil can actually stimulate contractions

[@sensei9084]

Bouncing ball, dates, raspberry tea made labor easier and a chiropractor too

[@ebonygilmore-gj5zc]

Yep and acupuncturist!

[@jair7327]

I used caster oil when I was pregnant with my first and went into labor the next day. My baby was perfectly healthy. Now I’m not saying to do it, but it did work for me

[@farmschoolchicks1913]

Dates aren’t for inducing labor, they’re for shortening the labor and delivery process. For 4 of my labors I did the 6 dates a day in the last two months thing and all of those labors were less than 12 hours (instinct that today will be the day and realizing the Braxton hicks have a pattern to holding the baby). The one I didn’t have dates for was 17 hours total, and my outlier, with dates, was an induction with pitocin a week early for preeclampsia. She took 27 hours from arriving at hospital to holding her; about 17 hours from when the pitocin actually seemed effective.
I dunno if it’s placebo effect, and I don’t care as long as it keeps working for me.

[@jannasmith3275]

My son is 9 now and I didn't know any better because of course you have moms aunts grandmas who swore by castor oil. I didn't do a lot but I swear that's why my son ended up pooping while inside me.. I ended up after an emergency c section as well but that's because of all the complications that started after I received my epidural. My son was born, inhaled his poop was in the nicu until we left at the end of the week long stay. Thankfully he was/is healthy but I will NEVER do that again and I ALWAYS Try and talk people out of using that junk too.

[@kathyryder828]

It's so hard when you have older female family members giving unhelpful advice. I'm glad your baby was okay. My babies both pooped and swallowed meconium and developed foetal distress too. They had very low Apgars at birth (3 for my first and 2 for my second). They picked up quickly and didn't need to go to NICU though.

[@kathyryder828]

Just adding that I didn't take castor oil. I'm not sure why my babies pooped in utero.

[@FireGypsySasha]

Studies have been done that price that it doesn't pass the placenta barrier, can't make baby poop, and there are no differences in complication outcomes between castor oil and placebo. It's deemed safe and effective through all of the studies.

[@smile-more_worry-less9966]

Yoga ball bouncing REALLY does help... Worked with my last rugrat!! Bounced on that dang ball for 6+ hours playing monopoly, Went into labor that night!

[@ShadesofSage]

Love it ❤!

[@Rachel65431]

No way would I bounce for 6 hours lol
What a waste of time 😂😂

[@avaglynn1]

I did castor oil with my first but I took 1/4 the recommended amount and she was born the next day. And with my 3rd I ate 6 dates a day starting at 30 weeks and he was my easiest labor. Dates won't put you into labor but they do soften the cervix to make for an easier labor.

[@user-nu3nx2qj1c]

I went into labor each time I took castor oil but Dr is right. It caused me to have horrible labor pains and took forever to dialate. It ended causing problems for my newborn he ended up having bowel movement and swallowed it. He came out purple and Dr should have c section. He continued to have breathing problems. I had 2 babies after and never took castor oil again. Not worth it.

[@raeleneelizabeth3850]

I tried everything while o was pregnant with my first, so after I walked maybe a couple
Blocks we had to turn around cause I had to pee. And when I walked out my sister
Legit jumped out and scared tf out of me. I took two steps and my water broke. I was 3 days over due. And still didnt have my daughter for 24 hours and 14 minutes. My second I thought I was peeing myself I got up and as soon as I stood up my water exploded yes not broke it fkn exploded and got all the way across the room. On my Wally my door it was insane. Wonder how it’s going to happen with baby number 3. Due January 6th. Hope I have him January 5th. Found out on my grandmas birthday hope I have him on my grandpas birthday (my moms parents who passed away)

[@nicoleamy1126]

I was due January 9th, and I ended up having my son on December 26th. I still feel bad that he was born the day after Christmas. It's such a crappy day to have a bday lol, cause everyone is so exhausted from Christmas!!😂😂💖

[@mysticalbeeson]

So what day did u have the baby on? My bday is Jan 6th so I am wondering 🤔 lol

[@jabressdolath7657]

I did castor oil, I was done being pregnant. It put me into labor immediately (4 hours after taking it)

[@Scarlette-11]

Same, it definitely worked!

[@melanieleyva3675]

How much castor oil did you take and how did you take it?

[@jacqulanemadison7263]

I did castor oil too I did two caps full but also I did the midwife and it put me in labor within 30 minutes of drinking it

[@MzMysterio]

I’m going to disagree with you with castor oil. I actually induced 3 of my pregnancies (2nd,3rd,4th pregnancy) using castor oil. Because I had a c-section with my first (didn’t fully dilate), I didn’t want to have another one. The doctors said either I’m having natural labour or will be having an elective c-section which i absolutely did not want. Made a delicious shake using chocolate ice cream, banana, milk and 2tbsp of castor oil, and went into labour that day. It works. And it didn’t give me diarrhoea!! I had loose stools 1-3 times during the day, but if anything it felt nice to empty my bowels before having my baby that day.

[@RowesRising]

Lol it’s no worse than Pitocin😂😂 they just want to be the ones making the money off inductions.

[@amyfellers92]

My brother and his wife just had their first. The midwife they hired recommended castor oil to help induce labor because she was a week late. She immediately started having full contractions. The midwife said it was normal and said they should stay at home, they would pass. She was taken to the hospital in an ambulance and had to have an emergency C-section because the baby was breached and in major stress due to the contractions. The doctors didn't think she would be okay and had flight for life running on the roof ready to take her to the children's hospital.
Mom and baby are doing just fine now and have both recovered.
No castor oil ladies!!

[@stacymarietuck9058]

I call BS .. Castro Oil .. had me in full labor with my first son .. my water even broke at home .. so medical field personal don't know everything. I did have my son all natural and in an elevator..while between floors. So ya it works

[@phoeberuiz2292]

My mother in law convinced me to do it because I was in so much pain at 39 weeks and 5 days. My doctor refused to induced me, so I took it and felt everything this doctor just described. I was in the hospital laboring for 2 days the end of the second day a doctor walks in and tells me if I don’t show any progress or have him within the next hour I’m going for emergency c section. By the will of god I had him exactly 40 minutes later, with a lot of bleeding hemorrhaging, uncontrollably shaking, absolute mayhem. My daughter on the other hand made it 7 cm no intervention, however I couldn’t relax my cervix towards the end there and in fear of tearing it I was convinced to get an epidural from the on call night doctor 10 minutes later I had my daughter. But because I was already so close and having back to back contractions my back got stuck with a epidural needle about 8 times because everytime they stuck me I would have a very painful contraction

[@donutthompson5915]

Y’all she’s 100% right ab castor oil. I did the castor oil method when I was pregnant, went into pre labor for a week straight, contractions were inconsistent and not very long but VERY painful when they did come. Went to hospital they said baby was fine so they sent me home told me to wait until contractions were a few minutes apart lasting a certain amount of time. Well that never happened but a week after I took the castor oil, about three days after I went to the hospital, the contractions ended. Then I got induced about a week maybe 2 weeks later.
It could’ve went a lot worse and I regret ever doing it however I learned from my mistake. I was very uneducated on it and just decided to do it on a whim cause I was sick of being pregnant and miserable. Never again!

[@Juhi]

My mother had castor oil before she was about to give birth to my little brother and she almost lost her life. The placenta didn't deliver , Labour was tough and it was a mess as she lost a lot of blood.

[@FireGypsySasha]

It wasn't the castor oil. Studies have been done and there's no differences in complication outcomes between castor oil and placebo. It's deemed safe and effective.

[@DADDYSGIRL450]

@@FireGypsySashanot according to the nih article. Also doctors strongly caution against it. Don’t spread misinformation on this. Its not safe

[@FireGypsySasha]

@@DADDYSGIRL450 link it. Because there's literally a META study with multiple studies from all different countries that ALL SAY THE SAME THING. There's ZERO difference in instances of complications with using castor oil vs placebo. Zero. None. Pitocin however, has TONS of complications, injuries, and fatalities linked to it. To the point where the FDA and manufacturers warn against its use. On top of it only being fda approved for emergency use. But go on...

[@philasopherr]

Sex sent me into labor twice 😂 im actually planning on avoiding it around the end until im ready for the baby. My second came 2 weeks early cause of it 😭

[@ashasweetyu]

It doesn’t work

[@susanasantos2526]

There is at least one study with dates, this ob needs actualization

[@atadbitahistory9660]

'Atleast one study'
There are studies with everything, a couple studies show that vaccines cause autism, but they don't. You need a bunch bigger sheet of date for this.

[@KiloChan21]

My husband ex wife did Castor Oil and almost killed herself and her son just because she wanted him out a month early. She caused her uterus to literally explode inside herself. There is a 1% survival rate for both the mother and child at that point. The doctors were able to rebuild her uterus, but she was told if she has another child it will kill her before reaching 2term.

[@quinciebby]

I too took the castor oil , also ended up having a an emergency c-section

[@caffeinated_trash]

I tried castor pills with my son and he stayed in for two more weeks 😩

[@MyBoysAndJoys]

Same 🥲 I tried it with my third, and it did NOT PUT ME INTO LABOR. I did it TWICE. I didn’t even take the pills, I swallowed the oil itself, it was VILE and gave me the worst poops of my life

[@Cynnas]

If you're full term labor can come at anytime so anything you do is just coincidental. Well, even if you're not techically full term too.

[@pechaa]

My certified midwife told me to take castor oil after my water broke and my labor wasn’t starting! I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. And she became increasingly forceful about it. I’m so glad I didn’t take it. Among other problems, I wouldn’t have had the strength for the labor and birth if I had been trying to cope with diarrhea. I eventually gave birth to a healthy baby boy, without interventions.

[@errorASMR]

Conventional Doctor, Obviously. Dates and Raspberry leaf tea made my birth so quick and easy and the date I ate the day I gave birth totally aided in my induction.

[@marinae1495]

Dates are good for softening the cervix. Obs don't know everything. It's more based on protocol

[@hollaatthekid1796]

The oil worked for my mother and her baby was fine. 🤷🏽‍♀️ She was told to do it by a nurse after she was 10 days late. She did not want to do drugs to be induced. Only in recent yrs am I hearing don’t do it. The child she had? Is 30+ yrs old now.

[@melisshere28]

This wasn’t mentioned, but I had a full glass of Hibiscus Tea while 30 weeks pregnant, unknowingly triggering a bunch of contractions. I had NO idea it’s considered something to be avoided during pregnancy, but if you’re looking to naturally induce, seems like a good method! (I’m 36 weeks now and haven’t experienced those contractions since😬)

[@DADDYSGIRL450]

Hmm I’ve drank hibiscus tea once a day my entire pregnancy for high blood pressure and everything has been fine. My doctor said I would need to consume at least 50 cups a day to reach the dangerous amount of hibiscus tea

[@malloryjohnson6192]

I did castor oil and had my baby that evening- don’t regret it!

[@PinkinPA]

Same..was my 5th child. It definitely worked.

[@charliemacleod8832]

I had pineapple when I was pregnant was four days over due and pineapple put me in labour told a friend to try it and worked for her too.. may not work in everyone but some people it does..

[@user-kc5fy3no3m]

Pineapple and papaya causes a lot of heat in the system. If taken in large quantity, it can easily abort the baby in the early months of pregnancy. It can also induce your monthly cycles to come early. This is a known fact in India

[@MelissaShaw-mw2rj]

Nipple stimulation works. It released pitocin. With all 4 of mine, within 10 minutes I was having contractions 5 min apart. It stops sometimes and you have to do again

[@crimsonix16]

We love this doctor!! Thank you!

[@FG-km1kd]

The British Journal of 1966 denounced the use of castor oil to induce labor. Two studies (that I have seen), published in 2022, support the use of castor oil for the induction of labor.
I had a castor oil shake (mixed with fat and protein to diminish the diarrhea effects) and gave birth ~24hrs later.