So I took the castor oil...

[nandodianenicole]

and I'm waiting.
Tuesday is the last day I will be allowed to go to the Birthcenter I want, and I really would rather deliver there than the hospital. I have been home from work for 3 weeks now, wasting precious FMLA and down to 13 weeks with baby if he is born today. I was really scared about doing this and do feel he should choose his own birthday....but all these things against me.....I just did it. I took a third of the bottle (supposed to take half) but am a bit concerned about the diareah.

Well, I will keep you all posted. Wish me luck! And any advice on lunch would be appreciated....

[sparkprincess]

I'll be watching to see how it goes with you! How far along are you? I've heard some bad things about CO, but I may end up trying it as well to avoid an induction.

Keep us up to date!!

[MrsTC]

Good luck! I hope it works for you without dehydrating you. Though when I discussed it with my midwife during my first pregnancy, she made it sound like as long as you didn't do it like two days in a row or more than once in that day you'd be alright if you were good about drinking your water like you're supposed to. But maybe she told me that so I wouldn't freak out, too.

AND...natural methods of induction are preferable to ones laden with artificial chemicals that they pump into you intravenously, imo. Gosh I hope it works for you! Thinking good thoughts for you.

[nandodianenicole]

: 5 1/2 hours of complete NOTHING! It feels like such a wasted day. Not even some diareah or stomach cramps. My mw suggested taking it again tomorrow--finishing off the bottle (2.5oz). I will be 42 weeks on Tuesday...I know that is not so late, but the birthcenter only takes me up to 42 weeks
The worst is that my 4 yo dd stayed over my mom's last night and baked a cake for her little brother
Sure hoping something kicks in tonight. I even tried pumping just now, I got a bunch of colostrum which I was surprised at--do you think it will come back?
Well, DH went to pick up DD now. I sure do miss her. She will be so disapointed. My midwife mentioned cervadil, but at this point, I dont want to do anything else. 2 more days in here and it will be a hospital delivery for me. And my little sister (23 yo) wanted to attend too, today would have been perfect. :

[Aradia Paganus]

It really sounds like you are getting stressed by the threat of a hospital birth. You could be getting stalled because of the flight or fight response. Its really terrible that you feel forced in this situation.

I hope that you and your LO can get things moving along naturally. All the best!

Some other tricks for speeding things along are:
- Sex (the big O can work wonders, and at the very least help you relax)
- Nipple stimulation cause uterine contractions (so does Chamomile tea)
- Squats (legs wider that hips, bend at knees and bring butt towards the floor)
- Long relaxing walk....


oh... and for statistical purposes, 21% of women give birth two weeks after their due date. (From my extremely dull statistics textbook....)

[Yo Becca]

Good luck - I know that pressure well. Get *serious* about sex - DTD more than once today... aRe you taking evening primrose oil? If you haven't yet used one as a vaginal suppository, now is the time. Fingers crossed for you!

[MsElle07]