Calling all Moms, Herbalists and Well-Read Hippies!

[cuervolinda]

Does anyone know any reliable ways to induce labor? I am going to try a blue/black cohash tincture, but I don't even know if that really works. I read about it on a midwifery site on the Internet. I am so uncomfortable I'd try nearly ANYTHING right now. The baby is over 7 pounds already and I shudder to think of him hitting 10 pounds-plus for a

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[sparkle_shortz]

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[cuervolinda]

I posted a reply there. Thank you again!

DO NOT TRY blue/black cohash tincture

[koaloha]

PLEASE DON'T.

Please talk to the stupid doctor before trying to induce labor by yourself.

worried here.

Tell Me More, Koa!

[cuervolinda]

What do you know about the B/B cohash that I don't? Is it dangerous? My docotr will let me go to 43 weeks if the baby wanted to.

Re: Tell Me More, Koa!

[koaloha]

I can only give you my hazy memories of working with a performance art group that used to chant those directions about b/b cohash in a bunch of horror birth stories...

i want you and baby to be healthy. perhaps doing some dorky "visualization" excercises would help.

i know, not helpful, but please talk to some real life midwife in person or another doctor before trusting the interweb recipe....

Re: Tell Me More, Koa!

[epinoid]

For some reason I thought that Cohosh is REALLY hard on the liver and that people who use it regularly get something along the lines of cirrhosis. I would avoid it as well, I sympathize with your discomfort but you don't want to risk any damage.

One home remedy I have heard is to take a tablespoon or two of cod liver oil. I do not know if it works. The other problem is that it is really high in vitamin A and D and it is somewhat easy to exceed recommended dosages.

I would be very very careful with any sort of inducement.

And as a disclaimer, as a gay man without kids I don't really feel qualified to offer much help. Good luck - I hope you have a happy healthy baby and a lot of relief very soon.

[vyviane]

From my doula training I learned there are plenty of ways to induce labor naturally BUT you need to use them in the correct combonation for your own body. Generally getting labor started techniques work best when used with one another as opposed to say, just the cohash.

I wouldn't recomend trying to start labor without some sort of supervision. You will just end up overdosing on castor oil or just jump starting contractions.

The only thing I can think of that is safe and sometimes effective on it's own is taking walks. If you are not to uncomfortable try taking a stroll around the neighborhood a couple times a day.

[sarahshevett]

I second the taking walks method.
The ride in a car on a bumpy road.
But, you don't want that baby to come before he's ready. I was past my due date and my son ended up being 9lbs 3oz,
For me, I finally accidentally tripped and fell.

[fabunobo]

Go to KFC for dinner. That usually induces me to nearly give birth to a child. It's like clockwork. Go heavy on the mashed potatoes and gravy.

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[cuervolinda]

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[fabunobo]

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