Dumb question. Uk.

weffi82 · Mar 3rd, 2012, 05:38 AM

Whats castor oil and where would it be in the super market?

jaybee · Mar 3rd, 2012, 05:40 AM

Castor oil is not something you should try for brining on labour, it can be very dangerous!
There is no medicinal value in it!!

On another note, it will be at the pharmacy department if they stock it at all.

kat2504 · Mar 3rd, 2012, 05:46 AM

It's generally used as a laxative. Some people think that making your bowel cramp will also induce contractions in your uterus and bring on labour. However this has not been proved so is probably no more effective than eating pineapples!

It is not recommended to take castor oil to try to induce labour because it can give you diarrhoea which can be dangerous if it leaves you and the baby dehydrated. I personally wouldn't do it - I'd rather wait for labour to happen in its own time than have painful stomach and bowel cramps with vomiting and diarrhoea during the birth.

It would be in the vitamin supplement section of the supermarket.

LittleBunny · Mar 3rd, 2012, 05:59 AM

i agree with the others, its not recommended at all as it can be dangerous, ive also heard it can make baby poo inside you, not sure how true that it but id try other things 1st before considering caster oil x

Blizzard · Mar 3rd, 2012, 06:07 AM

My mum used castor oil to bring on labour with me. She... wouldn't recommend it shall we say, although it did work. She certainly didn't use it for her two subsequent pregnancies.

weffi82 · Mar 3rd, 2012, 06:12 AM

I dont think im actually brave enough to try it if im honest but people keep goin on about it so was wonderin what it was, i thought it was some sort of oil used in cookin which is why i wondered where it might be! Id prob request induction if i was that desperate, ive heard castor makes you sick!

Blizzard · Mar 3rd, 2012, 06:16 AM

Not so much sick as... very runny and crampy and in pain. Just horrible

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cherryglitter · Mar 3rd, 2012, 06:18 AM

it can make your baby distressed too. not worth it at all.

missvikki · Mar 3rd, 2012, 07:41 AM

My mum did it with my sister and it did work but she had a really terrible time!

She couldn't control her bowels during labour and during the pushing stage, it made for a very messy time!
She also said the contractions were horrendus. It did make my sister distressed and she had a poo inside my mum.

I have read loads of success stories that make it sound OK but I'm still not going to give it a go. Just have lots of sex instead, it's one of the only things proven to help ripen the cervix.

x

ems · Mar 3rd, 2012, 08:17 AM

I was given caster oil 14 years ago to try and start off my labour. It didn't work, tasted gross and has put me off oily/greasy food ever since. I certainly wouldn't recommend it and wished I hadn't been young and gullible to the older generations back then!

Mar 3rd, 2012, 05:38 AM	#1
weffi82 Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: wakefield west yorkshire Posts: 1,130	Dumb question. Uk. Whats castor oil and where would it be in the super market?

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jaybee Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Wiltshire/ Somerset Border. Posts: 4,461	Castor oil is not something you should try for brining on labour, it can be very dangerous! There is no medicinal value in it!! On another note, it will be at the pharmacy department if they stock it at all.

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Mar 3rd, 2012, 05:46 AM	#3
kat2504 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Northamptonshire, UK Posts: 5,304	It's generally used as a laxative. Some people think that making your bowel cramp will also induce contractions in your uterus and bring on labour. However this has not been proved so is probably no more effective than eating pineapples! It is not recommended to take castor oil to try to induce labour because it can give you diarrhoea which can be dangerous if it leaves you and the baby dehydrated. I personally wouldn't do it - I'd rather wait for labour to happen in its own time than have painful stomach and bowel cramps with vomiting and diarrhoea during the birth. It would be in the vitamin supplement section of the supermarket.

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LittleBunny Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Yorkshire, UK Posts: 155	i agree with the others, its not recommended at all as it can be dangerous, ive also heard it can make baby poo inside you, not sure how true that it but id try other things 1st before considering caster oil x

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Blizzard Waiting To Try (WTT) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Cardiff Posts: 2,131	My mum used castor oil to bring on labour with me. She... wouldn't recommend it shall we say, although it did work. She certainly didn't use it for her two subsequent pregnancies.

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Mar 3rd, 2012, 06:12 AM	#6
weffi82 Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: wakefield west yorkshire Posts: 1,130	I dont think im actually brave enough to try it if im honest but people keep goin on about it so was wonderin what it was, i thought it was some sort of oil used in cookin which is why i wondered where it might be! Id prob request induction if i was that desperate, ive heard castor makes you sick!

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Mar 3rd, 2012, 06:16 AM	#7
Blizzard Waiting To Try (WTT) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Cardiff Posts: 2,131	Not so much sick as... very runny and crampy and in pain. Just horrible .

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cherryglitter Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 13,643	it can make your baby distressed too. not worth it at all.

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missvikki Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Newcastle Posts: 369	My mum did it with my sister and it did work but she had a really terrible time! She couldn't control her bowels during labour and during the pushing stage, it made for a very messy time! She also said the contractions were horrendus. It did make my sister distressed and she had a poo inside my mum. I have read loads of success stories that make it sound OK but I'm still not going to give it a go. Just have lots of sex instead, it's one of the only things proven to help ripen the cervix. x

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Mar 3rd, 2012, 08:17 AM	#10
ems Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kent Posts: 1,141	I was given caster oil 14 years ago to try and start off my labour. It didn't work, tasted gross and has put me off oily/greasy food ever since. I certainly wouldn't recommend it and wished I hadn't been young and gullible to the older generations back then!

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