Should I Try Castor Oil Again
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 | amy - August 10 |
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I am 38 weeks pregnant and drank 4oz of castor oil monday i went to the hospital and was 3cm dilated and having regular contractions but was sent home they said i should deliver soon but it seems like the labor has almost stopped i have lost my mucus plug but should i try a little more castor oil today to keep things moving
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It depends, how regular are your contractions?
Also, how in the world did you keep 4 ozs down? I couldn't even handle 2 without vomiting!
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| amy - August 10 |
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well at the hospital i was having contractons 3 minutes apart now im lucky if they are 15 mins apart.it wasnt easy keeping the castor oil down thats for sure im not looking forward to doing it again but i am rather uncomfortable and not sure what to do
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I would wait a little while on the castor oil. If not you will end up dehydrated. All of that pooing is robbing your body of its electrolytes and pota__sium. If they said it should be soon, as eager as you may be, just try to wait it out. I know your pain because I was told I wouldn't go pa__sed the weekend and here it is Wednesday. :)
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I agree and would wait. Give your self at least a day if not 2 or 3. By that time your body maybe more ready. But we are there with you, I want my baby out too! One more day just sounds like an eternity.
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I agree with Amie but I would certainly wait 2 or 3 days. Actually back June 12 when I was 7 months pregnant, I did become dehydrated--this wasn't from castor oil but because of a c___ppy landlord who wouldn't fix the A/C unit after 6 weeks. I am in Atlanta so it was horrible. Anyway they gave me an IV of 2 bags of electrolytes and a bag of pota__sium. I was told that even though I would feel better I would not be hydrated fully for another 2 or 3 days. I recommend waiting and if you do it again I think a container or two of Gatorade could be a good idea.
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