Here are some ideas for natural induction I found on the Birthrites website:
Evening Primrose Oil capsules; 2-3 capsules high in the vagina, repeat 2-3x 24hr intervals. Evening Primrose Oil acts as a prostaglandin, which ripens or softens the cervix. It's also useful for softening scar tissue from abortions or IUD damage. This will soften/ripen the cervical tissues and increase the flexibility of the pelvic ligaments. This will help the baby to deeply engage in the pelvis. This early application of the baby's head will assist with dilation and should result in a relatively easy birth, even after multiple C-sections for "stalled" labor.
You can take evening primrose oil, orally, in the last four weeks of your pregnancy. You should take three evening primrose oil capsules daily for the first week (36th week of gestation) and then one to two capsules a day for the last three weeks of pregnancy.
Blue cohosh
(may cause irritability in uterus, non-labour contractions; better to use to enhance labour rather than induce. Try making your own tincture. Less "violent" than castor oil.)
Blue and Black Cohosh Tinctures, 5-10 drops each, in cup of water or tea, 1-2 times everyday, after 37 weeks.
Castor oil (same as above, also ends constipation/induces runs, but can be very effective with stripping) Serve in orange juice, root beer float or other drink; 1-4 Tbsp in drink (in 2 doses). The problem I've heard of with castor oil (besides making you miserable and not always working) is that it can cause the baby to pass meconium in the uterus because the castor oil causes a relaxation of sphincters.
Ginger beer Put 2 oz. Castor oil in 4oz. Of ginger beer, place your hand over top of the glass tightly, shake it up, and immediately chug it down (remember doing "slammers" in our young and foolish days in college???). If no labour within 4 hours, may repeat x1. The Gingerbeer "fizz" suspends the oil, so when you chug it down you don't notice the "gloppy" taste of the oil.
Sex, nipple stimulation - with breast pump or manually
Don't get up straight after sex, lie there and relax, maybe raise hips to help bathe the cervix in semen.
Tincture of Motherwort - 5 to 10 drops
Enemas
Gentler than Castor Oil, but should have the same effect of stimulating the intestines, and therby the uterus. Also good for rehydration and considered less invasive than an IV drip, but as effective.
Membrane stripping
The attendant separates the bag of waters from the cervix by running her finger around the internal space between the cervix and the membranes. You do a "good one" if you're going to do one at all. Must be good indications and mom must have been given informed consent. Never do it preterm, with a feverish mom, or if any suspicion of low lying placenta or previa....
Cervical massage
2 o'clock spot on cervix, rub for as long as 30 min. slowly and gently
Caulophyllum 200
1 tab 1/4 hourly for 1 hour then 1 tab hourly for another 4 hours.
Acupressure Points
Pressure on the space between the thumb and forefinger, 4 finger widths above the inner ankle bone.
Sorry for the mammoth post but hopefully something will help!!!
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