How much would you be willing to try if you were overdue?
I'm just putting this out there - just to see what other people think :)
We (DH, two friends and I) were talking today about the effects that having cannabis (in any form, smoking, eating, whatever) has, and the theory that it can lead to premature labour or leads to labour etc. Mainly because Cannabis is an "oxytocic herb that can help relax the controlling mind and bring attention to the needs of the body, as well as strengthen the needed contractions" (this is from an article that DH found on the internet as we thought it made for interesting discussion - yes we are strange!)
My friend had a bit throughout her pregnancy and gave birth a month early. I don't want to press too much into that (not interested in people's opinions on what my friend thinks is best for her and her son obviously!) just that it demonstrates that it might be true.
If you had a history of going over, and nothing else was working (RLT, EPO, massage, acupuncture etc) - would you go so far as to have a joint/bong/cookie (whatever form!) to see if that would bring something on?
I think our theory that we got to today, was that cannabis "frees" your mind of blockages, and to have some of this when your mind is "blocked" and stalling your labour from either a) happening, or b) progressing - as it makes you more in tune with nature and helps you therefore with the natural process of childbirth (theoretically of course!) - then is it another course of action that you would consider taking if you were faced with an induction, or a c/section if nothing happened?
Also according to the same article, the ancient egyptians used cannabis to induce contractions.
I just thought it was interesting and pretty thought-provoking (although I do have two young kids so anything other than wiping poo and boogers all day is pretty damn interesting to me!!!).
Any thoughts? Would you consider it?