re: Castor Oil; Just a question.

Quoting Oncemore:" "Pitocin is used to empty beds in the maternity wards faster, because an empty bed filled is more money. ... [snip!] ... someone for being ill informed is just as bad an offense. I've seen every castor oil post turn over to TDC except mine.. "

The BIG difference is that you cannot administer pitocin YOURSELF. Your doctor has to do it. That makes all the difference. I doubt ANYONE on here would care if a doctor in an office, monitoring the mother the whole time, gave the mother a regulated dose of castor oil, to attempt to jump start labor.

It's the unsafe method of doing it at home, and going by random advice found on the internet to determine the amount to take that gets most people. My midwife believed in Castor oil AFTER 42 weeks. Because by then, the baby is definitely matured and something is off and not starting it naturally.

There's a big difference when the mother is only 38 weeks. Due dates can be off in either direction by 2 weeks. You could be forcing a preemie out, and no one wants that for anyone.

Do you at least see where I'm coming from and what the difference is? At least in the hospital, something can be done if the worse DOES happen. What would someone do if they delivered a baby that couldn't breath because it breathed it's meconium at home, because the mom wanted the baby out and took Castor oil? I'm going to guess that baby would have a good chance of passing away, since it's be born with a serious problem. Where if the mom had done the same thing in the hospital, they have the tools to save it.

There IS a difference.

Quoting ♥ axel sean n me:" i had to have pitocin because my sons heartbeat was dropping! you saying im bad for letting them give me pitocin?!"

Absolutely not!!

Did you know that piton induced labors can cause decreased blood flow to your uterus which can cause baby to have a low heart rate?

Quoting Oncemore:" Absolutely not!! Did you know that piton induced labors can cause decreased blood flow to your uterus which can cause baby to have a low heart rate?"

he had a low heartrate when i got to hospital they gave me pitocin to make my contractions more effective as they werent really doing much. my labour was 32 hours and i was on pitocin for about 10 of that.

Quoting C♥ck Blocker Frodo:" The BIG difference is that you cannot administer pitocin YOURSELF. Your doctor has to do it. That makes ... [snip!] ... problem. Where if the mom had done the same thing in the hospital, they have the tools to save it. There IS a difference."

Oh no I agree with you. You just said I guess what I wasn't able to relay, which is that if a doctor were administering it no one would care. Or at least frown at it just a little less because if the dangers did arise, they could at least do something to remedy it.

But I see now you mean the ladies who are not FULL TERM vs. TERM taking it by some ill advised crock on the net. gotcha!

Quoting Oncemore:" Oh no I agree with you. You just said I guess what I wasn't able to relay, which is that if a doctor ... [snip!] ... it. But I see now you mean the ladies who are not FULL TERM vs. TERM taking it by some ill advised crock on the net. gotcha!"

Yeah. It's the ladies who are 35-39 weeks and 6 days, heck even 40 weeks would worry me. I'd prefer waiting til 41 weeks. It's the 'Omg my back hurts and my feet are sore I want my baby out NOW' people who are the ones anyone has a problem with.

Some people get the advice that 37 weeks is full term, and it's not. It's TERM. It's bad info given online that causes a lot of problems.

 

Quoting ♥ axel sean n me:" he had a low heartrate when i got to hospital they gave me pitocin to make my contractions more effective ... [snip!] ... contractions more effective as they werent really doing much. my labour was 32 hours and i was on pitocin for about 10 of that."

In your case Pitocin was MEDICALLY necessary. Research will tell you its actually the only time it should be used.

Quoting Oncemore:" Hun, I understand clearly what Castor Oil does. But I firmly believe that the only reason anyone negates ... [snip!] ... So many women opt for PITOCIN and that has a crap load more side effects than Castor Oil does, why do you think this is?"

this is why america has the second highest newborn death rate.. is bc americans are too dumb to understand that the baby will come when its ready and birth is a natural process not a medical procedure. too many doctor intervene with the natural process like giving c-sections and inducing labor when its not necessary.