should I take castor oil ?

Question

So I'm currently 39 weeks and 2 days and I was wondering about taking castor oil. 
I've done some research and saw that taking this product helps to start labor as well as I saw a lot of bad stuff about it. Like it can make your baby produce meconium inside and the danger of your baby ingesting it making it life threatening.
Have any of y'all ladies tried this and had a positive outcomes? 
Or maybe any advice as to it being safe or bad? 
I would love to hear any personal experience as well as any knowledge y'all might have about this product! 🙂

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Very unsafe could make ur baby poop inside you your baby will swallow it choke and could die

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Ask your doctor first

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Castor oil is just a natural laxative. It can give you some horrible diarrhea or even make you sick but it's said to bring on contractions. Baby's can pass poo in the uterus as early as 35 weeks so drinking castor oil doesn't necessarily cause that. It's perfectly safe if you use caution and don't take too early in your pregnancy... I always heard it makes you feel awful so I told myself I wouldn't take it until I needed a last resort. I took 3 doses yesterday( I'm 41+5) and it gave me horrible diarrhea( sorry tmi) and brought on some mild to medium contractions but i still haven't gone into labor. That was 24 hours ago. So the fact that it doesn't work for everyone is something to consider. I'd wait a little longer if you can but that's just my opinion :)

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My doctor said it could bring on labor due to dehydration caused by diarrhea and that it is a very unpleasant labor due to that. From what I understand you don't take more than 2 Tablespoons and drink a crap ton of water if you are determined to try. My doc wasn't a fan of it

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I took castor oil at 40+1 weeks and it went me into labor. But it was long and very painful. I was having severe contractions 3 mins apart but not dilating at all. So I had to labor at home for 7 hours before they would even admit me to the hospital and even then it took me very long to dilate. They finally had to give me pitocin to speed it up. So in a sense it worked, but I wouldn't necessarily recommend it!

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I've never done it but i also did my research and asked my doctor,  and the whole thing about it making the poop in you is a myth! My doctor said other doctor told moms that because women were trying to induce labor at 30 weeks+ and causing a lot of problems with baby,  also its not recommend if your past a certain time on your due date because then it can harm your baby. I do say ask your doctor but if your doctor is as stubborn as mine they will say sorry baby needs to cook till 40 weeks.

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I wouldn't until at least a week overdue if you're set on doing it. It does have side effects like diarrhea, bad stomach cramps, nausea, and vomiting. I've heard it can cause issues with you contracting but not dilating. I've also heard about it causing meconium aspiration. There are women who say they had bad side effects and some who said they didn't. It is your choice if the possible side effects are worth having baby earlier.

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