Ok, first off I am 39 weeks pregnant, never try naturally inducing unless your baby is full term.  I have been reading about woman drinking a whole bottle of the stuff and causing themselves a lot of pain and suffering for nothing. I just read about a woman who took just 1 tablespoon and waited 3 hrs and took another tablespoon and it worked for her. She didn't have severe diarrhea or dehydration and no merconium was found. I am thinking to try this as I am scheduled for an induction on 5/5 with pitocin and I rather not have that. I have had pitocin 4 times and it caused me to need an epidural . I would love for my last baby to be a natural born baby and no epidural unless I really need it. I have had preeclampsia 4 times and so far I am not showing signs of preeclampsia. I think this may be due to taking a baby aspirin during pregnancy, which my dr prescribed to me. Anyone use a low dose of castor oil and have a successful birth?