can anyone suggest a safe method of inducing labor
at home ? I’ve heard of drinking castor oil, but
the thought of doing so makes me ill! :^( Is there
an herbal tea which would have the desired effect?
If anyone can help I’d appreciate it!!!!!!!
Thanks,
Kris ( 1 week over due with a MOOSE!!!)
In <3g1vo7$…@ixnews1.ix.netcom.com> Ric…@ix.netcom.com
(bruinsRichard Wells) writes:
>can anyone suggest a safe method of inducing labor
>at home ? I’ve heard of drinking castor oil, but
>the thought of doing so makes me ill! :^( Is there
>an herbal tea which would have the desired effect?
>If anyone can help I’d appreciate it!!!!!!!
>Thanks,
>Kris ( 1 week over due with a MOOSE!!!)
Hi Kris!
Blue Cohosh – - I have read "It helps to stretch the neck of the
uterus so delivery is easier. If Black Cohosh is given hours previous
to delivery, it is said to be reliable and less dangerous where cases of
labor is slow and very painful. Because of the *emmenagogue*
properties, it should not be used by pregnamnt women except the last
month. Blue Cohosh should be used in combination with other herbs, such
as Black Cohosh."
Check with an herbalist on how you should use this.
Good luck,
~Cheryl~
bruinsRichard Wells (Ric…@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
: can anyone suggest a safe method of inducing labor
: at home ? I’ve heard of drinking castor oil, but
: the thought of doing so makes me ill! :^( Is there
: an herbal tea which would have the desired effect?
: If anyone can help I’d appreciate it!!!!!!!
You could try having an orgasm, assuming you feel up to it.
Sometimes the uterine contractions orgasm induces can start labor. It’s
certainly safe, and it’s fun too. :)
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: bruinsRichard Wells (Ric…@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
: : can anyone suggest a safe method of inducing labor
: : at home ? I’ve heard of drinking castor oil, but
: : the thought of doing so makes me ill! :^( Is there
: : an herbal tea which would have the desired effect?
:
: : If anyone can help I’d appreciate it!!!!!!!
:
: You could try having an orgasm, assuming you feel up to it.
: Sometimes the uterine contractions orgasm induces can start labor.
: It’s certainly safe, and it’s fun too. :)
:
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: Camilla Cracchiolo
_Plenty_ of people would consider this a violation of the child. I do. Most
traditions of healing I’m aware of would. Yoga does.
Fun, and selfish as hell.
P_Iann…@lamg.com (Paul Iannone, P.O.B. 66843, L.A., CA 90066).
: I assume, by your response, that you believe that sex during
: pregnancy is harmful. Why? If you wish, I wouldn’t mind if you
: posted the answer to the newsgroup.
:
: Thanks
It is not just my belief. Many thoughtful traditions consider the energy of
sex too intense for the fetus. Look at the intensity threshold of a newborn.
If the light is a little harsh, they cry. If they get a tiny bit of gas, they
cry, etc. I think people delude themselves that the ‘love’ they are
expressing will seem like that to the fetus, being compressed by the profound
intensity involved. You will probably find no mammal species that has sex
while pregnant.
There is also a (slight) risk that sex can _kill_ a pregnant woman. This has
happened. Because the os uteri (cervix) is only blocked by a mucal plug in
the pregnant woman, it can be displaced (or it can be incomplete to begin
with). At that point, any pumping of air into the uterus can kill the woman
in seconds. The placenta is a spongelike tissue that can absorb air from the
womb (if present, which is highly abnormal)–causing embolisms in the blood
stream of the mother. The deaths that have occurred were sudden, and
horrifying. And they were in some cases associated not with full intercourse,
but with mild manual manipulation. As long as a placenta is present, sex
carries that statistical risk.
I also do not believe that intercourse during menstruation is a hygienic
practice for the woman. In East-Asian Traditional Healing, which I practice,
such sexual theater is considered a potential cause of menstrual disharmony,
including what we now term ‘endometriosis’ (certainly not the only cause).
Even the energy of the female orgasm is considered ‘contrary’ at that
time–being an internalization of experience at a time when the flow is
certainly outward.
I am not a prude, and I don’t mean to be frightening. But Americans need to
understand that their cultural practices aren’t automatically safe. Coffee
consumption isn’t just safe because everyone does it and science doesn’t
recognize the risks (just as cigarettes weren’t found to be dangerous for a
long time). Neither is heavy fruit consumption inherently good for us, or
shifting the sleep cycle around the clock.
I’m sure all the usual intolerant flames will follow.
P_Iann…@lamg.com (Paul Iannone, P.O.B. 66843, L.A., CA 90066).
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P_Iann…@lamg.com (Paul Iannone) writes, in response to:
>: I assume, by your response, that you believe that sex during
>: pregnancy is harmful. Why?
>It is not just my belief. Many thoughtful traditions consider the energy of
>sex too intense for the fetus. [more text deleted]
You will probably find no mammal species that has sex while pregnant.
>There is also a (slight) risk that sex can _kill_ a pregnant woman. This has
>happened. [more text deleted]
I have some questions concerning this issue:
I’m not sure that the argument on sexual behaviour of other mammals holds:
With the exception of bonobos (and maybe some other primates?) and humans
female mammals don’t have sex unless they’re receptive for pregnancy. It
seems, that human (and bonobo) sexuality work differently from, say, cats’.
And, I was told by several women, one of whom normally has very little
when things
desire for sex, that they felt very sexy during (early) pregnancy. If
it is dangerous – why would our system drive us to do it?
(I know, our ‘feelings’ are often out of alignment with what’s good for
us, but it seems that the desire for sex is based on very complex, deep
seated ‘mechanisms’, and easy to disturb (in women, anyhow
are out of order.)
margot
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Cheryl Ross <Cher…@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>In <3g1vo7$…@ixnews1.ix.netcom.com> Ric…@ix.netcom.com
>(bruinsRichard Wells) writes:
>>can anyone suggest a safe method of inducing labor
>>at home ? I’ve heard of drinking castor oil, but
>>the thought of doing so makes me ill! :^( Is there
>>an herbal tea which would have the desired effect?
>>If anyone can help I’d appreciate it!!!!!!!
>>Thanks,
>>Kris ( 1 week over due with a MOOSE!!!)
> Hi Kris!
> Blue Cohosh – - I have read "It helps to stretch the neck of the
>uterus so delivery is easier. If Black Cohosh is given hours previous
>to delivery, it is said to be reliable and less dangerous where cases of
>labor is slow and very painful. Because of the *emmenagogue*
>properties, it should not be used by pregnamnt women except the last
>month. Blue Cohosh should be used in combination with other herbs, such
>as Black Cohosh."
> Check with an herbalist on how you should use this.
> Good luck,
> ~Cheryl~
Watch both Blue Cohosh and castor oil, many midwives and herbal materia
medica caution the use of these herbs because the can induce meconium in
the baby before delivery. Try nipple stimulation, the oxytocin released
often helps also a good long walk if you feel up to it. An
accupuncturist would also know some tricks to try.
Good Luck
Lisa