Guest guest Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 I just found out that I am losing my insurance two days before my due date. Everyone is telling me to induce with pitocin before my insurance runs out, but I don't want to do that because of the increased risks associated with that sort of induction. I'd like to try to induce naturally before my insurance runs out, if I can. I know nothing is going to make the baby come out if its not ready, but I want to try. I know several methods midwives suggest, sex, walking, nipple stimulation, red raspberry leaf tea, evening primrose oil. I won't do the castor oil thing, I've heard too many horror stories. Sex is also out of the question, because I am single. But everything else seems like an option for me. When should I start taking evening primrose oil? I have heard I should take it orally and vaginally, does anyone know the proceedure? Any suggestions on any of these methods, or if you know others, would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 Here is what worked for me! I was threatened with a cesarean many years ago, if I did not go into labor in the next 24 hours. Your uterus shares it's walls with your intestines. If you eat something that causes a lot of " intestinal activity " you may stimulate labor. I made a big plate of navy beans, and went for a long walk in a park. Then I came home and took a laxative. I was in the hospital at 3AM in labor.... My mother had nine children (bless her) and used this method with great success several times. On 9/12/07, remindersofthen <remindersofthen wrote: > > I just found out that I am losing my insurance two days before my due > date. Everyone is telling me to induce with pitocin before my > insurance runs out, but I don't want to do that because of the > increased risks associated with that sort of induction. I'd like to > try to induce naturally before my insurance runs out, if I can. I > know nothing is going to make the baby come out if its not ready, but > I want to try. I know several methods midwives suggest, sex, walking, > nipple stimulation, red raspberry leaf tea, evening primrose oil. I > won't do the castor oil thing, I've heard too many horror stories. > Sex is also out of the question, because I am single. But everything > else seems like an option for me. When should I start taking evening > primrose oil? I have heard I should take it orally and vaginally, > does anyone know the proceedure? Any suggestions on any of these > methods, or if you know others, would be greatly appreciated. > Thanks! > > > -- Mary Alford Mary Alford, LLC (Green Building, Energy Star Consultations) www.chemohairapy.com Useful Gifts for Cancer Patients! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 Years ago, when I had my first baby whose 25 now, they used to give us enemas to clean us out before delivery. For some of us it also induced labor. I'm going to make some people unhappy with my statement here. Babies should be born when they are ready and not before. There is an important reaction that takes place that is necessary for balance during and after birth. r. Janov writes about it in his book " Imprints: the life long effects of the birthing experience " . I strongly agree with his theories as I work with clients all the time that have birthing issues as an underlying cause for health and well being issues later in life. Now after labor has started you can do things to encourage it to progress faster naturally. I was in the delivery room with my daughter with the drs. permission I used biofeedback on her to help her relax, balance her hormones, neurotransmitters, pain etc and we have a healthy happy 11 month old. Jenny Kernan Quantum Biofeedback Therapist www.quantumassociatesofutah.com --- Mary Alford <mary.alford wrote: > Here is what worked for me! I was threatened with a > cesarean many years > ago, if I did not go into labor in the next 24 > hours. Your uterus shares > it's walls with your intestines. If you eat > something that causes a lot of > " intestinal activity " you may stimulate labor. I > made a big plate of navy > beans, and went for a long walk in a park. Then I > came home and took a > laxative. I was in the hospital at 3AM in labor.... > > My mother had nine children (bless her) and used > this method with great > success several times. > > On 9/12/07, remindersofthen > <remindersofthen wrote: > > > > I just found out that I am losing my insurance > two days before my due > > date. Everyone is telling me to induce with > pitocin before my > > insurance runs out, but I don't want to do that > because of the > > increased risks associated with that sort of > induction. I'd like to > > try to induce naturally before my insurance runs > out, if I can. I > > know nothing is going to make the baby come out if > its not ready, but > > I want to try. I know several methods midwives > suggest, sex, walking, > > nipple stimulation, red raspberry leaf tea, > evening primrose oil. I > > won't do the castor oil thing, I've heard too many > horror stories. > > Sex is also out of the question, because I am > single. But everything > > else seems like an option for me. When should I > start taking evening > > primrose oil? I have heard I should take it orally > and vaginally, > > does anyone know the proceedure? Any suggestions > on any of these > > methods, or if you know others, would be greatly > appreciated. > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > -- > Mary Alford > > Mary Alford, LLC (Green Building, Energy Star > Consultations) > > www.chemohairapy.com > Useful Gifts for Cancer Patients! > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 I am in my seventies and when the babies were not born on time in my day, they used to give the mothers a dose of castor oil. That usually started labor. Margi - Mary Alford Thursday, September 13, 2007 9:19 AM Re: Question about natural induction of labor Here is what worked for me! I was threatened with a cesarean many years ago, if I did not go into labor in the next 24 hours. Your uterus shares it's walls with your intestines. If you eat something that causes a lot of " intestinal activity " you may stimulate labor. I made a big plate of navy beans, and went for a long walk in a park. Then I came home and took a laxative. I was in the hospital at 3AM in labor.... My mother had nine children (bless her) and used this method with great success several times. On 9/12/07, remindersofthen <remindersofthen wrote: > > I just found out that I am losing my insurance two days before my due > date. Everyone is telling me to induce with pitocin before my > insurance runs out, but I don't want to do that because of the > increased risks associated with that sort of induction. I'd like to > try to induce naturally before my insurance runs out, if I can. I > know nothing is going to make the baby come out if its not ready, but > I want to try. I know several methods midwives suggest, sex, walking, > nipple stimulation, red raspberry leaf tea, evening primrose oil. I > won't do the castor oil thing, I've heard too many horror stories. > Sex is also out of the question, because I am single. But everything > else seems like an option for me. When should I start taking evening > primrose oil? I have heard I should take it orally and vaginally, > does anyone know the proceedure? Any suggestions on any of these > methods, or if you know others, would be greatly appreciated. > Thanks! > > > -- Mary Alford Mary Alford, LLC (Green Building, Energy Star Consultations) www.chemohairapy.com Useful Gifts for Cancer Patients! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 accchhheeemmmmm *clearing my throat* the reason sex works is the ummmm activity on the cervix ummmmmmmmmmm ummmmmmmmmmmm " things " those substitues type things could be used the hormones released with uuuuummmmmmmmm " o " help as well My dad's momma who also had lots of kids had a combo tactic.. and she told each one of us as we decided to have kids Her " Triple-Threat " worked for her daughter, her sons wives (including my mom), me & both of my sisters..... in each case, we were able to say 1 - 2 days ahead of time... IT WILL BE HERE WITHIN 72 hours. 1) Roughage for a week with plenty of warm liquids.. she got to a point where when she decided the baby had baked long enough & the doc said anyday now... she would eat tons of celery... why celery I am not sure other than it is roughage, is there more than that, I don't know.... and she would simply warm water to the temp of drinking coffee and do that each morning & each evening. 2) Walk... walk.... walk some more... if you can, bounce a little while you walk... slight jaring is what you are after 3) Sex (or in your case, sex substitute) I also remember her saying if ya constipated, add glycerin supposatory... I don't know if anyone ever even had to to do that... I drank so much durn water that drying out was not an issue for my body. I was able to use this technique to have my son born on veteran's day (so he was always out of school on his Bday) instead of a week later. My sister used this as an attempt to have her daughter on my mom's bday instead of 10 days later... the baby was only 1 day late for our mom's bday. My mom used it so my brother was born on labor day.. granted that changes every year.. but that particular year, he was due 5 days after labor day, so she decided why not have Brian when alot of folks had the day off work. I don't know about the Primrose... It would make sense that if would slightly shift estrogen levels. Angela , " Mary Alford " <mary.alford wrote: > > Here is what worked for me! I was threatened with a cesarean many years > ago, if I did not go into labor in the next 24 hours. Your uterus shares > it's walls with your intestines. If you eat something that causes a lot of > " intestinal activity " you may stimulate labor. I made a big plate of navy > beans, and went for a long walk in a park. Then I came home and took a > laxative. I was in the hospital at 3AM in labor.... > > My mother had nine children (bless her) and used this method with great > success several times. > > On 9/12/07, remindersofthen <remindersofthen wrote: > > > > I just found out that I am losing my insurance two days before my due > > date. Everyone is telling me to induce with pitocin before my > > insurance runs out, but I don't want to do that because of the > > increased risks associated with that sort of induction. I'd like to > > try to induce naturally before my insurance runs out, if I can. I > > know nothing is going to make the baby come out if its not ready, but > > I want to try. I know several methods midwives suggest, sex, walking, > > nipple stimulation, red raspberry leaf tea, evening primrose oil. I > > won't do the castor oil thing, I've heard too many horror stories. > > Sex is also out of the question, because I am single. But everything > > else seems like an option for me. When should I start taking evening > > primrose oil? I have heard I should take it orally and vaginally, > > does anyone know the proceedure? Any suggestions on any of these > > methods, or if you know others, would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > -- > Mary Alford > > Mary Alford, LLC (Green Building, Energy Star Consultations) > > www.chemohairapy.com > Useful Gifts for Cancer Patients! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 > I'm going to make some people unhappy with my statement here. > Babies should be born when they are ready and not before. There is > an important reaction that takes place that is necessary for > balance during and after birth. Essentially Jenny, I'm going to agree with you .. and make a lot more people unhappy .. with me this time. 25 years working as a Transpersonal Psychologist .. and delivering a number of babies as a midwife .. and working with up to 5 generations of different families has taught me a lot. There are some reasons why a mother cannot deliver a child naturally .. and birth time is not the time to work on these. Often, they are genetic and a C-section can be required. However, for people who have deep unconscious memories of their own difficult birth and childhood, there is often an unwillingness to allow birth. Many mothers can actually fear their child .. and how they will cope. For some mothers who are caught in their own survival issues, the inherent fear also obstructs or retards childbirth. A child who has been held back in birth will be held back through all of their life 'new beginnings'. A child who is induced will repeat that pattern of needing to be induced everytime there is a need to face a new challenge in life. A child who is born with pethedine will have a 75% chance of needing a drug to face life's challenges .. especially if the pethedine crossed the placental barrier or enters the breast milk. A child who is born to replace one who has died from a mother has not dealt with her grief will always be " second best to an angel " .. and the imaginary friends are the thought-form projections of mother's unresolved grief .. and so the list goes on ... don't even get me started on what damage prayer can do to the child when it grows to be 40+ years old .. how it can affect both the immune system and the central nervous system then .. the child who is burdened by being needed to be born on someone's birthday. Later through life, that child will develop a multiple personality .. its own and the personality of the memory. It is possible to look at every human and what surrounds there 2nd, 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th, 35th, 42nd and so on birthday .. and from that determine exactly the circumstances of their birth .. including all of the thoughts, feelings and emotions. It is possible to look at the patterns of thoughts, feelings and emotions that repeat every year on their birthday .. and determine what sort of birth they had and, their mother's feelings around that birth. HOWEVER .. if the birth is approached from a holistic perspective and, as some have suggested, use natural methods to assist the birth at its appropriate time, then the impact of all of this will be lessened .. and I know this is a bit off the topic ... but, for those mothers who have had a termination, the womb retains the memory of the termination and this is the environment into which every subsequent conception takes place. and people wonder at the increase in teenage attempted suicides ... they take place on the anniversary of the gestational date when the abortion took place. then, I could go on about the effects of a baby not getting the colostrum in the mother's first milk .. if you don't, you'll likely end up with clinical depression or bi-polar due to glutamate intolerance in later life ... and the worst part of all of this ... if the child is a female, her own children will be born with all of the memories ... and pass these on to the grandchildren .. but .. mother is not to blame .. up until now, she has done the very best she could with the information she has had available .. her own life experience .. and considering that for nearly 2000 years, the word 'sin' .. as in " original sin " comes from the Aramaic .. meaning 'the feminine'. yes .. underneath it all, according to Rome, every child is born from sin ... no matter what mother does. So what does that memory do to the uterus and pelvic floor of female .. especially when she is about to give birth! if you can find a very good Yoga teacher who knows these things, then birth can be done with pure sound, no pushing, no labor .. only pure orgasmic ecstasy as the child birth itself .. with no pain afterwards. but that mother can never talk about her experience because birth is not supposed to be like that .. unless the child is a Buddha or Jesus ... but, isn't that the birthright of every child born? Christopher Wynter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 As I understood, a large part of what makes sex work is the prostaglandins found in semen, which softens the cervix. Of course, oxytocin, the hormone that causes uterine contractions, is also released during orgasm, and I have kept that in mind. The idea behind the evening primrose oil is that it also contains prostaglandins, so that might be a replacement for semen, if only I knew exactly how to use it. Thanks for those other suggestions though, I will certainly be considering every suggestion I get! ______________________________\ ____ Building a website is a piece of cake. Small Business gives you all the tools to get online. http://smallbusiness./webhosting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 I agree that it is best to let the baby come on its own and there is nothing I want more than that, but the fact of the matter is that if I don't have this baby by the 20th of November on my own, my doctor is going to pump me full of pitocin. During a pitocin birth, I will experience contractions that are stronger and more frequent than I would in a natural birth. I will be forced to stay lying in bed with an iv in me and an internal fetal heart monitor screwed into my baby's scalp. Pitocin births greatly increase the liklihood of all other interventions, including epidurals, forceps birth, and cesarian. Pitocin also increases the liklihood of all sorts of complications, including the extremely rare uterine rupture. So what I'm looking for is an alternative to pitocin, which I think we can all agree is far worse for the baby than evening primrose oil or lots of walking. ______________________________\ ____ Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Games. http://get.games./proddesc?gamekey=monopolyherenow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 Christopher, I couldn't agree with you more. Yes c-section is necessary at times. My daughter who is brain damaged was one of those. Placenta separated and she was in oxygen deprivation for many hours. However I do not believe in C-sections for choosing delivery dates, or convenience. I did all of my deliveres natural...not because I knew better or wanted to...because of a heart murmur or they were preemies with the exception of my daugter. I am so grateful that I did go that way. I used Biofeedback to help my daughter have an easier delivery and pregnancy with excellent results. It's not something every Dr. will allow or understand. Not every practitioner will perform it either because of the possibility of lawsuits. My mother was also there to help with the delivery, she also delivered my last two. She used hypnosis to help relax and ease the deliveries. I highly recommend this as an alternative to medications etc which make babies toxic from the start. When you can trigger the mother bonding hormone during delivery it makes a huge difference on the mothers attitude towards her baby and the bonding takes place through the whole delivery. I so totally agree with the issues you spoke about and yes I have personally worked on children of mothers who aborted, miscarried or stillbirthed. Those issues run deeply, painfully and many times are exactly what is blocking the client. When those issues/memories are released the healing is spontaneous and immediate. One client whose mother had lost a baby prior to her birth, took a beautiful baby doll to her mother to help her let go. The mother still birthed and was not allowed to see her baby when it was born. The babydoll was a therapy so the mother could have some form of closure. This allowed both the mother and daughter to heal. When the mother started to heal the daughter did also and no longer had to compete with a baby that never lived. Yes the body does carry a cellular memory of anything that has been done to it. It also carries the memory of organs that have been removed, which in turn causes blockages to healing and balancing the body. Healing begins to take place when the body is allowed to release those memories. Tonsils is a good example. I run into clients with clogged or blocked lymphatics and subtle irritations, unexplained sore throats etc. When working with them I find they have had tonsils or adenoids removed. When I work to release that memory, the body then allows the lymphatics to run thier natural course and the throat irritation goes away. Breast milk is THE best form of food for an infant. Formulas are notorius for malabsorption, deficiencies and malnutrition issues. Look at the 50's and 60's when babies did not get folic acid in their formulas, it's necessary for brain development. The milk is made specifically for that baby with everything in it that baby needs, be it more fats, calories etc. It's proven that preemies do much better when fed breast milk, than they do formula. Now they are finding that soy formulas are terrible for babies. They can't absorb soy, their bodies are not developed enough for it. Babies that are breast feed have fewer health issues, are more easily soothed etc. It has been found that morning sickness is not just a physical issue, but one that can be created via unresolved emotional issues toward the pregnancy, the father etc, and it can also be caused because the mother is actually having an allergic reaction to the pregnancy itself! Just my experience Jenny Kernan Quantum Biofeedback Therapist www.quantumassociatesofutah.com --- Christopher Wynter <christopher wrote: > > I'm going to make some people unhappy with my > statement here. > > Babies should be born when they are ready and not > before. There is > > an important reaction that takes place that is > necessary for > > balance during and after birth. > > Essentially Jenny, I'm going to agree with you .. > and make a lot more people > unhappy .. with me this time. > > 25 years working as a Transpersonal Psychologist .. > and delivering a number of > babies as a midwife .. and working with up to 5 > generations of different > families has taught me a lot. > > There are some reasons why a mother cannot deliver a > child naturally .. and > birth time is not the time to work on these. Often, > they are genetic and a > C-section can be required. > > However, for people who have deep unconscious > memories of their own difficult > birth and childhood, there is often an unwillingness > to allow birth. > > Many mothers can actually fear their child .. and > how they will cope. > > For some mothers who are caught in their own > survival issues, the inherent fear > also obstructs or retards childbirth. > > A child who has been held back in birth will be held > back through all of their > life 'new beginnings'. > > A child who is induced will repeat that pattern of > needing to be induced > everytime there is a need to face a new challenge in > life. > > A child who is born with pethedine will have a 75% > chance of needing a drug to > face life's challenges .. especially if the > pethedine crossed the placental > barrier or enters the breast milk. > > A child who is born to replace one who has died from > a mother has not dealt with > her grief will always be " second best to an angel " > .. and the imaginary friends > are the thought-form projections of mother's > unresolved grief .. > > and so the list goes on ... don't even get me > started on what damage prayer can > do to the child when it grows to be 40+ years old .. > how it can affect both the > immune system and the central nervous system > > then .. the child who is burdened by being needed to > be born on someone's > birthday. Later through life, that child will > develop a multiple personality .. > its own and the personality of the memory. > > It is possible to look at every human and what > surrounds there 2nd, 7th, 14th, > 21st, 28th, 35th, 42nd and so on birthday .. and > from that determine exactly the > circumstances of their birth .. including all of the > thoughts, feelings and > emotions. > > It is possible to look at the patterns of thoughts, > feelings and emotions that > repeat every year on their birthday .. and determine > what sort of birth they had > and, their mother's feelings around that birth. > > HOWEVER .. if the birth is approached from a > holistic perspective and, as some > have suggested, use natural methods to assist the > birth at its appropriate time, > then the impact of all of this will be lessened .. > > and I know this is a bit off the topic ... > > but, for those mothers who have had a termination, > the womb retains the memory > of the termination and this is the environment into > which every subsequent > conception takes place. > > and people wonder at the increase in teenage > attempted suicides ... they take > place on the anniversary of the gestational date > when the abortion took place. > > then, I could go on about the effects of a baby not > getting the colostrum in the > mother's first milk .. if you don't, you'll likely > end up with clinical > depression or bi-polar due to glutamate intolerance > in later life ... > > and the worst part of all of this ... > > if the child is a female, her own children will be > born with all of the memories > .. and pass these on to the grandchildren .. > > but .. mother is not to blame .. up until now, she > has done the very best she > could with the information she has had available .. > her own life experience .. > and considering that for nearly 2000 years, the word > 'sin' .. as in " original > sin " comes from the Aramaic .. meaning 'the > feminine'. > > yes .. underneath it all, according to Rome, every > child is born from sin ... no > matter what mother does. So what does that memory do > to the uterus and pelvic > floor of female .. especially when she is about to > give birth! > > if you can find a very good Yoga teacher who knows > these things, then birth can > be done with pure sound, no pushing, no labor .. > only pure orgasmic ecstasy as > the child birth itself .. with no pain afterwards. > > but that mother can never talk about her experience > because birth is not > supposed to be like that .. unless the child is a > Buddha or Jesus ... > > but, isn't that the birthright of every child born? > > Christopher Wynter > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 Hi Jessika, You sound stressed and worried and are thinking some pretty negative thoughts. It almost seems that you " expect " to experience the worst. The best thing you can do is change your thinking! Relax. Visualize your baby being ready to arrive at the perfect time. Talk to him/her about it. Be the creator of your own beautiful birth experience! And, while you're at it, take some castor oil, enjoy a spicey dinner and indulge in great sex! Relax and KNOW that everything is perfect, Michelle PS I had my only child at almost 40. My water broke 2 weeks early and I hadn't even begun to dialate. Took 18 hours to get to 3 cm. Therefore, I had a " Pitocin birth " . Yep, I had an IV, but I walked the halls of my birthing center, did NOT have a monitor screwed into my sons head, did NOT need foreceps, and had a beautiful vaginal delivery. THINK GOOD THOUGHTS! > During a pitocin birth, I will experience contractions > that are stronger and more frequent than I would in a > natural birth. I will be forced to stay lying in bed > with an iv in me and an internal fetal heart monitor > screwed into my baby's scalp. Pitocin births greatly > increase the liklihood of all other interventions, > including epidurals, forceps birth, and cesarian. > Pitocin also increases the liklihood of all sorts of > complications, including the extremely rare uterine > rupture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 Jessica, You do not have to have pitocin! You are in charge of your delivery and if your dr does not respect your wishes you need a different dr. I also refused to lay there and take it! I got up, moved around, turned on my side to deliver...it was my easiest delivery! I read up on all the different things I could do before I went into labor and I told my dr I was going to do it my way unless the baby was in stress of course. I didn't have the monitor attached to his head, just the fetal monitor over my belly. I didn't need forceps when I turned on my side because I could push much easier etc. I actually broke a record at the hospital...lol I refused pit with my babies. I was forced to have it with my first one and yes labor with pit is miserable and not something I would recommend. When I had #4 because my water had broken and he was 8 weeks early, the dr wanted to start me with pit. I refused. He complied. My mother instead hypnotized me and my son inutero. When HE was ready, the contractions started all on their own and he was born two hours later. He was on a respirator for 18 hours only!. Most preemies do not get off it that soon. The only reason he even had to have the respirator was because he had the cord wrapped around his neck and needed a little help to acclimate. No surfactants etc. He is a beautiful 16 yr old now with no lasting complications. I have pissed off drs many times with my refusal to let them do whatever to me and my babies. Including changing to a new Dr in the last trimester! I would find a hypnotherapist with medical certifications and have them attend your delivery and work with them prior to delivery to help you and your baby prepare. It does make a huge difference. Good Luck Jenny Kernan Quantum Biofeedback Therapist www.quantumassociatesofutah.com --- Jessika Stone <remindersofthen wrote: > I agree that it is best to let the baby come on its > own and there is nothing I want more than that, but > the fact of the matter is that if I don't have this > baby by the 20th of November on my own, my doctor is > going to pump me full of pitocin. > During a pitocin birth, I will experience > contractions > that are stronger and more frequent than I would in > a > natural birth. I will be forced to stay lying in > bed > with an iv in me and an internal fetal heart monitor > screwed into my baby's scalp. Pitocin births > greatly > increase the liklihood of all other interventions, > including epidurals, forceps birth, and cesarian. > Pitocin also increases the liklihood of all sorts of > complications, including the extremely rare uterine > rupture. > So what I'm looking for is an alternative to > pitocin, > which I think we can all agree is far worse for the > baby than evening primrose oil or lots of walking. > > > > ______________________________\ ____ > Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here > and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at > Games. > http://get.games./proddesc?gamekey=monopolyherenow > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 OK, I just read your original post and realize sex and castor oil aren't options. I just did a Google search on natural approaches for labor induction and found this site with some great info. Some you already have, but a few things on here sounded great. http://www.maternitycorner.com/mcmag/articles/preg0007.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2007 Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 Christopher, You brought up a lot of interesting topics with food for thought in this post. One of them that I am really curious about is what you said about prayer having an effect on a 40 year old. I would like to know what that means. Health & Happiness To You, ~Leese _____ On Behalf Of Christopher Wynter Friday, September 14, 2007 12:50 AM Re: Question about natural induction of labor > I'm going to make some people unhappy with my statement here. > Babies should be born when they are ready and not before. There is > an important reaction that takes place that is necessary for > balance during and after birth. Essentially Jenny, I'm going to agree with you .. and make a lot more people unhappy .. with me this time. 25 years working as a Transpersonal Psychologist .. and delivering a number of babies as a midwife .. and working with up to 5 generations of different families has taught me a lot. There are some reasons why a mother cannot deliver a child naturally .. and birth time is not the time to work on these. Often, they are genetic and a C-section can be required. However, for people who have deep unconscious memories of their own difficult birth and childhood, there is often an unwillingness to allow birth. Many mothers can actually fear their child .. and how they will cope. For some mothers who are caught in their own survival issues, the inherent fear also obstructs or retards childbirth. A child who has been held back in birth will be held back through all of their life 'new beginnings'. A child who is induced will repeat that pattern of needing to be induced everytime there is a need to face a new challenge in life. A child who is born with pethedine will have a 75% chance of needing a drug to face life's challenges .. especially if the pethedine crossed the placental barrier or enters the breast milk. A child who is born to replace one who has died from a mother has not dealt with her grief will always be " second best to an angel " .. and the imaginary friends are the thought-form projections of mother's unresolved grief .. and so the list goes on ... don't even get me started on what damage prayer can do to the child when it grows to be 40+ years old .. how it can affect both the immune system and the central nervous system then .. the child who is burdened by being needed to be born on someone's birthday. Later through life, that child will develop a multiple personality ... its own and the personality of the memory. It is possible to look at every human and what surrounds there 2nd, 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th, 35th, 42nd and so on birthday .. and from that determine exactly the circumstances of their birth .. including all of the thoughts, feelings and emotions. It is possible to look at the patterns of thoughts, feelings and emotions that repeat every year on their birthday .. and determine what sort of birth they had and, their mother's feelings around that birth. HOWEVER .. if the birth is approached from a holistic perspective and, as some have suggested, use natural methods to assist the birth at its appropriate time, then the impact of all of this will be lessened .. and I know this is a bit off the topic ... but, for those mothers who have had a termination, the womb retains the memory of the termination and this is the environment into which every subsequent conception takes place. and people wonder at the increase in teenage attempted suicides ... they take place on the anniversary of the gestational date when the abortion took place. then, I could go on about the effects of a baby not getting the colostrum in the mother's first milk .. if you don't, you'll likely end up with clinical depression or bi-polar due to glutamate intolerance in later life ... and the worst part of all of this ... if the child is a female, her own children will be born with all of the memories ... and pass these on to the grandchildren .. but .. mother is not to blame .. up until now, she has done the very best she could with the information she has had available .. her own life experience ... and considering that for nearly 2000 years, the word 'sin' .. as in " original sin " comes from the Aramaic .. meaning 'the feminine'. yes .. underneath it all, according to Rome, every child is born from sin .... no matter what mother does. So what does that memory do to the uterus and pelvic floor of female .. especially when she is about to give birth! if you can find a very good Yoga teacher who knows these things, then birth can be done with pure sound, no pushing, no labor .. only pure orgasmic ecstasy as the child birth itself .. with no pain afterwards. but that mother can never talk about her experience because birth is not supposed to be like that .. unless the child is a Buddha or Jesus ... but, isn't that the birthright of every child born? Christopher Wynter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 15, 2007 Report Share Posted September 15, 2007 Hello, I would have to agree with you Michelle. I have three beautiful healthy normal daughters. Who all three were born with induction and use of pit. My first one was an emergency situations as she was under stress and had stopped moving, they induced me and I was in labor for two days, yes it was tough but my focus was on that baby that would be born and how wonderful she was. I was bedridden with her only because of complications I had. My second one I was allowed to get up and walk the halls and move around. My third it was so quick I barely had time to prepare myself for the delivery of her. So each and eveytime you are induce is different then the ones before. Positive thoughts will change the outcome of the deleivery Jen , " Michelle " <michelle wrote: > > Hi Jessika, > > You sound stressed and worried and are thinking some pretty negative > thoughts. It almost seems that you " expect " to experience the worst. > The best thing you can do is change your thinking! Relax. Visualize > your baby being ready to arrive at the perfect time. Talk to him/her > about it. Be the creator of your own beautiful birth experience! > > And, while you're at it, take some castor oil, enjoy a spicey dinner > and indulge in great sex! > > Relax and KNOW that everything is perfect, > Michelle > > PS I had my only child at almost 40. My water broke 2 weeks early and > I hadn't even begun to dialate. Took 18 hours to get to 3 cm. > Therefore, I had a " Pitocin birth " . Yep, I had an IV, but I walked > the halls of my birthing center, did NOT have a monitor screwed into > my sons head, did NOT need foreceps, and had a beautiful vaginal > delivery. THINK GOOD THOUGHTS! > > > > During a pitocin birth, I will experience contractions > > that are stronger and more frequent than I would in a > > natural birth. I will be forced to stay lying in bed > > with an iv in me and an internal fetal heart monitor > > screwed into my baby's scalp. Pitocin births greatly > > increase the liklihood of all other interventions, > > including epidurals, forceps birth, and cesarian. > > Pitocin also increases the liklihood of all sorts of > > complications, including the extremely rare uterine > > rupture. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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