Black Cohosh for labor induction

[Jessb07]

My chiropractor also practices herbs and homopathy and suggested that maybe if I haven't had the baby by my due date next Friday I could try taking some of this???

I did some research and it looks like it is used in labor induction by mid-wifes at the 40 week mark.

Has anyone tried this? Any experience with it?

I did pick up some evening primrose oil today and was going to try that to help ripen my cervix, for now.


Currently I'm just at 2cm dilated (39weeks tomorrow), my cervix is still high, but baby is head down and very low. I have moderate cx but nothing that I can time. When I get a couple in a row they do hurt but then they'll taper off. I've also had some vaginal/menstrual cramping off and on for the past couple of weeks.

[Hillary02]

I used the cohosh when I was 39 to 40 weeks with my 2 year old. I personally didnt feel like it did anything and it didnt taste all that great either. I put alot of honey in the tea My SIL also used it though and she felt that it worked for her. So its worth a try. For me a combination of nipple stimulation walking and sex seemed to do the trick.

[BrandiB]

I've never even heard of it lol.

[kellyowens]

Generally, black cohosh works better if taken over the course of a week or more at gradually increasing doses. It can be taken at higher doses in an attempt to get labor going but it's more effective if taken at smaller doses before hand (it's included in many labor-prep formulas) . When my labor was slow with DS my midwives gave me extremely strong raspberry leaf tea with black and blue cohosh tinctures in it (one dropper of each). I did notice stronger contrx.

Strong RRL tea is good on a daily basis too...won't "induce" and may help once things do get going .

I've used evening primrose...does quite a bit to soften my cervix.

Nipple stimulation has worked for me too but I have to do it for a *looooong* time . The contrx pick right up but if I stop before I'm in active labor...everything stops.

[Jessb07]

Generally, black cohosh works better if taken over the course of a week or more at gradually increasing doses. It can be taken at higher doses in an attempt to get labor going but it's more effective if taken at smaller doses before hand (it's included in many labor-prep formulas) . When my labor was slow with DS my midwives gave me extremely strong raspberry leaf tea with black and blue cohosh tinctures in it (one dropper of each). I did notice stronger contrx.

Strong RRL tea is good on a daily basis too...won't "induce" and may help once things do get going .

I've used evening primrose...does quite a bit to soften my cervix.

Nipple stimulation has worked for me too but I have to do it for a *looooong* time . The contrx pick right up but if I stop before I'm in active labor...everything stops.

How did you use the evening primrose? I read online its something like 2 tabs a day for one week then 1 tab for the next if your close to your dd. I picked up some of that since I wasn't sure about the black cohosh.

[Babidol]

I took EPO too and fresh pineapple. I took 2 tablets orally for a week and ate fresh pineapple everyday for a week. Contractions started within a few days and water broke a week after starting. I know others have taken EPO vaginally.

[kellyowens]

I take 3/day orally and insert 1 vaginally before bed (I wear a liner because the oil sometimes leaks out when I get up in the morning).

[Jessb07]

I take 3/day orally and insert 1 vaginally before bed (I wear a liner because the oil sometimes leaks out when I get up in the morning).

Cool! I think I"ll try that starting today when I get home. Thanks!

[mom2kandw]

I took Evening Prime Rose too. I couldn't do cohosh due to previous c-sections. I took 1 orally and 1 or 2 vaginally. Sex helps alot too I made sure we dtd every night. (I was determined to go into labor to avoid another c-section)

[eireali]

With ds I used clary sage oil. I put a few drops in with some olive oil and rubbed it on my belly (which was actually very moisturising) and I also took a very warm bath with some added to the bath water and after bath rubbed more of the olive oil mixture on. You can use it in an oil burner too if you have one. GL!