Clary sage oil anyone?!

[Louise2013]

I started feeling twinges after soaking for about twenty minutes. After one hour I had the stopwatch out and was panicking as they were agonising - far too strong and coming every three minutes..... I went to the hospital about an hour later to have a mw tell me I was not only zero cm dilated but my cervix was still hard as a rock. Baby wasm't ready but my body was trying to labour. I mentioned the clary sage and got a scowl and a 'dangerous stuff that' in response! I was sent home and had to grin and bear it for 12 more hours before the hospital finally let me in for some gas and air! longest night of my life. I had SPD too and was off work for tri three so have every sympathy hun xx

Edited to add: mw also said they do use cs in labour with homeopathic massage but only when in fully established labour to enhance contractions. But never before labour had begun etc. xx

 

[MummyMouse]

I only finished work y'day and in 38+2 today. I'm actually booked for a section but they said if I go into labour they will section me there and then! X

 

[Durhamchance]

I used clary sage oil last time and it never did anything for me. I still went two weeks Overdue and had to be induced.

 

[MummyMouse]

How did you use it and how much durhamchance? I've Ben having the odd sniff from the bottle but gonna add it to my bath when I have one x

 

[MummyMouse]

So we're they REAL contractions even though you wernt dilating x

 

[Louise2013]

I only finished work y'day and in 38+2 today. I'm actually booked for a section but they said if I go into labour they will section me there and then! X

Oh wow! How long till your csec date? Good luck! Xx

 

[Louise2013]

So we're they REAL contractions even though you wernt dilating x

Hell yes..... Couldn't move, talk or anything for the pain, uterus hard as a rock. It's all in my notes as having had a long latent labor phase (excess of 36 hours of regular, intense contractions) last time and upon admission I was admitted to delivery suite under consultant care (as it can cause baby distress) as a result. There they discovered reason for no dilation despite real contractions (as evidenced by trace) was LO was back to back so no pressure on the cervix. I was given hormone drip and an epidural and once I dilated enough they (consultants) manually tried to turn him. Didn't even buy me dinner first

Of course, as I said before, I have no idea if CS actually did start the contractions, and the baby position did not help in terms of how bad the pain was, but either way, I am not risking it again xxx

 

[MummyMouse]

My Csection is 17th x

 

[Durhamchance]

How did you use it and how much durhamchance? I've Ben having the odd sniff from the bottle but gonna add it to my bath when I have one x

I added about 10 drops to my bath water, I mixed a few drops into aqueous cream to rub onto bump and I added a few drops to my oil burner.

It smelt lovely, but just didn't start me off lol

 

[MummyMouse]

I don't have an oil burner ;(

 

[MummyMouse]

Well NOTHING happened x

 

[Podpie]

Probably a good thing! You may have regretted it if baby isn't ready and all you got was painful contractions

 

[Dodsy83]

Not sure exactly what method she used, but my friend used this (I'm sure she said she just gave it a few sniffs) and it worked almost instantly. Her water broke over the kitchen floor with quite a gush apparently and she went very quickly into painful contraction where she couldn't walk.
She must have been pretty ready for it to have such an effect I guess x

 

[GF91]

You can't force your body into labour, you'll go when your body & your baby is ready! I know your in pain- but focus on you've only got 9 days til your section now! X