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Labor Induction

Submitted by Pam on Thu, 06/20/2013 - 13:12

I remember the last several weeks of my pregnancy. They seemed to take FOREVER!  I was carrying a 9-1/2 pound baby and was SO incredibly uncomfortable! Any fear of labor was gone - I just wanted this baby OUT. As hard as it is to wait though, it is so worth it.

A common assumption is that babies are just putting on weight during the last month of the pregnancy and it really doesn't matter.  However, there is much more going on that that.  The baby's lungs are developing. At 35 weeks, the baby's brain is only 2/3 the size that it would be at 39-40 weeks. When babies are born early, there is a risk of breathing problems due to immature lung development, and babies have a difficult time maintaining their own body temperature. Babies may have to spend a period of time in the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit), causing the baby to be separated from the parents, which can impact bonding and certainly breastfeeding. Breastfeeding pre-term babies is critical, as their little digestive systems may not be able to handle anything more than breastmilk, but when mom cannot put baby to the breast or is trying to recover from major abdominal surgery (c-section), it can impact her ability to produce milk. Its a vicious cycle....  (There is help available for moms with milk production issues though.  More at this link about that.)

More serious risks of babies being born early are cerebral palsy, vision and hearing loss, learning disabilities, and even death. All of this are good arguments against elective c-section or induction. This article gives further information and additional resources on this subject.  I encourage you to watch the short, highly informational video it contains as well.  

That said, there are certainly circumstances that require a baby to be induced early, or even an early c-section. When the baby or mom's health is in jeopardy, it is absolutely the best course of action to take. If time is of the essence and the baby must be born immediately, hospital induction or c-section may be necessary.  But if at all possible, I would suggest using herbs to get labor started. They are effective, and much more gentle than the more aggressive measures.   

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I should first say, I would have never believed this if it didn't happen to me.  I'd never tried herbs before and although I wanted a second child desperately, I wasn't convinced it would work.  I called Herb Lore and got a lot of really helpful information.  Pam was so reassuring and confident when we had our consultation.  I hung up really feeling like everything she said (including the timing of my pregnancy) would really happen....and it did!!

It was so easy for me to get pregnant the first time, even at age 40!  And even the second time, which ended in a miscarriage. But after that, it wasn't easy. My husband and I consulted a fertility specialist who insisted on highly expensive and invasive procedures after all "time was of the essence" at age 42.  But I didn't want to do that, and so I was thrilled to have another option.  Herb Lore's Pre-Conception Tea and Vitex Tincture worked exactly as Pam said it would. I gave it the required time to get into my system and just as she said, I was pregnant in the summer. 

Pam was such a big help when I needed advice throughout the pregnancy. I had fears that this one wouldn't "stick", but it did, and we now have our healthy baby boy and I'm now 44!  We cannot thank Pam and Herb Lore enough for helping us to complete our family.  We wanted our daughter to have a brother or sister and with your help, that dream has become a reality!  We feel very fortunate and blessed!

I could go on and on about Herb Lore's great products and Pam's support.  She always sounds so cheerful, relaxed, calm and reassuring.  Words almost don't even describe how thankful we are!  We have two beautiful, healthy children! What a gift from God...we feel so blessed!  Pam and Herb Lore's products do amazing work, and I'm so glad we found you!

With our most sincere gratitude, L.& M.M.