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im ready for this baby now but im only 33 weeks what should i do?

I'm ready to start labor but I'm only 33 weeks I want to try castrol oil I've been reading into it and it seems harmless  but I want others opinion I'm young and its my first baby this pregnancy is really getting to me I can feel myself getting depressed I should be happy but I'm not I'm scared that its affecting her should I go for the castrol oil test?
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Im 30 weeks pregnant with my second in i am tired i made my aunt take castor oil in she went into labor it works for some people i was thinking bout trying it cause im tired of in so stressed in i can not take it any more i just wanna work
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Monique if I were you I would go to the hospital and get it checked out. Bleeding almost every other day is not normal . And I wouldn't listen to someone who ever told me that.
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33 weeks is too early. Just hang in there. My daughter came at 36 weeks and she was in the NICU for a week with a ventilator and feeding tube. I wasn't able to hold my baby for three days. It was horrible.  At 33 weeks your baby would have a very high chance of being there as well. And chances are it would be a much longer stay.
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33 weeks is too early. Please just relax and try to enjoy your last few weeks of pregnancy, it may be tough but believe me it's wroth it.
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12584065 tn?1436320514
Your baby is not considered full term until 37 WEEKS. Please do yourself and your child a favor and wait until then. My son was born at 36 weeks via induction and still a a little trouble breathing. Thank God he was a healthy 8 lb preemie but still couldve benefited that extra week. 33 weeks is a NO NO and any sane doctor will tell you the same. You can do it and wait 4 more weeks to try your own induction methods. Take care.
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13782075 tn?1437961772
33 weeks is to early dont hurt your baby just stay strong if you dont like what your dr says maybe switch drs
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You still have two months left wait you baby will be born a premi and have respatory issues because lungs are not fully developed until 37-38 weeks. Don't risk your child's life because if you use castor oil and something happens to your baby you will have to live with that guilt the rest of your life.
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im 33 weeks as well and i was just about to do the same thing becus im bleeding almost every other day and i  have constantly told my doctor and he does nothing but tell me this is normal ..when i try to get up at night i can barely move and i be in so much pain
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1145691 tn?1291478338
Please don't put your baby at risk! You are in the home stretch and its common to feel like that. Talk to your doctor, maybe you can get some meds or some counselling to help you get some things off your chest.
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689528 tn?1364135841
Patience is a virtue...you've come this far...don't mess it up!
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1194973 tn?1385503904
You might be ready, but your child is not. There's a reason pregnancy is 40 weeks. When we become pregnant and choose to become parents it stops becoming about you now. It's about the health and well being of that child. Trying to force that baby out FAR before they're ready is bad for their health and shouldn't be done. No doctor will tell you to induce because it's hard. Pregnancy is not meant to be easy. But as a parent you're going to have to sacrifice a lot, and it starts when you're pregnant. You have 7 weeks for that babies lungs to mature and for it to put on the weight it needs. If born now, it's likely going to have issues breathing and feeding because the lungs aren't mature and it's still working on how to do things. Speak to your doctor about how you feel, but DON'T try to make that baby come before it's ready.
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1012334 tn?1283702979
trying to induce labor at 33 weeks is dangerous and can hurt the baby and the baby would probably have to stay in the hospital for a while. I know it is difficult in the last few weeks of pregnancy (I am 36 weeks) and i want to be done sometimes too! my first baby was born at 28 weeks (for medical reasons) and had to stay in the hospital for a while, it was scary and I wish he had made it farther. as far as the caster oil at this point it in the pregnancy it probably would'nt do more than give you diahhrea and maybe a few braxton hicks (fake contractions) it really only work if you body is ready to have the baby already and yours would'nt be yet! if you are feeling depressed and worried these are normal pregnancy feels, but there is medication that is safe to take while you are pregnant as well. I have a history of depression and am on wellbuitrin which is safe to take while pregnant, there are a few other anti0-depression meds that are safe during pregnancy, if you really feel bad talk to your doctor about your options medications during pregnancy are best if avoided, but when needed can be benifical to yuo and your baby! Good luck and if you need to talk feel free to message me, I know what it's like being a young mom!
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1178131 tn?1282654819
Please dont risk an innocent life.
Can you forgive yourself if your baby is born with congenital defects, with which he/she may have to live rest of their life?  can you forgive yourself for that?

You did it for 33 wks, you can wait for few more weeks.  please dont do anything that can remotely/potentially harm the baby.  Please be sympathetic to the little one.  
Your few weeks can mean a whole lot to him/her!
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wow. YOU are ONLY 33 WKS!!!!!! no way no how should you be trying this!!!!! i gave birth at 38 wks and my daughter was only 5lb 9 oz..... i dont even want to think about how tiny she would have been at 33 wks!!!!!!!! Imagine if something bad were to happen to you or the baby bc of a choice you made..... please dont!!!!! Go to a doctor with this... this sounds very serious, as you could put yourself and baby in danger.
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If you are thinking about attempting to induce labor yourself at 33 weeks then you are putting yourself and baby in severe DANGER!

Taking castor oil during the final stages of pregnancy can be DANGEROUS - it certainly is not always "harmless".  It should ONLY be taken under medical direction and supervision.  At 33 weeks, no medical professional would recommend you take a substance that can result in life-threatening complications!

Talk to your doctor about how you have been feeling.  At 33 weeks your baby would be premature if delivered now and at risk for a whole host of complications, including death, if born now.

Being pregnant is not easy, and with this comes a lot of responsibility.  Your job is to do your best to ensure baby is kept healthy.  That will not be the case should you attempt induction of a premature baby.

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Do it i did at 30 weeks
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