Mountain Meadow Herbs Gentle Birth for Birth Prep/Labor Prep, Fast Acting Liquid Herbal Extract for Childbirth Support w/o Blue Cohosh - 4oz

Edit: birth story short, Yes! It works!!! I do believe since I used this tincture it made my labor quick, contractions were manageable/unknown until I hit transition, and everything was smooth. So glad I used this again! I personally do believe this stuff works! I used it with my first pregnancy around 35-36 weeks as suggested. I think it helped with some pain tolerance during labor. This time around I decided to not get the blue cohosh just in case for blood pressure, because last time I had it and my Bp was a little questionable? Idk first time birthing a baby sounds like anxiety anyways. Haha could have been that. But the taste is different, stronger just take a drink after and doesn’t leave a weird aftertaste. Might check in after I have my baby if I really think it works for unmedicated birth!

I took this as the bottle suggested 3x’s a day starting at 35 weeks along side Evening Primrose Oil starting at 37 weeks. I bought this to help me in having a successful VBAC and it did just that ! I went into labor at 39weeks and 3days just 4 days before my due date. The day I went into labor, I had a doctors appt. that afternoon at 3pm. When my midwife checked my cervix it was closed and I was dilated only 1cm. I was determined to have my baby naturally and I knew if I went pass my due date, I would be pushed to get induced ! So I went home that day and started nipple stimulation at 6pmish. Around 7:30ish I began having contractions, I didn’t think much of it. They were a bit strong but tolerable and not to painful. Around 9pm I contacted my doula, we timed my contractions for an hour. They were coming every 2-3 mins and lasting 40sec. and at this point I was in active labor! Right before I made it to the hospital my water broke ! I made it to the hospital at 11pm. My doula could not believe how well I was handling the contractions that were coming an going so quickly, I was literally up talking, walking and breathing through every contraction. My contractions were still strong, effective and very much so tolerable. When the nurse checked my cervix I was 8-9cm dilated, almost fully effaced, soft cervix. The nurses were shocked in how calm I was. They were like you’re handling this pretty well to be so close to possibly giving birth soon! Around 2am I was fully dilated. Due to my babies position *sunny side up* I ended up pushing for almost 5 hrs🥵. I had to have a vacuum suction assistance to help bring his head out of my birth canal. He made his grand entrance at 8:16am!💙 This tincture definitely helped with the birth I envisioned. I dilated so quickly once my contractions started and it also helped prep my body to give birth. If it wasn’t for my babies position he definitely would have been born sooner. Even so, I was still in labor for only 13hours! My birth was indeed gentle, all natural and quick. I did tear a bit only because of the vacuum assistance and even while been sown up it did not hurt that bad. I didn’t think I could do it, I feared I was going to have a 2nd C-section but taking this tincture along side EPO definitely helped me achieve a non-medicated, natural VBAC. I will most definitely purchase this tincture again for any and every future pregnancy I may have❤️

I purchased the tincture without blue cohosh. Let me start off by saying this was my 3rd child and 2nd Vbac and wanted the best outcome I could have. I know this stuff has magical powers because I took it with my first and was 4cm dilated by the time of his due date. My second, I didn’t take it at all and was not dilated at all by his due date. With the most recent delivery of my 3rd baby (literally yesterday) I started taking at 35 weeks and 2 days. I had my 36 week appointment and was already dilated 2 cm. I wasn’t having any contractions really but would try to get some walks in when I could. By 38-39 weeks I stayed at 3cm and only notice cramps but nothing horrible. By 39 weeks and 2 days I started noticing more frequent contractions and thought maybe labor was on its way. I had 2 days of more intense contractions and yesterday am (39 weeks 6days) I had my checkup and I was 4cm dilated and very thin/soft. After I left my appointment I was having mild but steady contractions. I continued to have them throughout the day and by 5 pm I started feeling like it was the real deal. My contractions were painful but manageable. By 6:40 pm I could barely walk and was in so much pain. The car ride to the hospital was excruciating and by the time I got to the hospital and checked in I was 8 cm dilated. This was amazing for me, as my first 2 births were both inductions and I never experienced spontaneous labor. I won’t say that this helped with labor contractions but breathing through them was manageable, I was just too uncomfortable and luckily I was able to get an epidural. By the time we were checked into our room and all the IVs were in it was probably 8:30pm and I gave birth at 9:44pm. I truly believe this tincture helped me to be able to labor over the course of a few days and have a quick transition. I believe I pushed for 5-10 minutes and she came quick! My uterus definitely did most of the work and my post birth checkups they said it was very firm. I bled a little more (as I did with the last one) but today I’d say the bleeding is under control, again something I think that gentle birth contributed to. 1000% recommend to strengthen your uterus for labor and delivery!