Clary sage oil

Has anyone used clary sage oil and think it’s useful / helped to bring on labour?

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I've bought some to put in an aromatherapy machine when labour starts but I'm not sure its a good idea to use before that...

I did ! It was very powerful and I ended up being so overwhelmed with extra long contractions ( probably just because of my own body/ baby's position) and it was so hard to get away from the smell, the feel that it was on me and I had to get changed and throw stuff in a bag far away.
I guess it worked in helping me start labor early, I used it in my diffuser along with other oils after 37 weeks when my midwife started telling me to act upon not getting induced ...but I would caution to be very measured with it and perhaps avoid the " put drops on a paper tissue" kind if thing, which I did once on the antenatal ward and regretted!

Yes and definitely encourages contractions, I would only take when I’m over dates and maybe time with after a sweep or something ☺️

I've used it in a bath (mix it with milk first to help it diffuse into the water rather than sit on top) and that was really nice. You can also move it with a carrier oil and massage your bump. It wasn't overwhelming either of these ways, but I hated it on a tissue or in a diffuser. I've had early labour contractions since, so maybe it worked?

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