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

I recommend this as a doula and a mom of 6 kiddos. It seems expensive, but you will probably be able to use this for 2 pregnancies. It tastes wonderful, but maybe thats more of my nostalgia talking. I also do really like the taste of most tinctures. Gentle birth does exactly what it says it will, preparing your body for a gentle and lovely birth and set you up for success in your postpartum 🥰 also, i wouldn't use another brand. This is high quality!

You obviously can’t truly know, because there are so many variables with labor/pregnancy/birth— but I think this tincture played a large role in a fast and relatively easy labor and delivery.I did not take it 3x religiously as directed but starting at 36 weeks I was taking it at least once a day-aiming for the 3x. Like other reviews mention, it did start giving me some contractions/false labor within days of starting the tincture. I would have contractions every 5 minutes that lasted hours and this occurred regularly for weeks. I truly believe this was what was toning the uterus and softening the cervix. These contractions were never painful but certainly noticeable. At 37 weeks, I was already 2cm dilated and 50% effaced.I did go to 40w5d. Early labor started at 6am and these contractions were consistently 5-7 minutes apart but completely painless and mostly ignorable except they just didn’t stop. 5pm I went for a walk and my water broke. Contractions got much more intense and closer to 2 minutes together by 7pm. They were still completely manageable and I was laughing and joking in between and fully able to talk through them. By 9:30 I was in transition. The contractions for still manageable but required focus/relaxation. We only knew I was in transition because I started shaking and crying involuntarily (not from pain—just hormonal rush) and feeling nauseous. I was pushing my 10:15pm. Pushing was extremely challenging but I am 5’2 with very narrow hips and had an almost 9lb baby with a huge head (14.5cm). She was also born military style (which means the larger top part of her head came out first instead of the small of her head which typically comes out first). Still baby was born at 11:40pm.I think this tincture was the really the reason my uterus was so strong for effective and relatively painless contractions. I also believe all the contractions beforehand cut off time from the real labor. My midwife thinks I may have been already 4-6cm dilated before I even went into labor.I didn’t even finish half of the smaller bottle. Worth every penny, saving myself hours of pain!

My first child was induced 8 days post due date 8+ years ago. It seems to run in my family that babies do not come “on time”. I saw this and started taking it around 38 weeks 2x a day up to 3x a day with the blue cohosh. I already have lower blood pressure and this did raise my blood pressure slightly. Take the dosing as it states don’t take more in one sitting! This current baby was born 40+6 and I was feeling discouraged until it happened. After consuming this herb I noticed an increase in contractions each time. I think it definitely toned my uterus. I drank it with my raspberry leaf tea because it tastes awful. My water broke and labor began rapidly. I was already 4 cm dilated by the time I got to the hospital (30 min) and then went from 4-9 within the hour and maybe pushed for 30 min. My first birth was long and laborious. So this was the complete opposite. The contractions were intense but it was ultimately the best experience. I want to say this supplement really helped my body prepare for birth just maybe expect a quick delivery?

I have no idea if this had anything to do with my baby arriving a week early but I think it truly helped with a manageable labor and quick delivery! I started around 36 weeks and taking it twice daily then bumped up to 3x daily starting at 37 wks. I delivered at 38 wks 6 days and baby girl was completely healthy!Here’s my timeline:Visited my OB on a Tuesday for standard prenatal check at 37 wks and was told I was 0.5cm dilated that day.Thursday night I developed fairly consistent cramping and contractions which wouldn’t go away with anything I did. Went to get checked on Friday because I thought my water broke ( it didn’t) but was told I was 3cm dilated! I was shocked. They sent me home but I continued to have consistent contractions throughout the night again. Early Saturday ~8am went to the hospital again and I was 6cm! They admitted me and couldn’t believe how well I was doing in active labor. I had my baby girl at 4pm that afternoon and she was out in 3-4 pushes!!I did also get the epidural probably around 7 cm for comfort and to sleep which helped a lot. Either way, I’m pretty sure this tincture affected my progression labor and cervix! Worth a try!