any third tri ladies using evening primrose oil?

[hbear]

I did this with my first pregnancy, I actually inserted the capsules vaginally to "prepare the cervix for labor".

For some reason I'm undecided whether I want to this time. First time I did go into labor spontaneously at 40w3d, and my water broke at home. Of course, I'll never know whether the EPO helped.

[ringstrue]

I haven't broke down and bought any yet. We had a good amount of sex with my first and I still went so late. Maybe this weekend if I feel desperate I'll get into it.

[Brie]

I did it last time starting at 38w. Still had to be induced at 41+ weeks.

[blushing]

I bought some today after a crappy midwife appointment. Not sure yet if I will actually use them. I have been taking red raspberry tea tablets though. I took them last time and had a short labour.

[ngdgtco]

I wish I had picked some up, but now that I'm overdue I feel like there's not much point. I'm coming around more and more to the idea that he will just come when he's ready. I am taking long walks everyday and sitting on an exercise ball to work, but I feel like that's more to help with positioning than anything. I have been drinking raspberry leaf tea, but only a cup a day, so that's probably not enough to do much. I'm just hoping the months of BH will be worth something once labor starts!

[hbear]

Thanks! I think I'll start the EPO this week.

I heard the red raspberry leaf tea was kind of gross, so not sure that I'm going to do that.

[MamaMaui24]

I did last time (inserted), water broke the next morning (40w3d), no contractions, induction.

Never again!

[mrspost08]

I used it for 2 weeks and still nothing. I'm starting to think everything is a hoax lol

[emb9907]

Alright can I be totally dumb here?!? I didn't use tea or EPO with my daughter and delivered her at 40w1d but I sure was trying everything I could to get things started.  Lots of walks, walking curbs, spicy food, pineapple and sex-- anyways I am sure I would have been willing to try this too if I knew what to do.  So are the EPO pills similar to fish oil in shape and does it dissolve when taken vaginally???  

[mrspost08]

Sept 3, 2014 13:02:52 GMT -5 emb9907 said:

Alright can I be totally dumb here?!? I didn't use tea or EPO with my daughter and delivered her at 40w1d but I sure was trying everything I could to get things started.  Lots of walks, walking curbs, spicy food, pineapple and sex-- anyways I am sure I would have been willing to try this too if I knew what to do.  So are the EPO pills similar to fish oil in shape and does it dissolve when taken vaginally???  

Yes just like fish oil & they dissolve.