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Family Forum / Pregnancy / Pregnancy / January 2009Evening Primrose Oil?
I've kind of been looking around a little and I've come up with a few hits that this evening primrose oil might be something that can start labor. I can't really find much info on it, though. One site said something about it can help to "naturally ripen the cervix" and also recall reading something that it can be taken orally as early as about 34 weeks and vaginally after - or something like that. Does this stuff actually help to induce labor? Would it be an idea to do around the 38-39 week mark? I know my doctor is going to start talking about c-section right away. With DD1, I was scheduled for the OR when, IIRC, I was only 8 days over due. With DD2, it was when I was only 1 day over due... I'm not going to have a section unless it's absolutely necessary and is actually *medically* necessary where if I don't have a c-section it could put me/the baby at risk. Otherwise, I will not want a c-section just for convenience. I went to pick up some castor oil (which did the trick in a fantastic way with DD1) but Walmart was all sold out. I'm giving this baby an eviction notice no later than this weekend, and I am planning to try and enforce it around my due date, which is 2 weeks now. I'm not looking for an immediate solution to kickstart labor just yet, mostly because I do still have 2 weeks to go, but any time after NEXT weekend would work just fine for me, as I'm just not having a very good time with this in the least. Plus, 1 week on either side of my EDD is just fine with me. I guess any time from now on is considered full term, but I think I would much rather go another week before trying anything. Right now, though, I'm just trying to take a little time to find out my options about what I could or shouldn't try. I've heard of this evening primrose oil, but haven't really heard all that much about it. I'm also wondering where I would start looking for it... Would it be found at a regular store? A pharmacy? A health food store? > I've heard of this evening primrose oil, but haven't really heard all that > much about it. I'm also wondering where I would start looking for it... > Would it be found at a regular store? A pharmacy? A health food store? Have a look at the gentlebirth.org archives http://gentlebirth.org/archives/natinduc.html#Ripening is the section on evening primrose oil, but they also cover other induction methods. Sounds like you should get started with the EPO right away, both orally and down there, but it appears it's really only for getting your cervix ready for labour, though I guess a ready cervix is a step in the right direction. I would want to know baby was in a good position before trying to encourage anything, I've heard too many stories of long labours started with some of these methods but baby not being in a good position and it taking time for that to happen. Cheers Anne >> I've heard of this evening primrose oil, but haven't really heard all >> that much about it. I'm also wondering where I would start looking for [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Cheers > Anne Thanks for the link. I'll definitely check it out! Oops! This is me, Kat, just on the other computer! >>> I've heard of this evening primrose oil, but haven't really heard all >>> that much about it. I'm also wondering where I would start looking for [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Thanks for the link. I'll definitely check it out! > Does this stuff actually help to induce labor? Would it be an idea to do > around the 38-39 week mark? I used EPO with both of my previous pregnancies from about 35 weeks on. It did not help to induce labor. DD was 5 days over, and for DS I was induced on my due date. -BUT- I had wonderful, quick labors. DD was only about 7 hours, which I think is amazing for a first, and DS was only about 2 1/2 hours of actual laboring (the wimpy cramps I had while waiting for the induction to start working can hardly be counted). No drugs for either. I can't say EPO did it, but I can say it sure didn't hurt! > I'm giving this baby an eviction > notice no later than this weekend, and I am planning to try and enforce it > around my due date, which is 2 weeks now. This is so cute! I'm an attorney, and I think you just might've given me an idea for my birth announcements when DS2 is born! > I've heard of this evening primrose oil, but haven't really heard all that > much about it. I'm also wondering where I would start looking for it... > Would it be found at a regular store? A pharmacy? A health food store? I found it at Wal-Mart for one pregnancy, but for the other, I had to get it at either a drug store or a health food store. Can't remember. Anyway, it is one that's not -too- difficult to find, unlike some of the other drugs/herbal remedies (like red raspberry leaf tea pills -- another idea for you -- and one I had to buy online) that are touted for helping with or triggering labor. Good luck! -Carlye DD 9-2004 DS 6-2006 DS2 due 4-1-2009 On Jan 24, 12:17 am, "Kat" <xk...@none.com> wrote: > Does this stuff actually help to induce labor? Would it be an idea to do > around the 38-39 week mark? I used EPO with both of my previous pregnancies from about 35 weeks on. It did not help to induce labor. DD was 5 days over, and for DS I was induced on my due date. -BUT- I had wonderful, quick labors. DD was only about 7 hours, which I think is amazing for a first, and DS was only about 2 1/2 hours of actual laboring (the wimpy cramps I had while waiting for the induction to start working can hardly be counted). No drugs for either. I can't say EPO did it, but I can say it sure didn't hurt! --- My labors generally seem to be on the somewhat shorter side... I remember with DS, I went from 4-10cm AND he was born in about an hour. I think it was about an hour and 15 mins from when I was checked and found to be at 4cm to when he was actually born. I also recall it wasn't very much fun either LOL > I'm giving this baby an eviction > notice no later than this weekend, and I am planning to try and enforce it > around my due date, which is 2 weeks now. This is so cute! I'm an attorney, and I think you just might've given me an idea for my birth announcements when DS2 is born! --- Haha well, enough is enough (for me) already. > I've heard of this evening primrose oil, but haven't really heard all that > much about it. I'm also wondering where I would start looking for it... > Would it be found at a regular store? A pharmacy? A health food store? I found it at Wal-Mart for one pregnancy, but for the other, I had to get it at either a drug store or a health food store. Can't remember. Anyway, it is one that's not -too- difficult to find, unlike some of the other drugs/herbal remedies (like red raspberry leaf tea pills -- another idea for you -- and one I had to buy online) that are touted for helping with or triggering labor. --- I found some at the health store that has all kinds of health/herbal stuff - same place that I've always bought my fenugreek from. If Walmart carries it here, it was probably cheaper there, but the big headache I get from Walmart probably was worth the little more I paid for this bottle to avoid the headache of parking, walking through and then waiting through the checkout lines at Walmart LOL I actually heard about RRLT when I was pregnant with DS. I'm not a coffee or tea drinker at all. I really can't stand any kind of either, but I drank the RRL tea often. I've heard that although it doesn't really help start labor, it more 'conditions' and can make labor easier/faster. I drank it as a tea. I found it as tea bags, but you know... I have no idea where I found them originally (considering DS will be 8 this Saturday!) I know I found the tea bags locally and I know the tea tasted pretty bad (as I find all teas do lol) but I do remember I drank it anyways and again, with DS, I went from 4-10cm in record time. I don't have any more of it left hanging around all these years as I remember giving the rest of what I had left away to someone else, and I didn't bother getting more. I think with that it's probably not even worth it to get some for the last couple weeks... I do, however, have a bottle of castor oil handy and a bottle of this EPO. I did open the bottle up and they look like balls with gel in them (could that be why the bottle calls them "softgels" or something?? haha) I'm still not entirely sure how I should be using them... I've found online something about you can swallow them, insert them way up to your cervix (I'm not even 100% sure where, exactly, my cervix actually is) or you can bust them open and put the liquid on your finger and something about put it directly on your cervix or something. Good luck! -Carlye DD 9-2004 DS 6-2006 DS2 due 4-1-2009 > I actually heard about RRLT when I was pregnant with DS. I'm not a coffee > or tea drinker at all. I really can't stand any kind of either, but I drank [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > teas do lol) but I do remember I drank it anyways and again, with DS, I went > from 4-10cm in record time. I am not a coffee or tea drinker, either, which is why I ordered the red raspberry leaf tea pills online. Then I could just swallow it! Much more palatable. :) I have heard that simply swallowing the pills rather than drinking brewed tea might not be as effective, but I just couldn't gag the tea down. I figured even if it wasn't -as- effective, it certainly couldn't *hurt* anything to take them that way. > I do, however, have a bottle of castor oil handy and a bottle of this EPO. > I did open the bottle up and they look like balls with gel in them (could [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > and put the liquid on your finger and something about put it directly on > your cervix or something. I don't know that there's a specific way you're supposed to use them. I've heard of people squeezing the oil out onto a finger, but I would think you'd lose a lot of that oil in re-entry, if you get what I mean. I always just inserted the whole pill. Since they're softgels, they dissolve fairly easily. I do recall a poster or two on here (years ago) saying they put holes in the pill with a pin just in case, but I never found that to be necessary. Oh, and if I recall correctly, I think I took one orally every morning and inserted one vaginally every night. -Carlye DD 9-2004 DS 6-2006 DS2 due 4-1-2009 |
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