evening primrose?

Question

I'm 36 weeks and my midwife has recommended to me to start taking 2,000mg of evening primrose capsules orally every night and drinking four cups of red raspberry leaf tea a day. She was saying that it will soften my cervix, and the red raspberry leaf will tone my uterus making my contractions more powerful. I had thought those two things will induce labor... I guess I'm wrong. Has anyone else ever heard about them being used as natural labor inducers?

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Yeah I've heard of people taking both of those to try and naturally induce labour. 
But I don't believe anything induces a baby naturally. They choose when they want to be born ❤️

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I had my daughter in June I tried everything lol it never worked for me

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No, I've only heated if them being used as prep for labor, not inducers.

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Take them both orally and vaginally. They're more effective that way. They will dilate and efface you for sure. 
Both have been used for decades as natural ways to prep your body, make labor easier, and faster. They will bring baby that's why you shouldn't use evening primrose oil until after 35 weeks and why red raspberry leaf tea, years ago, was used as an abortion method in the first trimester.

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They are to prepare your body, not induce labor....I've done it with all 3 (39 weeks with #4 and doing it now too) and have had very easy deliveries, I won't say easy labor because labor is horrible but deliveries have been quick....EPO helps soften your cervix and RLT helps tone/tighten your uterus for a quicker after labor recovery....neither will give you contractions

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I know many people think that's what they're meant for but that is why it always good to do your own research. They are in fact meant to do what your midwife told you.

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