how to use evening primrose oil?

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Hi ladies! I tried using the search for this but no luck. I am due in 10 days with my first baby and I keep seeing people using epo. Do you take this orally or insert vaginally? Also where do you buy this and does it really induce labor? FTM so I'm a bit clueless. Thanks in advance!

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How did it affect u at all if you did it? My friends said it helped with quicker deliveries and little to no tearing but they used it vaginally. That’s where it softened their cervix. Directly inserted into the vagina. Orally it just helps the bones and joints.

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Thanks ladies!!

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Please google "vbac facts evening primrose oil" - there is a super great article posted about how there is little to no evidence that EPO works and that there is no guarantee that it's safe in pregnancy. Check it out!

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I bought mine from GNC but Walmart carries a cheaper brand.

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I've done both.. I bought the gel capsules and poked tiny holes in them but not sure if that's necessary. I also have taken them by mouth as well.

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Both of my friends used this one just took it orally two weeks before she was due the other did both and it did not make either of them go any faster my one friend was actually almost a week late with her little one. And you can get them at a health food store or if look up to see if it was easier to order online.

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I am currently 38 weeks and I've been taking 4 pills orally every day for 2 weeks.  I'm 1 cm but I really don't think EPO is helping.

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I started taking orally at 37 weeks and gradually upped the dosage.  Couldnt do it vaginally since my belly was too big to even attempt.  Bought mine off Amazon since I couldn't find it in the store.  Supposedly it helps to soften the cervix and help with shorter labor, but I didn't have that experience at all.  Didn't help soften my cervix and didn't help with labor either.