Evening Primrose and Raspberry Leaf tea?

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Does anyone have experience past or present using epo or red rasberry leaf tea? My midwife highly recommended both. Any negatives or side effects from using? I know bad to use in first trimester.

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I use the Evening Primrose Oil capsules and started at 36 weeks. At my 35+6 appointment I was 1cm, 50% effaced and baby not engaged. After 1 week of 1,000 mg orally in the morning and 1,000 mg vaginally at night, I was 2 1/2cm, 70% effaced, and baby now engaged at -2 station. This was at my 36+6 appointment. Now at 37 weeks I increased the dose to 1,000mg orally in the morning and 2,000mg vaginally at night. I've lost A LOT of mucus plug these past few days and will be rechecked at my appointment on Thursday. Obviously I can't be sure if it's just my body progressing or the EPO, but I plan on continuing it regardless.

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I have a strange question... I'm 36.3 and planning on starting EPO after my Drs appointment this week... When your using it vaginally does that make for a mess when the dr checks me next? I'm sure they're used to it but just makes me a little self conscious of having an oily mess down there when they check me...

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Has anyone heard red raspberry leaf tea is bad to drink if you had fibroids?

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Just got myself some EPO... How do you take it vaginally? Do you stick the whole capsul up there and it just dissolves? Kinda freaks me out...

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I've been using both for almost 2 weeks and nothing has happened for me. Not dilated at all and never even had a Braxton hicks. Im 40+3. I'm still trying though.

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I'm taking raspberry leaf tablets, we'll see how they go. You need to drink ALOT of tea for it to be beneficial whereas you only need 1-2 tablets a day.

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I've been drinking the tea since 36 weeks. My mid wife swears by it and said it can't hurt to try it!

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I started both of them at 37 weeks and 4 days, and by 38 weeks exactly I was in labor. I have no idea if they worked, or if it was just coincidence.

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I drink the tea daily but I'm a ftm, hopefully it is prepping my uterus

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Im using both now as well but its only been 3 days so i cant give u any info yet. I have an appt Thursday tho :)

Evening Primrose and Raspberry Leaf tea?

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