Helping to thin out?

Question

So I'm 34 weeks with my second, and I've started taking evening primrose oil and drinking raspberry leaf tea so help my cervix start thinning out. She's already been way low for around a month now, and I've had a lot of pressure and contractions but the midwife said my cervix is still closed and "long". Im assuming long means 0% effaced. So I'm just trying to get the ball rolling a little bit, seeing as with my first I was stuck in active labor and they had to give me pitocin and break my water and I want to have a drug free birth this time around. Anyone have any success with this stuff?

Answer

You should not take either of those as they can cause your cervix to contract and have preterm labor. let your body do what it needs to and baby come when he or she is ready. babies do so much growing in the last 5 to 6 weeks of pregnancy it is the difference between a 4lb baby that needs to be in the nicu to a 7lb baby that gets to come home. you don't want to do anything that even has the possibility of causing you to go into preterm labor. my last daughter came at almost 34 weeks because I got a kidney infection and she was large for 33+4 at 4kvs 6oz and thankfully her lungs were developed so only spend 9 days in the nicu to gain weight. remember ultrasounds are always off with weight and on average at 34 weeks your baby is only 4lbs. even if it seems like your body isn't progressing it is. my first I wasn't thinned out at all by 39 weeks even tho she had been head down an engaged for over a month. then at exactly 49 weeks I went from having nonorgression

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I had a preterm
Baby and thank god she was fine but it was terrifying!  Let
Your body do its thing!  I know the last few
Weeks are miserable but take care of
Your baby' if your doctor wants you to go early he'll make
It happen otherwise let your body do its thing!!  At 34 weeks you still have 3 weeeks until considered full term and 6!weeks until your due date!! Good luck momma!

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I was told to start 1000 mg EPO orally at 34 weeks, then start 1000 orally and 1000 vaginally at 37. Then 2000 at 38 weeks and just do vaginally. Vaginally is most potent. I however... am not doing it lol. I want this babe to stay in til at least 39 weeks! No chances here! He will come when he is ready.

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Just remember every delivery is different! With my first I was in 28 hours labor and with the second only for 3h, I couldn't believe how quick he came out, my midwife said it's very common for first baby to take ages to come out and second almost no time needed:) good luck

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Following as I also plan to do this x

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