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Evening Primrose Oil and RRLT??
Ok so at my Dr appt today he checked me and I am not Dilated and my cervix is pretty high up there. 
He mentioned stretching my cervix but didnt. Anyone know what that means? LOL So I went and bought EPO and mRRLT. Anyone know the dosage u are supposed to take. I see different opionions. I bought 1,300 mg capsules. It says take 1 to 2 times daily. Also is that to much to insert vaginally? And then how many times a day do I drink RRLT? Sorry for all the questions. My Dr. Said so what i want but it probably wont work. 
But Its worth a white to me if i can have a vaginal birth this time. Thanks again ladies!
He mentioned stretching my cervix but didnt. Anyone know what that means? LOL So I went and bought EPO and mRRLT. Anyone know the dosage u are supposed to take. I see different opionions. I bought 1,300 mg capsules. It says take 1 to 2 times daily. Also is that to much to insert vaginally? And then how many times a day do I drink RRLT? Sorry for all the questions. My Dr. Said so what i want but it probably wont work. But Its worth a white to me if i can have a vaginal birth this time. Thanks again ladies! DS is 3 years old*
BFP#1-12/30/11, CP-1/6/11*
BFP#2- 1/31/11-missed M/C at 9 weeks-3/9/11, D&C-3/14/11* BFP#3-7/13/11-M/C at 10 weeks-8/26/11, D&C -8/29/11*
BFP#4-10/31/11- Beta at 10DPO-19, Beta at 12DPO-118, RE recommended heparin 2X daily and progesterone 2X daily.
Praying this LO keeps growing!!!
Praying this LO keeps growing!!!
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Re: Evening Primrose Oil and RRLT??
Stretching your cervix is when the provider attempts to manually dilate your cervix by stretching it with gloved fingers. Ouch!
WIth DS, I was told by my midwife to take 2-3 500mg EPO gelcaps orally 1-2daily (so around 1500-2000mg) starting at 36 weeks. She left it up to me to decide if I wanted to insert 1-2 gelcaps vaginally each day (which I chose not to). I might consider doing 1 gelcap each day vaginally at 37-38 weeks this time around though...
The RRLT I made a pitcher of it and kept it in the fridge. I would drink 2-3 8oz glasses every day from 36 weeks on. I also drank a ton of it during early labor before heading to the hospital. I plan on bringing some with me to the hospital this time around.
HTH and GL!
~Sweet Girl *8/18/08* c-section ~ Sweet Boy *12/2/10* VBAC ~ Sweet Boy *8/14/12* VBAC~
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