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Evening Primrose Oil

ally2011ally2011 member
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A mom on my BMB credited this with not tearing.  I am VERY interested in not tearing :)  Can anyone tell me the benefits of EPO, how to use it and were to get it?  I am 38 weeks and 2 days so that ship may have sailed, but if not, I would love more info.

Thanks ladies! 

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Re: Evening Primrose Oil

  • MrsJellyMrsJelly member

    As per my doula's advice... 

    At 36 wks start taking 500mg 2 times/day - one tablet in the morning & one in the evening
    Then at 38 wks start inserting one tablet vaginally in the evening before bed...poke it with a pin prior to insertion so the gel comes out.

    Since you are already 38 wks I would assume you can start taking it and inserting it at the same time...but I'm not 100% sure on that, but don't see why not?

    You can get it at pretty much any health food type store. 
    She has had 4 children and NO TEARS some of which were over 8lbs...so I'd say it works. She also said a lot of not tearing has to do with controlled pushing through the crowning stages so you have time to stretch...lovely thought eh? 

    Good Luck!

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  • annabelle.27annabelle.27 member
    My midwife also believed it to reduce tearing. I inserted vaginally starting about 36 or 37 weeks. I didn't tear at all, although whether that was due to the EPO, the waterbirth, my upright pushing position, or luck, I cannot say.
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  • MrsBigTimeMrsBigTime member

    I took it and still tore :(

    But, I only took it orally because the one time I inserted it vaginally I was so gooey I was uncomfortable. If you do decide to do decide to stick it up there, be sure to wear a pantiliner and be prepared to have more discharge/mucous than ever. 


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  • MrsJellyMrsJelly member
    imageMrsBigTime:

    I took it and still tore :(

    But, I only took it orally because the one time I inserted it vaginally I was so gooey I was uncomfortable. If you do decide to do decide to stick it up there, be sure to wear a pantiliner and be prepared to have more discharge/mucous than ever. 

    Also...a friend of mine suggested using a Canesten applicator to insert the capsule of EPO. She said it helped get it "right up there" and seemed to reduce the amount that leaked out...pregnancy and it's many wonders :)  

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  • annabelle.27annabelle.27 member
    Put it in before you go to bed so most of the dripping is contained. Some leaking is good though; it is the leaking out that coats the vagina and perineum with the oil, and thus reducing tearing in the future. Apparently.
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  • bornmommybornmommy member

    I never heard of it helping to not tear.  Possibly because it is oil that has been shown to soften things up. 

    I took it orally to help soften my cervix from 37 weeks on.  I don't really buy into the "making a salad down there" mentality.  I think exercise (kegels) and genetics are the two big factors in preventing tearing.  You really have to massage the perineum a lot to get it to the point its soft enough...

       

                  
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  • bornmommybornmommy member

    On another note, OP, sorry for your previous loss. 

                  
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