Community› The Bump Message Boards› Natural Birth
Natural Birth
New Discussion

EPO - not done vaginally?

HannahsHopeHannahsHope member
in Natural Birth
My doc gave me the go-ahead for EPO. I am taking 2000mg orally in the AM and 1000mg orally in the PM. She said she "wasn't so sure" about wanting me to insert it vaginally. I am currently 1cm and "thick".

8.7.04 Married the Man
7.16.11 Welcomed the Boy (#1)
8.19.13 Welcomed the Boy (#2)

Report Reply to Post

Re: EPO - not done vaginally?

  • JCWhiteyJCWhitey member
    Are you asking if anyone experienced success taking it orally only?

    I took EPO for a week orally (1000 mg) and didn't really experience much of a change.  However on the 2nd night of doing 500 mg vaginally my water broke naturally and I had my baby 5 hours later.  Not sure if the EPO had anything to do with that or if it was just "my time", but I'm pretty sure the oral EPO didn't really do much in that week that I took it.  But I was also taking a much smaller dose.

    B born 7/15/13, C born 3/2/15, #3 on the way May '17


    I’m a modern man, a man for the millennium. Digital and smoke free. A diversified multi-cultural, post-modern deconstruction that is anatomically and ecologically incorrect. I’ve been up linked and downloaded, I’ve been inputted and outsourced, I know the upside of downsizing, I know the downside of upgrading. I’m a high-tech low-life. A cutting edge, state-of-the-art bi-coastal multi-tasker and I can give you a gigabyte in a nanosecond! I’m new wave, but I’m old school and my inner child is outward bound. I’m a hot-wired, heat seeking, warm-hearted cool customer, voice activated and bio-degradable. I interface with my database, my database is in cyberspace, so I’m interactive, I’m hyperactive and from time to time I’m radioactive.

    Report Reply
  • Loading the player...
  • sschwegesschwege member
    One of my CNMs encouraged me to try it vaginally.  I only did one dose, because it left me feeling kind of itchy (TMI, sorry!), so I stuck to oral from there on out.  Not sure how much it helped if any because my MWs don't check you routinely.  But it made me feel like I was doing something.  Oh and I only took it with my first and I had both babies at 40w3d (charting)
    image




    Lilypie Kids Birthday tickers Lilypie Third Birthday tickers My Ovulation Chart Lilypie First Birthday tickers
    Report Reply
  • abell77abell77 member
    I'm not so sure as to why your dr. "wasn't so sure"...I would have asked more questions.  Is their something unique about your situation that makes it not advisable for you to do the EPO vaginally?  I'm on my third pregnancy, and each time my CNM's have given me the go ahead to take it orally and vaginally beginning at 36 weeks.  I've had no problems with either of my last two pregnancies.
    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker image Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker BabyFruit Ticker BabyFruit Ticker
    Report Reply
  • Sawyerplus1Sawyerplus1 member
    I've used EPO in previous pregnancies, both orally and vaginally. It's totally one of those things that's hard to really know how much it's helping or if your body would have progressed the same on it's own. I don't know why your dr wasn't sure about it. But then, if I remember correctly, I think I started taking it orally around 36 weeks and then added it vaginally around 38, so maybe he just wants you to wait?
    Pregnancy Ticker Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
    Report Reply
  • MadameFancyPantsMadameFancyPants member
    I used it vaginally for myself but now I don't really recommend it unless a mom asks. 

    When an oil gets hot, it goes rancid.  We don't know what temperature EPO starts to turn but I'm willing to bet its around body temperature or slightly more.  Putting rancid oil inside your vagina could cause an infection and that's the last thing you want before you little one is born. 

    Just my $0.02.
    Warning No formatter is installed for the format bbhtml
    Report Reply
  • dmhrn13dmhrn13 member
    The practice I work out of recommends 1500 mg orally 3 times a day (4500mg total) starting at 36 weeks & you can add 500 mg vaginally at 38 weeks on.  1000mg per vag won't hurt.
    TTC since 1/2008
    BFP 7/2009 m/c
    BFP 9/2009 m/c
    Clomid IUI 12/2010, 1/2011, 2/2011 All BFN
    IVF #1 6/2011 BFN, no frosties
    IVF #2 2/2012 BFP
    DD born 10/2012
    FET 9/3/2013 BFN, no more frosties
    IVF # 3 11/3/13 Canceled after retrieval d/t severe OHSS, 3 frosties
    FET #3 2/2014 BFP Twins!
    B/G Twins born 9/2014 at 36w4d

    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker

    image
    Report Reply
  • hannafemmehannafemme member
    My OB told me to do 1000 mg orally and 2000 mg vaginally starting at 36 weeks.  Honestly, I haven't been too consistent with it yet.  My doc is out of town this week, and DH is going to be gone overnight Thursday-Friday this week for his grandfather's funeral, so I don't want to do anything to encourage the baby to come until next week!  I will start again on Monday!
    Report Reply
This discussion has been closed.
Choose Another Board
Search Boards
"
"