Evening Primrose Oil

[Lizard8124]

So I am 37 weeks and 5 days. I have been having braxton hicks contractions since 32 weeks, they range from 30 mins apart when I am reasting to 2-3 mins apart when I am more active. It has landed me in the hospital twice, where they were stopped, but since I hit 37 weeks it has been a "just deal with it" situation since I am still thick and only 1 1/2 cm dilated. Doctors won't induce unless high risk, further along in enfacement and dilation, or 39 weeks at least, so today my doctor told me to get evening primrose oil, and explained how to use it. See, I had no idea about this, and was shocked when she told me. It is a vitamin gel capsule..... yeah, and I have to insert 2 capsules nightly for a while. What it will do is soften my cervix in hopes that the contractions I am having start to cause my body to react to them and move me along. She did tell me it will not start labor, but might get me moving in the right direction so that my body starts thinking it is ready, so to say and does the things it needs to to move it along. Anyone else doing this, or have done this, and if so, did it help you at all? Any extra information would be really helpful, thanks! Btw, this is my 4th child, no issues during pregnancy, just the non stop braxtons.

[MarissaBaby_2]

I started using evening primerose oil and after the first time using it I noticed a differnce in my discharge and I lost my mucus plug, from one week to the next I dilated to 4cm, & 3 days after starting the evening primrose oil my water broke. :)

[Lizard8124]

My doctor is having me use a tampon cartridge, remove the cotton and insert 2 capsules into the cartridge to insert them directly against my cervix. I THOUGHT it was odd at first, but trusted her cause she is the professional, lol. So far I have noticed a difference with discharge, I lost mu mucus plug last night, and I am trying to do everything to stay active while the contractions are closer to see if I can get em to increase in like pain and do something more then just be uncomfortable. At this point I will try anything cause I was already put on maternity leave, which I didn't want cause I wanted all that time with my son, so I am really disappointed. But, I can understand too. It was getting really hard to travel and focus at work with even those braxton hicks ones.

[Elee11mama]

I started using it a few days before my due date and noticed a differentce in my mucous discharge, it seemed to help things in my opinion, but I was still a week over due.

[Jimenez5]

I tried them wit my previous baby I started at 37 about the same time as you when I found out I was 1 1/2 cm. I lost my mucus plug 4 days later and had my baby the day after I lost it. I only did orally and walked up and down the stairs and in my room especially through contractions.