Primrose oil??

JUS WONDERING IF ANYONE USED THIS AND IF IT WORKED.... IM AT THAT POINT WHERE ILL TRY ANYTHING TO GET THINGS STARTED.... THNX..

Primrose oil??
I am completley with you, I'll be 39 weeks saturday and can't wait to get her out! I actually went and bought Evening Primrose Oil, but have yet to take it because I want to talk to my doctor first...so Friday I'll do that. From what I have read, it is not meant to bring on labor or contractions, but to help thin out your cervix, and it may also sometimes help dilate.



I've been doing everything too, from walking, eating pineapple, spicy foods, squats...name it and I've tried...besides castor oil because I read it wasn't good. I agree with you about the sex thing too...It's jsut so uncomfortable. Good luck, and I'll let you know what my doctor says about the Evening Primrose Oil.



Edit: As for stripping your membranes, I had this done last Friday and it didn't work for me, but I will get it done again tomorrow. My doctor said it's not meant to bring on labor but to help ensure you don't go over your due date because when they do this it helps speed up dilation and effacment. They will not do it unless you have already begun to dilate also, I was at 1cm, 50% friday so hopefully it helped me. It doesn't really hurt that bad, I actually didn't even notice her doing it because I thought she was just checking for dilation.
Reply:i did it don't work!!get your doc to stretch your cervix this is the only thing that worked for me in all 3 pregnancy's

sorry i should have mentioned with my last baby i had the stripping done 3 times and the last time i went into labour 30 Min's later however they don't like to do this unless there is a good reason.

i was in sever pain as my pelvis kept separating this caused my hips to click in and out and most times i would fall over because of it !!!

good luck anyway hope you and your baby are healthy ;)
Reply:Haven't heard primrose oil being effective, but here are some things I have heard:



Castor Oil (my aunt took it-she delivered in the car!)

Sex/heavy nipple stimulation

Long periods of easy walking

Lots of chamomile or raspberry tea



Oh, yeah, I almost forgot. There's something where your doctor can separate your cervix from something and... I don't really know the specifics, but it ended up sending my friend into labor...