Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Can evening primrose oil or red raspberry leaves cause cramping?

Hi, I'm 39 weeks pregnant and trying to get labor moving along as I'm trying to avoid needing medical induction (and I'm just uncomfortable at this point). For the past few days, I've been taking red raspberry leaf capsules (2 a day) and evening primrose oil capsules (I've been taking 2 orally throughout the day and doing one as a suppository at night). Has anyone heard of, experienced or know as a fact that either or both of these cause cramping? Perhaps the cramps I feel are a result of my cervix changing naturally and they're unrelated, but as of Wednesday, I'm still only 1.5cm and 50%effaced. Thanks for any info.

Can evening primrose oil or red raspberry leaves cause cramping?
i heard walking or having sex can induce labor
Reply:I'm 38 weeks and 4 days, and I'm also doing the Red Raspberry Leaf tablets, and the primrose oil but I'm taking more than that. I can't say that I have had any cramping though. When I went to the dr. on wed. I was 1cm dilated, and she just said my cervix was really soft, not thinned any yet. So I don'tk now. I don't know about you but I've been trying everything from walking, sex, spicy food, and even using my breast pump. Nothing has really worked. The only thing that I'm hoping on, is the full moon on Monday the 19th. I've heard that can really stimulate things, since your body is mostly made of water and the full moon affects the tides. So we'll see. Good luck though!


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