Dosage for Evening Primrose Oil???

[Marlene]

Do you have to buy special insertable ones or are they just the everyday ones that you take internally?

[Alan]

You insert the same ones that you take orally

[SamiH]

OMG I have had 2 bubbas and had never heard of this before

The things you learn hey - more like - the things us women do, inserting capsules LOL

Might sound crass, so sorry - do you insert the 2 - 3 capsules at the same time - um, how far?

[Alan]

Yes insert 2-3 at the same time as close to your cervix as you can

[Astrid]

Alan - is it worth me starting EPO at this late stage?

[{sarah}]

I would Astrid, it can't hurt.... I'm pretty sure the recommendation is to start for 36 weeks anyway, so you're really not that far behind.

[{sarah}]

I'm pretty sure the recommendation is to start for 36 weeks

You must've missed where I posted

[bluetree07]

when should you start doing this? how many weeks?

[bluetree07]

i asked my midwife about it today and she said not to do it before 38 weeks and probably better not to do it unless you are about to go over 40 weeks ... i guess that means it works pretty well!

[Astrid]

Another question - I use cloth pads, do you think they will be ruined by EPO?

[{sarah}]

Interesting question Astrid because I've read some people say that they ruined their underwear not realising about the leakage. That said, I haven't had much actual leak out onto my liner just yet. I insert right as I'm going to bed & generally I sleeep around 4 hours before my first toilet wake up LOL. When I wipe there is heaps of oil there, but it just hasn't made it's way all the way to the liner, so you might be ok. Does that make sense at all?!