Dosage for Evening Primrose Oil???

[{sarah}]

There are heaps of threads about EPO, but I can't actually find anything that says what doseage to be taking. Everyone says take 1-2 capsules & insert 2-3 capsules per day or some variation of that. BUT you can get capsules in varying strengths. So does anyone know what sort of a dosage in mg you should be taking orally & internally?

[{sarah}]

*bump*

[~Belinda~]

I took 3 x EPO's per day at 1000mg each in the last few weeks of my pregnancy but never inserted them

[Willow]

Sarah, I took 1000mg too. 1-2 orally and 3 inserted (started with 2 then increased it in the last few weeks to 3).

HTH

[Trish]

Sarah, I pretty much did the same as Willow. And I "think" you will only find 1000 mg capsules. Atleast that's all I could ever find.

Enjoy hun and remember to wear a pad. It get's messy

[{sarah}]

Aah ok I thought I saw 500mg ones.

Trish I was surprised I did it last night before bed to save on the leakage & there seriously was none. But that was with one & I had a liner on just in case anyway.

[Mummamel]

Interesting!
Ive got 1000mg ones and will insert one tonight and see how I go.
Ive been taking 3 a day - morning, noon and night for the last 2 days.

[Visitor7]

When can you start using it? Is it alright from 35 weeks?

[Alan]

I usually reccomend that you take 2 orally per day and insert 2-3 at night

Jodi
Yes you can start them at 35 weeks

[{sarah}]

Thanks everyone

I now have another question.....
When everyone talks about leaking, I was expecting it to be oily, would that be right? Overnight & this morning I've had heaps of what I could only describe as EWCM, would that be for real or is it likely to just be from the EPO?

[Trish]

Sarah, it's sort of oily, but it is also mixed in with your CM, so it sounds pretty normal to me hun.

[bluetree07]

why do people take EPO?

[Trish]

EPO contains prostoglandins - basically the same stuff that semen contains, and what they use to induce you with. It helps to soften your cervix and your tissues. So if you have had a previous episiotomy or cervical surgery it will help to soften that too.

So basically, it's just another way of helping your body to prepare for labour and birth

[{sarah}]

The idea is that the prostogladins in the EPO help to get your cervix ready for labour

[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