Did you take EPO and/or RLT? - Yes, both - only during my fourth pregnancy.

When did you start? - RLT as actual tea, from about 30 - 32 weeks and capsules from 34. EPO insertion from about 36 weeks (from memory)

Do you think it made a difference? Hmmm not sure. 4 labours and all very different. I don't know that the EPO made much difference? I went 10 days post dates which is pretty standard for me but then again I did dilate super quickly once labour started. The RLT, again, hard to say but my contractions were very regular, about 5 min apart from early labour right through to 2nd stage and delivery

Were you having a VBAC? Yes, successful VBAC.

If you decided not to take them, why? I can tell you why I did - because after the reading I did I couldn't see any increased risk factors - they are used to assist, tone the uterus, not induce labour. And I checked with a hospital midwife & she said fine - no guarantees they would help but certainly no harm.

For anybody worried about tearing, like MNB said - you're better off looking at massage and positioning - I had a fairly large tear but I believe that was due to being on my back. And she was a big baby