i used it internally from about 37 wks (i think) - at 38wks 3 days i was effaced and 3cm dilated and I had DS at 39 wks with a 4 hr labour...
I also used Rasp Leaf Tea and acupuncture... of course cant say what def worked but none of them did any harm and i will do the same this time. of course wasnt VBAC but thought i would add my 2 cents worth.
I am using it internally, and have been since 36w5d. I am doing 2 capsules, and I have to agree with AliBaby about the pad!! If I forget we have to wash the sheets, and they have been getting washed a bit more than usual lately . I will also warn you it absolutely reeks, like vomit when you smell it!! I have washed my hands and checked what is happening a few times and it has brought my cervix to the front and I can get 2 finger tips in part of the way, or 1 finger all the way in, so I think it won't be long.
I started to take EPO orally and RLT tablets at 33 weeks. i could definitely tell something was going on because I had more braxton hicks. So i decided to stop as i was only 33 weeks. i think it works but I want to wait until I am at least 36 weeks, or I think I will have a way early baby.
ok i was having a VBAC and took EPO from around 34 wks and RLT too , i was inserting the EPO tablets too (can get a bit messy ) but my cervix didnt dilate till i was in labour (meaning it stayed shut and didnt start to be "favourable" in the weeks before the birth)
so i dont think it did anything for me and i put in more than 2 and i took about 3 a day too .. so maybe what other ppl having been saying was true for me - that i slows down labour .
i think the RLT helped my birth as my ctx were soooo strong and the pushing was 30mins and my uterus shrunk very quickly .
was due on the 18th aug and she came on the 26th , on her own 2 days before induction.
i guess you just have to research the good and the bad of it and make your own mind .
Nothing but bubs will send you in to labour naturally , but there are many methods that you can have fun trying ...
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. I will also warn you it absolutely reeks, like vomit when you smell it!! I have washed my hands and checked what is happening a few times and it has brought my cervix to the front and I can get 2 finger tips in part of the way, or 1 finger all the way in, so I think it won't be long.
) but my cervix didnt dilate till i was in labour (meaning it stayed shut and didnt start to be "favourable" in the weeks before the birth)
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