How to Use Evening Primrose to Induce Labor
An expectant mother can use many methods to speed up the end of her pregnancy and induce labor naturally. One of the most popular methods is using evening primrose oil to help ripen the cervix and prepare your body to give birth. According to AmericanPregnancy.org, it is not recommended to induce pregnancy before 36 weeks as the baby's lungs may not be fully developed prior to that time. Evening primrose oil is best used when the body is ready for labor.
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Begin the regimen with two capsules of evening primrose oil just before bedtime, to start. As you pass the 38th week of pregnancy, you can advance to up to four capsules per day.
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Wash your hands before you begin and check to see that your fingernails are trimmed. It is important that there are no hangnails that can injure you while you are performing this method. Bacteria under your nails could give you an infection. If you have asked your partner to assist you, he should clean his hands and fingernails as well.
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Puncture the capsules with a pin and spread the oil on your or your partner's fingertips. Optionally, you can just keep the capsules intact.
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Use the oil from the punctured capsules to massage the perineum or place capsules that are not punctured into the vagina.
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Go to bed and let the evening primrose oil begin to ripen your cervix.
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Repeat this method each night until you go into labor. It is important to be patient and understand that this is not an immediate way to go into labor. This method will usually take a few weeks to work, especially if you started early. If you start close to or after your due date, it may take less time since your cervix may already be ripening.
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