I finally decided to go with waterbirth and I'm now seeing two midwives. They recommended primrose…

You insert them vaginally. I didn’t tear 😊

@mummyroo91 the whole pill? What if you put it on the outside lol could I start doing it now at 24 weeks?

It’s best to go all the way up lol. I don’t think you start taking it until around 34 weeks??

I tried this and I still tore. I think I started at 39 weeks. It was only a first degree though. I healed in about 2 weeks.

I would say it’s worth trying. My son came out in 4 pushes, so I think it was difficult to avoid tearing in my first case.

This time around, I’m doing a water birth too.

@lulu85_18, it’s best to start before 39 weeks. I don’t think it would make a difference that late on. My daughter came out in one push and my son in around 4. I didn’t tear with either and used primrose oil.. I did have a teeny tear with my first born though, which I didn’t use it with. I think if you’re going to tear then it’s just going to happen. But I think the evening primrose definitely helped in my delivery’s 😊

@lulu85_18 I also gave birth very quickly but fortunately I didn't tear I just had a small scratch. But still you never know how this delivery will go. I'm so nervous for excited! 😂 You're almost there I hope it goes fast and easy 💕

I started taking them vaginally at 36 weeks and had no tearing

@mummyroo91, yeah, sadly my doctor didn’t tell me about it. It’s something I read on a holistic website by the time it was so late in my pregnancy. Did you insert just one each night?

@nellyrojas1994, the only thing I’m not looking forward to is the drive there. Our birthing center is over an hour away. I don’t want to leave too soon, but I also don’t want to get there and then not be progressing.

@lulu85_18, I think I inserted two. It depends on the mg if I remember correctly

Where do you get primrose oil?

Anywhere really.. amazon, health shops etc

I used them. I still ended up with 2nd degree tears