Question about EPO

[mommymachine]

Hi all!

I am 34 weeks pregnant today! I'm being induced at 39 weeks. About 34 days from now. I've been drinking RRLT for a couple of weeks. So my question, should I start EPO ORALLY this week or next week? Should I start with one pill or two? Morning or night time? TIA. I plan to start it vaginally in another couple weeks:)

[atomic sagebrush]

just my 2c, I know people use this but it didn't do a thing for me and since it's a blood thinner, it's not a great idea to take it before pg/labor. I took it orally with DS 3 and went late anyway, despit using it orally and vaginally, ended up having all these blood clots in my water and the nurses thought it was a partial abruption.

[mommymachine]

Ugh, sorry about that happening atomic:( Was it you who also said that sex does the same thing as EPO?

[atomic sagebrush]

Oh, luckily he got here safe and sound with no harm done but I just worry about people not realizing it's a blood thinner.

Sex has worked for me like magic (as in, had sex one night and had a baby the next day), whereas I tried the EPO vaginally several times, over the course of days and days and nothing. I always go many days late so have had time to play around with this stuff haha. Sex has the same stuff (prostaglandins) that are supposedly in the EPO.

[mommymachine]

Yikes! Just read this article. Have you read it? Evening primrose oil: “Don (http://vbacfacts.com/2012/11/13/evening-primrose-oil-dont-use-it-if-you-are-pregnant/)

[atomic sagebrush]

No but it totally makes sense!! I made a note of that for future reference

I didn't know anything about blood thinners back then, but now that I do I would NEVER recommend it to anyone.