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So, last night I pushed an Evening Primrose tablet up my......

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PrisonerZero · 25/05/2011 11:11

Well two huge capsles actually Blush

I am 38 weeks and keep getting those awful stabbing pains in my cervix, they actually stop me in my tracks and there is no escaping them either. Pain killers make no difference, something to do with the head coming down I think.

I read that inserting the evening primrose oil as close to your cervix as you can and letting them disovle over night would make it less painful and I was desperate so gave it a go.

Apart from the 'leakage' of primrose oil this morning, it actually seems to have worked a bit Shock I haven't had any pains this morning and managed to get some sleep last night. Maybe its pyschological or something but it seems to have worked! Will be doing the same thing tonight too!

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KittyChat · 25/05/2011 11:26

Erm... that's interesting. Anything that helps, I suppose!

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ninipops · 25/05/2011 11:32

Well lets face it it's not going to be the only thing shoved up there over the next wee while Wink

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VioletV · 25/05/2011 12:58

Yes I've been told this works well.

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