December 2012 Moms
livelaughlove9
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Red Raspberry Leaf Tea
livelaughlove9
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Has anyone tried this before? Is it good? Did it work?
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Re: Red Raspberry Leaf Tea
That's kind of a crock of crap. I've been drinking it since 1st tri. I take the capsules now and have been since 33 weeks. It's fine to take. It will not induce labor.
No, not the same. It's red raspberry LEAF, and should not be very tasty. And yeah, I've been taking it in massive quantities since 12 weeks pregnant. I don't know that you'll get much benefit out of it now. It's not a labor inducer. It's a uterine toner...helps strengthen and tone your uterus. So it'd be like doing bicep curls to prepare for a big lifting competition...but doing them the week before the event instead of every day for weeks and months before. No, it won't hurt. But I wouldn't count on it helping much either.
Definitely won't induce labor. Though there is disagreement as to when you should start drinking it. Some women drink it their entire pregnancy as pp has done. Some wait for the 3 tri. The argument being that while it won't induce labor it may be harder to stop labor if you go prematurely. I started at I think 33w.
OP: It tastes like regular old black tea to me, I make mine iced because I drink more of it that way. I drank it last time and while I still did not have a quick labor (17.5 hours), I think it really helped my ute to return to pre-pregnancy size quickly. My postpartum nurse came to check me before I left the hospital and she commented that she couldn't believe I had just had a baby because my ute was shrinking so quickly. I guess she should know! It might be too late for you to start, but by the same token it couldn't hurt, particularly if you go past your EDD.