Raspberry leaf tea

Debsfurn

Does anyone have any opinions on raspberry leaf tea capsules. I am 3 days over due and don't want to be induced so thinking of trying them!
Any past experiences?
Thanks x

shesamommy

Theres a thread on Rasberry leaf tea. It may be helpful. Good luck

jasrun80

i drank a ton of that tea and went into labor after i quit trying everything,,, but they say it helps for a better labor & mine could NOT be beat! fast as heck!!

WashingtonQueen

Raspberry leaf tea does not help start labor. It is suppose to help tone the uterus over time to help it contract better. It will do absolutely nothing for you at this point. Sorry.

spacepotatoes

WashingtonQueen said:

Raspberry leaf tea does not help start labor. It is suppose to help tone the uterus over time to help it contract better. It will do absolutely nothing for you at this point. Sorry.

This. The idea with the red raspberry leaf is to start taking it (or drinking the tea) a few weeks before your due date to strengthen your uterus. It's not for inducing labour.

awc1986

You have to start taking it weeks before your due date for it to have any effect on labor. I started drinking several cups a day at 37 weeks and am hoping it'll make my active labor quicker. Problem is i can't stand the taste of it anymore

allrightmeow

Im going to start drinking it at 35 weeks.  

naturaloaklandmama

For whatever it is worth:https://thehumbledhomemaker.com/2012/08/7-ways-to-naturally-induce-labor.html

My midwife said a cup a day was fine as long as in third tri and should help with labor for all of the reasons pointed out by the ladies above. I started a cup a day at 30 weeks. After 37 weeks, she said also fine to drink more than a cup a day. 

PrimRoseMama

It doesn't start labor. It times the uterus to make contractions more effective at propelling baby downward into the cervix.

PrimRoseMama

Tones* FFS autocorrect :-w

jenb_99

Total waste of time and money for me. I was on RRL in some form or another throughout my entire first pregnancy since my PNV contained it and so did my bedtime herbal tea. I started adding the capsules around 30 weeks and by 36 had increased to thousands of milligrams a day. I had BH contrax throughout third tri, but they were mild and infrequent, and I never went into labor or had a real contraction on my own. The contractions I did have only came with Pitocin, and they weren't productive either so I ended up having a c-section.