red raspberry leaf tea

c_washington

Where did you buy it? It is expensive ($5/16 servings) in tea bag form and I have read that the loose tea is cheaper. Where did you get it in VA? I live in Fair Lakes, but am open to suggestions in Fairfax/Falls Church too if you have them!

I am trying to do 2 cups/day now and then increase when I get to 36 or so. What do you think? 

WinesNot Whines

I bought it from Whole Foods. I drank 1 cup a day. I honestly don't know if it did anything, but I didn't mind drinking a cup of tea every day. I don't think you need to go overboard.

tomandcourt

I thought you weren't supposed to start drinking that until a lot closer to your due date (could be wrong, though). Our local co-op has it, as does Whole Foods. Any natural foods store probably would (or even Amazon).

Sofka

Wegman's has it, I drank 3 cups the day before I went into labor with DD (she was 4 days late)

 

LindseyJW

RRL is an excellent way to strengthen and tone the uterine muscles and is safe to drink throughout a woman's life, even (and especially) in pregnancy. There are properties that may reduce incidence of m/c, lessen the effects of m/s, reduce pp afterpains and assist in breastmilk production!

You can drink 2 cups a day and up to 4 cups a day during the last 6 weeks of pregnancy.

I buy loose leaf RRL from Old Town Coffee and Spice at 215 S. Union Street in Alexandria. They don't always have it, so call ahead before you make the drive. The staff aren't super friendly, but they have a great selection and it's super cheap (way cheaper than pre-bagged RRL). I haven't seen it loose leaf elsewhere in VA.

My acupuncturist orders RRL online, but has frequently mentioned quality issues with her tea (stemmy).

This is another widely used pregnancy tea you may also want to try.

c_washington

Thanks, Lindsey!

AshleyPT

Do you want to buy mine? I ordered it from amazon and it took so long to come I actually got it after I gave birth (she came early). It's still unopened.  Here's what I got.

https://www.amazon.com/Alvita-Bags-Raspberry-Leaf-Caffeine/dp/B001GCTTRQ