Red raspberry leaf tea

yeshuahamasshiah · May 2010

Did you drink this or are you drinking this to prepare for labor?

My MW recommended it and I am curious to see how many women used it and if the benefits attributed to it are actually valid.

Here is a wiki LINK in case you have never heard about it.

LindseyJW · May 2010

i have vulvar varicosities (essentially, vaginal hemorrhoids) and i take a combination of RRL tea and vitamin E every day to help. i couldn't say which helped the most, since i take them both and started at the same time, but i've defnitely noticed a difference.

*speedracer* · May 2010

i drank it with #1 and am doing it now with #2.

i don't know if it worked or not, but i pushed for only a few minutes with #1 and he came out pretty easy!

CTri17 · May 2010

I drank it all through pregnancy- my m/w has a pregnancy nourishing tea mate at the local herbs shop that I drank (1-3 cups a day toward the end, if I could stand it)

My labor was fairly short, I started having light contractions at 7:30 am DD was born at 2:15 and my m/w said my labor really started at around 10:30

pepomntpat · May 2010

I am drinking it. I guess I won't really know if it helps or not as I have nothing to compare it to, but I figure anything that might help is good and it can't hurt.

MamiJam · May 2010

I drank it...starting at around 39-40 weeks. DS was born at 41 weeks. I'm not sure it helped, but it didn't hurt so I'd do it again. I also just started drinking it again for my first pp AF and it helped with the cramps.

lil_rhody · May 2010

I drank it. I did go into labor 9 days "early", but I still labored a while. I don't know if there is any good way to tell if it worked, but it tasted good!

Dobie_Mama · May 2010

I am drinking it.

Mrs.Greeko · May 2010

I drank it my entire pregnancy with #2. I think it helped to make the contractions less painful. It definitely didn't hurt anything.

mghnmouse · May 2010

I have been drinking a Traditional Medicinals brand Pregnancy Tea for quite some time now (which has RRL in it), and I must say I notice a difference when I do and when I don't drink it. I have also stocked up on their RRL tea, for when I get further along (which is also suggested on the side of the Pregnancy tea box, in combination with it).

aja1223 · May 2010

I drank it with DS and I will again with this baby. My mom also drank it with me and had a short and easy delivery. My first labor was 8 hours from first contraction to baby in my arms. I was 9cm after 4 hours of labor. I don't know if it was the tea per se, but it can't hurt. Oh, I started drinking it around 30 weeks or so and my baby wasn't born till 41w5d.

vegandy · May 2010

I've been drinking it.

JellyMama · May 2010

I drank it and had a short and easy delivery. I have nothing to compare it too so I don't know if the RRL tea helped or not.

I drank this one at my doula's recommendation... https://herblore.com/service/index.php?pg=info_pregnancy_tea

marisella · May 2010

I just bought the ingredients and plan to drink it throughout my 3rd trimester (starting next week).

At our birthing center they recommend a mix of red raspberry leaves and nettles (which help build milk supply and other fun stuff), so that's what I'll be drinking. I had some iced at class the other day and it was surprisingly good.

3003girl · May 2010

I am trying but it gives me wicked heartburn. any suggestions?

marisella · May 2010

solidio:
I am trying but it gives me wicked heartburn. any suggestions?

You can add some spearmint, which tastes nice and also helps with stomach issues.

(my birth center has a bunch of recipes and add-ins based on your particular needs, so it's based on that sheet).

BabyCakes3 · May 2010

I drank lots of this at the end of my pregnancy with DD. Don't know that it did anything.

sweetkakes419 · May 2010

I drank it, starting at 38 weeks. My MW wouldn't let me have it sooner. I went exactly a week late, and my labor was 13 hours total. I doubt that it really affected my labor TOO much, but it was tasty with a little bit of honey!

megstriesagain · May 2010

I'm trying to drink it every day, but I HATE the taste, so sometimes I "forget."

But I also hate the taste of cranberry, but was told UTIs are more common in PG, so I made a big batch of RRL tea that I keep in the fridge and every morning I mix it with cranberry juice and down it like medicine. Oddly, the two gross flavors kind of cancel each other out, and it's not so bad.

bluejayway · May 2010

I do not like tea at all, but I am getting some of the capsules to start taking at 35 weeks. Who knows if it'll actually help, but worth a shot of toning that ute!

Noodle716 · May 2010

www.wishgardenherbs.com also has a few choices for tea... a preg. tonic tea is a good choice as it has RRL, and all the other things you need to aid in swelling, heartburn, milk production.

RRL always increased my BH contractions. RRL def. helps to tone your uterus. My labor was 6 hours start to finish... I did push for 2 hours.

I don't think RRL helps you deliver faster but more "trains" your uterus for delivery - sort of like training for a marathon! HA!

meghan_marie · May 2010

Where are y'all buying RRL? I'm having troubles finding it in stores. Is it something that needs to be ordered online?

CoastieWife08 · May 2010

meghan_marie:
Where are y'all buying RRL? I'm having troubles finding it in stores. Is it something that needs to be ordered online?

Vitamin Shoppe/GNC should have it.

lindsayll · May 2010

I drank it from 37 weeks on, daily. I also took EPO (orally & vaginally). I don't know if we'll ever know for sure if they helped or not, but I delivered on my due date. My water broke spontaneously, then contrax started. 12 hrs of labor, 15 minutes of pushing (first baby, 8 lb'er), minimal tearing.

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