Raspberry leaf tea ?

ProudMomma2Be · Mar 21st, 2012, 13:27 PM

Hello ladies

So I have read few posts about RLT and its actually the first time I have heard something like that .

I would like to know if anyone got experience with that and what it suppose to do .
Also where can I buy it ( USA ) , in regular grocery store ? Is it expensive ?And how am I suppose to take it

Also what week of pregnancy should I start if I dicide to go with it ?

ProudMomma2Be · Mar 21st, 2012, 13:28 PM

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Originally Posted by ProudMomma2Be

Hello ladies

So I have read few posts about RLT and its actually the first time I have heard something like that .

I would like to know if anyone got experience with that and what it suppose to do .
Also where can I buy it ( USA ) , in regular grocery store ? Is it expensive ?And how am I suppose to take it

Also what week of pregnancy should I start if I dicide to go with it ?

Also if it really helps that much why doctors don't recommend it ?

dustbunny · Mar 23rd, 2012, 11:07 AM

It is an old wives tale that it encourages labour, it doesn't. If anything it helps the pushing stage of labour along but there is no official proof. Some people say you should start taking either the tea or a supplement of it from 34 weeks, increasing dosage at 36 weeks.

mummymarsh · Mar 23rd, 2012, 14:49 PM

doesnt bring on labour tones and softens your cervix and should be taken around 34 weeks....

who knows if it works.... im UK and have mine in tea form but u can get it in tablets too.. its to be avoided in early pregnancy x

mrsbw · Mar 25th, 2012, 11:49 AM

I believe in it :-)
Started drinking the tea at 36 weeks (1 cup a day increased to 3 cups a day by 40 weeks)
By the time I got to hospital I was over 8cm dilated and had baby 4 hours later.
This is my first so I fully expected to go in at 2cm and take 2 days in labour like all the stories people tell you when you're preg.
RLT is a natural product, no nasties in there so I don't see why anyone wouldn't try it - although I have read that some ladies hate the taste...

BunnySE · Mar 25th, 2012, 17:00 PM

I found it at Whole Foods, the brand was called Yogi Tea, and it was $5.

However I've done some personal research, and quite a few websites suggest that taking the tea too early [1st or 2nd tri] could cause complications or even miscarriage. I would highly suggest talking to your doctor, I personally have stopped taking it since I'm only six weeks and don't intend to take it until the week or my due date in November.

Loui1001 · Apr 1st, 2012, 03:16 AM

I drank it in the last few weeks, didn't do anything for me but some people swear by it

mummy1985 · Apr 1st, 2012, 06:16 AM

I don't have any experience of not using it but with my daughter I went from 5cm-10cm within an hour and she was born with 2 pushes....needless to say I'll be stocking up in October

Mar 21st, 2012, 13:27 PM	#1
ProudMomma2Be Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 507	Raspberry leaf tea ? Hello ladies So I have read few posts about RLT and its actually the first time I have heard something like that . I would like to know if anyone got experience with that and what it suppose to do . Also where can I buy it ( USA ) , in regular grocery store ? Is it expensive ?And how am I suppose to take it Also what week of pregnancy should I start if I dicide to go with it ?

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Mar 23rd, 2012, 11:07 AM	#3
dustbunny Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Somerset Posts: 1,664	It is an old wives tale that it encourages labour, it doesn't. If anything it helps the pushing stage of labour along but there is no official proof. Some people say you should start taking either the tea or a supplement of it from 34 weeks, increasing dosage at 36 weeks.

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mummymarsh Other Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: RAF Marham, Norfolk, UK Posts: 2,379	doesnt bring on labour tones and softens your cervix and should be taken around 34 weeks.... who knows if it works.... im UK and have mine in tea form but u can get it in tablets too.. its to be avoided in early pregnancy x

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Mar 25th, 2012, 11:49 AM	#5
mrsbw Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: UK Posts: 578	I believe in it :-) Started drinking the tea at 36 weeks (1 cup a day increased to 3 cups a day by 40 weeks) By the time I got to hospital I was over 8cm dilated and had baby 4 hours later. This is my first so I fully expected to go in at 2cm and take 2 days in labour like all the stories people tell you when you're preg. RLT is a natural product, no nasties in there so I don't see why anyone wouldn't try it - although I have read that some ladies hate the taste...

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Mar 25th, 2012, 17:00 PM	#6
BunnySE Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 161	I found it at Whole Foods, the brand was called Yogi Tea, and it was $5. However I've done some personal research, and quite a few websites suggest that taking the tea too early [1st or 2nd tri] could cause complications or even miscarriage. I would highly suggest talking to your doctor, I personally have stopped taking it since I'm only six weeks and don't intend to take it until the week or my due date in November.

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Apr 1st, 2012, 03:16 AM	#7
Loui1001 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: UK Posts: 2,775	I drank it in the last few weeks, didn't do anything for me but some people swear by it

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mummy1985 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Posts: 705	I don't have any experience of not using it but with my daughter I went from 5cm-10cm within an hour and she was born with 2 pushes....needless to say I'll be stocking up in October

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