epo and raspberry tea leaf

kirstr1984 · Mar 24th, 2011, 13:20 PM

when do you start taking each of these and how much do you take? im planning on getting some tomorrow due to the offer at holland and barret but dont know how much and when to take them.

Has anyone used these? Do they work?

MissFox · Mar 24th, 2011, 13:26 PM

I was told to start EPO at 36 weeks.
My "pregnancy tea" has RLT in it and I've been drinking it a good chunk of the pregnancy. RLT helps strengthen your uterus- EPO acts as prostaglandin/ has prostaglandin and helps to ripen your cervix.
I have the capsuls of EPO- I was told to take 1 or 2 a day from 36 weeks and up it to 3 to 4 by 38. I also insert 1 capsule a night into my vagina so the oil gets directly there (wear a pad to bed- it leaks out)

meow951 · Mar 24th, 2011, 13:34 PM

I'm taking raspberry leaf tea.

I started with 1 cup a day from 32 weeks, then 2 cups a day from 34 weeks, and then i'll do 3/4 cups from 36 weeks.

Evening primrose oil i'm buying some this week. You can start taking them from 34 weeks and then up the amount at 36 weeks and also insert them vaginally. Apparently starflower oil has more of the "stuff" thats in evening primrose oil and some ladies take that instead.

This is a general rule though. Some ladies drink the tea throughout pregnancy and some get told not to drink until 37 weeks. I think it's about you using your common sense. I had a few days of quite painful period pains and cramps last week so i stopped drinking the tea for a few days just in case lol

Lauraaraa · Mar 24th, 2011, 13:54 PM

i got told not to drink it til 36 weeks, so not going to.

will wait til then

also not heard bout the EPO, will ask midwife bout that to. i just ask midwife about it all

they are qualified professionals at the end of the day

natz123 · Mar 24th, 2011, 15:49 PM

I started on one a day of RLT from 35 weeks and upped it one a week till 37 weeks and was then on 3 a day and i have stuck to 3. 2 capsules and one cup of tea, but the capsules I have are really strong 750mg so they are more than others.

I was told not to start on EPO until 37 weeks as it has been known to induce labour but I have just been taking one a day.

The midwife at ante natal didn't know about EPO and just said with RLT that they have had some girls who they have had to tell to stop taking them as they kept going in with false alarms and twinges so just be careful of that :-) I don't notice anything though xx

Dukechick · Mar 24th, 2011, 23:47 PM

My doctor told me not to drink RLT until I was 36 weeks, so that's what I did with my last pregnancy.

dottymouse · Mar 25th, 2011, 01:40 AM

i am already taking RLT capsuals, i take 1a day, am upping it to 2a day on sunday, the EPO i am also taking 1 every 3days, and non of it has done anything noticable to me yet.

vetti1979 · Mar 25th, 2011, 12:53 PM

ive been taking RLT in tea form sine 34 weeks and have upped to three cups a day now im 38 weeks. Ive noticed BH are strong but not painful - they just make my tummy go like a bowling ball!.

Been taking EPO since 34-35 weeks starting with one 500mg cap a day and have recently upped this to two caps a day. Ive heard some taking 3-4 caps a day and then inserting vaginally when they go to bed but i dont fancy that! lol!. not sure if it has done anything though.

Mar 24th, 2011, 13:20 PM	#1
kirstr1984 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: leeds uk Posts: 514	epo and raspberry tea leaf when do you start taking each of these and how much do you take? im planning on getting some tomorrow due to the offer at holland and barret but dont know how much and when to take them. Has anyone used these? Do they work?

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Mar 24th, 2011, 13:26 PM	#2
MissFox Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2010 Location: Humboldt County, Northern CA Posts: 4,641	I was told to start EPO at 36 weeks. My "pregnancy tea" has RLT in it and I've been drinking it a good chunk of the pregnancy. RLT helps strengthen your uterus- EPO acts as prostaglandin/ has prostaglandin and helps to ripen your cervix. I have the capsuls of EPO- I was told to take 1 or 2 a day from 36 weeks and up it to 3 to 4 by 38. I also insert 1 capsule a night into my vagina so the oil gets directly there (wear a pad to bed- it leaks out)

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Mar 24th, 2011, 13:34 PM	#3
meow951 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2,524	I'm taking raspberry leaf tea. I started with 1 cup a day from 32 weeks, then 2 cups a day from 34 weeks, and then i'll do 3/4 cups from 36 weeks. Evening primrose oil i'm buying some this week. You can start taking them from 34 weeks and then up the amount at 36 weeks and also insert them vaginally. Apparently starflower oil has more of the "stuff" thats in evening primrose oil and some ladies take that instead. This is a general rule though. Some ladies drink the tea throughout pregnancy and some get told not to drink until 37 weeks. I think it's about you using your common sense. I had a few days of quite painful period pains and cramps last week so i stopped drinking the tea for a few days just in case lol

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Mar 24th, 2011, 13:54 PM	#4
Lauraaraa Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: North East Posts: 2,953	i got told not to drink it til 36 weeks, so not going to. will wait til then also not heard bout the EPO, will ask midwife bout that to. i just ask midwife about it all they are qualified professionals at the end of the day

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Mar 24th, 2011, 15:49 PM	#5
natz123 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 1,201	I started on one a day of RLT from 35 weeks and upped it one a week till 37 weeks and was then on 3 a day and i have stuck to 3. 2 capsules and one cup of tea, but the capsules I have are really strong 750mg so they are more than others. I was told not to start on EPO until 37 weeks as it has been known to induce labour but I have just been taking one a day. The midwife at ante natal didn't know about EPO and just said with RLT that they have had some girls who they have had to tell to stop taking them as they kept going in with false alarms and twinges so just be careful of that :-) I don't notice anything though xx

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Mar 24th, 2011, 23:47 PM	#6
Dukechick Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 4,770	My doctor told me not to drink RLT until I was 36 weeks, so that's what I did with my last pregnancy.

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Mar 25th, 2011, 01:40 AM	#7
dottymouse Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: bridgwater, somerset Posts: 396	i am already taking RLT capsuals, i take 1a day, am upping it to 2a day on sunday, the EPO i am also taking 1 every 3days, and non of it has done anything noticable to me yet.

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Mar 25th, 2011, 12:53 PM	#8
vetti1979 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Harlow, UK Posts: 218	ive been taking RLT in tea form sine 34 weeks and have upped to three cups a day now im 38 weeks. Ive noticed BH are strong but not painful - they just make my tummy go like a bowling ball!. Been taking EPO since 34-35 weeks starting with one 500mg cap a day and have recently upped this to two caps a day. Ive heard some taking 3-4 caps a day and then inserting vaginally when they go to bed but i dont fancy that! lol!. not sure if it has done anything though.

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