Raspberry Leaf Tea (RLT) & Evening Primrose Oil (EPO) FAQ

[Moorebetter]

Thanks!!!!!!

 

[Powell130]

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[ttc_lolly]

when do you ladies recommend starting to drink the tea? im 34 weeks tomorrow

It's best to start on the RLT from 32 weeks as it takes a while to work it's way in to your system as you're 34w I'd start ASAP and on either 2 capsules or 2/3 teas a day.

Good luck ladies! I highly recommend RLT - the second stages of both of my labours have been easy and very short. 13 mins pushing for the first and just 5 on my last!

 

[Fortune Cooki]

Aw man! I've been drinking RRL tea since 32 weeks and just read the part about not recommended for family or personal history of breast or ovarian cancer, endometriosis or fibroids. My great grandmother had breast cancer. My mom had endometriosis and recently started getting fibroids too. -_____-

 

[Louloubelle78]

Just having my daily RLT cuppa and thought I'd Bump for all the ladies that want to know more about RLT and EPO

 

[Super sun]

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[rotts05]

To the ladies who insert epo what is it like the morning after? (tmi alert!)
I inserted 1 epo capsule last night for the first time and used a pad. There was nothing on the pad this morning but some 'new' discharge just when i wiped. It was clearly from the epo (wish i couldve got excited about plug but realistically it wasn't) but the was a smear of red blood. It was only a smear but enough for me to notice. Has anyone any ideas why i would have a bit of blood?

 

[misslissa]

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[jellybean83]

Bump,Great read

 

[Lisasmith]

Bumping ❤ very helpful

 

[Powell130]

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[danielle1984]

Hate the taste of the tea but I can't find them in capsules. So I just add lemon to it and let the tea cooldown a bit. Having a hard time drinking more than one/two per day.

 

[SparkleUK]

The capsules taste disgusting! I'm normally fine at taking tablets but they are in such a disgusting tasting coating I can't stop borking so I'm finding it difficult to have more than 2-3 a day!!!

 

[SparkleUK]

It said on a site I was looking at to inform your doctor or midwife if you were drinking raspberry leaf tea. I told my doc today and she said not to drink it, just because its herbal doesn't guarantee it's good for you.
Has anyone else mentioned it to their doctors and what did they say?
I've been drinking the tea for a few days and nothing bad has happened so do I just keep drinking it?
I don't see my midwife for 2 more weeks so I can't ask her.

I asked midwife when I was ok to start drinking it, she said she didn't care as it doesn't work!!! Lol
She said if it worked why would they have to induce labour? I didn't dare try explaining its not for induction but for cervix ripening!!! Taking it anyway!

 

[Powell130]

The tea isn't for cervix ripening (that's what EPO is for), it's a uterus strengthener. I asked my MW about it a few weeks ago since I read on the first page not to drink it if you have complications (I have GD) but she gave me the green light as long as it didn't effect my blood sugar numbers, which it hasn't so I've been drinking 3-4 cups a day since she told me I could

 

[Nancy_clarke]

I took RLT and EPO capsules:
33 weeks 1xRLT per day
35 weeks 2xRLT per day
36 weeks 2xRLT and 1xEPO per day
my waters went at 37+3 weeks and contrations started straight away, my total labour time was 30 hours with 9 hours being active.

it wasn't an easy labour and I got stuck at 8cm, ended up
with hormone drip to speed things up and all the drugs in the world, then had to have suckion cup and forceps with 3rd degree cut..... not pleasant! it almost ended with a c-section so could have been worse

little jake was finally born weighing in at healthy 7lb 11oz, dread to think how much he would have weighed if I went full term

 

[LauraJaii]

bumpppp

 

[rotts05]

I had number 3 5 days ago. I started rlt at 32 weeks and epo at 38 weeks.
I used them last time with number 2 and waters went at 40+4, labour was just under 3 hours from start to finish and i only pushed about 4 times. This time waters went at 39+6 and total labour time was 1 hour 30 mins, we barely made it to the hospital and again a maximum of 4 pushes.
With number 1 i didn't use anything and labour was about 14 hours start to finish but i still didn't push for too long.
We'll never know if the rlt and epo did their thing but the 2 labours i used them where very intense but rapid (this could also be down to my waters going both times too though). Personally i think they helped

 

[BeautifulD]

32 weeks next week and will be starting rrlt... I took it with both dds and my final stages of labour were very quick

 

[yazoo]

I'm 37 weeks tomorrow and want to start inserting EPO vaginally. Do you just put the whole capsule up there. Does the shell dissolve?