Red Raspberry Leaf

[Lillou]

Hi I am in my first trimester but wanted to ask a question over here.
I am down to 1 RRL pill a day because I read IF you take it in early pregnancy that would be the dose. I am wondering for those who are or previously have taken Red Raspberry leaf in the Third Trimester when is the typical time to start and when do you stop or do you take it all the way till labor comes on?
Thank you

 

[Loobyloo30]

Ive read your not allowed them until 35 weeks hun. I'd stop if i were you as they can cause contractions xx

 

[Cherryhrf]

On my bottle of RL capsules it says not to take them before 28 weeks of pregnancy. If your in the first tri I would stop taking them. I'm not going to start slowly taking mine until 33 weeks.

 

[Periwinkle]

The earliest I've seen suggested to take them is 32 weeks. The box I have says don't take in early pregnancy, I would stop them completely if I were you.

 

[Catherine896]

As the others have said Ive only ever seen it be advised from 32 weeks so I wouldnt be taking them just yet.

xx

 

[mrspjlover]

As everyone has said, stop taking them, 5 weeks is way to early to be prepping the uterus - your baby needs to grow first.

I have just started taking them now and i am building it up slowly.

 

[Lillou]

Thank you all, here is my situation. I was taking them while TTC reading it could help uterine tone I was taking two capsules and read in some places you could continue through entire pregnancy and in other places I read you couldnt. After I got the BFP I took them into the OB doc and asked him what to do he looked at me like he had no clue. So I started getting nervous should I continue them or stop them if I change something I am taking that tones the uterus could that cause miscarriage. Again doctor had no idea. I cut them back to one pill and now I am taking one a day scared to take them and scared to stop them and not sure what is best to do. I guess I should have thought it through a bit better when TTC but we were desperate after nearly two years I was trying about anything. I would love to stop them completely but scared.

 

[Treelo]

I agree with the others, on my bottle it says not to take before 30wks.

 

[mellllly]

I drank 1 cup of RLT a day when TTC however stopped as soon as I found out I was pregnant as you are not allowed them until the third tri

I then started 1 cup at 32 weeks, 2 cups at 34 weeks, 3 cups at 36 weeks and plan to up this to 4 cups at 38 weeks.

I would stop them completely now until you are in 3rd tri

 

[Lillou]

I drank 1 cup of RLT a day when TTC however stopped as soon as I found out I was pregnant as you are not allowed them until the third tri

I then started 1 cup at 32 weeks, 2 cups at 34 weeks, 3 cups at 36 weeks and plan to up this to 4 cups at 38 weeks.

I would stop them completely now until you are in 3rd tri

Thank you, I actually also found this on a tea instruction online

"Before pregnancy, drink 2 cups per day. Abstain during first trimester and begin again at 35 weeks. By resuming at 35 weeks it has been studied to help reduce labor pains."

Based on your experience, what others bottles and info are saying and what that instruction to that tea says says I think there is alot more information out there saying no to it rather than yes during the first trimester. Also, I feel that I have some reassurance that it should be safe to stop it in the first trimester now. Weighing the risks of continuing it with not continuing I think its best to stop it also. So now that I feel a bit more confident I am going to stop taking them. I am glad I cut back to one pill when I found out I was pregnant so that its already started to be reduced in my system

 

[mellllly]

Good idea hun!! Good luck and I wish you a HH 9 months