Anyone heard about Raspberry Leaf Tea?

It helps tone your uterus and taste delicious. I started drinking it around 28 weeks and gave birth at 42 + 1 so no it does not induce labor.

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Ohh goodness. Yeah so not as it claims. Thanks for your reply

My midwife said it’s one of the few things where it has some science to support it. She said it doesn’t induce labour but studies have shown it can make labour slightly quicker (I think it’s not a huge difference tho). It’s only tea so what’s the harm really even if it doesn’t work

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That sounds about right. Thanks for your reply. I’ll just continue to enjoy the taste and not put too much hopes on it.

A friend was convinced that her drinking a cup of raspberry leaf tea everyday when she was pregnant was why she had a quick and easy labour. I thought why not so I did the same and sure enough for a first time labour mine was quick and I managed without any pain relief. Obviously there’s no way of knowing if the tea did anything but it doesn’t do any harm 🤷

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Wow without any pain relief. You go !!! Super mummy! Going to give it a go also. Hoping for a similar experience. Thank you xx

DRINK ITTT. I had an AMAZING labor as a FTM. I drank that tea twice EVERYDAY starting at 28 weeks (third trimester) it tones out your uterus making your contractions when it comes to labor time strong and efficient. My labor was only 5 hours long and almost gave birth at home ! The pain was quick and baby was out fast. I promise u , u won't regret it. Please do it . Also eat dates !! Lots of them. Make smoothies out of it.

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What a dream of an experience. Especially as a FTM. That’s amazing. Will definitely be doing this once my midwife gives me the okay. Also started having dates too. And will increase the amount as the weeks go by. Ahhh. Feeling more positive now. Thanks so much xx

I looked this up on Google Scholar and was very convinced that it does not help and in fact might be correlated with a longer pregnancy rather than preparing your body for labor... With that said, the midwife said it was a good idea... 🤷🤔

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Wow. Not heard anything of the sort. Making things longer is not the plan. I’ll consult my midwife and see what she says for me. Thanks for the reply xx

Can’t be 100% sure but I drunk it from 32 weeks with both mine... First labour was 7 hours second was 5 First one was out in 3 pushes and second 3 again. Meant to make them more effective and stop you tearing. I had no tearing with any of mine either. I’d say go for it. I used to drink 1 a day and use the capsules drinking 3 a day wasn’t something that appealed to me lol x

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You’re Labour sound like an absolute dream haha. Well I’m hoping mine is somewhat the same. 3 push’s haha. Never heard of that before. That’s amazing. Super mummy !!! Thanks for your reply. Feeling more confident xx

@Mica did you also do any pelvis floor exercises to help prepare for labor? I plan on drinking tea but didn’t know what else I should do to help prevent tearing

I swear by it! Drank it with all 4 of my pregnancies. A cup a day from around 30 weeks. Couldn’t have asked for a smoother labor. First was longest at 4 hrs then rest were 2 hrs. No complications, no tears just a nice smooth quick labor. 🙌

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Your experiences sound amazing. Longing for a short smooth labor also!!! And no tears. Ahhh. What a dream!!

I heard about this tea and I’m considering it being that it’s my first pregnancy and I’m scared to death! Lol I was thinking if using the called “Labor tea” which has a very colorful package. I’m seeing a lot of folks saying to use loose leaf tea, but has anyone used this specific brand?

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FTM also and so scared myself. Been reading up on everything and hoping for a short labor but you never know. Try taking dates from 30 weeks. It’s claimed to help soften your cervix and help avoid tearing. Something I’m super worried about.

I drank it and labour was 6 hours start to finish. Might not have been the tea but drink away! Also start eating dates soon too.

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I’ve started on dates. I only have 2 a day right now but will increase as the weeks go by. Heard a lot of good things about dates! And 6 hours sound so good. So worried as a FTM and hearing some people are in labour for days :/

I want to try this but I mentioned it to my midwife and she said she doesn’t recommend it. I didn’t get why though as it’s only tea so even if it doesn’t work I don’t see what harm it can cause??

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That’s strange. As it’s tea. I’ll ask my midwife just be be on the safe side as maybe it’s something she wouldn’t recommend for me in relation to my pregnancy. Thanks for the reply

I think they don't recommend it because supposedly it can jump start labor. That's what I was told anyway. I drank it around daily around week 39 but my baby was still late lol

I have drank the tea with my second baby and I was in labour for 53 hours 🤔

It's good it help my labour start

I've been drinking raspberry leaf tea for weeks, I'm 13 weeks pregnant. I see no harm in drinking it throughout pregnancy :) definitely up it towards the end

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Oh I never heard of that, I'm 13w4d so hopefully I'm in the clear :) I drink one cup every day but I'll lighten up on these

Drinking it in the beginning can cause accidental miscarriage since it can cause contractions please be careful.

I heard that so had also bought it and was drinking it every day in the last few weeks... I ended up overdue and didn't go into labour naturally so was induced at 41w +5 🤣🤣🤣 just to let you know, I think every body is different and maybe you have to literally drink multiple cups per day to actually get the beneficial effects for labour. The midwives in the hospital did say it can help, but in my case I think it made no difference 🤦🏽‍♀️ If you like it anyway then no harm drinking it in normal amounts or as recommended by your midwife !

Evidence based birth has a podcast on this, and research doesn't show a lot of positive effect. However, using evening primrose oil has some documented benefits!

No experience with the labor topic but I usually drink it around my period to help calm it down and shorten it. Seems to work for me. I have heard about it being good for inducing labor. My friend is a Holistic Nutritionist and said RLT is super good all around for the lady parts. Good luck! Ps. Send some of that baby dust my way! Lol

I think so!!! I ate dates and drank the tea every day and I had to be induced at 38+5. Was the easiest induction and quickest labor ever esp for a first baby!

I took it in capsule form. Never missed a tablet. My boy was 41 weeks and labour was 23 hours x

I took the tablets instead. Midwife said she recommended it. Don’t know if it was the tablets but my labour was only 5 hours 5 mins. First baby too.

Hi Rehan! Raspberry leaf tea is great to drink during pregnancy, starting after the 1st trimester. It can shorten labor but really it’s quality is that it strengthens and tones the uterus to make labor more effective (it will not make labor start before the time). Nettle leaf tea is also great, and you can mix the two. They are both very high in iron and other nutrients and very good for you and baby. I also heard dates are great starting in the last trimester to soften the cervix. Blessings!

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Not after the 1st trimester... way into your third

I drank it like it was going out of fashion with both my boys. My first born was 8 days early but my 2nd was 2 days late.

I took it a month before I was due and my guy winded up being 9 days late and I had to be induced because nothing was happening lol So I don’t really believe it did anything for me haha

I started drinking the tea at around 30 weeks. Then started taking her tablets at I think 34-36 weeks. I had a short labour only 6-7 hours which is short for a first pregnancy. Maybe raspberry leaf contributed to it.

I'd take others' experiences with a grain of salt... I didn't take anything other than a standard multivitamin, didn't try to prepare for labour in any way, and the active phase only lasted 8 hours (average first labour being 12 hours) and I only had to push for 20 minutes (My midwife said that usually takes over an hour) Your body's going to do what your body's going to do

My friend recommend it to me as her & her sister both drank it from 32 weeks & both have reasonable labours. I started drinking it too & my labour really wasn’t to bad. I can’t say it was the tea for sure but I think it’s worth a shot. X

Yes my midwife recommended I take it and I believed it did help with my labour

It helps with fertility too.

You can drink it anytime!!!

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Really? I googled it before drinking it at 20 weeks and seemed to be fine. Maybe I missed something 🤷🏻‍♀️

You definitely cannot drink it anytime! Please be careful what you write on here. As raspberry leaf tea before 32 weeks can cause miscarriage or pre term labour

I drank several cups a day (2 teabags per cup) starting 2nd trimester. Helps to tone the uterus and is good for the reproductive system in general. My 1st baby was still 13 days late haha, but late babies run in my family. My mistake was not drinking it DURING labor. I had a 20 hour labor. I highly recommend you start drinking it as soon as you go into labor to get contractions going and speed things up and keep drinking it as long as you can. I will be trying that for my upcoming birth :) Mama Natural has a recipe online you can check out.

I used it with my last. Nothing really happened with it besides it was a good way to end my evening and calm down. 🙂

Omg I love this tea I drank it for the first time the day before I gave birth I swear it started my labor lol

I was smashing the rasberry leaf tea from 38 weeks and my water broke on the my due date at 40 weeks. My labour was 36 hours though!!

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It takes a minimum of 4-6 weeks to build up in your system. It acts as a uterine tonic. Slowly nourishing and stregthening your uterus :)

Yes! I drink it daily during pregnancy (Ive had 5) it definitely helps! It also helps postpartum. The correct way to drink it is an infusion (very strong tea) to get the most benefits - so you take 1oz of dried herb put it in a mason jar (quart) and fill it up with boiling water. Put the lid on and let ot sit 12 hrs - strain and squeeze the leaves pretty good - I like mine cold with honey and lots of ice. But you can rewarm it - 1 cup a day per tri

It also helps increase milk supply and helps shrink your uterus back to pre pregnancy size!

I drank it during the whole end of the second and whole 3rd trimester my and i can for sure say i believe it worked i was in labor and didn’t even know it until i was pushing

Yes, my doctor recommended it for me :) i started drinking it at 36 weeks but ended up having to deliver at 37 weeks due to preeclampsia. I can’t speak to if or works but I would assume it does since my doctor recommended it :)

According to the hospital where I did prenatal classes, the midwife advised to start drinking only from week 38, up to 3 cups a day. For some might start contractions early so they recommended not to drink before you pass 37 weeks just in case. Good luck!

I'm just bout to start raspberry tea leaf its ment to be good for you xx

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My midwife also warned against it until later in pregnancy, so I agree, best to check on what’s right for you.

Most people say to start from at least 30 weeks. Double check with your midwife to see if you’re okay to start having it from now xxx

I had it with my last 2 and I swear it was the reason for my fast labours. Although because I've always taken it in all pregnancies I can't compare it to when I haven't taken it and I don't want to chance not drinking it this time around in case I have a long labour 😂 x

I downed it by the bucket load and also took the capsules . Im afraid it didn’t help me at all

Yes, I drake that too during my last weeks of pregnancy.

It doesn’t necessarily soften the cervix, but strengthens the muscles and fibers of the uterus to make for more progressive contractions 🥰 I start around 24-26 weeks and gradually increase cups per day once I hit third trimester and it seems to work good for me 💕

I drink it during my period for cramps. It’s almost immediate relief. I keep red raspberry leaf tea in my cabinet at all times.

I drank this everyday from around week 33... it personally didn’t do anything for me! 😂 had 2 sweeps, I was 10 days late, 40 hour labour which ended up in her becaming distressed and me in surgery. But it was a nice way to start & finish every day as I went off normal tea...

I drank all the time during my third trimester However after I had my son it helps me with period cramps

I drink it even when not pregnant. Love the tea. But yes it has tons of benifits if you read up on it. And is recommended at end of pregnancy.

Just started drinking it 3days ago But my is organic raspberry tes

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Yup i drank it while i was pregmant with my son it doesnt need any sugar or anything you can drink it straight and it has a light but good after taste

It didn't work for me I tried. I had to be induced