raspberry leaf tea... where to get it?!

[parkj83]

I want to get some raspberry leaf tea, but my local (HUGE) supermarket doesn't stock it.

The only place I've found it so far is a tea shop, and they want £2.50 for 20 bags... wtf?!

Admittedly I've only started looking for it, so not ready to give up just yet! But is it something I can get in a supermarket or is it only available in health food shop-y type places?

35+5

[TonariNoTotoro]

local herby shop?

[TonariNoTotoro]

or Holland and Barrett

:)

[legallyblond]

oooh, and when do we start drinking it again?

[merlin8878]

I've got the capsules from Holland and Barrett. 100 capsules for about £6.50. You can take them as a capsule or open them out and make it into tea.

Also saw them as tea bags in Julian Graves yesterday. About £1.70 for 20 bags.

I've never seen them in the supermarket, but then again I've never really looked for them there.

I'm 35+3 with DC3 and have been taking them for the last 5 weeks - a little earlier than previous pgs, but I went way over with both and can't face going over this time.

[lurcherlover]

I thought it doesn't bring labour on, but makes it shorter when it does start? What dose do you take?

[littleshinyone]

beware!!!

it stained my teeth (was drinking 3 cups a day of the holland and barrett stuff for 1 week before I noticed and stopped)

mostly gone now, but still slightly there between the teeth

oh, and I went 12 days over

[leepod]

I think that most supermarkets only stock Raspberry Tea and not Raspberry LEAF tea...

I saw it onsale on the NCT shop online.

I also think I recall that you can start drinking it from 36 weeks.... But best wait for someone else to confirm that as I am not 100% sure..

[parkj83]

Thanks for the responses so far :)

Sounds like the capsules might be better then, but as per lurcherlover, how many do you take?

[Allegrogirl]

I got the loose tea from my local health food shop for £1 something so really cheap. Started at 32/33 weeks with one cup a day increasing to 3. It doesn't make you go into labour any earlier. I was induced with first but labour was very quick.

[goodlifemummy]

As an aside, is raspberry leaf tea ok to drink if you are VBAC? Or would it put more strain on the uterus? I'm thinking uterine rupture...sorry to hijack!!

[merlin8878]

Theres a guide on the back of the capsules saying to take between 3 and 6 capsules a day.

I started off with 1 or 2 a day and have gradually built it up.

Sorry, no idea about taking it if you're going for a VBAC. Might be a good idea to check with your MW or consultant first.