Raspberry leaf tea

[hellybellyjellybean]

Hi, just wondered if any one was drinking this tea? I've heard it is good to drink from cd1 until ovulation but struggling to find where I found this. Does anyone have any experience of drinking it?

TIA

[physicskate]

I've been taking it for the last few cycles from cd 1 until ov. It did result in a bfp back in march, which quickly turned chemical. Nothing since.

I might have pcos and definitely very pco... so it might be nothing to do with the tea!!!

[hellybellyjellybean]

How many cups a day?

Sorry to hear about the chemical

[HolyShmoly]

I've been drinking it this cycle, from cd1 until my fertile week. Two teabags per day, but I use a pretty big mug and top it up, so it's more like two pints of water with those two teabags.

I've also been drinking pomegranate juice.

I think both are supposed to help build uterine lining.

[physicskate]

I just have one a day.

[Chooklass]

I heard this too. When I went to buy some the cashier asked if I was pregnant ... which made me paranoid that it is dangerous somehow? Conflicting views online!

[Fekko]

I thought it was just for bringing on labour? Please check out any supplements or herbal stuff with a qualified practitioner!

[hellybellyjellybean]

I have read that in early pregnancy it can be bad and cause you to have a miscarriage and that you should have it only until you ovulate and then are safe to have it to bring on labour at the end of your pregnancy

[BertieBotts]

Don't drink it after ovulation as it can cause uterine contractions which might in theory be a cause of miscarriage.

[bonjovigirl]

Agree with PPs that it's not advised to drink in early pregnancy. In the last trimester its recommended to improve or ease vaginal delivery - don't know the technical bits of why though. I could only stomach one cup a day but a friend of mine was having up to 5 (!) cups a day towards full term.
I got mine in Holland & Barrett, try a local health or vitamins shop.

[abigailgabble]

(when pregnant) i drunk a ton and took a vat of evening primrose and my baby popped out 6 days early in perfect condition! YMMV but it didn't hurt (not the birth the birth hurt a lot)