Raspberry leaf tea and Almond oil....When?

[bambino1andbump]

I remember when I was pregnant with dd I took raspberry leaf tea tablets and massaged almond oil on my perenium....but when is the safe time to do these things to prepare for labour?

[j20baby]

holland and barratt said the raspberry leaf from 34 weeks and i think about the same for the almond oil, hth

[dal21]

34-36 weeks as J20 says. If you start getting strong/ uncomfortable braxton hicks then stop with the raspberry leaf tea as that can make them worse.
I had both and was about to start taking them when was booked in for c-section. Now use the almond oil for baby massage! LOL!

[julie07]

what does the raspberry leaf do??

[missbumpy]

It's meant to "ripen the cervix" or something Julie . I've been drinking the tea. Apparently it doesn't induce labour but is supposed to help make labour a bit shorter. I have no idea if it's true or not but there's no harm in trying!

[MrsFish]

Ah Dal, didn't know that about the raspberry leaf tea, only been taking it for two days but co-incidentally I just mentioned on the ante natal threads that my BH's have suddenly got worse the past couple of days too... didn't think it would work that quick though