Induction and raspberry leaf tea

[blueberrypudding]

Hi all! First time mum and was wondering if anyone could help with a quick question?

I've got an induction booked in for my EDD because of giant baby compared to my BMI (estimated foetal weight already 9lbs 11). With the pain meant to be worse with an induction is it still advisable to drink raspberry leaf tea for a quicker second stage? Or is this just making things difficult for myself? I'd really like to avoid an epidural if at all possible. What were people's experiences like?

Honestly, everyone is different so what worked for you might not work for others etc, I personally drank gallons of the stuff from about 36weeks right up until 42 weeks and was still begging the midwife for an epidural with every contraction and my labour slowed so much I had an EMCS I personally don't think it works at all!
Good luck with your labour!

none of these things do anything. seriously. waste of time.

I drank buckets of the stuff with DD and am taking the tablets this time round. I had a quick first labour with DD and was induced, from first contraction to baby turning up it was less then 6 hours. Don't know if the raspberry leaf tea helped or not but I like to think it did as my second stage wasn't long at all.

I drank LOADS of raspberry leaf tea and was induced when I had my son. Very good birth and quick second stage, as others have said there isn't any real proof it works but I will drink gallons again if I have another baby.

Thanks everyone!

I drank loads of it with DS and was induced at 39+4 due to size. I did have morphine as the contractions were very intense but never considered an epidural.

I had a 10 minute second stage. Make of that what you will

I'm currently 33 weeks with DC2 and have just started drinking it again! Can't hurt, right?

I have no idea about the tea but I've had 4 DC's, 2 were induced and 2 were natural and I honestly don't think the pain was any different between induced and natural. If I had to pick my worst labour it was the last one and she was natural.

Good luck for when the time comes.