Raspberry Leaf Tea

[TinyTeaPig]

When did you start on the Raspberry Leaf Tea? I purchased some yesterday and realised it said to ask a midwife befor drinking it. Do I need to actually do that? I've had a very normal pregnancy so far. I'm 35 + 3 btw
PS. I'm not doing it to bring on labour I just read it helped muscles work better during labour. Thank you.

I started drinking it at 36/37 weeks, when I got to 38 weeks I also started taking evening primrose oil. I didn't go into labour until I was 40+4, but the labour was only 4 hours 27 minutes, and the midwife commented that although my contractions were short, they were powerful and were doing what needed to be done xx

Think I started at 32 weeks, actually. 39 weeks today and no sign of baby, so don't expect it to bring on labour!

I'm 40+1 and it's done nothing!

It's supposed to help in labour not beforehand

It's supposed to strengthen your uterus, not bring on labour. If that were the case, you shouldn't be drinking it before full term! I believe it's recommended a cup a day from 33 weeks, then gradually increase.

I've been drinking it since about 34 weeks. No idea if it works but I drank it last time and DS was born at 38 weeks and had a very fast birth, neither of which were especially good things at the time! I'm just doing it again because I'm a bit superstitious I think,

I drank it with my first, from about 32 weeks one cup a day then increased to 2 cups at 37 weeks. He arrived at 39+3 after a quick 4 hour labour. I'm now 37 weeks and doing the same again.

I started at 37 weeks whatever it said on the box , and had a 2 hour labour at 40 weeks. Not sure I'd take it again just in case that had anything to do with the speedy labour!

I started at 35 weeks and gave birth very quickly at 36 weeks - I doubt it had much to do with it though sadly! I think there is some chance of it bringing on labour though as your not recommended to drink it if you've had a previous pre-term labour or before a certain number of weeks.

I drank three a day from 35 weeks and had a 4 hour labour, 25 mins pushing and was a week earlier. Plan to do the same again x