when did you start drinking raspberry leaf tea??

[Butterflyy20]

i'm 30 weeks this week and i would like to start drinking my tea, ive googled it and there's mixed opinion some say at least 32 weeks and some say it's safe whenever! think i started mine with my last pregnancy at about 34 weeks but that's because i didn't know about it until then. not sure if it worked but did have a fast labour. is it too early yet??

@Butterflyy20 hello, I started drinking it to late probably! But I was about 38 weeks. I'm also pretty sure it made my wee pink/red!! I thought it was bloodin my wee so I went to the hospital and no traces of blood found!! It freaked out so I then stopped taking it! So I didn't get a chance to see if it worked

16 weeks with first - but that was a long time ago and there was little advice. With my second I read somewhere that it wasn't advisable in the first trimester so think left it to about 20 weeks.

Both labours and births easy-peasy, no ill effects from the raspberry leaf tea.

@RatherBeRiding i'm so tempted to start now!! it didn't induce me or anything last time i was induced on my due date! but it was a smooth birth so will give it a go again 🥰

[quote Km12345]@Butterflyy20 hello, I started drinking it to late probably! But I was about 38 weeks. I'm also pretty sure it made my wee pink/red!! I thought it was bloodin my wee so I went to the hospital and no traces of blood found!! It freaked out so I then stopped taking it! So I didn't get a chance to see if it worked[/quote]
i'm not sure if it worked either might of been a coincidence! oh god that sounds scary, i'll watch out for that

I can't remember exactly when I started drinking it but I remember it was bloody horrible and I forced it down every day and still ended up with a 48 hour failed induction with absolutely zero progress. Wish I hadn't bothered!