Blackmores Raspberry Leaf Tablet - How many do you take?

[MummaBear79]

I bought some Blackmores Raspberry Leaf tablets yesterday without even looking at the label and ive just read that it says to take 3 tablets 4-5 times a day!!!! Is anyone else taking the recommended amount? If thats the case, id go through a whole bottle in about 5 days! Does it sound right to you?

[M D]

I'd like to know too, I need to buy some today.

[Artechim]

I took about 3 crushed on my cereal in the morning. There was no way I was taking the thousand per day the bottle suggests! Anyhow, I think it still made a difference - no pushing stage, she just shot out during a contraction.

[Hannahbanana]

once you get through those look for the Herbs Of Gold brand. You don't have to take as many only one or two a day or something I think. You can get them from most health food shops.

[MummaBear79]

Artechim, that certainly sounds like my kind of birth!!

Thank you Hannahbanana, ill have a look for those when im shopping next.

[sconeonamission]

Herbs of Gold stuff is pretty good.

I have the tea bags (don't know what brand) and it says to drink 3-4 cups a day. Faaaar out! I can only manage 2, 3 at a really big stretch (and so far only once) coz I don't think it's actually doing anything and it gives me heartburn

[Arimeh]

Google the meher clinic on the sunny coast mate, they'll hook you up with a pregnancy tonic that's really good

Much easier than taking a heap of pills or drinking buckets of tea!!

ETA: Scone, it won't do anything until you are in labour, it's a tonic for the uterus to contract more effectively, it doesn't start anything off for you

[Babyluv]

I'm another who can recommend Herbs of Gold. I think I was taking 2 a day. Bub came a week early active labour was 5ish hrs. I was happy with them.

[zap]

I can not remember when do I start taking raspberry leaf?

[Hannahbanana]

around the 34 week mark Zap

[Julie-Anne]

Hi,
My name is Julie-Anne and I’m a Blackmores Naturopath. Yes the dose is 3 tablets 4 to 5 times a day.
The dose was increased back in 2007 to reflect the latest clinical research and at this dose the bottle provides product for a week.

There was discussion that Blackmores may reformulate the product so the tablets contain more active herbal ingredient and the dosage reduced accordingly. However despite our best efforts, Blackmores Raspberry Leaf has not attracted the interest to enable us to keep manufacturing the product and so it has been discontinued.
Continue to take the tablets at the recommended dose and then I would recommend swopping over to using Raspberry leaf as a tea. You can purchase the tea from a health food store. The dose is 2-8gms dried leaf three times a day. One teaspoon is equal to approximately 4 grams. If you have any further questions don’t hesitate to contact our Advisory Service on 1800 803 760 and have a chat with one of our naturopaths.