Raspberry Leaf Tea

**SiarasMummy** · August 10th, 2011, 04:52 PM

Quick one, how much Raspberry Leaf Tea should I drink for it to have any kind of effect?
I bought a pack of the teabags today, am I meant to constantly drink it or just a couple per day?

**Arimeh** · August 10th, 2011, 05:04 PM

I had about 2-3 cups of tea a day. Any more and it made me feel sick.

**Babyluv** · August 10th, 2011, 05:24 PM

I took the tablets, but def think it helped good luck

**zap** · August 10th, 2011, 06:03 PM

Loose leaves are better than the bags. As much as you can handle really. I am taking the tablets this time. Much easier.

**HotI** · August 10th, 2011, 06:27 PM

the tea tastes like dirt!

next time i'm going to get the tablets

**starangelk** · August 10th, 2011, 07:32 PM

I got the tablets too. Last time I took the tabs and drank the tea but just the teabag style with cranberry and other yummy flavours in it as well. I don't think the tea helped because of the low concentrate but I believe the tablets helped DD to turn and then helped get my uterus back into shape afterwards

**_JeSs_** · August 10th, 2011, 10:02 PM

yer i hate the tea too! im taking tabs this time, started off with 1 a day now taking 2, upping them each week till im taking 4 a day

**Taurean** · August 10th, 2011, 10:19 PM

I had a few a day. The night before I went into spontaneous labour, I had three MASSIVE mugs of the stuff in the evening alone

**SiarasMummy** · August 11th, 2011, 10:11 PM

Thanks for the replies! I am just drinking as much as I can, I actually really like it, although I do put a sugar in it to sweeten it...having lots of braxton hicks and period pains, I am just hoping this will tip me over the edge and get it all started

**Fleur** · August 12th, 2011, 06:02 AM

I put honey in to sweeten it, I had a couple of cups a day and I took the tablets as well. I think the tablets are equivalent to about 8 cups?

**jaspen** · August 12th, 2011, 06:39 AM

where do you ladies buy the tea from??

**Taurean** · August 12th, 2011, 09:26 AM

where do you ladies by the tea from??

From a health food store

**jaspen** · August 12th, 2011, 12:18 PM

thanks Taurean. I thought that might be the case since I tried my local supermarket and chemist and they didn't have any. My nearest health food store is 200kms away so it will just have to wait I spose.

**Taurean** · August 12th, 2011, 03:19 PM

Jaspen - maybe try online

**onthefly** · August 12th, 2011, 03:32 PM

What effect are you expecting?

It's just a tonic for your uterus, won't make you go into labour

**WannabeMum** · August 19th, 2011, 03:06 PM

Yep, with MadB - wont induce labour, research shows it will shorted 2nd stage labour (pushing) and assist your uterus with contracting back to normal post delivery. I didn't get to 2nd stage with DS, but my uterus was back to normal pretty quick smart

Good luck!